Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-29
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
For Parents Only.

These are brief extracts from letters have
recently received from girls:
-. AS a girl l regard my purity more
than anything else in this world. and intend
To continue so. Tut. Dr. Brady, l have met
men whc gave very good first Impression.
but who have soon given up my friendship
on account OF purity az IT were. -
-. express myself forclbly on the way
yourS men expect girls TO spoon IL they take
them out II you don't. why. you just stay at
home. and that. 1 assure YOU Is far from pleas
ant So would like to ask just where does
innocent spoon!ng end and indecency begin?"
The same thing has featured scores upon
scores OF letters from young women. young
women OF fair Intelligence or moro than aver
age intelligence. as their letters Indicate, and
not the moron or high grade imbccile type
that may be so easily recognized as wearing
skirts little too short, shoes little too
stacy. complexion little too obvious and
clothing little too noisy. These letters come
from good average girls.
The unpleasant truth is that considerable
percentage OF our nice" young mon today are
nntrustworthy in their moral conduct and
some OF them. Notwithstanding their nice"
appearances. manners family connections
nave aiseasc IN u more or less incurablc or
rather uncured form. II is these nice" young
men who take advantage OF every opportu-
nifty 10 freak down the moral barrier and
rob any gir--any girl, matter who or what
she may oe-of the thing which is indeed of
more Importance to her than anything else
IN the world. The philandcr holds forth whcr-
ever young women forcGat Their to have fun.
rms subject Is not pleasant one TO write
about I'd rather discuss funerals for I'm a
Quiet sly way one may find considera bic
humor in good funeral to relieve the
solcmnity OF the event Tls,re Is no chance
for hufnor in the subject am trying to pre-
sen; now No chance. that Is, IL one happens
TO be " parent or ii big trothcr or sister to
littla girl
In some places. although policemen are so
thicH you can scarcely get through the traffic.
the laws or ordinances against careless driving
are tcke-spccding is the general rule few
drivers are Gutlcss OF turning shor. left cor
n'rs, all drivers assume that a foot OF the
horn is command to the pedestrian
TO d"' &c or wait. and, in fact. the police ap-
parent: agree that the nan, woman or child
"i protection. Naturally. there are many hor-
rible accidents"
some such state of affairs exists in the
matter OF moral conduct. The pol &c r-ctcrd
not to see idle. Vicious, fashionao!y attircd
young man who hang out around plh.,c places
o. or the street and mike Insulting remit, rks
about CT even - any nE woman ). our.
women who may happen TO pass by. This is
out one OF thousand obvious weaknesses of
law cnforcemcnt--thc winking OF the police at
the practice OF lettering the streets or
about pool rooms. cigar stands and barber
shops OF a low class. Just one driver, speed
ing through city street at twenty-five to
thirty five miles an hour without fear OF police
interference. drags down the moral stardard
for all drivers and Increases the pcril for all
pedestrians, so one young male morss Stacker
holdinS icrth In Il public place is menace
the mora! standard OF tho community.