The Washington times., 1922-06-16

every DaDy kuOWS, kOou olu
;enings with gifts under their
comes very much like q we'd
a lot Of duplicate presents, q
ew that would have been ones
Cynthia Leonard. Mrs. Leonard
said. Young man, let Lillian be
a lesson to you. Il you ever set
determined that she would be very
beautiful and have a fine voice,
and / kept my mind on that ell the
time anti she was born. Now,
look at her. and listen to her
Mothers of little girls still TO
be born will be interested In the
determination and success OF Lillian
Russell's mother" e
.Emphasiztng the responsibility Of
motherhood, this theory gives
women great power II II 10 TO be
believed. DR.. John d. ouackenbos,
physician Of great experience and
observation. says Of the maternal
influences:
Mothers can determine the
beauty of children--even the
ugliest parents can have lovely
offspring. The mother thinks con-
tinually Of beauty and wishes II
for the child she will bring into
the world.
"The mothers attitude Of mind.
her whole mental picture for the
career.
Can Direct Tendencies.
There II no question but that
woman can direct the natural ten.
dencies of the child after 1t u born
and In the same way she can direct
by imagining and thinking before
to be.
she must keep In mind the at,
mosphere Of that life which she
wants her son or daughter 10 fol.
low"
We asked DR.. ouacksnbos is. In sll
the mass of testimony and medical
researches relating to the ieteimina-
ton Of an unborn child's sex, there 10
any truth. DIR. Lucas 10 reported to
have said the sex OF his own two
children. boy and q girl. had bean
determined by their parents, and he
cited many similar cases.
Anyone who says that the sex of
- WILMA SoAh W
declares DIR. Quaokenbos. doesn't
know what he IL talking about. That
has been demonstrated again and
again. II It were possible to do this,
the choosing of children would upset
nature and would destroy the equi.
librium of nations. Some families
would have all boys and some all
girls.
Thoughts Affect Child.
But regarding thoughts. women
who are to bear children, should
remember to be very careful. They
must know that the greatest cruel.
ty Of all Ia not to want q child.
"Unwelcome children are diff.
dent, always out Of their element,
| disliked. misunderstood and un.
happy. This hate OF the mother
before birth has influenced their
| careers and made them unfit to
struggle in the world. Some pnsn,
because they were unwanted child.
rem, hate their mothers and. all
women.
women who crave drugs affect
their children. Others who In ex.
| treme cases satisfy abnormal crav.
ings by purloinins things in shops
may make their children klepto-
bAobteCo. ohhOh VIM ~
ened some times affect their children
sadly in . way that cannot other.
wise be explained.
Can't Produce Genius.
Regarding careers though" DR..
Quackenbos continued, II don't
think actual genius can be produced
by thinking about Il. You may re-
call that Marshall Juneau said Of
Napoleon that he was one Of the
geniuses nature flings upon the
earth with centuries between them
Juneau recognized the emperor
as q military genius but yet II we
had not had the French revolution
we might not have heard a him.
Though women cannot make
their children geniuses, they can
| influence them to careers in which
something akin to genius may de-
velop."
Every prospective mother specu-
iates upon the sex Of her child and
what she wants the little one to be
when II 10 no longer little and help
less. Mrs. Cynthia Leonard. mother
first fighters for woman suffrage
and no doubt a strong minded mem.
Der Of her sex. She claimed to have
made her daughter beautiful and
talented. While many scientists
agree that the mother Of q great
beauty might have accomplished
this as she says, only . few, up
to now. insist that anyone can tell
whether to tie pink or blue bows
on the bassinet.
civITANS URGE ACTION
ON TEACHERS PAY BILL
washinst Civilians last night In.
dorsed the movement calling on
Congress for speedy action on the
teachers salary bill, now pending
before the Senate and House, and
which, II has been stated. is likely
to be lost In the mass Of other leg.
islation. ....
The Washington delegation to- the
International Association Of Civitan
Clubs, which met at Chattanooga,
recently were given vote Of thanks
at the weekly dinner last night at
the city Club, for their efforts in
securing next years convention for