The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-08
A Danger Signal.

of families in this country has decreased aamngy in
the last generations Each the number of old bachelors
and old maids increases This bodies i'll for the future Of this
country.
In the pioneer days the old bachelor and the od maid
the exception they amosto be the rule In studying
history finds that the early days the family with seven
eight and fourteen fifteen children not unusual and
go back only few generations find that
mon thing girls be married when they were their and
boys before they of And this in the best fam
lies people prominent in all walks of life of their day.
Now what do find Many people of the later generations
and with each generation the number to in
With each generation the age which its members
With each generation the number of children family
smaller than the preceding generation until family with
four five children considered large We doubt
families of the wealthy of this generation will
and of the well do and those moderate circumstances
three children unusual the
to find many children.
What is the the small family? What will be the
suit if this condition continues
We believe that the largely due to the sshness of
the people of this generation We and by we both
men women lovers of and comfort and hesitate
duties that interfere with and comfort
Things which uxus fathers and mothers have become
necessities Each generation demands than the proceed
ing generation Men hesitate because much
support wife children They expensive habits and
which they for their happiness and which
willing they would their wife
have lust as good Clothes Just many father
nhed her and fear she would unhappy she did nothave them
They know that unmarried they live comfortably what they
the responsibilities
life
Women have largely the same view point as the girl
has comfortable home dresses we'll friends
parties the heaer take trips and has few respo-
sbties. She will argue, why should marry who
not give good home and the comforts have Why
give up certainty for the uncertainty having good
time marry will many duties and and have
harder do and probably have less The many
new fields that opened years
made her independent.
if he marries each child additional expense
requires increased income the sacrifice of pleasure
the woman child pain and suffering additional
duties the giving of social pleasures for considerable
period.
If this condition the inevitably
decay nation. Children if to have
these children must from homes where they
are well nutured cared for lead among nations
of the world.
Nature intended and marry and have children
The first highest duty be husband father
and to provide for his wife and children The nobes
ing for woman be wife and mother and do
towards making provided for her happy
social economic and educational systems make and
afraid take the duties of married life if they do
marry have only children then they must
changed if this nation is to prosper.
One reason why have broken any New reso-
tions is because did not make
Every item in the paper where has
spent in Cincinnati other city, always
could the city and not spend anything but time.