The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-04-26
Toiksep chiidrsn Quiet.

"a To'Ksep children Quiet.
mot that It is desirable so to do to any
extent. he it stated at the outset. Noise
lisa healthy, natural element, and that
;eaiId who is never uoisy is either not
well, or-xerX-- IRhappy- -The-directioR-
or activities constitutes the most imper-
tant branch OF maternal supervision
rsRpmping and fowdyism OF an Innocent
description ist health giving essential
for boys, white glee aud gladness bedt
the gentler eks berance of girlhoods-2
But, because mothers are prone to
headaches AND nerves, and young ba-
bies, that reqfdire nudisturbed slulnbErs,
have letters ryYwrite, or even copy to
prepare, andrthe sun does not always
shine, so that-sout of doors may be the
refuge of these Rampant, active little
ones, so, TO keep children quiet Without
destroying their tempers, and theirz hap
piness, is domestic problem that onn is
always seeking to solve, but with a sell
dom or partial success. ! never knew a
child of any character or individuality
that did not hate a nursery, or when the
fnovelty was past, even q play ROOM
Being rebellious spirits, they are much
addicted to desiring any and every thing
not exactly proper or convenient for
them to have, and to be indifferent to
those spefnitSed ie6 aor eng oined upon
them. In this, however, what do they
differ ffeia slaeisleJ19sss HLT
We all know the famous recipe for
keeping baby quiet: dip its fingers in
molasses, and give it two feathers to
pick endlessly from one baud to the 9th
er. / have never seen its efficacy tested
and cannot JQSpk fadj1eioO lihatEs IA.
baby being merely . dear little animal,
differing FROM sotk4ls frbeeadse It's soul
will wake up some day and assert its inn
mortality, needs only to be comfortable
to be ..good." Give it plenty of water
& and clean clothes, food, air and exercise
all it has to dc is to::sleep and to grow,
chewing ia r. ista for Amusement Nhen
awake. For chiIdhO0d out Of swad-
ding clothes. and snOt yet advanced to-
literary, musical or artistic pursuits,
something more is required. The soul
having begun its premonitory yawns,
needs assistance in its awakening.
The .sKindeEgartina" genital German
institntionsH,}f JGst dohmenCing IL CRU
SADIE agaiaHt scrnal1HtD the children of
this country, affords, of course, the dest
scheme, the best school for children who
are too young TO sslearn" in technical
sense. But this is expensive, and as yet
only exists as high. bred aud high. pric-
ed experiment. Il Is to parents in mid
die life and of modera1oEmeans enough
for the comforts, he ~ e1feeme luxu-
ries, of life thatthese seGEe are of
fered
A small outlay Cd - her's
part should not bell egr4 pr>pare
a group for peace and Blocks,
either plain or pictured; 2are adm6 ra-
BILE device All children af1 conk bet
i've as well as destructive, and to AXE
as well as brealkA noriHAl 11pul1 e.
Teach them la<fs ~ Nfh sssh6s they
have-to play wsth ma suggest rather
than supervise. Give them models and
materials, and encourage them to perse-
vering efforts. A paint box with cheap
( colors and common pictures which they
can color as they fancy, offers another
Requirement which insures comparative
quiet. Seat them comfortably, see that
they have water cups TO wash their
brushes in, and paper to try their colors
upon. and that they have assumed a
grave andsresponsible position. l.i.s 80
Scissors and paper are a delight to all
children But against The cutting in
strument mothers generally entertain a
prejudice A blunt pointed pair are as
safe as almost any other play thing, and
should've made the peculiar personal
belonging of the child who Graves a re-
Spouse for the cutting desire. Do not
mind the litter; papers are clean scraps,
and can easily be picked up, and are u
sually gathered cheerfully together by
!, the same busy fingers that scattered
them. A needle and doll usually suf
flee fer "a girl 8 quiet content Give
i them a long thread tied ia, for the one
| and moveable clothes and a bed for the
other.i tBut the needle win also be
found apleasureEto boy. 80 8
Give Tim beads to thread, or buttons
TO make into a chain, and an interest
i will be awakened. And interests what
/ one wishes TO secure; souIless play is a
drag. &EA
Beads Will be seen to be endless in
their suggertions. Beside being thread
able into rings, bracelets, chains, &c,
they can be. counted, heaped. divided,
classified, kept store with, measured in
tiny cups or IAN old thimbie: put on
plates as berries fruit eggs. potatoes,
onions, turnips; to be cooked, zscraped,
served in an endless variety of merry
..make believes And all this means
the pleasures of the imagination, which
of all delights is the cheapest and most
natural 10 cAlltureH.ss Sgsf4feS fnEssss "
Picture books, made,up of those saved
from illustrated papers or magazines, are
a never ending charm to young folks,
and those of animals, birds or flowers,
should be 50 presented as to teach some
thing without intrutiing facts till they
seem only As another name for dizziness,
Finally, to Keep children quiet, teach
them to use their own powers. mental
and Ptsyicaa. Forbid fretting by giring
them no time for indulgence.
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white stoiesa chicken, and black hog.