The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-11
The LOST CHILD.
A FATE WORSE THAN ABDUCTION.
How Parents, by n tacL OF PitcautiOD
and Care, are Responsible for
The Death of Their
Children.

The moral and legal responsibility Of
parents, in the care Of their children is,
fortunately, attracting the serious attention
OF the better portion Of the entire country.
The many instances Of child beating, OPP
preston, and ether forms Of cruelty which
have come to light, demand that something
be done; aLd il ia gratifying to know that
the people are bec1m 'pg thoroughly arous'
ed. Whether the cruelty be in the form
Of physical violence or physical neglect
matters not--the principle in both
eases is the same. The man or woman who
neglect. bis or her own health may be par
dUucd as the consequences fall upon the
individual alouc but the parent or guard
ian who permit, the inruadS OF disease
upyu the innocent ones dependent upon
him FOR protection, is cfimiualy liable
iu the sight ol GOT, however he may
appear In the eye. NJ mcn. There are,
however parents that intend to care for
th.ir children. hut who, through careless.
nc,. Ur lhc urgency Of other duties, permit
tnca 10 D.clmr lle innocent fic'ims u
disease such parents may be gU,rlcss OF
iui,u,Dnll wrou,, bur the dl,rstrous
results upon their children are just as
great
These are truths which must be- manifest
to every worthy parent and especially in q
vicinity where the unknown Effects of the
atmosphere, the water and the general ten
dcucy ~ malaria are 80 great. There ~,
mani families In mi, locality who have
| been called upon 10 mourn uutmcly losses
| even when tie greatest care va. exercised .
but thrrKprr,curr II one only will BE-
| given: r. IS that of the late W. .. Thumrs
| The children "crr all most promising but
| for some unexplained reason their health
/ aud strength seemed 10 gradually Lessen
until their friends feared thrv were
| tie victims Of CONSUMPTION. Oue b,
| one they .clcncl and dicl nm.
! III three hid departed and tHp NJ the
| surviving bruihcr3 were also taken Nj
| Their nance were Il"rmon and EIWard
| llcrlnuu, LuWryrr. seemed the Stronger Of
| the Two; and while hi. younger brother
| was cpaiucd 10 the house constantly aal
! 10 hi, bed much ~ the time. IIermnn va,
| able r. bo about but in so weak cuudiiun
! that he had no desire tn play. Eidir'.
symptoms wcr" terrible, lie found din
| Guilty in retaining lOld upon his stomach
! Wa restless gul irritable and Out Of hi,
head frequently. - viripns times tire,
different phJ ,ician' visited nina; and each
one told his friends he could not
i've lie hhalIy got 10 10" that dcatl
was only considered matter OF few
days. st that critical lime hi, elder broth
ers, aroused almost to III" pitch Of deeper
alton by the de IthS that had 50 recent,
occurred, and the other one stirring them
in ia" face. resolved to take the case into
their own hands. They accordingly did So
and secured a remedy that was being uni
ycrSaIiy uSrd, ana began giving il 10 him
Its elect at FIRST WIS slight but any i'm
! prOy"mcnl was con>ldrrcda IOd symptom
/ ~ degree, ms sir'igth returned; lac Wd'
able Ia eat with relish, then walk abpul
the house and finally he rrmlned com
/ pleir health and strength. Tie boy wa
1 50 rcjplr,d over ms recovery that
/ accompanied 10y the editor o
thlS paper, lac went before Justice
Charles n. Miller and made oath to tn,
facts OF his sickness as atprc rlated, an,
Tho ,se "( Winners iaf. Ei,i,n ,'' ~!
| iyor Crro N,n, E5,r,rd Tt.n,.,,S, ".'.
onto Will U,.y Lrri ',,J,nht.,ii' a
viJeI f,i,lf,IIy fnr tLo ,.,,',. ~ al ,,o'
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taken deep root. Their care in one direc
tiuu had been CouuicraCtol by unknown
norrlessnCss in another. Their love Wa
..',,Ij ,, Wv" ,,',.n ,,.',c '"j,a,, ,ro I'M,
A. Ii,;Jn IN l;,,,o, n,d I;rcr dis"o..s a.
,rgv.n m, rro,ir and tLot tbr fatality nj