The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-05-05
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Children.
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whole sole Benefit and behoof of parents, and
to their heirs forever. The subject of
raising and training children is one of the
first importance, and contains matter
enough for a volume instead of a news
paper essay. All those who enter into
the matrimonial state, may expect, in the
ordinary course of events, to have depen-
ding upon them and their cxertiOns the eX-
istence and the happiness or misery, of at
least five human beings. The art and tai
ent of training them up in the way they
should go, should be sought after with the
utmost anxiety.
The natural disposition should be care
fully studied, and whatever is found to be
wrong, carefully erfully silently ,assidu-
ously and ehectually eradicated.
'Tis education forms the common mind,
Just as the twig is bent the trees inclined.
This text has so often been preached
from, that the majority have forgotten its
importance. They do not seem to be a.
ware of the fact, that crabid and inasci-
BILE temper and spirit, can actually be form
ed in child by continually teasing and ir-
ritatng him while very young. Constant
dropping will wear away stone. A cross
and scoldng mother is the ruination Of
children. From a wife Of such temper
and disposition, Good Lord deliver me
The family, over which hangs, day after
day, such cloud, sees none of that peace
and serenity, that sunshine and benignity,
that love and kindness which are the con-
slant companions of the one over which
presides wife of cheerful and loveable
disposition. As tree fallcth so it will lie,
and according to the training of a child, so
will be the disposition of the man.
Parents have a fearful responsibility res
ting upon them. In their hands, but more
particularly in that OF the mother, is under
God, the fitting a responsible moral agent
for the great work falling to the lot of eve
ry man in this world, as an accountable
member of society: and the salvation or
destruction of an immortal soul. "Therc
was one even greater than Washington"
said distinguished eulogist of that great
man, sand that person was Mary the moth
er of Washington" What compliment
to the sex. and yet at the same time how
fearlully true in all its particulars.
Children honor your parents, and your
days shall be long in the land, Is the first
commandment with a promise-St. Paul
says, children obey your parents in the
Lord for this is right-But Immediately
adds, and ye fathers provoke not yourchil-
dren to wrath. Into your hands, parents,
God has confded jewels of immense and
external value, and he will require strict
and accurate account of your stewardship.
There are some other things which right
fully claim a place in this article few of
which if have yet space | will mention.
And first and greatest and ostrediculous,
is the almost universal fashion of "baby
talk" Simple nurses and foolish mothers,
thus force the child TO learn two languages
for want of sense sufficient TO teach it the
language correctly at first After it
can pronounce this ccntemptible senselcss
balderdash then comes the process, of teach
ing it to speak English. A child never
runs round and plays but it 'yuns yound
and pays 1t never comes TO mother.
itpomes to muzzy.' 1t never goes to
sleep 1t does to seep.' 1t never wants a
drink of water 1t 'onts mint watty.'
might continue this list of expressions
for half a column, but these specimens are
sufficient. Now in the name of all that is
sensible, is itnot ridiculous Why should
any sensible parent subject so young a
mind to such hCrcuIean labour as learning
two languages :
1t is also of vast Importance that tparcnts
should teach their children proper respect
for older people, and due share of cOurte-
sy and kindness to children of their own
age, How disgusting and degrading it is
to hear parent tell his son, "if he does