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s | Inquiringredby'heinyvertheigsvesthetojckReporterbeThe Question: Shouldchanged so that birth control; information may be made available to poor people?The answers:repeal of the present law would reduce child birth, but I could not fav or such, a law.”Mrs. Tyler Coleman, 203a McCul-loh street: “The im-itution of marriage was formed by Ood and man should not try to pervert His plans.“Instead of the law of birth control. an act should be enforced requiring an institution for the care and training of off-springs of large families who are not capable of caring for them.MWillard W. Allen, real estate dealMrs. Mascella Smith. 1729 McCul-loh street: It Is a hard question to decide Just what is best on thehimuston,ler«yrrycr. 1423 Pennsylvania avenue: No1. T a . ... . . r so many aides from wnlcn to ioolc atsir, I do not think . laws shouldThere are times when the exer-1in ;re to he mtbe changed because God intended that man replenish the earth, and instead of a law to control birth, our people should be educated to give birth to children in the right Way.*9Marse S. Callaway, real I estate dealer. 1305 Pennsylvania ayenue:4 II do not think that men fchould try to control birth because cdntrol-oo,m•If.byatling birth has a tendency to i Interfere with God's plans.”.ashendLC-le-tiyin.thMarguerite Robinson. secretary. Nat. Benefit Life Insurance CcL 1301 Pensylvania avenue: “I tiling that poor people should be given full information on birth control because they, as a rule, have large, families, and many of them are n6t able to give their children sufficient education, their health 1* neglected, and much disease is spread throughout the country.else of birth control would certainly seem the only remedy for the prevention of disease, poverty, and crime. Who among us have not seen. persons so hideously maimed byi hereditary taint that wo felt that it were better had such persons never been born. On the other side, the laws of God should not be questioned or controlled by man.”i4:EdHo38.W.KyAunuD.58.binMrs. Thomas Wyatt. 1612 McCuM®11 loh street: “I certainly do not ap-jcn prove of birth control. The laws of God should have no hindrance. Children, even ever so many, binds a family and brings comfort even to the very poorest. Birth control. I consider a great crime and sin against the laws of God .Harry B. Baton, 1513 Druid Hill avenue: “I think the laws should be changed mation many people control birth and are injuring their health, their morals and the ihealth, to give poor people j infor-on birth control, because eople, as it is, are trying tolrWeekly LessonsIn Englishou,atvendSt.rs,.ssof their children, simply because theyip ththink they should Be given scientific deps.are ignorant alon:ese lines. IWord Often MisusedDo not say we Intended to have gone.” 8ay “to go”Word Often MisspelledDecollete.Word Often MUpronuncedDepths. Pronounce the th, notr87(3D. «or 57.Ky383M,E. An boxder•orN.I511EraLita,BriQl\information.• iiSynonyms.Order, command, instruct, decree,r-ororrdH O. WachseHan. 1425 Pdnnsyl- dictate,'ordain.' vania avenue: In my opinion, a Word stud*law to give poor people information on birth control would be a good thing, because it is a little unfair to children brought into the 1 world, by parentage burdened to the extent that they have so many children that the ycannot provide sufficiently for them.” jUse a word three times and it is yours. Let us Increase our vocabulary by mastering one word a week.ORTHOEPY; correct pronunciation. “He is a master of orthoepy.”mrt-tsStW. A. Williams, 1109 Pennsylvania avenue: “I do think the laws should ba changed in that respect, absolutely. because owing to the conditionsof today, poor people are not able tofamilies.Modern EtiquetteQ. What color should a woman withsupport largeMIsde-n-ars•irii-it.esPalmer Nix, barber, 928 Pennsylvania avenue: “It being a |divine command, that women should bear children, I think the law should remain as it is, and women and men should be encouraged to multiply and build a nation and not diminish it.’ Monroe 8. Frederick, 1232 Pennsylvania avenue: “I absolutely think thetogpoor people Information on* birthlaw's should be changed so asive1-ormaofis.ncontrol, for thU reason—Poor Ipeopleas a rule give birth to more children than do people who are able to take care of them, and I think if the laws were changed to give poor people information on birth control, it would be a hindrance to disease and poverty.is\o\eisill■olei-ilst[eJ. M. Robinson, 2451 Woofibrook avenue: “You need not change the:nanglaw if you do not want to. They all have It anyway. The question is,:t i'black hair avoid?A. Blue.Q. Is it ever permissible to use a nail file in public? vA. Never; it is is very) ill bred.Q. When are the silver and • the plates removed from the dinner table?A. Before the dessert is served.