The evening times., 1897-02-18
THE TRAINING Of CHILDREN
Continued From FIRST Page.

daInental mistake to give the children
whatever they asked for. She quoted
lalf-dozeu great physicians against this
error, and said one who had treated a
hundred thousand III hospital practice said
lie had seen many go TO their graves as a
result OF this practice.
The infant foods she said might prove
harmful, and advised caution in their use.
The mother was responsible for the food
supplied her family. She ought to know
how to Cook. il she did not actually cook.
1t looks a simple thing TO Cook an egg, but
many cannot do IL properly The outside
is hard, the yolk raw. Every mother
should know how
Children ought not to be hurried off to
school with little or no breakfast. to re-
main there ali day with cold lunch; to
come home famished, and wait for sup
per. II there is good. warm dinner, the
Child must not be made to rush home to
dinner and back to school in limited
time. Let the children be late to.scnooI,
il necessary. If school laws are rigid,
parental authority is absolute. The school
|. regulations must be bent to the reeds
OF children's health. This was heartily
applauded.
Sunday y-school room, in charge of Mrs.
Hearst. Mrs. Margaret Sangster and Mrs.
Henroten, or Chicago, president OF the
Woman's Federation.
Mrs Birney announced that railroad
ticket agent was on hand to sign certifi-
Gates Also, she said that she was sure
she spoke for all Washington people, when
she said it was the desire that those who
came from abroad should be made as COM
Portable as possible. The proceedings would
be published in fun and all could read
them. 1t would be proper for citizens to
leave the seats to delegates first. She
said delegates who had not badges could
get them at the office, room 206, at the
Arlington.
A request was made from one side that
the crowds in the rear OF the room should
abstain from talking, and Mrs. Birney re-
peated to the other side also.
1t was announced that railroad tickets
would be handed to the agent by the secre-
tary, Mrs Butler. but delegates must call
on him for them.
Mrs. Jenness Miller, who was on the pro-
gram, was absent. Mrs. Alice Lee Moque
pronounced Moquayl, of Washington read
q paper on Reproduction and Natural
Law" She said it was the old theory
that parents were the involuntary. ire
sponsible agents OF God in the prOpa CATION
OF the species. Now it was considered that
careless parentage was little less than
crime. The child deserved the most serious
and laborious study. Men and women are
often Influenced by trflcs light as air in
entering upon marriage. A girl ought. be-
fore allowing herself to love. to consider
the health. mental constitution, position in
life. means of support of the man she may
wed. Also she must consider herself
The first consideration is health. Woman
ought first To be emancipa:ed from the doc
tors. Mother love ought to be exercised
before maternity is entered on: after, it
is too late to remedy many ills. Right
thinking and right living ought to com
plement each other in the man and woman
who take upon themselves the duties Of
paternity. The question OF how many
must be conscientiously answered by the
parents. There should be no more than can
be well born: than can be supplied, not
only with proper food and clothing, but
also with proper education. There should
be always careful, well considered pur-
posed paTentage.
Mrs Moque made an excellent impress
sion, and it was a frequent remark that
she was one of the few who were perfectly
heard n all parts of the room.
It was announced that the delegates of
the Universal Peace Conference of Phila-
deIphia extended thanks for the addresses
being delivered. a delegate suggested
that the congress memorable the National
Congress on behalf of a movement for
universal peace. Some action will proba-
bly, be taken later.
Mrs Helen H. Gardener, OF Boston,
who, with John Clark Redpath, has just
been put in editorial control of the Arena,
read paper on The Moral Responsibility
of Women in Heredity." She said in part:
''Self-abnegation, subserviency TO man,
whether he be father, lover or husband,
is the most dangerous theory that can be
taught to her, whose char acter shall mold
the next generation. She has no right to
transmit nature and a character that is
subservient subject, inefficient, unde-
veloped-in short, a slavish char acter,
which is either blindly obedient. or blindly
rebellious and is, ther erefore, in either case,
set as is q time-lock, to prey or to be
preyed upon by society in the future.
IF woman is not brave enough to
demand and obtain personal liberty, and
entire control OF her great and race-endow
ing function Of maternity, she has no
right to dare to stamp upon a child, and to
curse a race with the descendants of such
a service, a dwarfed, a time-and master
serving character.
1--WE have been taught that it is an
awful thing to commit murder tits But
s-fl -I,rf fn1~
may be a more awful thing to thrust upon
a human being a life handicapped before
he gets it.
Subject mothers never will produce
race OF free, well-poised, Justice -practic'
ing children.
Maternity is an awful power. We Won
der If mothers do not owe higher duty TO
their offspring than that of men nurses.
Has she the right to give her children the
inheritance that accident and sUbserviency
stamps upon mind and body. War, crime,
vice. trickery, double-dealiDg, brutality.
insanity. come from rash, prayerless ma
ternity.
IF a man with contagious disease en-
ters a community, he is quarantincd; but |
If a man with heredity transmitabie dis
order enters a community he is permitted |
to marry and transmit it, to establish a |
line of posterity who are more his victims |
than those who are exposed to cholera.
This completed the mornings work. The |
congress reconvened for the afternoon pro |
gram at $50 p. nj; a crowd was again |
present.
The sessions yesterday afternoon and |
last night, as reportedin The Morning Times,
were held at the First Baptist Church, as /
1vera the meetings this morning, because |