Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-08
Rv Mrs. 3. G. Whitehead,

the hope that those who were not
present may enjoy it equally with
those who were present:
Let me say in the beginning that
the above subject seems premature
to me, placed, as it is, at the opening
Of the years study, instead of at its
close. My main reason in joining
this circle was to learn what to do
and what not to do as a mother rear
ing family of small children, and
I hope at the end Of the years course
to be better qualified to write some
thing worth hearing on the subject
than | ar today.
While have been the mother OF
five children, at present varying in
age from il years to years, ] find
that each baby brings it's own prob
lens and sometimes think | am just
as much at the experimental stage
today as ! was when my first little
one cane. However, / think mos>
conscientious parents have theories
on child training that govern the
methods they adopt. f"@
Motherhood is the natural privilege
ottthe female, sex and it. is a wonder
full privilege, because it is so far
reaching in it's effects. 1t is a sacred
duty because 1t perpetuates the race
with the kinds of men and women
that make nation.
10 tie quite sure that the babies
born unto you will develop into self
reliant, admirable men and women
great care should be shown in natural
selection OF parentage The husband
and wife should be healthy in body
and pure In blood; intelligent of mind
and OF sterling character and morals,
so that the child will not be hand-
capped at its birth in the race it
makes for it's life. TO insure happy
disposition and good nature the mar
rage should be based upon love.
Many stubborn moody and disagree.
able child Is the victim Of an unhappy
match. Beautiful natures, as well as
beautiful bodies. are conceived only
when the. marriage relation is heal
thy and happy one. Eugenics teaches
his great truth to. the young boy and
girl today and that is where the beau
ty and true mission or love should
be taught. b..
Girls. as a rule, know too little OF
their bodies and the functions bodily
organs perform. Anatomy and biol
ogy are subjects that should be thor
oughly taught growing boys and girls.
When youth realizes the truth of the
creation Of life it will cease to be
the subject OF irreverence that it Of
ten is now, and one Of the wonders
OF creationy.Aill be generally valued
at its diVineNWorth some day. 1t is
ignorance thatsimpedes progress more
than any other thing Boys and
girls are not Immoral. They are ig-
norant. They respond to natures
laws without knowing the cause or
realizing the effect. The child should
he taught the divine mission of moth
erhcod and fatherhood as early in
life as 1t is able to understand the
development Of the embryo in a hens
egg. Let him study the stages of
development in the mosquito, tile but
terfy, the frog and other interesting
specimens of life, aid apply that
knowledge where 1t will directly ben
eft knowledge of himself.
Prenatal influences leave their ef-
fects upon an unborn child. The
pregnant woman should be given
pleasant surroundings and be relieved
from worry and trouble as far as
possible. She should be as active as
she feels like being, but should not
attempt heavy work of any kind.
Physicians say that light Homework
is we'll adapted for woman in preg-
nancy. II she sits down or lies down
too much the child will be too fat
and it will likely be.lazy, while the
mother will be troubled with irregu.
larities of the digestive organs.
Having given the baby 4 good fair
start at its birth, I am going to drop
hin for a year or two. American
mothers have the finest babies and
take the best care of them of any wo-
men in the world, but after the babies
learn how to walk and look after
themselves they are too often left to
do as they please. American chill.
dren are pronounced the worst man
nered children in the world and the
most disagreeable. Why? Principal
ly because they show no reverence
for age, and no respect for the rights
Of others around them. Not, because
they are seltishGaHd -mcopsiderate by
nature, but because no one has taken
the time and trouble to show them
why Others have right to be con-
sidered. Some children learn the les
son laterin life. through experience
and bitter chagrin. perhaps, while
Others are less observing and never
learn it and it is the, latter types
that develop into that most lament
able of all creatures. social snobs.
Aside from Installing in the infant
orderly habits OF life and the fact
that his mother expects and requires
obedience of her. child. cares OF moth
erhood are limited principally to the
care of the baby's body during the
first year. There is considerable diff
ference of opinion in regard to caress-
es heaped upon baby. Some mod
ern mothers follow the directions of
trained nurses and refuse to fondle
baby at all. The claim is made
that baby should he. bathed dress
ed and fed and then put to sleep or
left alone in its bed or cab. l do
not believe in handling little baby
nntiift grows peevish and tired. but
| am old-fashioned in some of my
views and still cling to the instinct
of motherhood and bahyhood as old
as life. All through nature it is known
as the "cudd,ing instinct. There is
nothing that quite reaches the moth