Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-24

HOW PARENTS, By A LACK OF rREcAurloN am
CARE, ARE RESPONSIBLE Fok THE pEArn or IRKru
CHILDREN.
fCamden (Me., Herald

The moral and legal responsibility Of psrents a, ths
Of their children IL. fortunately attracting the
serious attention of the better portion Of the entire
country. The many instances Of chnd beating oprrrs
sion and other forms Of cruelty which have come 10
light demand that something be done and Il /. r.,.fx-
ing to know that the people becoming thoronshly
aroused Whether the cruelty be in the form rhysi.
cal voence physical NEGLECT matters not-the prtn-
ciple In both 9 the same. The man or woman
who ntgects his her health may he psrdoued -
the consequences fall upon the individual alone; bus
the parent or guardian who permits the inrvad OF dis
ease UPON the innocent dependent upon him foe
protection 10 criminally liable the sight Of God how
ever he may appear in the ewes OF There ara.
however parents that intend to for their children.
but who through careessness the urgency f other
duties permit them to become the innocent victims OF
disease Such parents be guiltess Of Intentional
wrong. but the disastrous results upon their children
are just a. great.
These truths which must I've manifest 20 every
worthy parent. and especially in vicinity where tho
Unknown effects Of the atmcsrhere the water and the
general tendency to malaria are great. There
many iamiies In this locality who have been called upon
to mourn untme,y losses. when greatest caro-
was exercised but the experience only win he
given: Il is that Of the late W. O. Thomas The child.
rem ere all most promising. but for unexplained
reason their health and strength seemed gradually
lessen until their friends they were the of
consumption One by they sckened and died until
three had departed and the surviving brothers
were also taken ILL., heir names Hermon and Ed
ward. hermon. however. seemed the STRONGER If The
two; and. viii his brother WAS confined 10 tbe
house constantly. and to his bed much of the time Her
mon was able to he about, bnt in SO weak condition
thaf ne had no desire to ilsy Edde's symptoms wers
terrible! He found difficulty in retaining food upou
his stomach restless and irritable and out Of hia
head frequently At various times three different. ply.
scisns visited him, and each told his friends he
could not live. He finally got low that death was
only considered matter Of few days At that crit
cal time his elder brothers, aroused anoe 10 the pitch
OF desperation by the three deaths that had 90 receuty
ana the other one staring them in the face
70 take the Gaze into their own hands. They
accordingly did and secured remedy that was then
being universally used and began giving IL 20 him tn
effect at first was slight. but any improvement was con-
sidered good symptom. By degrees his strength re-
turned; he was able to eat with q reieh then xslr
about tie house. and finally he regsaned conr,et>
health nd strength. The boy rejoced over his
recovery that accompanied by the editor PAPER
he went before Justice Charles X Miller and made oath
to the facts OF his sickness above related h.
was restored to fleet health by the use Of Warmers
SAFE Kidney snd Liver CUE.
Now, Edward Thomas parents while they lived un-
doubleday provided faithfully f the wants of all their
children; and yet the seeds OF disease had deep
root Their care in direction had been counteracted
by unknown carelessness in another Their love was
sincere, but who ly misdirected They should have
known that children just liable to kidney and
liver diseases grown up people, and that the fatality
OF BrRhs disease Of the kidneys ereat among
little children with adults. This ia Q serious sub.
ject Hereditary traits: the after CONSEQUENCES Of
measles and scarlet fever dphtheria and the passing
troubles which 40 easily become chronic. all demand
the greatest and caution. No Of cholera in
fsntum measles. scarletna dirhthera was ever viz.
ulent viii tue chtlds kidneys and liver healthy.
fwouid simply be an impossibty. These important
organs OF the body just forming within the child
and growing with its growth and they be trained
to sfreng and health readily the little mind can
be tra ned TO truth and nprightness
The importance Of carefully watching the slightest
troubles Of the child. and especially those affecting tho
kidneys and liver. cannot be strongly
Children respond SO readily to the remedies and
and are sensitive disease that ain to deprive
them o. one at the risk Of mourning the other. BY
udicous treatment these essential organs can de-
We oped so that strong constitution, able resist the
inroads OF disease through coming years. shall he the
result. it