The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-25

Not long ago she came to me y
tears. az you are my friend" she satas
up my curtis" | tried to dlssuade her.
"eut the boys don't ike them" sha
sohbed. Again Sought 20 persuaoe
her 20 my views. IN Storm o. 49,
she threw herself into my arms ann Sosa
me she hated Innocence and youth De-
cause they deprived her Of pleasures.
She told me that she WAS not golng
70 be a "prudlsh old Innocent thine.
| love this child Of IS dearly. =
want you 20 tell me how 20 neip ner~
doubtedy Il Is the boys vino have gore
10 her head. II | use my lnfluenee 20
keep her away from them fear SIRE
will meet them clandestineir PieaSe
's" mo Va" m"IlTTIE GIRLS FRIEND.
While IL Is against my rule 70 print
long letters, ] have used the oig&sAs
portion OF yours because you CONFRONT
problem that comes to every 1no1neT
provided her daughter has had tna
proper environment In her early years.
DO not blame the girl She has
reached an age when her Ignorance
IL indeed a grave danger.
Innocence and ignorance DO NOT 80
hand in hand. she should be told about
life and It's problems, Better tell ner
in the pure, right way than leave X
10 someone with perchance a sinister
motive, to inform her. must confes@
| that / am a believer in the sex-educa-
| tion of childhood | am convinced tnAk
many evils we find today are mAce@@
| BILE to ignorance on the part q tha
growing boy or girl which y many
| times caused by false impression IEAak
| knowledge will destroy Innocence
The girls desire for eompanionshtp oE
| the opposite sex ~ but natural Sh9
certainly cannot continue much longer
without being thrown with boys. ~
| allow her eventually to meet men with
out being trained in the greatest calf
| ing Of mankind--motherhood and
what il means, Is gross injustice 70
/ the girl.
| nave had the opportunity to know
| children, even several years younger
4 than the girl you write about, who
have been carefully talked with regard
| ing sex matters by their parents or
| others qualified to educate them right
| III, and | can truthfuliy say that my
| impression is that inetend OF Destroy
/ ing the charm falsely attributed to "in-
/ nocence," they are stin the healthfui
charming, growing children OF normal
i outlook that we love, Yet ! know also
| that they are fortified against evils
that other children become heir 70 later
on in life, owing to securing Informal
ton IN a more or less vulgar and iii
correct manner from other children 0f
| their own ages.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--l am a widow
the children better than anyone, but
they do not fll the lonesomeness IN my
heart for husband ana place tnat
| can call "n1y home" live with my
parents, but they are growing old and
viii soon leave me. want noWet
not a rich man, but nice home on
farm. Please advise me. LONELY.
Your longing III perfectly natural. W
should be easy for you 70 meet some
| settled man who would welcome q ma
| hatnFf1Atn RnrAuIp NOUr are q
mother and widow should not deter
you from marrying again, provided =
man comes along who can love the
children as well as yourself.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--I know my
husband Is In love with another WON
an and she ls married also. KNOW
that he sees her every opportunity thars
| he uets. We were both young when
we were married and our love mas
grown cold, but we have chlldrens
Ieft him. Ne provides well for his
family now. Should ! give him o.
vorce7 feel he would marry this other
woman " she herself wouIo get Gil
vorce, but | do not believe she Woui0
do this. What can | dot NJ.
lit is always against my rule 70 give
advice regarding possible divorces. II
as you say, the love both YOU and your
husband once had for each other has
ended, cannot see why there coula
| II you both with talk quietly ana
frankly with each others.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--l am married
woman, "a years old. My husband u
| II years my senior. ! love MIN dearly
but he Is so jealous that ne viii NOT
let me even speak 70 other men. What
shall | do. CONSTANT READER.
You have before YOU a problem that
has confronted many other women VINO
have married men older than they are.
If you love him dearly. you win have
to content yourself with your husband.
| Gradually when he sees that you are
happy with him, and that his jealousy
IL groundless, he win probably be glad
to have you meet other men In social
| way.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--i am a girl or
| 49,, and have been In love with boy
four years my junior. He has been 90
nO with y, ether o. girls What s sh9s,d
Both You and the hoy in question
are far to young for thoughts Of love.
Forget such things until you have
reached the proper age.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--Wlll you tell
me what date Monday before Easter IN
Monday before Easter in 1917 was
on April 2.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--l am q years
old, but appear younger. ! am going
with a boy OF 49, who know cares
| a lot for me. know he Is a splendid
boy Does age make much s, elf1srsnses
The big question Is always true love.
II YOU and the boy are both sure that
YOU love each other, mere years makes
no difference at all.
Dear Mrs. Yhompson--s am q years
old, and engaged TO young man who,
| have reasons to believe, thinks am
deceivinu him. | do not wish to lose
his tre1 et 2 , Mn'' ca" q E Proy'
Franknoss is always best between
engaged people Why not so TO him
frankly, ask him If he thinks you are
! deceiving him and then talk sensioly
with him regarding ms UNJUST thoughts.
Dear Airs. Thompson--While Visiting
a oirl friend met a boy to whom she
~ae eeaaged. | hass heard he mas
broken OFF with this Girl, Ike him
very much, stili am very fonc OF the
girl, Would II be all right for me 70
drop the boy a csrd7 SARAH I
II YOU are still on friendly terms
with the girl why not ask her casually
IL her engagement has been ended u
It has there is no reason why you
should not drop the boy card, II you
so desire.
Dear Mrs. Thompsor--My Oldest
daughter Is very proud and she Il
ashamed OF me and the other fivs
children. We all live IN little green
cottage, and my husband makes only
fair amount Of money. DO the best
that can, but still she finds fault
with me and really hesitates to inyite
her friends TO her home because IL docs
not suit her. she Is 16 and wishes "a
appear older Sometimes ! am alarmed
when think of her future, What
would you suggest that ! do with herl