Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-09

TIE RQn1shne0a Of Cna1aren.
Not long ego an editor In the northern
part Of the State Of New York told his son,
about slssen years old, that b would whip
him 10 ths course Of few ho1rs, and lock-
"a him In On upper room unt1 he had lsis
urs to do %. When the boy hard the father
comiug, - became % alsr0eGl that he Jump
- sue q The viaAev and brdks his meek.
Ateut yeas ego nssthsf punished her it,
&c daughter. Of eight years. y shutting her
Up in dark closet; the CD u became 40
i6ehteaed that eunvulaious were induced,
W6tsh pseutted - her death In snothss
caae Of . similar character, tie result wss
elill more esi,mitoos, for the child became
spileptic I'D - rsaained for long lie AZ
towards. The ehjsct Of psental corree~
tes should b The ultimate good Of the
child. 70 mske Il effective. I. The char>
Aslsr Of the punishment should b accord.
Ing to the disposition and temperament Of
~ child. .. The punishmsnt Be in pro.
regtion to the nature Of tao ofene-. 3.
The punishment should be inflicted with
the utmost self-possessien for if done in .
towering passion it takes the chars. ter Of
revenge; Che child sees T. and rcsists It
,1ith defiance, stubborness OF with feels
ing Of being the injured or oppressed party.
4. Poni, hment should meter DO threatened,
for one Of two results, both unfortunate,
ore certain; either the promise will not
b kept, and the child lose confidence in
parental assertion; or the child's mind,
dwelling upon what il expected, suffers .
heightened torture, Imagination always
agefsvatingt the severity d THE chsslisement,
and the child gradually learns to startlc ai
every event which . likely % Usher in the
correction, end The fsunlstis1 . old ioe that
fearfulness Of the future which is the bah Q
Of al hua1is hsppiusss; add in some the
'UAvasieY Of thG 1kpeeted suffering Icons up
30 isf6ely under . dSstenpered imseins
tien. - in the case Of ths editors child,
that suicide is the lesser owl. 1t 10 nothing
1sss teaa \ savaGs hafdAritY for ahy patent
to hold the mind ofa chiM in state Of
terrorism foe single houf, let alone fos
days Of weeks. 3. Never correct . child
By scoldine, adnenision q castigatisn, 10
~ prVesncs q ssy ether pessos vhaAsver.
Il ID an attack On IL self esteem, which
provotp sSeaiotaneD. cd passion. Let
gown pers6ns reeeticct htw i'll they bear
svsn deserved reproof ia The presence d
psthss.. s..Nsse punish s,shih tvics ior
one o6eeee; it Is great Injustice, . relic
II baS6Atisns, and always discosvages o.
hasdsns. Msks each settlement iinal in
itsslf. and, don't DO forever harping on
what y pelt. Z. Puniahpent should not
be edkeel ID Any c&ss yit1sdt placing
clearly before The childs bind the natsrs
4 IL AegAvAtion, and that ~ sole de-
eign q De ehastiosmsot q ssproef ID his
pfsssnt ~ failure welfare, 9. In Oh cascs
where punlshuent ID decided upon il
should be prompt, or deferred. according to
the degree, of aggravatiou OF pslrafle
wfpng. Ills almost always better to De-
ii II, bet in such eases threaten 'nollii6g,
say nothing, do nothing which indicates in
Tho slightest degree that en- thing is d
come. And when the time does come d.
not alarm the child With any show Of prep,
asstisn, but gradually and aiTsctionsteIy
bring up the whole matter; place II in it
clear, just. and true light and act accord :
ingly and always, q much a possible
appeal 70 the chi:d's conscience, 10 IL
ssnss Of right, 10 its ussnsnimity, to III
benevolence towards man, and ita gratitude
towards God.-Ualrs Journal IF HtaltA.
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