The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-15
FROM the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist.
Chflfiren's Rocks.

e Rey.T. De witt Talnage has some tell
ING hinfs in Hearth and Home on the quail
Z ity of children's books, which may De pro.
fitably considered when the next lot1s Sc.
lscted for the Sabbath-school library. IL
may be thought that the last paragraph rs a
I'm Sunday night your child does not want
70 90 To bed. He cries when compelled to
no and looks under the bed for some of the
rcliciol,s hobgobiins that come out OF the
Sunday-schooi library. Religious spooks are
Just as bad as any other spooks. Achild is
lust As afraid OF Floras, Pomonas, sylphs,
breads, and fairies, as of ghosts. The poor
little darling in the blue sack goes nome with
a book thinking she has heaven under her
arm, and before she gets through reading the
story of love and adventure feels 80 strange
that she thinks she must be getting lots Of
religion.
In the choice of our children's books let
US not mistake Stops for simplicity, nor in
suit our children's tastes by disquiStions
about /" footsytootsies," or keep informing
them Of the historical fact, which they learn
ed great while ago, that :" Mary had NJ
tie lamb" or assemble the youngsters IN
coroncr's Jury to clear up the mystery as 10
f.gho killed cock robin" If a child has
no common sense at seven years OF age IL
never will have.
Have ut least one book i'll your library IN
which all the good children did not die. My
early impression from Sunday-scfool BOOKS
was that religion was very unhealthy. III
seemed terrible distemper, that killedevery
bov and girl that it touched. IfIfound my
self some day better than common, cor
rected the mistake for fear l should ole
although it was the general opinion that L
was not in much danger from over-sanctlty.
But do believe that children may have re-
-, Nd ro% fhrOlfph
mustard plaster and IL teaspoonfu} of ipecac
will do niarvels. Timothy lived to grow UP,
and we are credibly informed that little
Samuel woke. Indeed, the best boys ever
saw occasionally upset things and got bolster
Gus and had the tidgets. The goodie-goodie
kind of children make namby-pamby men.
l should not be surprised to find that colt
which does not frisk becomes horse tnat
will not draw. 1t is not religion that makes
that boy sit by the stove while his brothers
arc out snow balling. but the dumps" The
hoy who has no fire in his nature may, after
he has grown up, have animation enoughto
grease wagon-wheel, but he will not own
the wagon nor have money enough TO buy
the grease. The best boy ever knew, be-
fore he went to heaven, could strike a ball
til! it scared out of sight, and in the race,
FAR as you could see, you would ind his req
tippct coming ont ahead. Look out for the
Roy WHO never HAS Tie HllStis vi q Soott i'uoi
tickle him under the diaphragm. The most
solemn-looking mule on our place had kick
cd to pieces five dash-boards.
There are parents who notice that their
daughter is looking pale and sick. and there
fore think she must be destined to marry
missionary, and go to Borneo, although the
only Recommendation she has for that posi-
ton is that she will never be any temptation
to the cannbals, who, while very fond OF
cold missionary, are averse to diseased meat !;
or finding their son looking cadaverous,
think he is either going to die or become
minister, considering that there is great pow;
cr of conservation in liver complaint, and
thinking him doubly set apart who, while
Presbytery are laying their hands on his
head, has dyspepsia laying its hand on his
stomach.
oh for religious literature that shall
take for its model Of excellence boy that
loves God, and can digest his dinner in two
hours after he eats
1.-THE church could trade off three thou
sand hogsheads of religious can't for three
thousand hogSheads of fresh air and stout
health, ace should be the gamers, but the
fellow with whom we traded would be cheat
ed mercileSsly and forever.