Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-08-10
A Plea EoR MOTHERS.
Amendments offered to - Woman Lectur-
cr's Advice.

Amendment offered to - Woman Lcctur-
er's Advice
4 few evenings ago Boston woman
journalist who writes the essays abou.
bookmarlSs, gluten bread, dress-reform
corscts, and the like for the woman's
column of Boston Sunday paper read
lecture TO parlor full OF Harlem
women. Her subject was How To
Bring Up Children"
One thing that she insisted on was
that children should be taught TO ''do
things" TO be prepared Cor emer-
gencies.
For example," said she, 81 would
teach n child what TO do in case of u
fainting III. l say TO my girls:
Girls, L am not much of n hand at
fainting, but if do take notion to
faint some day when you are about,
get me some cold water. Pour il on
my head and face. Cold water, girls,
not hot water
I'm sure that IL the unexpected
comes and l fall in fainting fit some
fine morning the girls, if they happen
20 bc near, will know what to do, and
will do it promptly"
May interrupt you for moment?'
asked q little brown-haircd woman who
looked TO be about fifty.
''Nhy, certainly" answered the lee
turcr
We'll, what i wish 20 do, said the
browu-haired woman. lis 70 taken issue
with You ON this proposition of yours
that it is the proper thing 20 instruct
children what TO do to their mothers
when they faint On other points l have
nothing TO say. Maybe you are right in
the general proposition that children
should be taught To do things, but as to
this matter 1 wish 10 uttcr a WARNING
word, 20 offer an amendment, SO 90
speak
~ used TO think rs YOU do. remem-
Der rs well as can be how used to tell
my girls to do the worry thing that you
say You told yours 90 do. | thought rs
you do, that it would be shame TO
leave any person who should faint in
proper care. So used 10 say. 'Rcmcm-
Der, girls, TO usc water That's the
thing when n baby faints.'
We'll, one day some one came TO my
house and told me that a little boy had
been hurt in the next yard. | was al
most i'll Mt the time, but just the same
rushed out TO the scene. The little chap
was badly hurt, and it took me quite n
while TO get him in such way that
could safely leave him. But the time
came ut last and started for home
when / was within about n rod OF
my own house / grew dizzy and saw
stars and then fell in heap in the gut
ter.
"A couple OF Irishmen picked me up.
each taking an arm and dragged me up
my front steps and laid me out on the
piazza. And then they rang the bell.
and when my daughter Isabelle came
TO the door, one of them pointed to me
and said:
Good avenin', Miss, an is that yer
mother there. lynn I'll in hape dead
tainted away?'
isabella gave one look and then
called out TO her two sisters Quick.
girls, mas tainted"
After that the dcluge.' Yes. that
tells the story. Isabelle got the ice
pitcher, Mary a foot tub. and Kate a
ten-quart tin pail. l consider it almost
n miracle that I'm alive to-day.
"Of course, I'm telling all this from.
hearsay. didn't know anything from
the time that l tainted until | heard
Kate frantically crying out, Water!
More water! Quick, Isabelle, more
watcrl and just after that one of the
lrishmcn saying, BE aisy, darlint, or
yen be afther drownin' yer ould
mother"
Wet! Well that doesn't begin to tell
the story. l was soaked, and great
streams of water were running off the
piazza and down the stairs
=" You did just right, girls said rs
soon as could speak. You did just
what your mother told you to do, but
don't do it again
Then l got down on my knees and
wrung out my skirts as well as / could,
and while was in that position could
hardly keep myself from saying, oh
Lord, l thank Thee that they didn't
call out the fire department
Now, I've taken up lots of your
time, but | wished TO make an amend
ment to your proposition. What L
would propose is that every mother save
her own self from the danger of drown
ing by saying TO her girls when she
bids them pour water on 'faintcrs.' be
sure, my dcars, TO try the remedy for
the first time on somebody else than
your own dear mamma. IN. 4. Times