The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-05

! scramble over each other 10 offer tseir
plate 70 their poor brother.
! Why? Because my wife was careful 10
/ cultivate self-a bRegation and benevol-nce:
/ because we gave 70 the limit Of our re-
| sources. We were poor in those days,
and TO follow out our experiment. which
| irdeed was near 70 our heart, the good
mother OF my children became aImoner
/ for several rich society ladies' who re-
joiced ove- the opportunity OF being rid
/ OF bothersome detail These women do
not know what their children missed.
! In the same way We implanted in our
/ children before they were born certain
/ social faculties which I think are essen
tial 70 happiness Ny wife went about
/ and received. enjoying always the society
/ OF our friends and acquaintance. never
losing her interest in them. up to the time
she was compelled 10 remain in bed Il IS
matter OF common knowledge that the
children OF parents who are popular are
generally capable OF attracting and hold
| ing friends. \ woman who Is un.ociaI.
who is inclined 10 shut herself Up AZ Ger
tain times, is very likely TO bear a child
who turns out 70 be a seIr-satisfed re-
cluse. II, however. the mother continues
an intelligent interest in her home and
the kitchen. in her garden ana her house
hold pets. her child viii be home-lover.
fond alike Of men and animals. attract
Cd BY pretty things and having kindly
thoughts for the whole world
The mother who would delight in
loving child must love it before i sees
the light. II she waits until it is born,
until its own personality begins 70 at
tract her. she may have little control over
its affections. The love she Graves for
should be implanted in the unborn child.
That love viii be always with the mother
and il VIII endure and strew flowers over
her grave many years after she is gone.
Thus in moral sense, a woman may
make or mar her son or daughter before
she brings the child into the world II
she be not eager TO impart good traits
she may bestow upon the little one sell
hshness. peevishness. disloyalty. dishoa-
esty and passions that make the world
sadder ard life harder 70 bear.
The practical side is also 10 be consid-
cred. and IL is only less important than
the moral side Health. capacity and per
severence and other qualities OF such
great Importance. if one would succeed.
must be translated.
But this IS not all The parents must
be constantly on their guard The TO-
bust weli-meaning mother may SOW seeds
Of reclklessness in her child If she does
not cultivate economy and keep order in
her affairs. There IS many spendthrift
disgracing his family who has an ex-
cellent mother" according TO the general
understanding Yet that same mother
may be responsible for her son irrespon-
sibility because she manifested a spirit Of
recklessness and carelessness before the
child was born.
In all these things the father plays a
part. He should make II his business 10
forestau anger, morbidness. discomfort
undue pride. fits Of passion. extreme sensi-
uveness. bashfulness and self-consciou-
ness on the mothers part. Some Of these
are intensified by the condition Of mater
nifty. and that is all the more reason to
guard against them TO avoid transmit
ting them TO the child
Il Is possible and practical 10 carry the
prenatal influence, further TO give the
child an impetus that will be OF great
salue in the development of certain tai
ants. although this opens a realm not
clearly investigated because facts are
difficult 10 obtain and more difficult to
demonstrate. 1t is very common TO hear
it said Of a child who performs cleverly
at the piano. she gets that from her
mother who is a fine player"
What is it thar the child inherits from
her mother II is merely the natural
aptitude 70 learn piano playing. or is it |
the ability 10 play acquired by the mother |
az the expense Of years OF practice and |
transmitted to the chud2 While the |
scientific world is at variance on this |
question the popular mind has already (
decided in favor Of my theory Of prenatal |
As with music. 50 it is with the other /
arts and professions. Parents wishing /
their child 20 be equipped with the de- /
sire Of capacity for acquiring knowledge |
need but exercise their own powers fl a /
gwen direction 10 predestine their unborn /
babe TO career as a mathematician. /
swyer painter. poet, mechanic or in /
ventor.
To sum up. advocate the survival OF 4
he dttest qualities in parents. the arous- /
TX OF Llr pest tll1-=ltS- ana 4o4tteSt
deals. and the suppression. the absolute /
of all evil tendencies. II
e is possible 10 avoid having weak ir- /
7erfect children. It Is crime 70 have
offspring marrsd for life by the neglect I
ignorance or nl-wiu Of parents. There
'ore. advocate thst IL Is Incumbent upon
he state 20 take care Of prospective /
Mothers living in Surroundings that men
ice the future Of the unborn child