The Washington times., 1916-06-29
Telling. Our
O7vn Infdnt's
WitticiSn1S
lnane Fatuousness Must Net
Blind the Young Parent To
the Indifference Of the Cas-
7. ual Friend-One Should
| Watch Carefully For the
| First Signs of Lost Interest.
Remember That You Can't
Feed a Cat ThiStles.

~ ONTRARY to general BELIEF, the
hlindest thing In the world 10
" not a deep sea fish on dry land.
but the tatuous parent OF two
year-old infant. wherever he happens
to be. This short bit or writing Ia de-
signed to aid such creatures, provided
they have time to read 1t.
Through some mysterious transforma-
ton, the male animal. under that state
A.. OF mental intoxication known far and
wide as "fatherhood." changes. from a
reticent. poised. self.contained human
being. to loud and constant talker.
tell HA the most nH Intimate details Of his
homo life to the merest stranger. he
doesn't care whether you are interested
or not. He wants t. talk.
Under the great pressure Of telling
the latest thing that baby did. faith
ers have been known to give detailed
ssss o. and he so even the
daily menus of the establishment.
Intertwined with tho confidence
by q father, several days ago. a most
remarkable statement was made. Psy-
.chologically. II may be of value, but
s Sr. a: p S tss s s 81 In
formation 10 entirely valucIess. as far as
No could see. True It has served 10
promote the idea upon which this story
sss how our life Is either Settered or con-
faminated by tho news that the gentle
fpan who sometimes rides with US In
thN, street car and whose name we do
nsm:undsr the sever. about morning.
11tis little item was necessary TO the
saplanation Of how his brilliant daugh-
~ n
We also know that his wife calls him
Wlgs.. and that he gets thirty dollars
o!mpnth salary. ...-
Alodssty forbids us to further disclose
x8e lengths Of confidence to which this
poor creature has gone. He Is in a bad
0tAoa Tho worst of 1t 70 that three
Wour'certain knowledge know a. much.
0sep doubt, more be-fogging than the
emoIs river Of the same name SO late
pause. however. 1t is almost inyari-
Is this line. Men who might fs.d, and
lee ali perspective BY the time the
child'is two year: Of age!
eooner or. later they begin to ten
.suess what my baSy. qua today
icy smiles calm indifference, blank
horror, and even hagrdnt inattentfon
says no Psrceptihie sssss on ah the mad Sa
syes glowing with the 2srvor. Of a re-
iiig. fanatiS and SEEING eng, mot ,0s,a ths
which no 10 even then relating.
FATHERS should try to moderate their
transports. Baby antics should be told
to no one but blood relatives. Aunts and
uncles. also grandmothers and grand
fathers. often suffer from this same
Be- Visited nv" With At the latest news.
; Some parents make the mistake Of
telling about baby to Jones, because he
has a youngster, too. you know. rms
10 q natural but utterly fatal mistake.
Jones listens. yes. but only long enough
to ind some weak spot. like rhetorical
question. where he can horn In and take
up the rest Of the time telling what HIS
two-month-old prodigy did.
The public should be protected from
the laxative parents. OF what We all
know to be perfectly normal infants.
Societies against every sort or evil are
constantly In the process OF organisa-
for the Proper Muzzlins Of Male Parents
Who Talk Too Much About Baby. be
formed.
With the hope (which We feel is ut
teriy VAIN that We might convince just
. one father Of the ordinariness of almost
all children. and especially his child. We
cali attention to this world full OF mod.
people. all Of whom were once babies.
no doubt we'll press-agented by their
fathers.
But what's the use! He would call
attention to the twenty-frst word in
that sentence, and then take two hours
to prove that his daughter qualified as