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The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1891.

There used to be an old time baby, say in the former half of the present century, which was fearfully and wonderfully reared. This puny mortal was swathed in rolls and bandages fastened by innumerable pins, which prevented all free and natural move* ment on the part of the victim. When its caretakers handled the bundle one or another of the miniature bayonets, which had been gtaaned from the serried ranks of the pincushion, was preoty sure to punctuate the tender skin and torture the helpless sufferer. Even the head of the baby in those days was capped and covered, its food was administered by the clock out of a barbarous pap bottle, and periodical doses of nauseous physic were deemed essential to every well regulated child. No wonder the life of the unhappy pigmy was one continuous wail! The condition of the old time bantliDg is somewhat suggestive of the ideal working man, which is now being turned out by thfe Liberal majority in the House ol Representatives, and swathed by political Gamps with Labour Bills, Trade Bills, and Truck Bills. Chief nurse Ballance has fixed a lot of underpinning which will effectually paralyse the workißg man of the future, so that he will have simply to lie torpid in the Ministerial lap and be spoonfed with the Ministerial pap. Swathing babies has, happily, gone out of fashion, but bandaging full grown men has, unhappily, come into vogue. It is generally recognised that the very worst thing for a child is coddling, but it is unfortunately considered advantageous for the working man to be coddled. No doubt the working man will consider himself benefitted by the new safeguards provided for him by the State, although his freedom of action a&d his habit of self-reliance will be thereby impaired and curtailed. However, the Ministerial band is playing " a see-saw " for his benefit, and he is up in the air just now as happy as a king, but shortly he will be down again. He has allowed himself to be made a puppet by designing politicians, and his last state will be worse than his first.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3890, 19 August 1891, Page 2

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362

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1891. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3890, 19 August 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1891. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3890, 19 August 1891, Page 2

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