164 Heredity and Child Culture 



are required for all callings and professions ex- 

 cept the most important one of all, — that of 

 caring for little children. The mothers them- 

 selves are the natural ones to give the major 

 care to their young children, or, if desiring help, 

 should have the knowledge and character to 

 properly direct the nurse. Babies grow fond 

 of those who personally minister to their wants, 

 and it is pathetic to see an infant turn away 

 from a refined mother and cry for some coarse, 

 ignorant but kindly woman who feeds and cares 

 for it. A little later, vulgar language and un- 

 desirable habits may be acquired by such close 

 association. 



There is no nobler profession in the world 

 than that of mother. Like all callings in the 

 modern world, it demands efficiency. While 

 women have striven for advancement in all 

 phrases of present day activities, — science, art, 

 literature and social organization, they have 

 often not kept pace with a wiser regimen in the 

 rearing of children. It might be well to estab- 

 lish schools of motherhood where, based upon 

 a general foundation of biology, the students 



