Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-10

society given over to vice and offer
ing themselves a living sacrifice to
society which has rejected them and
which has no love for them. 1t is con-
sidere automatic by students that the
life of a nation rises no higher than
the ideals of that people for woman
hood So Judge we the power of all
movements and all religions. And
we confess tonight that we have here
great army of men and women who
are not only vitiated in morals but
whose presence is a constant menace
to society. Everything is touched
with their hands. Professional life,
business life, civic honor and purity,
schools, every form of society
Some Remedial Agencies
"Let us note some remedial agen
cies.
"First I should say the imperative
need is broader education on the
functions pertaining to the body. To
do this, believe it would be wise for
every school board to secure the ser
vices of physicians, male for the boys
and female for the girls, and give to
pupils in the last year Of the eighth
SIdu0 anu W IHS pupils VI IhC lli5 IL
school such knowledge as should
forestall the imperfect teaching COM
ing from wrong sources and also such
knowledge as should teach them the
physical functions of their bodies. 1t
is absolutely preposterous that we
teach our boys and girls the science
of biology as it relates itself to the
growing Of chickens and leave as dark
as Africa the science as it relates it.
self to the perpetuation of the race.
For this work 1 should have Chris
tian physicians For next to an I'M
godly minister I can think Of nothing
so bad as man dealing with all the
sacred mystery of life without the
fear of God in his heart. 1t will be a
good day when the ideals Of your pro-
fession, my brothers, make you less
materialistic and more at one with
the great physician of men.
Second There must be more Of an
agitation of the subject SO that the
minds Of men and women may see
the awfulness of the situation So
that the fearful effects of it upon So
ciety may be learned. I know of no
men who can speak with such author,
ity as the men Of your calling.
Third l do not believe you can al,
together make men good by legisla,
ton But most Of you are good be-
cause of some legislation. Law is a
good thing to keep men straight, and
confess I am a little obtuse on the
statement made SO frequently that
this great body Of delinquents is q
sort Of salvation to women who desire
| to be virtuous. That were it not fol-
these outcasts Of society it would be
unsafe for women anywhere In ou1
cities. | have heard it and I know
that some of tho leading sociologists
say this thing but do not believe 1T
II advocate q law which will place
upon these erring members of society
not fine, but Jail sentence. Let
| it operate against the man who fire.
ouents the house of shame as well as
against the woman who lives there.
do not believe we will have to In
crease the police force to protect oul
homes if we do this. although l do be
lieve we will have to change the per
sonnet Of the police force to secure
obedience to the law.
1--WE are face to face with aterribl'
institution of society An institution
whose roots ramify into all sections
Of life We must meet the problem
patiently but steadily The issue viii
not be met by shutting our eyes to II
or by segregating it 1t is too seriou
and it's poison too insidious. l al
hoping that much good will come iron
the work done by physicians an
teachers and in some cities by GU
district attorneys, as in Chicago a
the present time I believe an avail
ened conscience on this subject wi
mean a better America with pure
ideals and a stronger. more yiril
manhood and womanhood"
Aid to Consumption Cure.
Consumption in its first stages ca
be checked and a permanent cur
greatly aided If the X-ray coil is en-
ployed, according to the views of D
u. Drakely Rood of Des Moines. VIII