The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-07
rArr wonsg rnAs Anpucr,'
How Parents, ny q Lack ~ Preeantion
and care. are Responsible fof
the Death ~ Their
children.

WdHiifnt Mf, HfffNhl
Tho moral and legal responsibility Of pa.
rents, In the care Of their children IL, fortu.
nntcly, attracting tho serious attention Of
tho better portion of tho entire country.
The many instances Of child beating, op.
preston, and other forms Of cruelty which
have come 10 light, demand that something
be donei and II Is gratifying 10 know that
the peoplear becoming thoroughly aroused.
Whether the cruelty be In the form OF phys
icai violence on physical neglect matters
nnt-.the principle In both eases Is the sanlc.
The man or woman who ncglects his or her
own health may be %pardoned, as the conse-
quenccs fall upon the individual alone; but
Che parent or guardian who permits the In.
roads ~ disease upon the Innocent ONES de-
pendent upon him for protection, is crimi.
nally liable In tho sight OF God, however lie
may appear In tho eyes OF men. There are,
however, parents that intend 10 care for
their children, but, who through careless
ness or the urgency OF other duties, permit
them 10 become tho innocent victims Of dis
ease. Such parents may be guiltless OF in
territorial wrong, but the disastrous results
upon their children arc just as great.
These are truths which must he manifest
10 every worthy parent and especially In q
vicinity where the unknown effects Of tho
atmosphere, the water and the general ten
dewey 70 malaria are so greet. There aro
many families in this locality who have
been called upon TO mourn untimely losses,
evan when the greatest care was exercised;
but the experience Of one only will be given:
II IN that OF the late W. o. Thomas. Tho
children wero all most promising, hut for
sOnio unexplained reason their health and
strength seemed 10 gradually lessen untfl
their friends feared they were the victims
OF consumption. Ono by one, they sicksped
and died until three had departed and two
OF the surviving brothers were also taken
III. Their names were Hermon and Edward.
Herrnon, however, seemed tho stronger OF
the two; and, while his younger brother
was confined TO the house constantly, and
TO his bed much Of the time, Hermol was
able to be about but In 10 weak q condition
that hs had no desire 10 play. Eddie's
symptoms were terrihlel He found dilfl-
Guilty In retaining food upon his stomach,
was restless aud irritable, aud out OF his
head frequently. AZ various times three
different physicians visited him; and cnch
one told his friends he could not live. iie
finally got SO low that death was only con.
sidsrcd a matter Of a few Days. Al that
critical time his elder brothers, aroused al.
most 10 the pitch OF desperation by the
three deaths that had so recently occurred,
aud the other one staring them in the face,
resolved TO take the case into their own
hands. They accordingly did SO. aud 80
cured a remedy that was then being uni
yerEally used, and began giving IL 10 him.
Its effect at first was slight, but any inn.
proycnent was considered a good symp.
tom. BY degrees his strength returned; no
was able 10 eat with q relish, then walk
about tho house; and finally be reguincd
complete health and strength. Theboy was
10 reJoiccd over his recovery TINT, accom-
panied by the editor OF this paper, no wont
before Justice Charles X. Miller aud made
oath 10 the facts Of his sickicas as above TO
lated, and that he was restored TO perfect
health by the use OF Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure. Now, Edward Thomas,
parents, while they lived, undoubtedly,
provided faithfully for the wants OF all their
children; and yet tho seeds of disease had
taken deep root. Their care In one direction
bad hccn counteractcd by unknown care
l~cssncsa In another. Their love was sincere,
but wholly mlsdlrccted. They should have
known That childryn are just as Liable TO
kidney aud liver diseases as grown up peo-
pie; and that the fatality Of Brfghts dis.
ease OF the kidneys IL Just as grrat among
Little ehildrrn as with adults. This "a a
serious subject. Hereditary traits the att
or consequences OF measles and scarlet
fever, diphtheria and the passing troubles
which 10 easily become chronic, all demand
the greatest care and caution. No case Of
cholera infantnm, measles, scarlatiua, or
diphthsrta was ever yirulent while tho
child's kidneys and liver were healthy. II
would simply he an impossihiiity. These
Important organs Of tho body arc Just form
ing within the child and growing with its
growth; and they can he trainctto strength
and health as readily rs tho little mind can
h. trained 20 truth and u~prightness.
The Importance Of carefully watching the
slightest troubles Of the child, and especial.
" those affecting the kidneys aud liver, car
not bc too strongly emphasized. Children
respond 80 rpadily 70 the proper rcmedics
aud afv 20 sensitive 10 disease, that u IA a
Gin 10 deprive them Of one at the risk o. m.
curing tho other, by a judicious trsat.
msnt these essential organs can b devcl
oped 50 that a strong constitution. able "a
resist the inroads Of disease through com,
Ing years, shall he the result