The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-09

dual PURPOSE TOOTH BRUSH


SeeAAa6 sso1AeS toiu - SAao
osioent associstion- FAMILY OF
C:atts.dirty. lazy and shiftless-that
Iuciuoeo six k1ttens. applied Tor ala
AT the ASSOCIATION building. They were
assisted olten and Tor q long period OF
time, but they were never out of debt.
The man of the house worked occa-
sionany. put not more frequently than
wa aoeOIuteiy Necessary.
II pOant OF snHtaessness. the fanny
=, went IRON pad 20 worse, and eventual
tne fTovioent OFFICIALS ielt called
upon 70 ASK the city health depart
ment 70 clean ana fumigate the house
because II nao become a menace 70
, me comm unity. Inat night the Cats
.e ' town IN the DARK ana nave never
since been seen.
a leereet cases almOst uaiIy
sOMe Oe1ore the notlce OF the social
~ "vIAeIe " the FroVloent asso-
clA.'on. ~ speakng OF some OF these
cases z rePresentative OF the orean1xa-
ION ~ ne.u lne iolIowlng 10 say:
We nau 70 oea! we hao MANY
ILL. ~ eAHeIiences; On our urst
~" 800 - ~ S neW Dany, the si4tn IN
10 Ii,, 1ai,ny -. ou IL, Len wa espec.
30 -, cLsIa ~ .ne .ous nan Pos.ee.T ~
- Ut -; IL. eIanuMoe -: pIouoiy
~ IN siiI. ~ was a. sIVwiMs 80 Iuns
hru.h " - WIN e1'e eo"'"-
H.a Te,ots,r,-..t, ono.
.r --.r .--.,-
IN anotner iamiiy "nen we m
yu.lSu - INC Cn1oren nao tootn-
. 70 ueea ire "io',Ier .ePueu PIoMpt,y'
LIZ; we nao = nrusn once put tne
e,.,r0;1S go eu VI usi"s !" AAeer
.sThe children of sonne ~ o,,r famt-
lies were sewed IN for the entire win
had never had q thorouRh housecleaI.-
ing. The only instance in which there
was a general cleaning up was when
there was death in the family and
all washed to go to the funeral.
"Mr. and Mrs. s. were both feeble
minded and hard to handle. They
were positively the dirtiest family we
had to visit. Every time we spoke
about cleaning up their house they
were furiously angry and maintained
that their home was as clean as any
After many interviews and having ex-
hausted a large amount Of patience.
we persuaded them to send two OF
their children to our day nursery.
Now don't you beat or wash them
children were the parting instruc-
tons shouted out by the mother. It
goes without saying that the children
were bathed immediately upon arri-
val at the association building. The
mother didn't say q word about their
changed condition to Us. She allowed
them to come to the nursery for sew
eral days. but then said to one Of us:
The children can't leave me any more
we love our children SO much that
we don't want them out OF our sight!'
And that was the last that was seen
OF them at the day nursery"
Big Change in 40 Years.
An aged couple, in their seventies.
ISOLATION. Years ago they resided in To-
peka-40 years, to2be exact. They had
no relatives here, and they soon dis
covered that all their friends and ac-
quaintances had either died or left
the city. They said that they wanted
elapse Of so long q time. They STAYED
here a few days but decided that they
could not feel at home on account OF
the many changes that had taken
place. They went back to live with
relatives.
An excellent example Of extraya-
CANT buying is shown in the case of
Mrs. p, who purchased household
furniture on the fnstallment MAN
Among the articles that ahe boueht
was q ras stove listed at s45. Her
husband was an invalid and could
not work. so the family was in dire
distress when the case came to the
notice Of the aasociation offic;aIs
win the com hinefI efforts ~ Relatives
ana other aocial axencies the family
moved back to their old home. Mrs.
p. demanded that the Provfdent as
ISOLATION send the expensive stove Nv
freirht to her new addresa hit ~
comese that conld not he done .nT the
storekeeper took back his own.
Truant officer Kent Fausv
Another caae that was brourht 70
the attention. Of the Prevalent associa
ton wa. that If man whose wife
died leayinr fonr children in his care.