Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-11-26
UNDER THE GALLOWSI
Frightful Condemnation of Mother BY
Her Son-What Does Ii Meanf

Not long ago weeping mother called to
bid goodbye to her only son who was soon
to be executed.
Woman he exclaimed, in a momentary
frenzy, "Woman, l would never h. )
been here had You done your duty by me
when was youngm
This was terrible partingl 1t Mortified
the spectators, IL nearly crazed the cen
science striken 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 recent trip ON the rail the writer
| made the acquaintance of DR.. A. j. Bene-
dict, of Sackett's Harbor, N. Y, q person
who has made study of human develop
ment Referring to themurderous tendency
OF the times, we asked that eminent man II
the outlook was not discouragings
1T looks sou he said, "but / fancy We
have cause and the remedy for such evils.
In my professional career have found by
hard study that we have emerged from sew
agery by development of the nervous sys-
tenn and the intellectual life, and we return
to savagery as we ignore tho fact that with
| out the solid, trustworthy nervous system,
stuff dune novels, and the pistol is to them the
! Only respectfully glorious instrument to Sc
cnr1 fame. Women read trashy literature
and straightway try to murder their hus'
| bands and friends by poison. business
| men yield to tho temptcr, and forge and
steal and default. Ministers, charmed by
beauty, forget tho behests of conscience.
On every side We see the weakness OF per-
| sonal integrityn
~ No Won raoard n n a dicaaea2D
| More especially as the result of disease
which, however, may be prevented"
please define how.''
| II can not now enter into details. Our
people can see their bodies, their blood
their bones. They nerer sac their neryes and
consequently many do1lot suppose McJ hare GnJ:
The farmers wife rcioices in big, physical
frame, and yet she dies promaturely,., The
nervc can not stand the strain OF continual
work. The minister falls dcadin 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 a wreck or corpse
a'ld yet the work is nerve work. Tho man
/ Of affairs is overcome with apople3y; the
politician and publicist, with Bright's dis
ease. The mind Of the untutored man is
fred 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 demoralizes them"
ST all this be so how would you rectify il
| then!n
"Let me tell you. A few years ago had
q lady patient who was an utter wreck. She
was tho mother of several children. Sh,
lost her mind and imagined she was cursed
of God. She was farmers wife, ant
worked early and late. never saw fincl
specimen of physical womaphood than she
but she was a nervous wreck 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
eass works particular havoc with the nerv
GUS system and produces insanity and de
spair, Sho was insane and desperate and
fear tainted the hood Of her Offspring with thes
terrible tendencies | treated her for scv
eral years. One by one tho standard rene
dies of tho schools failed, but finally curet
her with Warmers safe cure, and she is to
day strong and well. Yet thousands o
women like her, every year bring l-formoC
and acknowledgement children into th
world. is it any wonder that nervous dis
eases prevail and that the whole mora
sense is demoralized! II that remedy wcr
generally used, we would have stronge
mothers, stronger children, stronger mel
and women, and with perfect physical AM
mental health, crime would decrease ant
society be more secure"
Such candid opinions are surely wort
considering.