Arkansas weekly mansion., 1885-11-21
UNDER THE oALLows !
Frirhtful Condemnation of'a Mother b!
Her son-whAt Docs It Meant

Not long ago 0 weeping mother called 10
bid goodbye to her only son who was soon
to be executed
"Woman,n be exclaimed, ina momentary
frenxy. "Woman, would never hA
been here had you done your duty by mo
when was young"
This was terrible partingi 1t horrined
the spectators, 1t nearly erased the ccn-
science striken mother.
One can scarcely overestimate the moth
er's influence in the molding Of the chnrac-
ter OF her offspring. But how often, oh,
how often, do mothers seem to ignore this
During a recent trip on the rail the writer
made the acquaintance Of DR.. A. J. Bene-
diet. Of Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, q person
who has made study of human develop
ment, Referring TO the murdepous tendency
Of the times, we asked that eminent man II
the outlook was not discouragingi
ait looks so,n he said, "but fancy we
have a cause and the remedy for such evils.
In nv professional career have found by
hard study that we have emerged from saw
ngery by development of the nervous sys-
ten and the intellectual life, and we rcthrn
10 sayagery as we ignore the fact1hat with
out the solid, trustworthy nervous system,
we car not hope to save the race. Boys
stuff dime novels, and the pistol is to them the
only respectfully glorious instrument to So
cure fame. Women read trashy literature
md straightway try 10 murder their hus-
bands and friends by poison, business
steal and default. Ministers, charmed by
beauty, forget the bohests Of conscience.
On every side we see tho weakness of per-
sonaf integrity
"Do you regard It as diseasem
"More especially as tho result Of disease
which, however, may be prevented"
"Pleasc define how.n
"I can not now enter into details. Our
people can sec their bodies, their blood,
their bones They noyr see their nerves aud
consequently many do not suppose heB hare an:
The farmers wife reioices in n big, physical
frame, and yet she dies prcmainrcly,., Tho
| nerve can not stand the strain of continual
work. The minister fallsdead in his p it,
but he never did days physical work in
| his life. The lawyer faints in tho presence
| of the court and is soon wreck or a corpse,
and yet tho work is nerve work, The man
of affairs Ia overcome with apoPleAyi INC
politician and publiciet, with Brights dis
ensc. The mind of tho untutored man is
fired by the exploits OF crime and he longs
| for such fame. These persons oyerwork or
oycr-oxcite the nervous system and this fact
kills or demoralizcs them.n
"If all this be so how would you rectifyi u
thenin
|
| a lady patient who was an utter wreck. She
was tho mother OF several children. She
lost her mind and imagined she was cursed
OF God. Sho was n farmers vito, nnd
worked early and lato. mover saw q liner
specimen Of physical womaphood than She,
but she was a nervous wreck She became
bloodlcss, had the very worst Of female dis
orders and was in tho last stages OF albumi-
nuria or Brights disease. This latter dis
ease works particular havoc with the nerv'
Gus system and produces insanity and dc.
spnir. She was insane and desperate and
fear tainted the blood Of her Offspring with these
terrible tendencies. treated her for SOY
ernl years. One by one tho standard rene.
dlos of the schools failed, but i finally cured
her with Warmers safe cure, and she is to.
day strong aud well. Yot thousands Of
women like her, every year bring i'll formed
and crimnally-iEclined childrcn into the
world Is IL any wonder that nervous dis.
eases prevail and that tho whole moral
sense Is dcmorallzcdi II thatremcdy were
generally used, wo would have stronger
mothers, stronger children, stronger. men
and women, aud with perfect physicrl and
mental health, crime would decrease and
society be more secure"
Such candid opinions are surely worth
considering.