Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-29

ton or your ideas Of religion are con.
cerned, your words arc true
u is on muertinence for any one 70
criticise you for keeping your child until
Sc Is 10 years old before II is taught IN,
alphabet g you see fit to do so. or for
teaching II to speak three languages IN
its Infancy. II you have kept It we'll and
strong pt The same time.
Men and women have grown 10 robust
maturity who have been reared in both
ways
Neither does Il concern any one what
creed you teach your child nor ~ you
teach II no creed rave morality and love
OF its Creator and It's fellow men.
In almost every other least particular
Il concerns every human being indi-
Ndually and the whole world in general
now you bring up your children.
IL your son mistreats dumb animals. or
uses coarse language. or IL impolite TO
his elders, Il IL my business for 7 am
the friend and kin OF all dumb things
and have a right to rejoice and be glad
IN life. which cannot do 10 oblieed 10
near vulgar speech; and isince courtesy
Is an important feature in our associa-
ton with one another. It IL my business.
u your son is lacking in H. to remind
him and you Of the fact. in such VIVA
as 1 feel could be helpful TO you.
III you have permitted your daughter
TO grow into n disagreeabie girl. selfish
houghtiess and Jealous. or indoIent ana
without purpose. II Is my business. ana
uat OF ell risht-minded people. to try
TO make you realize your responsibility
~ Is the business Of the whole COM
niunity II you are making dyspeptIes
ana ihvalids OF your children by I'M
proper iood and neglect OF hygienic prin-
cipies OF life. II you are sane and
hem'hy, ana arc able to feed and clothe
your children, il IL no ones business
nov many you bring into the world, but
u Ia matter which concerns humanity
al large how you bring them up I'm the
world
Away Off in an interior town OF Illinois
the birthplace OF great incentive sew
eral growing boys. under IS, who have
ben reared without proper instructions
by their parents. These boys IMAGINED
they were having FUN" when they de-
stroyed the cart Of an old man OF 70 who
maintains himself and wife by cartina
ashes from private houses
A self-made young woman. indignant
at the occurrence. set herself the task OF
finding who the vandals were. and Of
visiting their parents and urging them
to make good the old mans loss, and 10
rebuke their children
As consequences the young woman
was abused and nsulted by these par
ents, who consider her conduct imperti-
nent and meddlesome-instead OF humane
and just and kind, which Il was Not
long ago teacher in a school met par
ents whom he informed OF the miscou-
duct Of children after school hours
These parents believed the teacher was
interfering with matters which did not
concern him. because the misbehavior of
the children occurred after study hours.
But the behavior of the children. their
manners and their morals should con-
Germ every human being who has the
interest Of humanity at heart.
No sensible person expects children TO
be psragons Of perfection II they are
noisy in their play. n they sometimes
quarrel n they arc guilty Of childish
misdemeanors. the less said or thought
OF IL the better
But the child who maltreats or abuses
an animal or a younger child. who tan
talizes or ridicules a beggar or a de-
formed person, who destroys the prop
erty Of another, who steals his neigh
bor's fruit or flowers, or who uses dis.
respectful language to older people,
should be tsueht better by the friends
Of humanity; and his parents should be
made to realize that he Is in need OF
wiser and more sympathetic counsel than
they have bestowed.
Every child on earth today is not
merely SIS parents child; II is the worlds
future citizen. and II r. therefore impor-
tsut 10 an Of US how that child grows up,
It Is better 20 offend a foolish, short
sighted father or mother than 10 neglect
a duty 90 society.