The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-23
CONFESSIONS
OF A WIFE
PROTECTION or SCIENCE ~
BABY'S RIGHT

Just as IL arrived at tho point
where Dick was moraiixlng on the
duties OF husbands and wives. had
an illustration OF what u means TO
10 mother.
Ny haby'a nurse came 20 m. al.
most In state OF collapse. saying
Come quickly. Mrs Wavcrly,
think that Dickie il dying" when
got to his crib he looked as tho no
were dying. Luckily he was un.
dressed. and l called TO tho nurM. To
start the hot water running In tho
bath tub. and BY the time had got.
ten OFF his little nightie had reach
Cd the tub and immersed his little
suffcning form In the hot water.
Tho convuiaions ceased almost in.
stantiy. altho tho water was very
hot. for I. IN my excitement. did not
walt 20 Use a thermometer. but al.
most In a minute or two my baby
began 70 throw up.
What - this. Mabei7- I asked
What has this child been eatlngf'
He was throwing up great chunks OF
something red In the curdled milk.
Mabel turned pale and said.
When I was eating my dinner to-
day tho baby secncd TO want n ,aEts
Of tomato salad. and you know the
other day your husbands mother
said she thought Dlcsie acted M tho
he were hungry for something, and
sho asked you IL you wanted any
thing very badly Just before he WINS
born. and you said you were simply
mad for some tomato salad
"so-weli. Mrs wavcriy. rave
him a little Tiny piece. he wanted
more and | gave him more"
And you arc a trained nursef
exclaimed. do you r-allz. that for
an old foolish tale you might have
murdered my baby, All such ideas
OF prenatal influence have been dis.
carded long ago"
Mabel burst into tears. "Oh. Mrs.
Waveriy' don't send me away" she
exclaimed. Il fid IL because | loved
DlekIe. really did. he seemed 90 like
II 40"
do you mean 70 tell me that you
would give any one you loved some.
thing that you knew would hur,
him. simply because ho wanted III
II that Ia the case you have no bust.
ness 10 be a supposedly scientifically
trained nurse. | think / shall have
70 let you go"
'Oh. Mrs. wavcriy, know I will
die II you do not let me stay with
Dickie. Honestly. / won't ever do
one thing that Is not scientifically
correct as long as am with you. IL
you will only let mo stay. have
learned my lesson. but you see I
thought Mrs. Trent know. She had
brought up three children"
That's Just II. Mabel" inter.
rupted; you must realize that we
have moved a long way along the
path OF correct living since your
mother and mine brought up their
children.
we are getting 10 a point where
We realize that a baby IL only a III.
tie animal, that he grows n soul
from very rudimentary thing. Just
as he grows n body. II we keep a
carefully. and devote Ourselves 10 IL,
not In a sentimental. but in n prac.
teal way. just az stock man de.
votes himself to the welfare Of his
prize stock.
TO the last generation a oaby was
a nice little meat dolly. given into
the young brides arms for n play.
thing This generation has come to
the conclusion that a baby has
rights, at least. and I expect that
when Richard Waveriy Ill. grows
up and takes n wife and owns n
baby. its mother will have much i'm.
proved upon this baby's grandmoth-
er's missing. Until then. however.
we will apply all the modern sclcn.
ufic methods we know to the proper
bringing up of Richard Waverly
III"
Again the nurse looked AZ me with
such pleading eyes that / said, II
think you have learned your lesson.
and / will keep you on If you wish.
but you must make n solemn prom.
iso that this nor anything like It
will never happen again"
The nurse threw herself down by
my knees. on which Dickie was ly.
ing. apparently in his usual health.
and none the worse for his ex.
poriencc.
ITO he Continued