The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-29
For the Sake of the Cats Tail
For Your Own Sake and
For Humanity'S Sake
You Ought to- Want Your First Child to Be Daughter


poor fearful lady recently asked for divorce Her
husband had treated her badly because her first child turned
girl instead of the boy that his lordshp desired
She got her divorce and she deserved it.
We get many letters from sad and worried because
they bring little girls the world when sesuiCien
foolish husband wants a boy.
On this subject purpose to write very seriously The
fancfu heading this editorial referring to the cats tail
intended catch eye foolish and make them
read
blessing for every family the first child born
Q little girl-here Of the
The girl qualities father And the mother
being devoted and unseh is always anxious to hand
to future generations something wonderful about her husband
Tell your foolish husband that ONLY HIS DAUGHTERS
hert his qualities to say only the daughter inherits
his greatness he has any Cations great work heredy
proves that the genius Of the descends through the
daughter almost exclusively.
eve know only two exceptions-the younger Pitt and
Filipino Lippi-do you know of any others?l
Conceted fathers you want to live in history pray for
daughters So much for mans vanity
Parents should pray that the first child may be daughter
because that gives to the boys they along
ample the gentle guidance of an older sister.
4 little Willie is born first he says little Susie when he
Watch pull the dogs ear Later he says to little Susie
who tags along behind him: Watch put pin in the
IN this bunch Of flowers for some one to snuff ct cee
when little daughter arrives first the mother is made
happy by the possession and gives to that daughter her
gSnsleness ana Knoness ana nLe WINE from his earliest
blinking bowlegged days. hears from little Susie things
this:
mo- Wie you MUSTN'T pull the cats tall it is wrong
You MUSTN'T pinch Fidos ear it is wicked You mustn't
make Grandma sneeze; naughty You mustn't put pin
In the chair; it's cruel
You know of course that woman the older sister in the
human has taught all the genleness and kindness
that is in them Woman teaching and pleading have gradu
ally brought from horrible savagery and cannibam
to the standardization of today and viii make civilized
being eventually.
What woman has done for man and the human race tn
older sister does for the boys in the individual family
The family that begins with girl begins properly with
the right foot forward
girl is easier to bring up-doctors that thus
daughter first makes life easier for the inexperienced young
mother.
The daughter helps the mother comforts her. and even
makes her forget how preposterousy she
band when she married hm-that is GREAT comfort
The daughter helps to civize her father and him
better matter how good how bad he is when she
arrives
son makes the egOtstcal brag and think
about himself daughter makes him gentle makes him
think about others and especially makes him kind and
derate to the daughters Of others when he thinks
little girl
Therefore for the sake Of the poor kitten
for the sake Of the human above mentioned
your first child may be daughter and tell your what
you praying for
Nobody knows how many poor fret fearing that
they will not have boys to far the vanity of conceited
husbands utterly unworthy Of the uneh goodness their
wives