Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-16
A Mothers Work and Her
Hopes
Hopes
An Editorial Written Especially for Men and Boys
Copyright 1919


that mothers the millions that ignore the sesacr
fee and devotion upon which society is based
On hot night in the dusty streets of dirty city you
hundreds of women sitting on porches TAKING CARE OF
BABIES
In lonesome farm houses, far plains
with the late setting long day of hard you find
cheerful and perseverng TAKING CARE OF BABIES
In the middle of the night IN earliest morning when MEN
sleep all the world in ice hu North Southern tents
big houses and in dingy enements you find awake,
Cheerfully and gladly TAKING CARE OF BABIES
We respect and praise the man selfshy working for him
self.
he builds up great industry and great personal for
tune, praise him
he risks his life personal glory and praise
praise him.
he shows courage saving his from de-
struction we praise him.
There a whose courage devotion could
be compared with that of caring for her baby.
The mothers love unselhsh and has limit this side
of the grave.
for a cause
You will find a THOUSAND women a thousand who will
risk their lives for their babies.
Everything that man he owes to his mother.
From her he gets health BRAIN encouragement moral charac
ter and ALL his chances of success,
How poorly the mothers service repaid by indvid-
ually, and by society a whole
The individual man that he gives
sufficient money LITTLE attention brought
nothingness life sacrificed her sleep
youth and strength for his sake
Society the aggregate of human beings feels that its duty
done when few hospitals opened for poor mothers and
little medicine doed coldhearted fashion the sick
child.
Fortunately may truly said great al
most always appreciative of his greater mother.
Napoleon cold jealous of other men, monumentally
egotstca when comparing himself with other of
and appreciated the noble who bore
him. lived for him. and watched him to the end He said
mother. principles
and all have that IS worth while 90 not hesitate " " that the W.
turs Of the child depends on the mother"
The future the individual child depends individual
mother depends
Think what been mankind by thousands OF
millions of perfectly devoted mothers
Every mother entirely DEVOTED, entirely HOPEFUL,
entirely CONFIDENT that great babys
deserts
The little head-often hopelessy i-shaped-ros about
feeby the thin neck devoid of muscles The toohess gums
chew whatever along The wondering eyes look eeby
amessly about without future
human being, to the coldbooded onlooker useless little
atom added to the human of nonentty.
But the mother that baby the marvel of all time There
endless meaning in the first mumblngs endless soul in the
sene baby smile unlimited possibilities in the nobby forehead
and round hairless head She the future of the baby
responsibilities of government and feels that perfectly
lovely eventually be acclaimed ruler by mankind
AS result of perfect confidence in its future the mother
gives every baby perfect devotion perfect and aectonate
education Each child begins life inspired by the
beautiful example of altrusm and selfsaCrifCe
gradually the place brutality among
beings baby birth itself
surrounded by absolute kindness
The mothers kindness forms moral character.
The mothers confidence and encouragement stimulate
bition and inspire courage
The mothers patient watchfuness gives good health and
fights disease when it
mother wrahfu protection shields the child the
stern and dwarfng severity of fathers.
Truly, may and should be judged by his feeling
ward his mother and toward the mothers of other
of ALL MEN.
In the character of Christ whose last earthly thought
gotha Mother the character of the hardwor
ing ignorant whose earnings go make his
Portable beautiful trait devotion the
for her children from the hours that precede
through all the years that they spend
gether.
Honor thy father and THY MOTHER
And honor the mothers of other Make their task
easier through payment of the who support
through good public schools for their children through
respectful treatment Of ALL women