The morning times., 1897-02-18
THECONGREssOF MOTHERS
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could not understand, they said
He described the customs of tLe Zunis
at the birth of a child. The mother goes
away by herself fer ten days and only
women are permitted to attend upon ber
when the baby is born.
He told how he was taken as member
OF the tribe just asa baby is introduced into
the world. They pierced his ears and gave
of his blood to drink to the members of
the tribe. They did not place him on the
cradle board because he was too long
They also said he would never reach
state OF dignity until old. They called him
the Cricket, a rot altogether complimentary
cpitber S they used it.
He gave specimens of the Zuni singing,
which were quaint and entertaining.
The girls, he said, are taught from child
hood all the facts connected with mater
nifty ard are prepared for its holy duties
They are givendolls, and by means OF these
are taught. The boys are also taught by
means of short formulae.
In conclusion he sang one of the lula
bies that are sung to the babies when fret
full on their cradle boards
Mrs Lucy S. Bainbridse of New York
spoke OF the mothers OF the submerged
world Mrs. Birney, in Introducing her,
said Mrs cambridge had spent her life
in work among such women.
Mrs. .Baiuhridge said il was easy enough
TO say that all could he clean, but the
poor mother in New York as she knew
by experience, had frequently TO chose
between soap aud bread, ana She took
- t.,l.
she had to let the sweeping and cleaning
20, an then came by dampneSs and musti-
ness the germs Of consumption and fever
Another thing was dress. 1t was human
nature for the mother to spend money
that should go for other necessities upon
the prcttiest dress she could get for ner
children, often worthy of it by their
!eauty. Some pathetic stories Illustrated
The points made.
The firsf thing TO do was 20 go in per-
son to visit and help, not in fine Clothes
and gathered skirts, but earnestly, lovingly.
She represented fifty women now III this
work; ten trained nurses. They bring
first not the Bite, but some knowledge
of the laws OF physical life. There was
frequent applause during this portion of
her address. She desCrite ed how the pcor
have for breakfast bakers bread ana
coffee to eat. Now help must hot come
- them with the word that They aIe kuur
and here is the kind OF food for poor
Ieople. The first time she attempted to
help she took a can of tomatoes and Il
| quart OF milk ana made "a soup for u
! family That, she told them, was the
| kind of soup size had the first time SIZE
ever took dinner with governor. There
| was soon u raid on the groceries in the
icinity for torilatoes. They all wanted
| governors soup Il
| Next they must help the mothers learn
| to control their children. This would bc
:, solution OF much OF the discomfort and
crime in cities. one thing 10 teach was
| not TO cry out in anger at the children;
| another not "a lie to them.
The poor, she said, are very kind to each
| other and she gave pathetic instances
| Of It.
Jacob Reese had brought the day
| nursery as one OF the bcnefcent inflE-
| ences 1t gave Il place FOR the little ones
| when the mothers went out to work and
| should be instituted everywhere. The one
| she was connected with was the Virginia
| nursery III New York. She closed with q
warning that here is no high wall be
| tween the avenue home and the alley home
| and persons born in one are constantly
| passing into the other.
Miss Amalie ffofer. OF Chicago, spoke OF
what the Kindergarten means 10 moth
| ers " The chief idea OF the Kindergarten
she said, was that the business OF tht
| parents is not TO feed and clothc and teach
the child, but 10 appear as fit patterr
| f1- E.+hfp IA
little one may from its life. kcynot,
| to her address was:
I'VE aim consciously To type the race life
| to the child" Thisis t o bedone asimperson
| ally as possible That is the reason why it
takes sometimes two or three years TO be
| come a good Kindergarten She believed
inthc Kindergarten becauscit is economical
tits the greatest social economic movement
of the day. When put in the schools at the
right time it will be great help in re-
minding all men and women that they are
| examples for the children. This win make
all better. A child at three, as all children
some time do, had said to her; Il m big
girl now, L used to be little
But you Will be larger still; what viii
you be them" was her reply.
I'm going to be just like my mama"
This making anideal Of mother and father
is to be encouraged always. She told in
cidents showing how the love for mother
and father is the strongest force for th'
uplifting Of the little ones to goodbl
manhood and womanhood.
| Parental reverence in Hebrew homes
was the subject of Mrs. Rebekah kohut
Of New York, Jewish matron of fine pres
ence. The Hebrew words house" and
mother" she said, were cOeXtensive and
the crown of the Hebrew woman life wa:
to be mother.
| Honor and reverence are taught as funda
mental requisites for good living In th
Hebrew philosophy. 1t is explained by tn
rabbiS that the command, Honor thy fathe
and mother, is placed in the center or th'
| decaloguc to bind the first four, command
| ing duty to God, to the last five, concern
ing duties to man.
| Tolove what is good and hate the bad il
the first principle Of Judaism, She told o.
| Jewish customs sho wing the reverence pait
| to parents. The son always stood In thu
| fathers presence. The fathers seat is
never occupied. When the father returns
| home at the Sabbath evening he is NJ
| longer the poor jew of the Ghetto, but
with Sabbath tapers lighted and his hand
| resting in blessing upon his children S heads
he is the hgh priest of the family, ant
| preserves spirit which helps make hom
beautiful and useful. She told of Jewisl
progress in modern, times, and how the
were scattered to all lands and closed b.
saying, as a Hebrew matron, she wa
| hopeful that the good old spirit OF pa
rental reverence may take root and grow
in all homes in America.