Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-03-07
whips. Tongues.. Rrid1es...

Whips! Tongues!! Bridles!!!
"Fun for the children, pain for the
old folks is wise saw of some old
sage whose name is well nigh forgot
ten. Boys and girls incline to sport
and gaiety, and are generally averse
to anything serious or solemn. A wise
parent is he who understands this ar
rangement of nature, and governs his
course accordingly. Equally unwise
is the father who tries to Danish mirth
from his family, and turns child in
to hypoeritical Ounce or stupid
owl. Stolid children and melancholy |
offspring are fit tools for the success
ful handling of disease or the Devil |
himself, Give the boys and girls all
the fun and pleasure consistent with |
careful training in habits of self |
control. Whips, tongues and brides
are merely instruments with which the |
parent and the teacher are expected |
to reprimand, check, and chastise. |
The tongue for counsel, the bride for
restraint, and the whip. yes, the tough
old hickory rod, the hazel switch, or
better than all, the old-fashioned rat
an, vigorously applied for chastise-
ment. To discuss corporal punish
ment in this practical age is idle. A
wise inAiction of bodily pain is very
often the best course of treatment
available. The parent in his family,
and the teacher in his school, are en-
gineers. They run, or ought to run,
their respective engines-the family
and the school. Your engineer has
his oil-can we'll filled with OIL When,
by the roughness of the motion, he
discovers a part of his machinery
moving with considerable friction, he
does not seize his wrench or hammer
and pound the rods because they will
not do as he desires, but up with the
oil-can two or three droDs of the oil
in tie right place, obviate the trouble,
and ION she goes" smoothly and
pleasantly as ever. A handful of sand
in his journal boxes will not do at
this juncture oil, and nothing but
Fgood lubricating oil is necessary. Oil
of vitriol is ruination to iron and
steel. So the master in his school
may well be ston the watch.'' A boy
: yonder is little worried by the school
restraint, and is at the point of ehafng
under school regulation. Now, teach
er, quick with your oil-can to the
spot; word of help or encourage
ment smooths his way; he bends to
his book, and the danger is over But
the time comes to every teacher when
coils" will not answer. Take case
Henry has been guilty of profanity
and obscene language in the presence
of his playmates-boys and girls.
, The question is, "What must be
done?" One says, ''Thrash him like
blazes =; Another cries, "Expel the
scoundrel" Another says, ''Scold.'
But if this be the first offense, we ar
que that careful, earnest, searching
application of tongue, given IN pri
vate, and without passion, will ac
complish more good than seolding
thrashing, and expulsion combined
Those who have heard Judge Dickey
commence his charges to the jury
will understand what we mean by de
liberation. =
: Bearing we'll in mind that one hal
>! of school difficulties may be fore
stalled by careful use of ''tongue,
prudence suggests that it be not
long one. Speech is silver; silenc
is gold. Better have more gold tina
. silver. So much for tongue. Blu
! Henry swears and uses vulgar lar
guage again. ''Now what must b
done" Welt Henry is hard cas-
Home influence may have had muc
to do with his meanness. Here "
est remark that the business of an ed
Gator involves training as well
teaching. Teaching is not trainin
nor Vice versa. Teaching is causir
n some one to know thing. Trainin
is causing some one to DO a thin
Rarey, the horse trainer, had his stra
and brides which he used on occ
zion. Clap on the bride, then, easi
if possible, forcibly, if you mut
s. Some restraint must be put upon t
boy. and his teacher is the man to
it. Deprive him of some customa
), privilege for a specified time. Ke
him in at recess, while his playmate
are out, and let him out while the OF
,S ers are in. Give him seat by hil
self, or require him to stand an he
NY sie each session while others are seatt
Avoid humiliation, while you ins
upon complete and cheerful subm
sion. As in the use of the tongue,
in the use of the bride, avoid ht
all and passion as you would the conc,
sion of flint and iron in powder m
Better move slowly than run the ri
{. of elbow up which may ruin y
and your school. Although qui
don't be ice. Avoid extremes.
much for brides.
But Henry sins again. He tears
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