The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
TIE cHILpLEss VIII.
me seassnests Arsussd BY Her psssssaes
end ExDericDccs.

discussion Of the subject OF racs suicide.
now going on IN TEE Sun. 10 very inter-
estin. and y 70 really rssssniag 70 IN .@0 ~
, .hs' .ns,s 20 msnv isaies beionS 70 The
s .1s V /. numbsred. where the family
o o" ~ m. husbsnd. wife and Dug dog.
that one, might ecncede nearly al that tho
President has sald on the su9!ec. ,,.x A..
,Notwithstandlns. Lne osIk ouuoos' ,nr o
women realize tsst The prs.sGc. Of chi snr,s
hslps considerably IN rnthnninG hne no sa.e
sioIae P P esiidie.s ; beionss aiso
to the treat army q o. ~ w nspcb
who attach 30 muca imporsance 70 Ms psn.
y 10 doubt helps tne 1000 T9tn q Les hh,nd
onity, put then " " oT s,mn'' W %"
an Sr S.al YoR xsi' FEB ,n g "
To THE EpIroa OF THE srS-sir: I con-
s,dsr myself o one o. Oh, me Ssoan.s hsrs to but
~ NY w" W. "-,sd -hso
p ssa have been S....d ~.h
children s and d. oh @ ,ss:. ssr.. to
take care o. my ;p :, aso vss's or bow IA
~ and our Youngest nri OF 10 year, ~ns
pleasant times we nave these 'ons VINE
evenings win the piayinR OF sanes ~
m.sic, ana nayinx ths'r ypuhs Ire ~ ,.-Xnie
-. much a. ID those Children Yet this Child
is.s. woman means TO tell me that the better
educated a woman is the more she desires
TO be Tree: 70 De Der husDah9 Gonpn nsS =.
that cnildrsn , ire o,,,d III. A. he aba 10
av nv eyes on that woman, to see what she
looks like. for surely she can't be human
How PITY th2ss two poOr oeas n,v' 80 n ri
| ~. cnS rcr wbom Inc parents have no
love. and how pitv that poor husband. who
becomes weary at their immature chatter and
goes out aione " ne were nun, ,,s a. Sa gooS
Tans Al ,n,t tbis nair And any pleasure In
| this world VIE, such dispositions
| II untrnthful who saws she wants another
child after she has bad one; How D: s sne
sse snoS %, no,Sns about %othsr
/ can answer from experienoe. Can shey
did want another and could msn I'll, an. ~,
TO brine I'M one child alone, as they are apt
to be selfish and dssrIeeabie. -,.v
to place 10 some Institution thoee tyo little
mortas in the home Of this woman. >. II ssem e
Their LIVES would %a Ss h S4siss .ym. ' Ssn
dead than under such influences. ,,
MOTHER OF THhhA'
oH'D'A'o"''
To THE Enron or TIE sUH-SI: Tn the
discussion a. to the drsirability or monde
STABILITY Of large families. ] have nov seen =,
any expression from q member OF one OF
these large families ,. and nv no,h.r
am one OF e'ph' cnnv " ~ IT,, 70 not
was one Of ten 20 my pU,n' o. p.rson.Ily
49, hai;av. q large family IL desirable
oon 49, =, v,aw AZ Tho psreuts
or children. ONLY in rare instances do par.
ants Of lar re families possess means eumment
60 Give them the proper care as children and
Mt them LOT NE o.e 49, :. az rsrsons,
ta9es whicn MONEY c"n os, ,...a h.twaan
relation wh'en snou'u Ne ue 49, - Mt room
parents ano o ~ ,,anv c,a,m;ng the
TOT wheh 'heIe " ~ - nn..n. fo,,ow
seme eue T,aoI,ts have large families that the
satbey ia fond OF children in the least. He
NAV not understand either the duties or
PRIVILEGES OF parenihood. slthoush IN otneI
WAYS ne NAV De Nj Hs givsn 10 peotie in
,a, ,ppccorltnhla cirSimstsnces who love chill
dren and. hayinc them, would devote large
part OF their lives 70 makihg mem ,daai
men ana ~ p,,, W., can.r mnke people love
oS,,araO s,r more than you can make them
love music u they don't care e. ~ ,r.a
for the size of the family. Thew were taken out
OF school at an early. ace, either 70 help AZ
for life THROUGH their ssssta2oe the y ,Iurr
better fitted for their rtoner ,s spner mad been
four. or three, the nertnts would lave ee, mao mao
Just rs much pleasure u prinerrs .ne,,l , ~
f,tted in everv wav for the battle OF lie. ano
when once grown would have been peter sne
10 repay the sacrifices made Tor theni . haen
with every s1fe~uard thrown erounu tns,,,
children often dis1pDoint the nopes on pn,
ents; but I think a test Of good paIehInoOu.
Is The quality OF men and .1men turned out
in the nnished product. ana not tne nunoer
OF half-developed beings A READER
-
To TIE EDITOR or THE SUN-SG: should
-, .vh,, aras .Eather ridic1ile Child
INK" 10 arm WY -, :, ,ha Gallant r.oint of
less yet tske no ho,e o, .Ae az.
her letter?--the fact that man makes the
rearing Of children a buRbear because the
wife Is left to do II alone"
VIZ, -, o,.n Ma nresence IN encourage
she naS no. 80 n, W. IN What shsorhs
her She il not interesting to him because
she is absorbed in her single-handed struggle
MANY a man Is delighted to I'LL his home
with children. the further to engage his wife's
attention and leave him free to pursue his
own interests know q couple. devout and
q ,dtesring The man is employed all day
snd deyotes his nights to mission work His
wife has the benefit OF his society between
again at II or Il. when he returns and they
relire ,. ~. labor mara than b,s
family. lie docs not know Z: but do They
have two children sno s npiS,n s,s - fa@'it