Want of parental control.
The separation of the young from the old, and the separation of the sexes in the family.
Dr. Vincent: What do you mean?
I mean that the young people try to get off by themselves, when they would better mix with the older people; and the result is a tendency to disintegration of the elements of the family.
Want of helpfulness.
Failure to provide proper literature for the home.
Lack of true parental example.
Failure to supply proper amusements.
Irreverence among young people for older persons.
Too much unnecessary labor; working for fashion, etc. Ladies spend too much time dressing, and men spend too much time in smoking: too much tobacco in the family. [Laughter.]