The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-04-23
VIRTUE THE HOPE OF THE RACE
Prof. John +. Smith
Continued from last week.
Summary Of the Dangers


II may be the means Of avoiding
much misery and sorrow IL young
women know Of the prevalence OF
these dangers 10 human life and
happiness. u is important TO know
that one of these dangers may be
transmitted TO innocent persons in
many different ways. BY using a
drinking cup or a dipper that has
been used by a patient may lead TO
serious results. BY using towel,
sheet, or any other piece Of linen
or clothing that was previously used
by the patient one may pay the pen
atty Of innocent lack Of infOrma-
ton. II n brother suffers from this
cause his innocent sister may be-
come infected by using common
towel or wash basin. The infection
may be transmitted by a kiss. Many
a young woman while engaged 10 a
young man whose record she had
not looked into has wondered why
her lips should become infected af-
ter an innocent kiss Of love. A doc
tor was required TO inform her OF
the terrible truth. There are many
young men who never hope to mar
nv and have home of their own
because the last hope Of making a
happy home has been swept away
by III health that ought never to
have existed. know a few Of such
men and I know how solitary life
is for some Of them Either Of these
diseases means IAN unhappy home
life and often the great disappoint-
mcnt Of a hopeful bride.
Diseased children spring from
marriages where either party is
diseased. and often no children at
all come 10 bless the home. Quite
frequently only one child is born
and for all the rest Of life the moth
er must he content with this only
tilllu. lfilN W lil'NShilhS VI iitll'
ones are born only 10 be buried
without ever opening their eyes be-
cause Of the carelessness or sin OF
the father sometimes OF the moth
or. In 1912 there were over 1000
little graves made in Kentucky that
would never have Lcrn needed had
all men and wOmaa cen masters OF
themselves at all times. Idiots, cpl
l.,tIcs. neurotics al are born Of
sch marriages. Or course not all
.rr these unfortunate babes come
from this source, but many Of them
de-.
know Of respectable homo
where have visited many times
and where there is one room that
is never opened To visitors. There
is a good reason for il, for in that
room Is q weak minded sister Of the
mother in the home. Back of that
sisters life is history that the
public does not know, but is his
tory Of a misstcp that brought dis
ease 10 the father. More than onS
mother I know has to be content
with the vacant stare Of an idiotic
child. made idiotic thru disease
over which il had no control. What
can the remorse Of father he who
is responsible for bringing such a
handicapped little being into the
homes
The after effects of one of these
diseases is often seen in hardening
Of the arteries in men. in rheuma-
tism. in apoplexy, in heart failure.
and in general debility that invites
some disease that takes away the
life before its time. Both diseases
may often he cured. but the after
effects may mar happiness for years
or even for life time.
vi. The Remedy.
In this case just as with all other
diseases il is much better to prevent
than " suffer and be cured. The
wholesome, natural life is the only
safety for young men. II is also
the only safety for young women,
because when the marriage vows
are taken misfortune is almost GER
tain to befall the bride if the hus-
band has brought sorrow upon him
self. Not only do the erring ones
pay the penalty but the innocent