-----o --rusPtrQ»stnDieAloVa!110-LucBoiOut81.TheClt'ruiverRleTrt«t.vmlt;AS AFRICANS SAY IT—Counting obstacles will not clear the land.IPoem This Week■who fill stand for its functioning, the wife or the husband?”L. L. Mullen, Instructor. Ccnerali.i-Science. School 106: Birth control under governmental supeirvisionwould be a blessing for both statestmand family; but general dissemination of such knowledge to the! crowd unprepared would be dangerous.”•er.neit8,Oeoyeclnvso.Van Jordon. 701 Sharp strefet: Itis Christ’s teaching that we should be fruitful and multiply, therefore I feel that birth control is directly against the teachings of the Bible.”E. F. Floyd. Jordon's Barber Shop, Bharp and Hill streets: Birth control laws are all wrong because thev come in conflict with the laws ofj Nature. I feel that all normal married women should have children.WE NEED HIM By Ellen Marion WelshTis Christmas Eve; o\ all the earth A solemn stillness lies;The noise and turmoil of the day Are hushed ’neath starlit skies.i Tis Christmas time—'tis Loving time In our dear land of Home;Tis Dreaming time w_ 'tis Memory timeWherever we may roam.Ti}£Prince of Peace is knocking, Oh, Will Nations bid Him stay?Wc need Him! How we need Him Every minute of the day.w£~.need Him to the Castle and „ The Cottage in the glen;We need Him in our home life and Our touch with fellow-men.Frail Human Hearts, oh heed the BellsrmPf.£hrlstmaa ere they cease;The King of Nations—Christ is here; Through Him alone—comes Peace.D14W.Chit*rD088warHouAlbi403J. :\(MWm. C, Gross, linotype operator, AFRO-AMERICAN: “Laws concerning birth control Ahould by all means be modified to the extent t? at the proper persons could acquire this Information. It is indeed a blessing to humanity; and to legally forbid its practice is no less a crime thanWhy Sewing's EasySewing thread is numbered according to thes lie of the single strandsof which the thread is composed.pie single strand 840 yards in length is taken - as a unit. The number is computed from the number of hanks of 840 yards each contained in one pound of the thread.For Instance ifto forbid researchMiss Alma Kelle”. 2018 Druid Hill avenue: “The question of fc'-th control requires study from many points of view. But I have never thought that the laws of Nature, hence .from God *iould be placed In control by man. ^“How many famous men ana women have been members of k large family, where a great deal pf toll, orlvation and sacrifice were neededin order to give the children theirlace in life? We should not, forget that he who feeds the sparrows andJess a crime thanL ro\ instance, ir a pound contains work on cancer. yards it Is No. 1— I thread; if it contains 60 hanks It isthar is jNefgroNejhavtheusyouYIndtro\whcAmblalt;quenatblalt;tha:gotof jtothathainunI!addtheimargoesdayANo. 60, and so on. Thus the number increases as the size decreases. The first sewing thread produced was composed of three strands of ainoleclothes the Illy will never allow His own children to suffer.”Miss Mabel Whiting, Executive Scc-retary of Y. W. C. A.Ti“While many poor people have more children than they can properly care for and educate to fit them for life, yet the control of birth would causecrime and In many cases death. The__ strands of single yam twisted together; thus No. 30 cotton sewing thread was composed of three strands of No. 30 single yam; No. 40 was composed of three strands of No. 40 single yam, and so on.Lat-?. with the introduction of the domestic sewing machine, the necessity arose for making smoother, ev-wener and stronger thread than was possible from three oord; thereforesix cord thread was produced, and“to numb«r were established It was necessary to make the thread _ composed of six strands the same size in diameter as the prevailing number of the trree-eord thread. For that reason the No. 30 sixthe diameter of No. 30 the same as—The Pathfinder.“(spolt;ThrCotlthebegiwasforsewlvelomarThrOeo of N. r ita r this in# trad
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Dec 22, 1928
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