The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14
BAD TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.
Evil Results of Courses Pursued by Igno-
rant nr-M alicious Nurses.

Evil Results of Courses Pursued by IRnO-
rant NOr"Malicious Nurses.
There is no doubt that much of the
nervousness from which men and
women suffer can be traced to the brutal
and fnhuman treatment of ignorant or
malicious nursery maids. The writer
well remembers. when a very small
child, having as q nurse woman of
over fifty years Of age, who had been
hired to take charge of the child, who
was without mother, during the
forced absence of the father for period
of three months. The chief recon-
mendation which the woman had was
that she had been the mother of five
children. The child left to her care
was abnormallv sensitive and nervous.
AS far as food and bathing were con-
cerned the woman showed rare skill and
knowledge. and to this day the way in
which she gave bath has been one of
the delightful remembrances of that
three months Among the many faults
of her small charge the woman found
the one that gave her the most trouble
was insomnia. The little girl had never
been separated from her father, who.
being perfectly familiar with this phase
of her physical defects. had perhaps
pampered it. The nurse had no such
notion: her theory was that children of
that age should go to bed at seven o clock
and she could not understand why
child who was sent to bed could not
go to sleep.
The little girl made thousands of ex-
cuses TO call the nurse back into the
dark room to plead for light which had
been one of the many indulgences
granted her by her father. The nurse
was memorable about the light. and re-
belled against having her conversation
interrupted; so she adopted the device
OF frightening the child into quiet.
She told her one night when she put
her to bed that If she called out loud
that night spook would come who
would grab her away and she would
never see her father again The little
girl did not believe it. and when the
gas was turned out and the door shut
she wanted a drink as usual. She
heSitdted few minutes and then de-
clded to cali. She called half dozen
times and there was no response. She
then sat up in bed and called with all
her might being afraid 10 get out II
the dark on the floor. The door into
the next room. which was occupied by
the nurse. slowly opened. and there ap-
pe2red IN the half-light-for the gas
had been partially turned down in the
back roon-a most awful Squire. entirelv
in vhitc who. In deep. g.rftici M
dertcne called cut: Thou hast DISC
beyed and thou shalt suffer" : shrek
ing. terrified. almost paraiyzcd child
struggled down "a the foot 81 the Dec.
and that She preserved her reason Is 10
this day q source Of surprise 70 her
when She remembers her fright. OF
course she was III Tie next day, the
-.ys-se's only comment when she came
10 give her her hath IN the morning ~
ing: Well, II vo,I viii be naughty ycu |
must expect TO SUR: tEat Is what IL |
ways happens-
the next night tcTro- OF the awful !
came upon her again. and
she refused n 20 - bed. Sc wcs left /
sitting n the middle e ti1e teo- m 4
for to have ksr catch cold !
voIlG only increase The ssrss' : rcspon-
sibility The light vas termed out /
again and the door was shut: preg>ntly !,
II opened and s.gain the awful appari- /
ton showed Itself. the question being !.