The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-01
31 SEo8GE T2SDoLPH CHESTER
aad LILLTAN CHESTER.

BY &SEOJSSTfs bhselS0SG1-1. Nl1'E7 HA
a7d JULIAN CHESTER.
tCopyr56ht, 1915. by the 21ewspaper
Epterprise Association
PATS, N9arcn Ito US at home, a
baby DOESN'T amount to very much,
except IS natter Of sentiment and
faSuily eoriostty. The uncles and
aapts apa neishDors come around to
gi7e IT the ''opce-over" and say that
It Jocks ike John or Mary as the case
may. be. aud go away and think what
they thipk about its claims to beauty.
aud NAYS g record Of its date in the
birthday book.
OF eopSse we're not nearing to in
tirrate hat each particular baby
isn't Su1rounded with a wealth of
love. or that i isn't happily assum-
ed eeso0nsfbility. because 1t is; ali
these things ana more: but, after all,
it isn't 1ooked upon as of very much
tSaportapSe TO the community at
ATge. 6ecsuse there is plenty of COM
munity 9nyhoF> and one unit more or
less doesn't seem to matter much.
It vac that way in France a while
ago> that IS, allowing for the slight
difference IN locaI customs. traditions.
aud habits OF thought. The papa OF
: Arst<h6n vas just as foolishlT
proud Of his pew dignity here as at
hone, a1o the acquisition Of the first
booth Oh the Part OF the wonderful
infsnt vas the same heaven-toppIng
family sensati0n here as anywhere.
But. TIE existence of that very baby
neTer rocked the foundations OF the
state as It does now: for at last the
dag OF the baby has arrived in
Tue pay II king the only abso-
lutte nno1arch Which will probably be
LEFT aftef we Get through removing
kajserisD, and all which that implies.
from the tace of an otherwise COM
mepdable world,
Aa1one our entirely satisfactory
studies 81 the narvelous war spirit OF
the civi1ian population Of France.
pe7hepa the most inspiring have been
cur intefriews with the babies. and
we hay say. 1isht at the outset. and
In order to have done with that phase
Of the sbbject, that we found their
war split 1ustS. exuberant a1d I'M
dadnted.
you SES, S16nCe EdAHOC dliOEO "
lose airSle baby. boy or girl. She
must be . oniser with them. since they
are the 61ost Precious of her posses
siors; ap9 IN place of a newborn
child beipS simply enrolled on 4 birth
register add forgotten in the dusty
m(1pIcinal archiSes like list OF paid
and applied taxes. it is now recognize
ed as a potential French man or
French Fonap, who will grow up to
love Ia 9srte, keep the arts and sci
ences and n1annfactures OF France at
Contiguous hoodtide, and never.
never. under any circumstances. buy
anything hade In Germany!
11tca ba6ies have always had a lot
of annoS9oces Which poor babies es-
capped, such as being weighed ever 50
often. made to sleep at regu1ar hours
whether they were sleepy or not.
made to eat Just SO and So much at
certain 1sEular intervals whether
hnDery of DOT. and. above all things,
beirS paFed over by a doctor at reg
uIaf intefSa1s TShether vel or not;
and this }s the crowning insult OF all.
When. We ask you, whep, in the
history ot eiftlization. Gould any
puDber 81 hea1thy adults be persuad-
ed 70 ~alH into a doctors Office every
Tuesday, aud say: "WeIl, here am,
Doc. Rsnmer my lungs, and prod
my moutr. to LOOK at my tongue. and
feel ny pnlse. and weigh me, and tell
me how pany Ounces of food may
have tor nv dipner'
Yet Ea96 is Exactly what happens
TO the bsb1es Of France, the poor as
well as tDs Iicb. which is one OF the
penalties Of being king! Even those
high aristocrsts Of BABYLON, the
dWelfers p the nonpennieres-places
supported by private enterprise where
babies acc Eaised like prize strawber-
rtes, II good opes out OF every dozen
and suaS9Dteed absolutely asceptic-
even these are Subject to constant by
EteDie and beautiful annoyance. Tru-
II. 1neas1 Ties the head that wears a
crown! Gaey Seem to thrive under |
It, tbouGd; they Seem to be really bet |
ter OF th1n II trey were left to enjoy |
the sou01eS aud the collie and other |
baby DIVISIONS Gndisturbed aud m
ssfors ne opeaed tho door Of one
Of the babS dispensaries. which are
mai1tained nov throughout Frauce
ieElest. ss& TIE sa2tnE bu4 the bet-A