Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-22
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THURSDAY EVENING. MAR. %, 1SoV.
ICOMMUNICATED.
MOTHERS BELL vs.. CURFEW
REII,.

In the Atlanta Journal few days ago
nv attention was attracted by naming
headlines, the city police warning moth
ers about allowing nurses 10 carry 'neii
little children into deDs OF MANY anu
pollu,ion that were not only poisonoue
to the mental and spiritual makeup
of the child, but ruinous 10 us neaitn'
The que stion oil o curfew bell was ois'
cussed, pro and con, IN Atlanta Two
wears ago. l think mothers bell 10
needed more. Ii there was no netd OF
this caution to mothers there would De
no need of "boys reforinaiory. Inc
idea of q pecessiiy arising in CITY OF
churches and Chfisiiaoity Tor noys' re-
formatoryl Sound the alarm! rake
This instance: l; is not sultry day III
August. The mother goes 10 ner pr
vate boudoir, dous dainty motner nu.-
bari. takes up the last novel and SILKS
into oblivion. l. tile patteriog feet come
to Der door, a tiny fist pommels the
door for ADM stop. A cross voice calls
from within: go away baby, TELL
nurse to put on your pretty new Cap ano
take YOU to ride 10 your carriage. Ihs
baby rups away delighted. The nurs'
dresses him up and then ries herself
and starts. |. is the very hottest me
of the day; the sickening suu pour
down 90 the baby's brain, he become
stupid, is overcome by the heat. His
dear little had begins TO nod. The
nurse is SO busy talking to her beau sne
does not notice the child. Finally, IN
turning q corner, the little fellow falls
headlon2 on the curling. my hus-
bBnd saw this happen ShIle we were
living 10 Atlanto.) Ring the mothers
bell! heard child in nurses arm
screa miug oue day. | concealed myself
in nv yard and distinctly heard the
slaps, sharp and quick. The baby Wa
sobbing, trying to hush, aud tne Dur'e
commanding it to "aush or III XII
you." Rug the mothers bell ! Tb'
idea OF q baby being given into the
care Of an igoorsnt, careless nurse no.
oply all day but nearly all night! Goo
pity the cb:ld who has TO lisp his even
ing PRAYER at the knee OF an ignorant
servant, ard bis mother In the bali
room WALKING away her Goc-glVeD
ppor,unity 10 the arms OF another wo-
mans husband Ring the mothers
bell
10 one of our Georgia towns saw
youug mother JUS at dusk Fastening
along the street with her baby, not
wear old-her first borr. | could not
think where she could be going at that
hour, and asked friend what she
thought oft. "On," said she, "she is
going to carry the baby to negro VIC
man in the lower end OF the town. She
is goipg 10 give dance tonight"
Ring the mothers bell! | think there
is a mothers circle or society OF some
kind in Atlanta. What more import
ant subject could attract their atten'
ton ?Can't something bs done to save
our babies aud cur larger children The
public schools ueed our attention, but
oh, how much more attention our
homes need Oh mothers, it will be
worth more to hear the Lord say "Well
DONE than to have your namts and
pictures consI icuous as leaders OF So
ciety. l. is an awful thought that
things have come to such pass that
our ci police have had cause to warn
mothers about their negligence con-
corning thtir children. Ring the
mothers bell, God help u.s. Claude
Dimon, iu Wesleyan Christian Advo-
cate,