[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Gainsborough U.D.C.
- Gainsborough (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1896
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Gainsborough U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![VAC CITATIONS. °* Imothe™SiokinK 0. — / (4 ,0(1 lookiog mothers too. .— / W'.-ipn J-m.er'a great diacovexv 'I'hev foolishly pooh ! pooh . And seem to fancy all is trae 'l'hPt ontaught men proolaim, with traronet tonene. while'learned M • Uo:e modest they defame Their daughters sorely should they grow To marriageable a8e« . , t . Will something have unkind to say Of what weald saints enrage. A something 'boat their l.p. «J Ant e'en iha bridge o( “o e' t T„e h r-e.-combing of their bieMt. end erm.eed l«* “«*■ h. Ah eye that1, blind-botb mey be >« An ear that's deaf as well' Aod o!> one wiebiog tbein to kiae Or tale of love to tell I Obi Mothers think what you b»« beeo So beautiful and fair, j.i,e roses' opening blooms, and sweet As ocm-lit perfumed air; .man Thn.K of your charms, and bow the m ( ould scarcely pass yoa by, ijiK ! bees upon a honey raid. Unmoved by Zephyr s eigh. ThinK of the joT0 which heaven sent In ttll its Kindest wavs, l o fill voar cap of happiness s-y* / 0 a bright and doll wet day & And e’en when sorrows floated • « 1 it-s* fiends to cool the brain. Think how the rainbow /soothed yo^J^ra And gave you joy again l But'they, yes they, your children dear Bv love eternal planned, And-modelled with artistio care By. Nature's Sculptor’s hand. Are now, forsooth, ttJ*a^worthy deemed, To occupy the place~~ ~ — Which oDce their parents used to nil With so much youthful grace. Can this be true ? I trow ’tls not, As yet it may be said Britannia's daughters lead the way, line ir lovelv mothers led ; Along the path where Flora had Her choicest treasures spread, For fairy forms to amble o’er And bridal feet to tread. Bnt stay 1 For these my warning words Mast not be faintly told, Good looks retained and healLLpreserved, Are better far than gold; ^vention :a my tb6me. I writ* To guard-Unguarded mind, the stumbling blocks oft thrown, Like chains poor slaves to bind. Slaves not of ebon:coloured skin; Alone of all oar race, Bntalaves of igtorauce untold , And knowledge of place. I were to tell the thousandth time, Whirl noble Jenner hailed, Bre science sang its pman of The mystery unveiled. A pestilence, like tempeBt strong, Invaded our fain land,' More dreaded than the cannon’s boom Or bayonetted hand ; It Bonght out every tempting nook, Where children like to roam, The cot beside the rippling brook, I he city’s gilded home. Nor age ncr sex eacaped its grasp* The distant and the near Of kin alike were seized Bp, . iu high and lowly sphere, Then killed ; or maimed before the eyes Of weeping friends around. And left to linger life's full term On sorrow-stricKen grouod. When Jenner came the small-pox paled Before his sacred light, Which tinned to-day and fcriehter hoira The darkness of the night. By rare in-born sagacity, Lit by a glowing spark From nnseen anvil struck above HiB genios to mark. ' • He saw what none before had seen ! Her veil Dame Nature raised Just for a moment—’twas enough— The wide world stood amazed l Far Jenner’a iotrospectiva mind A sequence grand fore told. More precious than a gem-stud orOwn, Of or mined band and gold. And far up in the fature; men Descried the priceless boo*, Which Jenner without patent right Would give mankind aid soon. / For ere the scientist had tried Bis wonders to reveal, Uf busy rairoscopic life Our Jeunpr broke the seal, W/ireh Nature fired long years before, In babyhood of time, , £let noblest secrets to conceal any less sublime. ‘Twac Jenner found the antidote - 'For mortal’s loathsome bane, .And thousands upon thousands have Been s-»ved from grief and pain ; And e’en from death's remorseless hand, The great the rich, the poor, Fi tve beeu preserved in every clime L’ne great rouud world all o'er ! A.. 1 millions y ct will him proclaim a/ Aa Jenner ever blest t Bright as~the Brilliant evening star Ocuviting all the reBt. What are our motbere thinking of ?— And Kngliah mothers to— /~7~t .Ynhu JeuQer's gieit discovery ' They foolishly pooh ! pooh ! All science now the reason tells, Wdm he did net explain, Why 'tie that tie the leaser fores The greater docs restrain! Great bouI of Pasteur wake, arise And wipe (he tears kym Jenner’s eyes] P? W. -/](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2925324x_0067.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
