The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
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never, never can get back these de-
stroyed vital elements.
Now comes the time in life when
nerve balance, brain power, all the
God-given forces in man are needed.
Many OF these, unfortunates are am.
bilious, moral, determined to succeed
in life's struggle. They try. They
fail 1t is not possible for them to
stand the strain,-the forces are not
there. Then comes the cry-that old
cradle cry for relief. Alcohol gives |
them such false power that it is tried
lagain. In the woman 1t is generally |
morphine. We all know the end of |
these pathetic cases.
1t is not only the poor or well-to-do
mothers that resorts to these criminal
practices of keeping baby quiet-the
rich have been equally IL not more
blamable. The society woman who
has no time to devote to her baby,
if accidentally she gives birth to one,
Many of these drink on the sly Some
frankly admit that they take some
form of tonic" or malt liquors. The
social engagements and charity ba-
Eaars take most of the time of these
mothers, and they are ignorant Of the
absolute necessity of baby's milk not
tnA al ri
So the baby nurses, taking with
each meal a quantity of alcohol. The
result, when it comes to manhood or
womanhood is just the same as is
seen in the other kinds of infant
drunkenness.
When those opposed, through ig-
norance of the real facts in nature,
to all eugenic teachings and regula-
tions, commence to quote children of
perfectly straight parentage who have
: turned out drunkards and criminals,
}, let them understand that it has been
: on account of the educational unfit
II ness of the parents that so many un
:, ct have been thrown out onto the
l. world.
s. Pure food and drug laws will be
It of little avail in stopping this wicked
If ldrugging of children, unless a strong
1t and plain-speaking campaign is start
l. ed in the country towns. Go into
;" any general store in the country
lie North, East, West or Southland lool
at upon the upper shelves. Soothin,
l. syrups, collie cures, stomach regula
a tors, all sorts of childrens medicines
fe containing poisons are what will NEE
be lyour eye.
ne That the labels state in small typ
We that they contain certain per cen
ey of alcohol or opium means nothing t
the women. They do not really knoy
lthe significant of these statements
even If they read them-and few de
Unless these conditions are stoppe
- through some form of educationa
ss- campaign, it is useless to try to pre-
ed vent drunkards, imbeciles, delinquent
ok and incompetents flooding the land
ng Note by Mrs. Martha Nj. Allen
he DR.. Howard might have added
he the statements in the foregoing ths
he babies have the seeds of desire for a
ch coholic liquor sown in them throug
oly the erroneous prescription by phys
to clans of dopes of brandy or wine
no their food 10 make them strong, {
la TO check diarhorea, or for whatevC
led reason. The writer has known I
ed babies who became so accustomed
1.-The taste of brandy in their food tn,
ok they spat out food that had not liquC
ME in it.
Is Hot todies" and "whfskey sling!
be- land other alcoholic "dopes" for colo
are common causes of the create
RS Dof a craving for alcohol. Hot ler
cir lonade will do far more to break up
Ia cold than any alcoholic preparatio
,in land will SOW no seeds for an aft
,rn crop of drunkenness. A liking f
xs- Sstrong drink often accompanies an e
he Ecessive meat diet, and the free III
mo of rich foods highly spiced. A sill
IN lple diet of well.cooked cereals, or
90 ham bread, vegetables. milk. crea
10 and butter, with an abundance
fruit, will hinder desire for narcot
drugs and alcoholic essences of wi
"a tergreen and peppermint to benun
=, uneasy stomach sensations.
A meatless diet with plenty of fru
has been found a great help in l
~. storing inebriates to normal conditiC
in Lady Henry Somerset's farm col
ny for women drunkards, and also
Inc the work of the Salvation Arm
hie Women who are wise will WELDON
the high price of meat as a go,
IN reason for banishing from the tab
a' what is, when freely used, a sour
lay of ill health, ill-temper, and also
craving for strong drink.
10 Mothers should know that drugs a
ma unfit for a title child's stomach. Co
stipation can be relieved by soap
ted glycerine suppositories, or injectio
Dr.. of olive oil. Diarhorea can be ste
Sc. ped by giving little castor o
ex- which is not, properly speaking,
drug, and by injections of warm, n
wo hot, water to cleanse the bowels, al