The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-07-17
For the Girls and BOYS.
From the Golden Rule.
T able Quite s .

Little friends we ure all talking 10 yol
NOW; hurill is dinner ready? Don't rush 1,
the tablc like ravenous wolves; be gentle re.
spectiul, modest, Did you ever henr break
fast or dinner bell ring in u steamboat What
jumping, and rushing aud scrambug for
seats, Shameful Our litlle dog, Trip,
KNOWS better than this. A man that Is polite
at table is polite every where. Is he beast
there: he's beast every where.
2. Never come 10 the table with dirty hands
or face, nor with head like brush heap.
Wash yourselves; comb your heads. BE neat
as Il pink.
3. Sit erect; don't lounge or put your ell
bows on the table nor IL every body's fuce.
l. While the blessing is asked close your
eyes, be solemn, think Of God. Some pa
rents never ask blessing on their food, sit
down and cat like monkeys. Awful Won
der u bone don't stick in their throats! Some
people choke 10 death while eating. Not
strange at all, A very little boy once came
from Sabbath school, and said-'Pu, why
don't you say grace Our teacher says we
must thank God for every thing" Hear
what the Lord says IN his holy book. Isaiah
I: g. "The OK knoweth his owner, and the
ass his masters crib, but my people do not
consider" No they iUil not
When our blessed Saviour fed the hungry
thousands, before he brake the loaves, what
did ho do; Gave thanks. Glorious exam
pie. Youthful reader, dear, never cat, never
sleep, never wake, without thanking God;
skunk him heartily, thank him GiiCuBs for he Is
good, his mercy endureth forever.-ArC YOU
seated at table, neatly, calmly, sweetly. j.
the blessing pronounced Very well, wait q
momenu don't help yourselves without per
mission; no, not even 10 johnny cake or
mlncc pie. Walt. see that others ure sup
piled, especially your superiOrs: by and by
your turn will come.
> Never suffer your plate 10 be heuDeG, or
piled up, like a little haystnck. There is dan. /.
ger, LIST. Of upsetting; 2dy OF eating TOO much T.
or being compelled to leave the table with
YOUR plate surcharged both Of which, if pos /
sibic, should be avoided.
6. DON'T shoUei in your food like a giutton /
We have seen some little folks actually SHOW
eI in their food shovel after shovel full, in
quick succession; cram their mouths furry
stuff them so tina; their cheeks would stick
out pump ,Rgiy. Awful. Shockngiv vulgar!
Besides, two evils may arise. Isl. you will
not lnaslicate your food sufficiently, which
Is very important; 2dy, there is great danger
Of being choked or bursting the boiler.
z. Never take liquids while your mouth is
OVercharged with solids this measure often
results in great discontinue.
s. Take time; masticate your food thor
oughy; this will greatly relieve the digestive
organs. Some persons forget the proper use
other teeth.
9. Never extend your arms across the ia
Die Are you IN want of any article. ask for
It, politely, "Father will you please help me
o Il little truit,or pie, Or pudding: as the case
nay require.
10. Don't gable We have seen some lit
lie hoys and girls. real gabbers, engross the
almost entirely, even when ST.
ierIors were present. Shameful Not long
since. we saw some little visitors at table
whose tongues seemed perpetual motion, or
little trip hammers. They made themselves
quite foolish by their continual pratlle Pa
'ents, dear teach your offspring better man
lers. Children should not be mttni-therc is
lime 10 speak, and time 20 be silent, ana
his should be well understood. They should
luow when to speak, how 10 SPEAK, what TO
speak.
II. In masticating your food don't slush
Dr crGunch, nor smack your lips. Some peO-
pie during uastIcatIon make horrible splash
ing, or slushlng and craunchiug, as though
some powerful water course had broken
loose. Abominable Break loose from this
vulgar habit, or put knife TO your throat"
- Never leave the table before your su-
periOrs We have seen some very iiibred
youths eat like pigs, or hungry wolves vo-
then spring up'from the table alb
-uptfy, leaving their places swimming with
rurbled fragments, kind ofhotcIi pot, with Ia :
Die cloth besmeared! Worse than HotteB-
OTIS. This Is not only lmpolite IN the extreme
Dut criminaliy wasteful. What said our .
blessed Lord, when he fed the hungry thou
sands, miracuiously; Gather up the frag-
nents that nothing be lost" Example most
blessed Think of the starving millions.