The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-23

upon the innocent ones dependent
upon him for protection, is criminal
ly liable in The sight of God, how
ever he may appear in the eyes of
men. There are, however, parents
that intend to care for their children,
but, who through carelessness or the
urgency of other duties, permit them
to become the innocent victims of
disease. Such parents may be guilt
less 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
and especially in vicinity where
the unknown effects of the atmos-
phere, the water and the general ten
dency to malaria are so great.
There are many families in this To-
cality 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: 1t 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 lesson
until their friends feared they were
the victims of consumption. One
by one they sickened and died until
three had departed and two of the
surviving brothers were also taken
i'll. Their names were Hermon and
Edward. Hermon, however, 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. Ed
dies symptoms were terrible He
found difficulty in retaining food
upon his stomach, was restless and
irritable, and out of his head fire.
quently. 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 considered
matter of few days. At that criti-
cal time his elder brothers, aroused
almost TO the pitch of desperation by
the three deaths that had so recently
occurred, and the other one star ng
them in the face, resolved to take the
case into their own hands. They
accordingly did so, and secured a
remedy that was then being univer-
sally used, and began giving it to
him. Its effect at first was slight,
but any improvement was consid-
cred good symptom. BY degrees
his strength returned; he was able
to eat with relish, then walk
about the house and finally he re-
gained complete health and strength.
The boy was so rejoiced over his re-
covery that, accompanied by the edi
tor 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 re.
stored to perfect health by the use Of
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure.
Now, Edward Thomas parents,
while they lived, undoubtedly, pro.
vided faithfully for the wants of all
their children: and yet the seeds Of
disease had taken deep root. Their
carein one direction had been counter
acted by unknown carelessness in
another. Their love was sincere, but
wholly misdirected. They should
have known that children are just as
liable to kidney and liver diseases as
grown up people /; and that the fatal
ity of Bright's disease of the lidneys
is just as great among little children
as with adults. This is serious SUBJ
ject. Hereditary traits, the after
consequences of measles and scarlet
fever, diptheria and the passing
troubles which so easily become
chronic, all demand the greatest care
and caution. No case of cholera
infantum, measles, scarletina, or diph-
liberia was ever virulent while the
child's kidneys and liver were
healthy. 1t would simply be an i'm
possibility. These important organs
of the body are 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 uprightness.
The Importance of carefully watch
ing the slightest troubles of the child,
and especially those affecting the
kidneys and liver, cannot be too
strongly emphasized. Children re-
spond SO readily to the proper RENE
dies and are so sensitive to disease,
that it is a sin to deprive them of
one at the risk of mourning the other.
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