The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-04-13


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The moral and legal responsibility Of pa
rents, In the care of their c.iiIdren j., fortu-
nately. attracting the serious attention Of
the better portion Of the entire country
Tho many instances Of child beating, OPP
preston, and other forms o. cruelty which
have come 70 light, demand that something
b done; and Il Is gratifying p know that
the people are becoming thoroughly aroused.
Whether The cruelty BE- in the form OF phys
ical violence Or physical neglect matters
not-thc principle in both cases Is the same.
The man Or woman who ncglects his or her
own health may be p4rdonct, IS the conEe-
QuenccS fall upon the individual alone: hut
the parent or guardian who permits the In
roads Of disease upon the innocent ones de-
pendent upon him for protection. u crimi-
nally liable IN the sight 0L God, however he
may appear In the eyes Of men. There are.
however. parents that intend 70 care for
their children. but, who through careiess-
ness or the urgency Of other duties. permit
them % become the innocent victims Of dis
ease. such parents may b guiltless q in
territorial wrong. hut the disastrous results
upon their children are just = great.
These are truths which must Be manifest
70 every worthy parent and especially in
vicinity where the unknown effects Of the
atmosphere, the water and the general ten
dency 70 malaria are 50 great. There uro
many families in this locality who have
been called upon % mourn nntimely losses,
even when the greatest care was exercised;
but the experience OF one only will be given;
II il that Of the late w. %. Thomas. The
children were all most promising, but for
some unexplained reason their health and
strength seemed 70 gradually lessen until
their friends feared they were the victims
Of consumption. One BY one, they sickened
and died until three had departed and two
Of the surviving brothers were also taken
i'll Their names were Her1non and Edward.
Hermon. however. seemed the stronger Of
the two; and, while his younger brother
was confined 70 the house constantly, and
% his bed much Of the time, Hermon was
able u u about but in 50 weak condition
that he had no desire 20 play. Eddic's
symptoms were terrible. He found difii-
Guilty In retaining food upon his stomach,
was restless and irritable, and out Of his
head frequently. At various times three
different physicians visited hims and each
one told his friends be could not live. He
finally got % low that death was only con-
sidered matter Of few days At that
critral time his elder brothers, aroused al
most 70 the pitch Of desperation by the
three deaths that had 20 recently occurred,
and the other one staring them IN the face,
| hands. They accordingly did 20, and -
| cured remedy that was then being uni
xersslly used, and began giving i g him
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1 TOM By degrees his strength returned ns
/ Was able % So With 2 reiisn, then wai,
about the house, sno nn.,iy rs Iss..neu
! complete health ana suen6tn. 4nepoy -
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