Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
THE LOST CHILD.
AFATE WORSE THAN ABDUCTION.
Row Parents, by a Lack Of Prccautiop
and Care, are Responsible for
h Death Of Their
N Children.
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The moral and legal responsibility of ma.
rents, in the care of their children is, fortu.
nately, attracting the serious attention OF
the better portion of the entire country,
Inc many instances of child beating, on.
preston, and other forms of cruelty which
nave come to light, demand that something
90 done; and it is gratifying to know that
the people are becoming thoroughly aroused.
whether the cruelty be in the form of phvs.
lcai violence or physical neglect matters
mot-the principle in both cases is the same,
Inc man or woman who neglects his or her
owh neaith may be pardoned, as the conse-
4uences fall upon the individual alone:| but
tne parent or guardian who permits the in
ROADS OF disease upon the innocent ones de.
Pendent upon him for protection. is crimi.
naliy liable in the sight of God, however he
may may appear in the eyes Of men. There are,
nov noMeser; parents that intend to care for
tnelr children, but, who through careless.
ness or the urgency of other duties, permit
tnem to become the innocent victims of dis
ease: Such parents may be guiltless Of in
tentlonal wrong, but the disastrous results
upon their children are just as great.
ihe2e are truths which must he manifest
70 every worthy parent and especially in u
vicinity where the unknown effects Of tho
katmosphere, the water and the general ten
|Ioency to malaria are so great. There arc
plahy families i'll this locality who nave
been called upon to mourn untimely losses,
even when the greatest care was exercised;
but the experience of n only will be given:
1T is that of the late w. o. Thomas. Tho
children were all most promising, but for
some unexplained reason their health and
strength seemed to gradually lessen until
their friends feared they were the victims
OF consumption: One by one, they siclkened
and died until three had departed and two
of the surviving brothers were also taken
VI. Their names were Hermon and Edward.
hermon, however, seemed the stronger OF
the two; and, while his younger brother
Eas confined to the house constantly. and
to his bed much of Che time, Hcrmon was
able to be about but in so weak a condition
that he had no desire to play. Eddie's
symptoms were terrible! He found diff.
Guilty in retaining food upon his stomach,
vas restless and irritable, and out of his
lead frequently. At various times three
ono told his friends he could not live. He
finally got so low that death was only con-
sidered a matter of a few days. At that
critical time his elder brothers, aroused al.
to the pitch Of desperation by tho
three deaths chat had so recently occurred,
resolved to take the case into their own
hands. They accordingly did so, and Sc.
cured a remedy that was then being uni
yersally used, and began giving it to him.
Its effect at first was slight, but any i'm
hrovement was considered q good symp.
was able to eat with a relish, then walk
about the house; and finally he regained
complete health and strength. The boy was
so reioiced over his recovery that, accom-.
panied by the editor Of this paper, he went
before Justice Charles K. Miller and made
oath to the facts of his sickness as above re-
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 forthe wants OF all their
children; and yet the seeds of disease had
taken deep root. Their care in one direction
had been counteracted by unknown care
lcssness 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 PEG.
Pile; and that the facility of Bright's dis.
little children as with adults. This is q
serious subject. Hereditary traits: the aft.
Tor consequences of measles n scarlet
fever, diphtheria and the passing troubles
which 80 easily become chronic, all demand
the greatest care and caution. No case of
cholera infantum, measles, scarlatina, or
diphtheria was ever vilulent while the
child's kidneys and liver were healthy. It
would simply be an impossibility. These
important organs of the body are just form
ing within the child II growing with its
growth; and they can be trained to strength
and health as readily as the little mind can
be trained to truth n %uprightness.
The Importance of carefully watching the
slightest troubles of the child, and especial.
ly those affecting the kidneys and liver, can
not be too strongly emphasized. Children
respond SO reudily to the proper remedies
and are SO sensitive to disease, that it is a
sin to deprive them of one ut the risk of i'll
curing the other. By a j%udicious treat
ment these essential organs can be devel.
oped so that a strong constitution, able to
resist the inroads of disease through COM
ing years, shall be- the result.
The chear,ast and nrnttiect collo,.e o,3