Douglas Island news., 1918-07-12

! Your kind invitation Go Che strol | Ter Go address your association at lhc next regular meeting was duly received and he appreciates your in. vtatiou. but will be unable to ac.
 rcpt owing Go Che fact chat he is iu load at home and. until the tempest subsidies. will be unable Go accept Iauy invitations to address any os.
 sociatious other than Y. M c. A.
 OF Che Ancient Order of Amolgam- atcd Drmks. Missionary work is Ian he win be able Co do until his standing at home improves.
 By published accounts of your last
 meeting. Che Stroller observes that
 vnu classify thc ages of childhood, certain of your members dealing with che care Of children during Che |nrst two years. others from two to |tcn. and yet others from ten to the |agcs where the parent is supposed Go bc seen and not heard
 Had Che Stroller been able Co ac- ccpt your invitation. he would not have classified childhood. neither
 Oprouounccd ucythcr) maturity but would have dealt with Che subject as covering all periods from Che cradle Go Che grave. For the Stroller opmcs. after years Of observation mingled with experience that adults are but grown mp children. physi- cauy. Mentally many adults are stun in Che long white robes of in-
 fancy. In fact. Che Stroller has a .uarc by which he computes ntcl- Ieets. takes measure of mentalitics and estimates of capabilities and a careful application of this guuge during Che past thirty years or more has led him Co the conclusion that n most cases. childhood extends throughout life. In many cases childish heads arc lrinscd with grey.
 Ina some instances they are wholly bald. In Che early stages we resort Co soothing syrup. Later on club is more efficient
 Although Che original author of Fond Mother" articles being am as- s1ciatc Of "vcritas." Taxpayer" and alld Subscriber" the Stroller has never been a mother. but he wots that her lot Cuo reference Go real estatcl is storm-tossed one. She must needs soothc Che baby and nacify her old man at Che same time tor che same causc-wiud on Che stomach. Only In the latter ease she thinks It pure Is cusscduoss. basiug her belief on what the Bible says: "Nau is prone Co do evil as the
 parks Co Gy upward" when it Is only that he is a growu-up child bIe u form but iuGnitismal In men
 aI development. scarcely out of Che .octbiHg ring period.
 For example. You give eight ycar-old Willie ten cents to spend as may seem good unto him He lu- vests m cheap candy and that night hc has Gts. You rraciously consent tor your husband Co hold out a dol- . .lar on you. Like While. he has a . craving but it Is not for candy. That night-it may bc toward morning there Is another case Of IGu u Che house. A month later. granting that each has thc price. tbc same thing win happen again. i And that is what mothers arc up | against. Their husbands are merely thc eldest children in their fam- |Wcs. Ask any Of thc leading nHu- eutIaI druukards In your town and | |thcy will tcll you that Che same hu- man trait which produced frequent | |iulantile ailments in them through
 too much cheap candy, now brings about their periodical iags. This, O yc mothers. is something we must cudeavor Co combat. We must put our heads together for the better mcnt ol tbc human race. That is, of ! course. unless we are content Go have ! our children grow up to be no better . than their fathers, and that thought causes thc Stroller Go shudder HC knows fathers.
 Later on the Stroller may have ! am opportunity for addressing your association. In the meantinmc, sec that thc baby's bottle Is scalded |daily and keep the talcum powder |haudy. A shiuglc or trunkstraT firmly applied to Wnlic's pants oc. casIonalIy may assist him In pass. Ing through the restless spring per.
 tod. As for Hubby. just struggle
 along with him as you have been
 doing and as you. alone. know how ! He is a pcrverse animal but by
 trumping his acc about once a
 month you may still keep him am.
 enable Co your rule. Avoid open
 warfare with him. 1T possible. but ! between liberty and death. take lib
 crty and lots of it On this latter
 subject the Stroller will elucidat,
 further when he deems it proper (,
 take che risk Of addressing your as
 sociation
 Little Italy Chicago. July 8. | nnnr q dn Stroll.