Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-11-20
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FriEhtfoi Condemnation of Mother by
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Not long ago weeping mother called to
bid goodbye to her only son who was toon
TO be executed.
"Woman," he exclaimed, in momentary
frenzy, "Woman, would never have
been here had you done your duty by me
when was young"
This was terrible partingi II Mortified
the spectators, IL nearly crazed the con-
science striken mother.
One can scarcely overestlmate the moth
er's influence in the molding of tho charac-
ter OF her offspring. But how often, oh,
how often, do mothers seem to ignore this
responsibility
During recent trip on the rail the writer
made the acquaintance of DR.. A. j. Bene-
who has made study of human develop
ment. Referring TO themurderous tendency
of the times, we asked that eminent man ff
the outlook was not discouragingi
ut looks So" he said, "but fancy we
have q cause and the remedy for such evils
In my professional career have found by
hard study that we have emerged from saw
agery by development of the nervous sys-
tenn and the intellectual life, and we return
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 Is to them the
only respectfully glorious instrument to So
cure fame; Women read trashy literature
ttho csidlbubWdy bly W IlelT nus
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 diseaseln
More especially as the result of disease
which, however, may be prevented"
Please define how"
81 can not now enter into details. Our
nnnIDlp fbeir hnliac fhair h1nnI
their bones. They necer see their nerves and
consequently many do not suppose they hare dny.
The farmers wife rejoices in big, physical
frame, and yet she dies prematurely. The
nerve can not stand the strain of continual
work. The minister falls dead in his pulpit,
but he never did days physical work in
his life. The lawyer faints in the presence
of the court and is soon wreck or a 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 the untutored man is
fired by the exploits Of crime and he longs
for such fame These persons overwork or
over-excite the nervous system and this fact
kills or demoralizes them"
thenl"
"Let me tell you. A few years ago had
lady patient who was an utter wreck. She
lost her mind and imagined she was cursed
of God. She was q farmers wife, and
worked early and late. never saw finer
specimen of physical womanhood than she,
but she was nervous wreckl She became
bloodless, had the very worst of female dis
orders and was in the last stages of albumi-
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. / treated her for sew
eral years. One by one the standard reme-
dies of the schools failed, but finally cured
her with Warmers safe cure, and she is to-
day strong and well. Yet thousands of
women like her, every year bring ll-formed
and criminally-inclined children into the
world. Is it any wonder that nervous dis
eases prevail and that the whole moral
sense is demoralizedi If that remedy were
generally used, we would have stronger
mothers, stronger children, stronger men
and women, and with perfect physical and
mental health, crime would de crease and
society be more secure"
Such candid opinions arc surely worth
considering.