The National tribune., 1907-07-18

lSonageS. At the opening of the school
Lord Cecil who presided, said that half
of the 10000 children who die an
nually in England could be saved il
their mothers could be taught how to
| take care OF them. One of London :
most noted physicians present urged the
| Importance of impressing on all moth
ers the simple dignity OF nursing their
children. This duty, which has become
almost old-fashioned, not only gives the
child a much better start in life, but ii
| has a certain dignified, spiritual effect
on the mother which influences largely
her rearing of the baby To induce
these mothers of LoEdon's poor to join
/ this school they are served daily with
| an excellent nouriSning dinner. Fer
nard Shaw. the well-known playwright
and author. who is full of ideas on So
Geological subjects. says that what Eng
land needs is a State endowment for
motherhood on a handsome scale. In
this country attention has been called
not to the saving of the children of the
poor SO much as to creating Il public
sentiment. particularly among the
wealthy classes, in favor of a return to
the good. old-fashioned sized families
Of our grandmotners. The views of the
Chief Executive on this matter are
well known-too well known most wo-
men think-but there are others be-
sides him Interested in the subject. The
late Mr.. John B. StetsOn. of New York,
millionaire hat manufacturer. stated in
his will that he would double the in
comes Of his two sons if they married,
and increase them if they had children,
each child to receive $250.000. 1t is
needless to say that both boys got mar
ried as soon as possible, one of them
having eloped two months after his
fathers death with the pretty daughter
of the family gardener. and is now the
possessor of Il s250,000 baby, thus trip
ling his income.
Elbert Hubbard. publisher of the
"Philistine" and other literary material
whose establishment at East Aurora is
well known. tells the public what he
has put into the little book called
"White Hyacnths." which is soon to be
published. Mr.. Hubbard has quite a
following in the United States and very
likely in foreign lands as well. and there
are many who accept as law and gospel
his rather startling utterances. He
poses as a great lover of Truth and spe-
cial hater of Shams, and he strives for
the unusual, the startlingly original in
all he does. Mr. Hubbard may be hon
est and sincere in his Purpose, but
many people doubt him. and among the
really literary people of the country he
does not stand very well. But to return
to Mr.. Hubbard's little book. In it he
tells US what he thinks of Mrs. Hub
bard, No. 2. He says: Assuming 100
to be the perfect standard, a judicial
rating would place Alice Hubbard (his
present wife) somewhere between 90
and SO as a mother. housekeeper, econo-
mist, methodizer. diplomat, fnancier,
orator, writer, reformer, inventor, hu-
manitarian. teacher, philosopher" New
er before has any living wife been the
subject of such adulation as is set forth
in this little book. He SAYS he believes
his wife to be superior mentally, NOR
ally, and spiritually, to any women of
history. ancient or modern. The entire
book is given over to extravagant praise
of the woman whom he says he has
loved for II years, tho she has been
his wife only for about four 1t is eX-
pressed in Mr.. Hubbard's usual style,
but many of his thots are very beautiful
and he pays the whole sex a great
compliment in putting this one woman