The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29
THE LOST CHILD.
A FATE WORSE THAN ABDUCTION
How Parents, by Lack OF Precau.
tiOn and Care, are Responsible
for the Death or Their
Children.
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for the Death OF Their
Children.
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The moral and legal responsibility
of parents, in care of their children is,
attracting the serious at
tention of the better portion of the
entire country. The many instances
of child beating, oppression, and other
forms of cruelty which have come to
light, demand that something be
done; and it is gratifying to know
that the people are becom-
ing thoroughly aroused. Whether the
cruelty be in the form of physical vio-
lence or physical neglect matters not
the principle in both cases is the
same. The man or woman who neg
lects his or her own health may be
pardOned, as the consequences fall
upon the individual alone; but the
parent or guardian who permits the
inroads of disease upon the innocent
ones dependent upon him for protec-
ton, is criminally liable in the sight
of God, however he may appear in the
eyes of man. There are, however,
parents that intend to care for their
children, but who, through careless
ness or the urgency of other duties,
permit them to become the innocent
victims of disease. Such parents
may be guiltless 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
especially in vicinity where the I'M
known effects of the atmosphere, the
water and the general tendency to
malaria are so great. There are many
families in this locality who have
been called upon to mourn untimely
losses, even where 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
unexplained reason their health and
strength seemed to gradually lessen
until their friends feared they were
the victims of consumption. One by
one they sickencd and died, until
three had departed and two of the
surviving brothers were also taken
ill. Their names were Hermon and
Edward. Hermon, however, seemed
the stronger of the two, and
while his younger brother was con-
fined to the house constantly
and to his bed much of the time,
| Hermon was able to be about, but in
so weak a condition that he had nc
detire to play. Eddie's symptoms
were terrible He found difficulty in
retaining food upon his stomach
was restless and irritable, and out OF
his head frequently. AT various
times three different physicians Wis
tied him; and each one told hi:
friends he could not live. He finally
got so low that death was only con
sidered matter of few days. Al
that critical time his elder brothers
aroused almost to the pitch of des-
peratiOn by the three deaths that haC
so recently occurred, and the othel
one staring them in the face, resolved
to take the case into their own hands
They accordingly did so, and Sc
cured q remedy that was then being
universally used, and began giving il
to him. Its effect at first was slight
but any improvement was considered
Il good symptom. By degrees hi!
strength was returned; he was ablI
to eat with relish, then walk about
the house; and finally he regaine(
complete health and strength. Tn,
boy was so rejoiced over his recovery
that, accompanied by the editor o.
this paper, he went before Justic,
Charles X. Miller and made oath II
the facts of his sickness as above re
lated, and that he was restored to T er
feet health by the use of Warner
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
Now, Edward Thomas parents
while they lived, undoubtedly, pro
vided faithfully for the wants O.
all their children; and yet the seedi
of disease had taken deep root
Their care in one direction had beef
counteracted by unknown careless
ness in another. Their love was sin
cere, but wholly misdirected. The,
should have known that children ar,
Just as liable to kidney and liver dis
eases as grown up people; and tina
the fatality of Bright's disease of tn,
kidneys is just as great among littl
children as with adults. This is a Sc
riOus subject. Hereditary traits: tn
after consequences of measles ant
scarlet fever, diphtheria and the pass
ing troubles which so easily become
chronic, all demand the greatest car
and caution. No case of cholera in
fantum, measles, scarletina, or diph
liberia was ever virulent while tn
child's kidneys and liver wer
healthy. 1t would simply b
an impossibility. These i'm
portant organs of the body are jus
forming within the child and grow
ing with its growth; and they can b
trained to strength and health a
readily as the little mind cali b
trained to truth and uprightness.
The Importance of carefully watch
ing the slightest troubles of the child
and especially those affecting tn
kidneys and liver, cannot be to-
strongly emphasized. Children re
spond so readily to the proper re
NEEDLES and are so sensitive to dis
ease that it is sin to deprive them o
one at the risk of mourning the other
By a judicious treatment these essen
tial organs can be developed so that
strong constitution, able to resist tn
inroads of disease through coming
years, shall be the result.