Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-21
Human 'TwigS.

careful of their diet. Do not allow them
} eat rich and highly seasoned food at any
time. and forbid all "dainties between
meals If they are hungry--as no doubt
they often are--before meal-time, give
them slice of good bread and butter
This is sufficient, and can do them no
harm. They need plain, nutritious food
If you 65g give them candy nuts, cake,
etc, let It be in very small quantities at a
time-the less the better.
Children are naturally so very active,
they require good deal of sleep; put
them to bed early if they are inclined to
be timid, do not compel them to go to bed
in the dark-they may be kept awake a
long time through fear. You need not think
of the light as useless expense and SINH
lar reasons, for children who go to bed
feeling well in mind and body will drop
to sleep in from five to ten minutes, when
the LIGHT may be removed Do not tell
your children Wild tragical stories of
hairbreadth escapes from wolves, bears,
Indians, etc | recollect a book in our
school district library which | used to
hear my older brothers and sisters read.
The stories and pictures it contained really
haunted me. | would dream of them
night after night, often waking up terri
bly frightened. If you wish to tell them
stories, let them be entertaining, and such
as will leave a pleasant remembrance, if
any. Children must be amused if they
have something to amuse them, they will
not be so much inclined to mischief; yet
too many playthings are worse than none
In this case, they do not appreciate them,
and consequently destroy them. A little
boy will often leave room full of toys
for an old hammer, piece Of board, and
a nail or a little girl will leave all for
her doll As soon as little girl is old
enough 10 handle thread and needle,
keep her supplied when she wants them.
DO not give her needles with broken
points, 0rn-out scissors, thread too coarse
for her needle, etc, but just as good as
E. you use yourself; these things try the
patience of grown people, to say nothing
of a child. Give her pretty pieces Of
goods, such as are found IN every house !;
encourage her to cut and make her dolls
clothing. When she comes and asks you
to do it for her, give her only hints, and
let her DO the work herself, unless you see
she has really tried and failed, then by all
means give her a little assistance. In this
way You viii learn her to be selfrelying
and ingenious.
Give children occasionally some little
piece of work: nothing pleases them more
than to be able to do something that big
folks" do; but do not overtax them by
compelling them to tend the baby, rock
81, az otb Of
time, believe many little girl has been
injured for life by being compelled to take
care of their younger brothers and sisters.
We cannot be too careful in measuring
their strength.
A little boy is generally a servant to the
whole household; he runs of all the err
rands, and in the end gets the credit of
doing nothing" Be careful how you say
this. You will find, it you make close
calculation, that he has, perhaps, taken
syice the number of steps of any one else
ii the house during the day. You may
not see the work accomplished, but he has
worked faithfully, notwithstanding. Do
not wound his feelings by saying he has
done nothing, until you have well consid-
cred the matter.
If one of your children has something
nice given him-say, for instance, fruit,
or any thing you feel willing for him to
eat-teach him to divide it among the
others. Children soon grow to feel that
they cannot enjoy luxury unless they
share it with the rest. Teach them to
play together peacefully with each others
TOYS. ftwo want the same thing at the
same time, and persist in having it, take
it away from both, until such time as one
is willing to yield to the other You viii
only be called upon to do this few times
the matter is soon settled.
Never send children to bed out of humor:
if you have had occasion to punish them,
do not send them off half repentant, but
make them yield entirely; then let the
matter drop-iti is wicked to refer to it any
time after. 1t is quite common, | am sorry
to say; for parents to delay forgiveness,
thinking, if the child reflects on the enor-
nifty of its transgresson, it will prove
benefit. Here you make great mistake,
I believe The tendency is rather to
harden than otherwise. When child
asks to be forgiven, do 1t at once. When
his little heart is melted and ready to con-
fess his fault, should you not BE ready to
forgiven | have seen a child denied good.
night kiss, from father or mother, for some
fault committed during the day or evening,
when the child had already done all that
was required of him-that is, acknowl-
edged he committed the act, said he was
sorry, and promised never to repeat the
offence. In such course consistent
Think of it. 1t may seem small matter
to goa, but you know very little about
children if you think it small matter to
them. The feeling to sensitive child,
that father or mother is not willing to
give him q kiss, is trouble to his mind as
great as the trouble man in business
might t, ell when he retires at night
thinking the morning may find him bank
rupt.
Again, never show a preference for one
child over another; let your love be as
equally divided as possible, and in all your
acts be guarded, that they may have no
,,OsSiblp chancn IN imagine that Won love