The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
UNDER THE cALLoWsI


Rfaghtfnl Condemnation Of . Mother b.
Her son-what Does Il Meant
Not long ago . weeping mother called to
bid goodbye to her only son who was soon
to be executed
'WomAn," he exclaimed, I'M momentaxy
frenzy, "Woman, would never have
been here had you done your duty by me
when was youngw
This was terrible partingf II Mortified
the spectators, 1t nearly cra4ed the con-
science striker mother.
One can scarcely overestimate the moth
er's influence in the mOlding OF the charac-
ter of her offspring. But how often, oh,
how often, do mothers seem to ignore this
responsibility
During q recent trip on the rail the writer
made the acquaintance of DR.. A. ]. Bene-
dict, of Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, q person
who has made q study OF human develop
ment. Referring to the murderous tendency
of the times, we asked that eminent man II
the outlook was not discOuragingi
"It looks So" he said, "but fancy we
have cause and the remedy for such evils.
In my professional career l have found by
hard study that We have emerged from saw
agery by Developments of the nervous sys-
to savagery as we ignore the fact that with
out the solid, trustworthy nervous system,
we can not hope to save the race. Boys
stuff dime novels, and the pistol ITO them the
only respectfully glorious instrument to Sc
cure fame. Women read trashy literature
and straightway try to murder their hus-
bands and friends by poison. Business
men yield to the tempter, and forge and
steal and default. Ministers, charmed by
beauty, forget the behests Of conscience.
On every side we see the weakness Of per
sOnal integrity"
"Do you regard it as diseased"
"More especially as the result Of disease
which, however, may be prevented"
"Please define how"
81 can not now enter into details. Our
people can see their bodies, their blood
their bones. They nerer see their nerves and
consequently many do mot suppose they hare any:
The farmers wife rejoices in abig, physical
nerve can not stand the strain of continual
work. The minister fallsdeadin his pulpit
but he never did a days physical work in
his life. The lawyer faints in the presence
of the court and is soon a wreck or corpse
and yet the work is nerve work. The man
Of affairs is overcome with apoplexy; the
| politician and publicist, with Bright's dis
ease. The mind of tho untutored man is
fired by the exploits of crime and he longs
| for such fame. These persons overwOrk OF
over-excite the nervous system and this fact
kills or demoralizcs them"
"If all this be SO how would you rectify II
thenl''
"Let me tell you. A few years ago 1 had
lady patient who was an utter wreck. She
was the mother of several children. She
lost her mind and imagined she was cursed
of God. She was q farmers wife, and
| worked early and late. Inever saw q finer
specimen Of physical womanhood than she
but she was nervous wrecki She became
bloodless, had the very worst of female dis
orders and was in the last stages of album
nuria Or Bright's disease. This latter dis
ease works particular havoc with the nerv
Gus system and produces insanity and de
spair. She was Insane and desperate and
fear tainted the blood Of her Offspring with these
terrible tendencies. l treated her for sew
eral years. One by one the standard rene
dies of the schools failed, but finally cured
her with Warmers safe cure, and she is to
day strong and well. Yet thousands OF
wome n like her, every year bring i'll formed
and acknowledgements children into the
world. Is it any wonder that nervous dis
eases prevail and that tho whole moral
sense is demOralizedl If that remedy were
generally used, we would have stronger
mothers, stronger children, stronger meI
and women, and with perfect physical anG
mental health, crime would decrease anG
| society be more secure.'
Such candid opinions are surely worth
considering.