Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
PATHOLOGY

more than knowledge. Who can teach
self-control and self-restraint that has not
learned It? Yet many good women have
reared sons who are drunkards because
they did not realize the Importance of
teaching and cultivation through the
years when character was being formed
these virtues in their sons.
woman, who Is not cheerful and
hopeful will not impress upon her chill
dren's minds the beauty of such qualities.
Helpfulness and usefulness cannot be
learned of one who Is idle and useless
Honor and faith and love and truth can
be truthfully presented to a child's mind
only by one who is within the courts of
the inner temple.
Yet, though a woman have all Of these
virtues, she can, by thoughtful inquiry
into the childs nature and disposition
learn how best to impress his growing
moral nature with these qualities. The
very study and thought on the subject Will
strengthen a mothers influence and en-
nable her to realize more fully the import
ance of her work in life.
This child-study has only lately received
attention. All other sciences have been
studied thoroughly and have advanced;
but this most important knowledge OF
all has been neglected. Even now many
people laugh at the idea of organized
motherhood and scientific child study.
They say It is no good, because they do
placed in the position of mother without
any thought or preparation for her work.
and provided she has a mind capable OF
realizing her esponsibility-testlfy TO
need of such studyi5
As long as the world stands, women VIII
be the power that makes or mars the
lives of the future men and women OF the
world, and the influence OF wlse' goou
women will be always the surest way TOT
making useful citizens out OF the. httle
ones At home and at school women are
pre-eminently fitted for this work NOT
withstanding an opinion to the contrary
recently expressed by an eminent d.
i've balieve that the force and author
ity Of men can never compete In teachlng
the true lessons of life to a child with the
reason and love and confidence OF Wo-
men. All great men have great mothers,
and the best way to make the worlo gredt
IS to prepare the mothers OF the worlo lor
their work. 49,.
cradle and is given the greatest promi-
nence in all education, all work. then
will principal rather than policy dominate
the lives of men and women and truth
and Justice twin attributes OF cnaracter'
will sit enthroned in human conscious
ness" When the need of a trained parent
hood is realized and insisted upon' as is
fine call for trained and skillful workers
In every other field, the foundation OF
ali civic and industrial greatness VIII De
laid and a thousand vexed questions that
now torment the world will disappear.
Interest is being awakened in this new
science, that is the application to home
life of all the sciences, physical, chemical,
psychological, theological. Chairs OF
pathology have been established in several
colleges physiology and domestic econ
omy are being noticed, and GAS / doubt
not through the ages one unceasing pur-
pose runs predict that before this CEN
fury is ended people will live to under
stand that the science of child study Is
the most important that can be studied,
and that "As the thoughts of men are
widened with the progress of the sum-"
all will acknowledge the inevitable great
results of such study.