, 1870-01-09
CHILDREN AND MKTAPHYA, ,Cs.

4 from fAS fhu Hall UHd1es-
W. eould Eever qalts understand Why neea
should Dc forced upon calldren. Except 10 q csr
.ain order CT minds, The results Of iairospectlvs
P1ocess fs,eu . iite eti5inS fcr is line M 81 .af i
Msnl gJ beE e1ctaL The leason va ere All forced
% learn q dlnesent circumstances OF lie, u moi
mus, a. q rule, 30 rns iea. oi cnsiactcz. TSe I
5;ssssst sst.,: ~ iSes5tans ssssss sssy es e,
sa. G snteec.uI espsc.ae2s .R25 q tue lev, ci9. toe
inzstlon has becnne 70 complex tnat Individual
the u'moil leaving Little lime for Vhai apneara
nnMon,abie or at least Inappropriate Rpecustiou.
The hEhtef klnd Of literature, moreover, especlI-
I tpect4ve writing aa they ca1e TO have. Aoyeis Of
tne highest elass deal much mora with 1ne WORK.
,rss o. eatsastsI thaa The narrative or eyenta,
bnt 's we chsrge from an objective 70 \ hub.
ieeilye style OF ncuon equally wnolesome for our
the luveri.e Ib1anes Of ihe day mist ns strlcF
Department. Of literature. during the ils. twenty I
lerRer aet, th!nk, nId tax sitsr chi,di5h fasnion
EqeFJaay s9 r fsa1s no longer interest them. Tne
uhlch the children q nctiou live and move and
h. hays tneh eesng. Naturally, the children Of real
agtns .nnt it u their business 70 think asout
t11nfng TO pnEze tbemstlvcA about 1desa. 20 traes
tna u1,Rln q acuon 10 III hidden SOURCE 70 study
mefapbya.es, u facI. on auau ecale. TIE scep.
scal IN t1ee matters hato ou,y to taEe Qp anT 81
He EeH m7Rhzints or cookB catered 20 largely for
various srates OF feeling described in va, -
Rsfe esosn'up people tnouzntfuL They VII mad
a1sdundsncy ot sentiment and an ELABORATION Of
eapaettles- What is worse saii, tnsy R1ii In and
The NuPendous problems or life, death, aud
4hsest 3Pgn w,nont tne
catlds mind, just lite chNd body, Iusy be east.
last perform them 10 eaa,Y {:It iae Juvenile reas
oner excffea no more compassion shau The lave
tas ne g np afs e.n b ao9Ss Is e
who fpecu!atea Ia really aa much pttted as tho
child who dances on the tight rope: The de1teN-
pieIsrIe Is 1usunahle IN the one case ID ia the
other. PrecocEy OF nuJ kind IL TO turn os. III
Children wnese ninoa ale strained are no more
Ee than those unfortunate liee teingt whose
Musc1ea are Fut to abnormal useR- YET, with the
Il s s onns wes Esr4 ~ q %
child can uuderltaud without an Unhealthy erfai1.
lt& cf the mental power, and parents, equally
ard read ilem wnct the 6laae little readers In he
nursery have turned to something new.
The religious aspect OF the question IL even |
nore ferloos. 4 short time ftncs very nor1ifytng
Of "A chlldrel's levlvaiA were given
~ me reHfpape1A TO many It was hard to be. !
Lave that 9ucn 1oce1pgs could bs inflicted on In
these gays Of enlightenment; set 10 readers OF |
juveLIle literature the statement came BY 20
means a. revelation, Allowing religious instruc-
the young, to be emlneuuy inRt1pctiYe and de-
iiaottu:, We are obliged TO admit that very
to fns shs
capable adalt mind, and never dweit upon too
continuously without r1Ichfevous results arc
girls IN the nursery. Fur example, we lately took
lp by chance q little book forming the staple
,essoas @ ri %aSa.l ; 81 ioas ttle Scholars whose
oioWs@"Q: wnas Vii iii ss 6eeo9e sso'ed Of 'an goaf u
sssa busa ia nos Sy u es eSs T
And this little COX. according TO It's tislepage,'
lss been circulated to the numoel OF eighty thou
Top this in1quious sJaten Of terrorism for once
md fur all CnndIen are BY nature very los,cal.
3ceE1 f5nco to eanns tns d1les wo,s
onvey, aud No mora. 1t u not 10 be
uppo:ed tnat when they are made to learn page
ny note than they forget their hymns and story
Soka. Tue consequences aro eaay 70 conceive.
se o M 1s Of
sists5d. add tSs cloud vsoss ailVeif ii1ins % they
We keep children Is much ss possible from tho
aodest reanaes Of lie, such "a pain tnsan.ty, and
issolutton, Dot with 3 curious iucpnslsIsncy
ead and twice a. painful IA the reading, Is It
kelly that robust physique and strong characters I
re 10 be developed unoer such sJstem3 Child.
cod ahond BE- happy and unre1ecuye-ahove all
hin9E, It should be fesries4. To press upou weak
onrg minds the problems before which the
!avtkt men ard Ronen quail Il, 70 any rue lesss
I II, as uDtustlnAbe - II Ii mlsch!evouH- Bu.
arc yet other 1aulta 70 be Laid to the charge
juvenile Literature. In Tho nr1t place, theso Ia
cod deal TOO much of II In the second. 1t Is
ood deal too elaborate. Let s1yona conn pare tho
1lldten2 books OF the last hundred years
khlb1ted In the South Eeos1ngton Museum
ith the display OF Christmas gift
soks on bo0kselets counter. WHAT With :
sndy bindings, costly illustrations and variety Of
atieE, children can no more help growing over A
ea In the nAtter nl reading than They can Aalp =
eng ther appertea II 100 daintlly led. Hair
zen boofs in our young days formed the nngseEJ =
schoolToom library. and wese read and rereAd
,tn unnaRgtrg delight: but what child read1
ory.book twice over noH7 Whist story-book | Z
eG the chance OF being read twice over when the 4
lock Of storJ.eoofs ts Buperabnpdaut4 Z
Ibe 1hct ls-aud an able writer 10 the Spectator
1t the case admirably few weeks ago-caildren
e IN danger Of being spoiled By excessive
oIshp 6lmpGcaton OF their literary
easusea and religious instruction would be 3
ep In he Fight direction, but We muas not atop
re. II We desire the next generation
be a robust one, We must do away With
9 sort o. luxury that does not fall unLer these
ada- Nolseiy toilettes, nursery recreatlons,
d the nursery cammissartat arc equally 10 De
afRed with the SIN Of e1tsavagAnco and tlkp-