Time was when the ablest man would rather kill ten men than feed
a thousand children. That time has gone. We do not care much
about feeding the children, but we care less about killing the
men. To that extent we have improved already.
The day will come when we shall prefer helping our neighbor to
robbing him--legally--of a million dollars.
Do what good you can NOW, while it is unusual, and have the
satisfaction of being a pioneer and an eccentric.
CRUEL FRIGHTENING OF CHILDREN
The most acute suffering is that produced by FEAR, and those who
suffer most acutely from fear are YOUNG children.
Who does not remember the intense agony in youth based upon the
superstitious teachings of some foolish older person?
And how many children are made miserable through the hideous fear
that comes from threats and from punishment postponed?
If a man should be whipped incessantly for three or four hours he
would think his tormentor a monster of brutality.
Yet you say to a child:
"I will whip you for that to-morrow."
You sentence that child to hours of the most acute mental
suffering, and if the child be nervous and unusually sensitive,
you may permanently injure its health. ----
Here is a scene unfortunately not rare in this country:
A thin, nervous little boy, perhaps ten years old, was walking
along a suburban street.
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