Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-23
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PERCIvAL,. Ia. Dec. Ito the Editor
OF The Bee: notice In your issue Of
December "a an article from f. Nj. of
O'Neil, Neb in which he says he Is the
father Of two as healthy specimens Of
humanity an can be found. am glad to
be able 10 say the same thing. But when
our boy was born, owing to existing cir
cumstances. the two doctors and others
present said 1t could not live an hour;
but we did not sit still and do nothing
Just because It was not In a perfect
condition-and we had a good chance TO
let It's little life flicker out. No. Its
life was saved, and now II Is as healthy
and robust as any boy. SO speak from
experience.
He says he can see no earthly use OF
letting cripples or imbeciles live, as they
are burdens to themselves and to human
ity; or. In other words, says black is
black because II IL black, and advances
no other reason. Now, no one can tell
when an infant IL born a cripple but that
Il may outgrow Il to some extent. II not
completely. or at any rate born 10 per-
form the functions Of the afflicted num-
Der in other ways As an example: Helen
Keller can tell what one says. though she
can neither see nor hear, by placing the
tips Of her fingers on the speakers lips
while he speaks.
So I can see no reason for letting an
infant die without making any attempt
to save II, simply because IL is crippled,
and a. for letting II die because It 10 OF
unsound mind. / do not think that any
one can tell whether an infants mind is
normal or not at birth.
I still maintain that II IL wrong to let
an infant die without making any at
tempt 20 save it's life simply because sons
one thinks It lie of unsound mind or Ia
crippled. p. J.
Pose of Lincoln.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., Dec. Ito the
Editor of The Bee: Most people who
babe looked over the monument Of
Abraham Lincoln, located at Lincoln,
Neb., admire that work. The first time
that the present writer saw the monu-
ment, there was a single feature in tho
design OF II that did not meet my views
OF Abraham Lincoln.
The design of a statue is no simple
matter. When you again look at the
statue, notice that Mr.. French stands
the ex-president on one foot with the
other crooked out; a pose which you have
seen other people take. Most people fire.
quentiy stand on one foot, but not in the
pose which Mr.. French gives Lincoln.
The idea of the pose is meditation. But
l have always noticed that people oc-
cupying that particular pose are not peo-
pie OF keen anticipation. Anticipation is
a positive attribute of intelligence. Sup
pose you carefully review all the photo
graphs OF Lincoln; will you find one
having the pose represented in the
statue7 think not.
Tho disposition of people may be clessi-
fled, and with each class of dispositions
certain poses may be noticed. Abraham
Lincoln was not such a man as many
people suppose He was quick TO move
and quick to see q point. The pose Mr..
French gives him would indicate that he
was led by men rather than a leader OF
men, The pose indicates indecision and
next to being puzzled w. JOHNSON.
Charity.
OMAHA, Dec. ITO the Editor of The
Bee: For nearly forty years have done
something In the way OF helping the
needy.
Last winter found In Omaha about
the middle OF November a condition
which moved my heart very much. Hun
dreds OF men had nothing TO eat and 10
place 10 sleep. A minister came to me
and asked me to undertake to alleviate
this suffering. He told mo that II
would do 90, he would enter on the work
and take charge OF the same, and that
he had previously done such work and
was an expert at H. I undertook to do
as he suggested. I remained in that
work some four months and expended
about 5000. l provided shelter and food
for q large number OF men-hundreds. I
got them work through the city and out
side the city. I bought several hundred
cords Of wood and had IL out up ana
sold. But will never forget my expert
ence. During that time there were a few
good men and deserving men in this
large company, but most OF them were
men who were brought to their present
wants by evil habits, such as liquor and
drugs.
The preacher. himself. proved to be an
expert rider OF the white mule" and
his example In drink was copied by
most of the others. Had thoughtful and
able men not come to my rescue 1 GER
tRinly could not have weathered the
storm. All honor and praise be to the
noble men who aided me in that time of
trial. These out-of-works were in the
wagon riding without a care and I was
in the shafts pulling the load. What
suffered in those four months with H.
nancial burdens and watching over that
crowd OF men, only God knows. These
men would sell the food which / sent
to them for liquor and shout for more.
They would sell for drink the tools that
I had put In their hands with which to
work. And they even stole the brass
knobs off the doors.
Now. allow me 20 say that did not
study charity in my office through books
written by learned men. I got right
down with the product. itself. at close
range. and 1 learned considerable.
have come 20 some conclusions regarding
this matter One Is. that II we ever per-
manently help our people. we must help
them by giving work.
We should not assemble the out-of-
works In large numbers together. Man
Il bad enough alone. but he is worse in a
| crowd.
This winter there Is no such conditions
80 far IN the city as prevailed last year.
but at the present time the need is in
creasing. There are quite q number OF
/ families whose bread-winners are out or
i ,.-orlr What 40 ned mora than ANYTHING