Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09


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and nlcssd thing. ard tha, his first
care should be ~ ell times % keep
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te ashamed o. a legacy Il na8EniI-
nea left him ~ EoDhisicated par
eru There are many things 70 be
falf here that Ns cann0, afford 70
prnt IN a ncNEpaptr of general cir
c1lai.on. but they are things that
should be driven home u the hearts
and conScisnces Of every father ana
mother. for doubtless they are among
ihofa guilty ct thus prematureiy
teaching children the very unclean-
rees from which they hope 10 snlelG
them.
We are very much impressed With
an article IN current mum Der oI
Physical culture. and wish every
reader ~ The Word could read The
same !; IN letter ~ the editor on
"Pfudery and Purity. from one who
has seen the error of present habits
n ehild training and raises a pleading
voice for the protection Of innocent
iury. Tho wrong comes not 20 much
from direct teaching as from false
hpRgegiiOn. A. an inAiance. Gays the
writer. How many a mother Will say
even 10 a mite ~ not yet 2 years.
Shame on you And why7 Because
the little one threw UP ms legs In tho
natural instinct Of exercise. This Eug-
geHiiOn repeated viii cause even that
mite 10 imagine something wrong
with lh body" And further, II a
mother can believe that the soul Of
her pure and sweet infant is born
vile. nothing that could be said would
avail. but Il seems impossible that
any mother can really believe this,
and yet TO this notion is largely du,
the false idcns about the body wnicu
produce prudory OF mind. We forget
that In time our children Will oppy
our artificial, sentimental and bliud
prudery and viii cease 10 express
their clean souls until they become
hidden also ln an affected modcsty."
God save us the children In thor.
natural purity. May all parents
henccforth resolve ~ no longer defile
their clean souls with the nth or cvii
suggestion. God never meant FOR
children to bo prudea. even before
they know what st an mesns -,
course. your children will grow up
and tho time will come when they
must know things that require "A dis
tincton between good and eyil. Hut
do not leave this instruction to chance,
or 10 the effects Of the prevalent ar
fectatlon Of prc8umcd modosty, but
ten them plainly and honestly what
they ought 10 know Mako conf
dants Of your children, 30 that they
viii not be afraid nor ashamed 10
bring 10 you their most secret prob
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