New-York tribune., 1897-10-24
SUBSTITUTE LAW FOR LOVE.
EXAMINATION PAPERS AND THE
HEALTH OFFICE IN THE PLACE
OF CUPID.
DIR. wENpE HEALTH COMMISSIONER OF BUF-
rAIO. BELIEVES ALL WOMEN SHOULD PASS
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION BE-
FORE BEING MARRIED.
From The Buffalo Express

From The Buffalo Express
1t is extremely probable tha. some day the & young
suasive plea Of her best steady will have to pass
e. c ma1ed ssryce AyMay the hopes and plans
Health CommIssiOner Wende Gulmnase ten IN have Tsai 10
20 through this ordeal. The proposition is an IN
terestng ard important one not Only 10 he boss la,s
ambitions point toward the DOMESTIC world.
wendes ideas are s,oT'ns sav They hs isrpis pa4t
u social reiormers ali oyer the CIVILIZED S WSI1
i%' heid Of law and its great fundamena prinspes
Tnsy as s s socs world sS and
ali the conditions that at present 60 to maEe up
Of hereditary sins and vices, They change all the
laws OF coprshp and parTage bt ana nopar myh
ology has endowed him. Instead Of the little goa
Of love ss and 70 Oe that haVe
since the days Of the earthly paradise are io'e'ei
Woe woe 10 the enamored and thoughtless swain
Woe TO he foolish and ISs,s maq soq love
physical perfection and sufic!ency Of intellectual
endowments on the part OF the woman an,,,, NJ, ao
.xsy WITH wh4 T hat say of ths' he sa a
e.o nfec most Of ,16Srb tne n~ this hh' wPor
without their knowledge or consent G ana sHcve an
lessen the death = o rate on s s 10 0i rob the
courts OF their handsome incomes or to detrae, a
f.' hs does sse bseHs gIeS Sat for the Of society
and the upbulding Of the health Of the city every
Animation showing that she possesses sufficient
health 10 make i safe for nSTsef i,
enter into the married state ,-.. % .xc,,s.
The s too M well wnas has o. Ssn born
Years to bring the health of the city Of Bunaloo
si. GHss ,s nd G
est: Of the chdTen fSr ne ne sSd thai receve
careless or improper attention. Is extremeiy uli,
likely to ss up hfa,nS snS ot children and
He found among other things thai ns caTTns pa,s
of narsss ssdf Of them sway every and
the fault is with the mother either because @ 0i ~
ten the baby's death Is brought about through It's
mothers ignorance. ~ avsr.so ., Az.
In si RaaH asrmns conf of
Sl,on h9sTa pr Venue had published in several
suases circulars bearing instructions to PrSper pf
%ss sh eS Mth the svfss Rss5rsr s Of
Of these CIRCULARS was sent 70 .he ssed max
ing II a misdemeanor to sell a nursing, bottle with
q long rubber tube attached; for Dr Venue % loo ond
the milk which the child swallowed was rendetsd
impure Chsea "a nese 1sa
by the fact that the average number OF ras n
Sred year. The rate has about been cut in two
Blu, Dr. Wende Is satisfied that more assress'Se I'VE
nsrsn Are He nas been thinking over problem
for some time. and finally has concevea "a ,ne
urs governing the social relations ccDSDcss ,hs.
q great deal OF the suffering among babies ana
among men is due to the fact that nan OF me
mothers do not know anything about the way IN N
which TO bring up child. Improper marriages are
a curse A mother has child and she does no.
know what to do with It, She ooes noe oo
rnow what TO feed IT, She hasn't ineiilgence
enough TO know that exposure or green appics
will KIN her baby. In great many instances "a
woman's physical condition ought 10 ne oai W ~
her marriage for whatever offspring sne nas VII, VII,
NOT thrive Now. there is no question ABOUT these
facts Marriages that never ought 10 nave tah.n
Mace and Ignorance OF mothers are causing many
Unnecessary deaths and debiitating tne pop ia.
ZION Of this city well as every other city III ING
land :. .,. euav With and
am going TO do away with II IL can nat
uant done Is 10 have law passed compeiIihs
everv woman to go through an examination as 10
her phvsical condition and her mental capacit.
and reourements The family physician can pass
,,non the question OF health. and the examination
az Ia the proper methods for bringing up ohiioreh
can he determined by regular civil service eA-
animation OF course. such law wouid cause u
vreat many heart -burnings and embarrassments,
Sut The results would be so beneficial 10 the coupe
directly Interested as we'll as to the rest OF lne
commIinty that these drawbacks would pe 100 ui-
imnortant 10 be worthy of consideration -.
DO YOU think such d law VIII ever De pdsseu'
DIR, Wende was asked =, . ,,u .,ro 1,
passed II ! can. ,,.o.. ...,, -
the natter -. oo.,.,or 4, IN ns In
drop"