The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
The Wor1nam's Page Of The Tmimes-Dispatch
Summertime and the Babies

The very hot weather OF the past
week has just wllted the babies down
like flowers too fragil to stand tho
intense rays of the sun. and It Is all
because many mothers do not
realize the absolute necessity OF
watching their children. The tiny
tots play all day in the slckcning heat
on sand piles. in open fields and upon
the sweltering pavencnts with the sun
beating down upon their uncovered
heads. And do YOU know tina, this
condition is not in tho leaet confined
to the very poor, when small chill
dren run at large and UNDECIDED ia
the terrible sunny hours. On Tuesday
afternoon in just the very hottest
hour OF tho afternoon sat directly
behind n woman and two year-ol
child on a street car It was tho
sunny side OF tho car. and the moth
err vas seated directly In the sun To
my horror overheard her say 20 the
child that tho sun was'-too hot for
her and 10 please be good boz and
slip over into "mother's" scatl
That liz only a fair supple Of the
care that the majority Of mothers
take OF their babies The sun Is too
hot for their own comfort. and yet
they urge little son to be a good boy
and give mother the shade Now that
same mother VIII eufier heartache for
months and months when that little
son has wii'ed down and died from
nobody ows-eXactly what and she
would turn and rend any one that ven
tured to suggest that she had not done
ever thing within her power to save
he- chllds life. Ar. mother heart
watch the sun on the babies You
would 80 out and. cover dnNcate seed
l!nge TO protect thec. from the mid
day neat. but YOU ait 10 tho sheltered
GOODNESS az your homo. probably sew
Ing hard on frocks FOR the very haby
that is digging az ;he sand with mis-
tiny head Il prey 10 the devourlng
sun and the burning wind So many
little children need no, he gathered
81 such terrible numbers by the Grim
Reaper each summer II only the moth
ers would keep tho sun from the Tiny
babiee and the growing children. /,
is hard when they must stay IN town
all through tn" long hot months bu,
illness and suffering may be warded
on IL you viii only take tho trouble
and time. and that world-olG ounce
ot prevention that is worth a pound
ot cure" Hats on. umbrellas up and
every now and then 4 little car ride
late IN tho evening. surely tho Yeast
OF us may 10 these tnin2s
Watch that big no; SUN a II ne were
h"nd incarnate seeking. always
seeking, the hves Of li,tle children Az
ms sacrifice. II some one stopped a;
your door and said IN great alarm:
"Oh Mrs Brown. the mos, horrible
monster e passing this way. hide
your children save sour own" My.
how fast YOU would run and the Things
that YOU would DO TO protect them,
Big mothcr-heart this monster
gobbles Eth. boys and girls ar4 .he
wee baby close to your heart faster
than ever any great idol made o!
bronze and prepared for sacrifice
guard weu your treasure Save inc
babies from the summertime sun.
hide tho children until he has taken
his daily walk abroad. and There will
Toe no hea-taches and misht-have-
beens For Borrowing mothers and
gr!ey!ns souls.
!, may be a little trouble. and YOU
are busy. mother-hear;. Oh. so busy.
It's The biggest work In the world,
being the rish, kind OF mother. and
the mothers that march wiih steady
tread holding fast the fingers % their
little children pass within the inner
circle OF happiness that cndures for
all time on. dear loving mother
heart. defend. pray YOU. with Your
life the health 81 YOUR jewels from
the shining, all-devouring danger thai
VIII walk with you and your child
for the coming months
BRENT WITT