The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1870-12-24
Amusing Cnil1ren.

AS the cold weather advances and the
lille oncs are obliged more and more to
seek amusement indoors, the mother
looks around for ample soUIc,'s of s'u;tr-
tAinuIe.l: to Keep the busy fNs"Is ell
ploycd. VT out "t mischief. l. she caH
have her 1auilt :-ruGln III pei!trt order.
with tnur OF live ciIliGlt,n play iuc aloHI'H
and i!aIry al! &c tiii4c, She IN q yr:E re-
Eia. nA.it V unlAu, ard the secret u1 irI
naiia ,>cln:li; Euu.a l." worth know ing.
1t seems 20 be necessary, III oId"r TO
keel 1lit, teinpI- Of tn. little u0cs un-
rulr:. d. that chairs should s.aud upside,
down, toys be scattered hltnv euu ."n.
and offerings continually lnH:ie to the
Guudess OF Disorder, CT laid on Il"
shrine Of Chaos. The sn,ashi,:e3 81 cups.
plates, window -paucs, ria> >;hi::,&. }:,.l.i is
and dolls heads ls also Essential to ia. If
perfect felicity. Allowance should be
for their grow til wheu new c!otEcs ar,
cut out for them. One corner Of the SIT
ting room or kitchen should be given up
to the children, where they may have
liberty to do every thing ue,i absolutely
siuful. A peck OF clean sand, in is:,t
box, with d funnel aud tin rnlS. is ca:'a
bic of giving some children 4 &rrat 'it;.!
OF pleasure. Hammer and tack>, with Il
bar IF soap instead Of wood, are also
good things for boys. An on;:cc "a i'"i.i-
coiorcG beads, dolcd out a few at p t:o'",
witt, neet.le and thread tu SKIING them.
will amuse most littie girls Or bu.t* fer
ynauy hours. Slate and pencil. or paper
and pencil, with a set Of cheap draw ng-
cards for models, are very fascinating to
children four or five years old. a set OF
building blocks, costing from one to three
dollars, is an excellent investment for a
bevy Of juveniles. Investment Of some
sort there must be, if peace and quiet
are to be preserved, either Of nioncy IN
thepurcl,ase of toys, or of time in max
ing. them, or-greater than ali--of pa
tience and good temper IN bearing the
Deualties that the parent must suffer
who makes no adequate provision tor
keeping idle hands out oi the m'Schie'
Satan will surely find for them to DO
Dolls. tea sets, hobby horses, picture c
books s-tEese are as Indispensable III
nursery as are milk, cribs and iahnCiS.
There must also lae d due proportion o1
finger marks on the doors, thumps on lit
tie heads. scratches aud bruises on little
DOGAGSs W M<eAC uP 1AS t~'
child life. The mother may fancy that
she Viii be happier when her boys and
girls are4grown from under her constant
Watchfulness hut the general testimony
is that the period Of playthings, of mea'
sles and whooping- cough, OF Walking
stick -horses aud tongs and poker, PONIES
is happiest for the mother and often to,
theehiid.: When her offspring are al
absdt her, their noise may distract, then
incessaat wants weary the mother; but
she does not worry over them then a. a:
when, later in life. they go she knows
not whore, and they DO che knows MOI
what. It is best, therefore, to enjoy tnt
period Of infancy and childhood as II
pssses, numbering only its joys and fer
settihg itsannos anees, smoothing rugsst
paths for tender feet aud helping J oHns
hearts to choose the good, and growing
mii1ds to seek and love true wisdom.
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