The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-03
.DR, I, |, N|NCERTER MAKES FINE
ADDRE55AT CHILD STUDY CLUB
MI N z MT NERVE SPECIALIST
TALKS ON NERVE OR NERVES
FOR THE CHILD" TO LARGE
GATHERING
Question Box Conducted at Conclusion
Of Enthusiastic meeting Last Night
At 7. W. G.. A.

Before goodly number OF Chl!d
Study Club members Wednesday evening
at the Y. W. e. A., DR.. G. a. Wingerter
sense instructive addresses for which
he Is justly noted. His subject dealt
with the various nervous ailments pccu-
liar to the human race and his subject
vas. Nerve or Nerves for the Child"
In his own fashion. in terms that could
not possibly be misunderstood, DR., Win
gertrr explained the mistake so COM
monty made among parents in regard to
their vhildrcn and urged that the parent
cndeavor 10 understand the child. Also,
he made il plain that the human race.
AZ a whole, Is too intorCrant and showed
how inconsistent we are when we pre-
sumo to Judge our neighbor or any per-
son who does something that We can
not understand and would not do Al
together, Or. Wingcrter's address was
q wonderful one, Of vital interest. not
only to mothers but to every man and
woman. During the question period sew
eral questions were put and answered
readily and thoroughly. the explanation
being minute in every detail.
DR.. Wingcrter's address in general
follows:
All parents wish TO see their children
GROW up into normal men and women,
with ideal characters, II possible. They
would like to see them mon of nerve.
men capable of facing the truth ana the
facts about themselves and other peo-
pie: and fearless in doing the right In
spite OF all men and obstacles OF any
kind. They wish them TO be men OF
nerve brave. manly. sclf-rcliant. frank
poised. single minded, buoyant, generous,
cheerful. sympathetic. gentle, docile.
having a sense Of humor, possessed OF
insight and opcn-mndedness and inltia-
and perseverance.
I'm the moral world. as in the physical
there is one angle at which we stand.
but uncounted angles at which we fall.
II IL EASY 10 picture the character of n
man of nerve. There are unnumbered
varieties Of nerves. countless defects
Of character that We. see in the myriad
types cf nervous people in the Commu-
nifty. You have only to look about among
YOUR acqua !ntanccs to find those 10
whom you could apply one or more OF
the following adjcctircs: anxious, ar
rocant. avariCious. awkward. boasttul'
capr!cous. careless. concettcd. conten-
tious. contrary. covctous, cowardly, de-
ccptive. depressed. Inspirations, dis
trustful. cGotiStiC. envious, fearful, for
getful. gluttonous. greedy. hateful. n.y.
per-sensitIve immOdest. impatient. indo-
lent. intorcrant, irritable. mlstrustIu!'
: moody. noroSc miScrly. obstinate, pc
DANTE. QucruiouS. rcvcngcful, tyrann!-
cal unruly. unsocial. wilful. For each
defect OF character in this hurried list
there are hundred more IN the d!ction-
airy that | glanced through.
Taking a more orderly aspect as We
; look about in tho community; We find
! individuals showing every graduation
! ahjcct scrvility TO arrogant inSolence
! In the golden mean between these two
cNircmcS. We lind tho golden sanity ot
character. with It's integrity Of nerves
IL either direction away from this norm
We ind people who come to the nerve
! specialist at last. or should be under
! his care.
AT the heart Of all the defects OF
: character that result in nervousness
: there Is one common root. This Is an
unconscious feeling Of infnriOrity or
4 insecurity either in the physical. men.
, tai. or spiritual plane. The nervous char
actor is defensive reaction from this
: feeling The har"Sscd soul either fights
! or runs away. DfCnse IS by flight or rc-
sistancc The trouble Is that. in either
case the defense is exaggerated. The
/ poor wretch ovcr-Compcnsates. He fe"S
! when no man pursucs or he fights when
nobody contends against him.
IF We dclve still deeper into the prob
| lem, II we go back OF the sense OF in
! feriority. we find that II arises from the
fact that improper training and educa-
! tiou has blocked one or more of the
| Childs impulses or instincts instead OF
guiding them and controlling them for
use Tho human instincts are part OF
| human nature, implanted purposely by
| God They are part Of His revelation TO
| US The laws of nature arc the thoughts
! Of God. Moreover. our instincts are COM
. pulSve. They must and will have eN-
! preston When understood and recog-
rizcd and guided. they lead to Ideal char
actcr: when blocked or thwartcd or sup
pressed. they are expressed just the
same. but in nervous manifestations
and in distorted characters and eccen-
| trio dispositions. The engineer who fires
his boiler TO tho limit. after plugging
| tho safety valve must he n fool If he is
| SURPRISED at the explosion.
| "Tnfortunately. We Erown-upa have
MI forgotten tho important events and
| joys and hopes and griefs. trials and
! tribulaiionS of our childhood. Every
! parent must. therefore, be educated in
order to train his child. And. moreover,
! tho child must be the teacher Of tic par
/ cnt The parents must go with open
mind 10 the study Of their own little
! ones There Is no nervousness in the
| healthy. normal child. Every act is
| spontaneous natural. untramelled. we'll
| done and adapted TO It's purpose The
trouble begins when those about ii be-
gin to shout don't" Tho secret Of
| efficient training is in leaving out the
| "don'ts." Tell tho child what to do In
| stead of what not to do. Deal in posi-
| tivcs and not in ncgitives. If the child's
activities arc disturbing. find less dis
turbinG activities for it, But do not stop
| It's activity. If its desire for knowledge
! takes the wrong road. he glad Il Is cur
| ious and supply its curiosity with prop
or objects that You supply. IF his mi
! tiativc IS destructive. foster his initia-
' oil C.ruciira 1ipoc 10