National Republican., 1883-02-24
THE LOST CHILD.

Fate Worse Than Abduction-IIovv
Parents, nv a Lack OF PrecautIon and
Care, are Responsible for the Death OF
Their children.
Cdinden (lfe) Herald.
The moral and legal responsibility Of par
ents, in the care of their children is. fortu-
nately, attracting the serious attention Of the
better portion Of the entire country. The
many instances Of child beating oppression,
and other forms Of cruelty which have come to
light, demand that something be done; and
IL is gratifying to know that the people are
becoming thoroughly aroused. Whether the
cruelty be in the form of physical violence or
physical neglect matters nOt-the principle
in both cases is the same. The man or woman
who neglects his or her own health may be
pardoned, as the consequences fall upon the
individual alone; but the parent or guardian
who permits the inroads Of disease upon the
innocent ones dependent upon him for pro-
lection is criminally liable in sight of God,
however he may appear in tho eyes of men.
There are, however, parents that intend to
care for their children, but, who through
carelessnCss or the urgency of other duties,
permit them TO become the innocent victims
of disease. Such parents may be guiltless of
intentional wrong, but the disastrous results
upon their children are just as great.
These are truths which must be manifest to
every worthy parent, and especially in q vi
cinity where the unknown effects Of the at
mosphere, tho water, and the general tend
cncy to malaria arc so great. There are
many families in this locality who have been
called upon to mourn untimely losses, even
when the greatest care was exercised; but the
experience of one only will be given: IL is
that Of the late W. o. Thomas The children
were all most promising, but for some unex-
planned reason their health and strength
seemed to gradually lessen until their friends
feared they were the victims of consumption.
One by one they sckened and died, until
three had departed and two of the surviving
brothers were also taken ILL., Their names
were Hermon and Edward. Hermon, how
ever, seemed the stronger of the two: and,
while his younger brother was confined to the
house constantly, and to his bed much of the
time, Hermon was able to be about but in SO
weak condition that he had no desire TO
play. Eddies symptoms were terrible! He
found difficulty in retaining food upon his
stomach, was restless and irritable, and out of
his head frequently. At various times three
different physicians visited him, and each
one told his friends he could not live. He
finally got so low that death was only con-
sdered matter of few days. At that
critical time his elder brothers, aroused al
most to the pitch of desperation by the three
deaths that had recently occurred, and
Ille OlneT ono hluIllB uHeHl III tne lHCe, Tc-
solved to take the case into their own hands.
They accordingly did so, and secured a
remedy that was then being universally used,
and began giving it to him. Its effect at first
was slight, but any improvement was con-
sidered good symptom. BY degrees his
strength returned he was able to cat with q
relish, then walk about the house, and finally
he regained complete health and strength.
The boy was so rejoiced over his recovery
that, accompanied by the editor of this paper,
he went before Justice Charles X. Miller and
made oath to the facts of his sickness as above
related, and that he was restored TO perfect
health by the use of Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure.
Now. Edward Thomas's parents, while they
lived, undoubtedly provided faithfully for the
wants of all their children and yet the seeds
of disease had taken deep root. Their care in
one direction had been counteracted by un-
known carelessness in another. Their love
was sincere, but wholly misdirected. They
should have known that children are just us
liable to kidney and liver diseases as grown
up people and that the fatality Of Brights
disease of the kidneys is just US great amcng
little children as with adults. This is a seri-
Gus subject. Hereditary traits: the after
consequences of measles and scarlet fever,
dipthhera, and the passing troubles which so
easily becomes chronic, all demand the great
est care and caution. No case of cholera in
fantum, measles, scarletina, or diphtheria was
ever virulent while the child's kidneys and
liver were healthy. 1t would simply be an
impossibilty. These important organs of tho
body arc just forming within the child and
growing with its growth and they can be
trained to strength and health as readily as
the little mind can be trained to truth and up
rightness
The importance Of carefully watching the
slightest troubles of the child and especially
those affecting the kidneys and liver, cannot
be too strongly emphasized. Children respond
so readily to the proper remedies and are so
sensitive to disease that it is a sin to deprive
them Of one at the risk of incurring the other.
By n judcious treatment these essential organs
can be developed SO that a strong constitution,
able to resist the inroads of disease through
coming years, shall be the result.