Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-11-19
uNnER nae oALLows !
rriehtfui Condemnation Of n Mother by
Her son-what Does II Moan7

Not long ago weeping mother called 10
bid goodbye to her only son who was soon
TO be executed.
''Woman,n " he exclaimed, ina momentary
frenzy, "Woman, / would never have
been here had you done your duty by me
whom was youngw
This was terrible parting 10 horrined
the spectators, 10 nearly crnzed the con-
science striken mother.
One can scarcely overestimate tho moth
er's influence in the molding of the charac-
ter of her offspring. But how Often oh,
how often, do mothers seem 10 ignore tlfis
responsibility
during a recent trip on the rail the writer
made the acqraintance OF DR.. A. j. Beno-
dict, OF Sackett's Hurbor, N. Y, q. person
who has mndo a study OF human develop
mcnt. Referring TO the murderous tendency
of tho times, we asked that eminent man IL
the outlook was not discouragingf
"It looks So" he said, "but fancy we
have a cause and the remedy for such evils.
In my professional career / have fopnd by
hard study that we have emerged from saw
agery by Development of the nervous sys-
tenn and tho intellectual life, and we return
20 savagery as we ignore tho fact that With
out the solid, Trustworthy nervous system,
we can not hopo 20 savo tho race. Boys
stuff dino novels, and them tho
only respectfully glorious instrument 10 So
euro fame. Women read trashy literature
and stroiFhtway try TO murder their hus-
bands and friends by poison, Business
mon yield TO the tempter, and forge and
steal and default. Ministers, charmed by
beauty, forget the behests Of conscience.
On every side we see tho weakness OF per-
sonal integrity.n
"Do YOU regard it as a diseasoi'
"More especially as tho result OF disease
which, however, may bo prevented"
"Pleaso define how"
"I can not now onter into details. Our
/ people can see their bodies their blood,
| their bones. They Rever SEQ their nerves and
consequently ndny do not suppose fheli hare any.
/ The farmers wife rcioices In n big, physical
| frame, and yet she dies prcmaturely. Tho
nerve can not stand the strain of continual
work The minister fallsdoadin his pulpit,
/ but he never did days physical work In
/ his life. Tho lawyer faints in the presence
Of the court and issoon wreck or a corpse,
and vet the work Is nervo work. The man
| OF affairs Is overcome with opoplexy; the
| politician and publicist, with Brights dis
ease. The mind Of the untutored man Is
/ fred by the exploits Of crime and he longs
/ for such fame. These persons overwork or
over-oxcito the nervous system and this fact
kills or demorahzes them"
"If all this DO 80 how would you rectify II
thenl"
"Let me tell you. A fow years ago had
| n lady patient who was an utter wreck. She
was tho mother of several children. Shg
lost her mind and i'm aginod she was cursed
| OF God. Sho was n farmers wife, and
worked carly and late. never saw finer
specimen OF physical womanhood than she,
but she was n nervous wreckl She became
bloOdless, had the very worst OF female dis
orders and was in the last stnges OF albumi
nuria or Brights disease. This latter dis
ease works particular havoc with the nerv.
Gus system and produces insanity and dc
spair. She was Insane and desperate and
fear tainted he6lood Of her oGqriRg with these
terrible tendencies. 1 treated her for Sow
eral years. One by one the standard reno
dcs Of the schools failed, but finally cured
her with Warmers safe euro, and she is to
day strong and well. Yet thousands ol
women like her, every year bring Informed
and Grimm nalh-inclined children into the
world Is it any wonder that nervous dis
eases prevail and that tho whole mora
sense Is demoralizedl II that remedy wer,
generally used, we would have stronger
mothers, stronger children, stronger mel
and women, and with perfect physical anC
mental health, crime would decrease nnt
society be more secure"
Such candid opinions are surely wortl
considering.