The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Mnrk TMain's Advice 10 Parents.

hour on the subject of domestic disci.
pline, feel.like sparing few sugges.
tions relative to the best method OF
bringing up children. Being bache.
lor without children, my suggestions
are as likely to be dislnterested as If /
had never seen child.
According to my observation, the
most difficult time to bring up children
Is in the morning. You do, sometimes,
though seldom, bring them up In the
morning by yelling at them but the
effectiveness Of this process diminishes
with its repetition, even when not en-
tirely naturalized by the children's
trick of stopping their ears with the
bed.clothes. The only prompt, effect.
i've and absolutely reliable method is to
bring them up by the hair. If your
child has a good, healthy scalp, with.
out any tendency to premature bald
ness, this method will work with most
gratifying efficiency. Try it about
once week, and you will be surprised
to observe how its influence will extend
through the six days interval, inspir-
ing your child with the liveliest posi-.
BILE interest in the respendent pagean. i.
try of sunrise. To bring up darling
child by the hair requires the exercise
OF some energy and 6rmness; but no
aiiectionate parent will hesitate at any
little sacrifice of this kind for the wei.
fare of his offspring.
Nothing can be more fatal to your
discipline than to allow your children
to contradict you. Ifyou happen to be
betrayed into any misstatement or ex-
aggeration in their presence, don't per.
nit them to correct you. Right or
wrong, you must obstinately insist on
your infallibility, and promptly sup
press every symptom of puerile skepti-
cism, with force if need be. The mo.
ment you permit them to doubt your
unerring wisdom, you will begin to
forfeit their respect and pander to their
conceit. There can be no sadder spec
tacle than parent surrounded by olive
branches who think they know more
than he does. / vividly remember how
my father-who was one of the mos
rigid and successful of disciplnarian'
-quelled the aspiring egotism tina
prompted me to correct his careless re
mark (when he was reckoning a prob
lem in shillings), that five times twelv
was sixty.two and half. "So," salt
he, climbing over his spectacles, ant
surveying me grimly, rye think y
know more'n your father, hey? Com
'ere to mel" His invitation was to
pressing to be declined, and for fe,
excrutiating moments reposed in Bit
/ ter humiliation across his left knee
, with my neck in the embrace of his LEI
, arm.
didn't see him demonstrate hi
mathematical accuracy, with the pair
of his right hand. on the largest pate
of my trowsers, but l fell that the oil
man was right; and when, after com
pletely Graduating my faith in til
multiplication table, ihe asked hoy
much five times twelve was, insisted
with tears in my eyes that it was sixty
: two and half. '"rhat's right |" sal,
he; "I'll larn ye to respect yer father
If l have to thrash ye twelve times
day. Now go'n water them HOSES, u
be lively, too !" The old gentleman
didn't permit my respect for him t,
wane much until the inflammation,
rheumatism disabled him and ever
then he continued to inspire me will
awe until was thoroughly convinced
that his disability was permanent.
Unquestioning obedience .js, tn,
crowning grace of childhood. 8 Wher
you tell your child to do anything ant
he stops to inquire why, it is advisable
to kindly but firmly fetch him raj
across the ear, and inform him "that
why!' He will soon get in the way o
starting, with charming alacrity, at tn,
word Of command.