The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-18
Cynthia Crey's


al am a young mother Of %
and have four babies, two dead and
two living. The two living are
under 3 years OF age. am not
strong. 90 ! got work keeping
house for a single man. ! do NY
work and behave myself, but IN
nelahbors shun me and pass my
employer without speaking 10 him.
He 10 so good TO the babies and
treats me with all the respect In
the world. Should ! put my chill.
oren Into home and get some 9TH
or kind OF employment, or should 4
just stay here and let the neiohbors
worry WORRIED MOTHER.
An making this effort 10 keep
your little ones with you, you are
fulfilling your mission and living
up 10 the highest ideals Of mother
hood. The great. big. broad think.
Ing world does not condemn you
and has only praise for your ef-
forts. Ny dear woman. don't you
know that wherever you 20, or
whatever you do. there are those
who will critieise you? Because
there IL the good and bad element
In every community. you cannot
live 10 please every one. Just as
surely as you attempt II you will
lose your individuality. Without
that. you can have no definite pur-
pose In life.
| II In unpleasant for you right
now: but when these gossips find
that you dare to stand alone"
they VIII tire OF their persecution
and seek new victim.
Dear Miss Grey: ! would like TO
hear your opinion, as we'll az that
Of your readers. on Mrs. LIgeett's
idea Of breeding" the human race.
! an, the mother Of three children
and am expecting my fourth child.
So ! consider myself capable Of dis
eussIng the subject, az far as pain 10
concerned. We mothers who have
had several children have had dif-
ferent experiences each time; but
never one without pain. True, there
are some OF W who are not cui-
tured, but we have all experienced
agony, and, indeed. some Of the
most Ignorant Of W have lost our
lives In the ordeal. There 10 no hu-
man being. unless II be q freak Of
nature. VINO 10 not conscious Of
physical pain, but the more We OBJ
serve the laws Of nature and follow
them closely, the more we are able
to resist pain.
REFINEMENT and CULTURE
should aid W In enduring pain. The
fear Of pain has killed many . per-
son, not actual experience. Who
can say that tear 10 refined traItf
Society people are supposed to peaE
sess moro refinement than thess ~
us VINO live natural lives. Society
renders Us unfit to become mothers.
" 10 too much to stand the nervous
strain Of living up TO Its silly. unnat-
ursi conventionatities and bear chill
oren, which 10 as natural 10 any Of
the other functions Of the body.
What we call civilization may Be
responsible for the agony OF produe-
ing life. II 10, at least, according to
Mrs. liooett. But are we to propa-
keep them civilized? To me, this
woman's idea 10 unkind, unjust, IN.
cultured and cowardly.
! shall not attempt to say any.
thing about the saeredness Of the
ordeal. as ! don't know anything
about that part Of II. One thing 10
true. We do not forget the physical
agony we 90 thru. but be II said In
It's favor. we cannot live IL over and
feel Its actual torture, as we can
mental palm. That 10 what makes
mental pain Just as deadly, II not
more so, than physical pain.
AN ExPEcTANT MOTHER.
Al heartily indorse your senti-
ments. and II any other readers care
TO write their opinions on this SUBJ
ject. | will be very glad to print
them.
Owe have moved far out ~
tho country and will remain here
for year. cannot give my COM
pIesion the care II has always had
and ! find that ! am getting en-
larsed pores. Can you give me .
simple remedy for thls7 DORA.
A.-For enlarged pores. use cam
phor water, which has the advant-
age OF being inexpensive. A good
wash consists OF u ounce borax,
pint camphor water mot spirits OF
camphor). and II ounce of glycerin.
Another excellent preparation
consists OF dram boric acid and
4 ounces witch hazel, to be applied
after washing.
For a coarse skin, use a wash
consisting of 10 grains fannie acid.
u ounce simple tincture benzoin
and . ounces elder flower water.