The Van Buren press., 1873-02-04
How to Put Children to Bed.

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| When the proper heur Tor retiring ar
riyss, cay ten o'clock In tue evening. send
. servant TO hunt the yoWngsr msmhsrs
Of the family up. Ia the course Of half
an hour, II they do not return, you may
take = little stroll yourself, and see Whist
is dstaining them. Aftcr lettering about
for some time you can return TO the
house, and ascertain what luck these whe
have preceded you have met with, should
they still be absent. you will, prepably.
feel like taking another ramble. in which
event couple Of police omcsrs may -
induced to gs alsng, and sulivep ths 90.
sasion by ringing bell and askiag nu-
mcrous questions OF the crowds upon the
street corners. In the meantime, your
wife can pass the time away by making
brief calls upon the ncighbors. II there
| 10 ne circus in town or recently cuptied
sugar hogsheads outside the corner gro
ceriss you will bs apt TO meet at home By
eleven o'c!osk, whom you SHOULD embrace
each other, and be happy. The children
Should then be undrssssd, and their
clothes placed Ia separate piles, especial
ly II the man of the house has them oil
to dress the next morning, but Should
the mother be willing 10 take upon her
self this responsibility, the garments
may be tumbled anywhere. For my
part, l am always anxious to know where
they are put when taken OF.
The youngsters should now DO placed
in the tub, and il disposed to sing too
loud when brought in contact with cold
water. the left hand may be placed gen.
tly over the m ,uth, while the right pro
ceeds with tho ablutisn, and such ether
outward application 40 she occaslcs may
require. II they persistin being noisy,
. stick of candy or a ckel-ssapiecs for
their savings bank may be offered - -
inducemeat to compromiss.
Ii was Simon who said "Wig, wsg."
bat Solomon made much more foolish
remark when he said "Spsro the rod, and
SPOIL the child +" Solomon didn't know
this, but do, by sxpsrisnss. Whipped
one OF my boys once, and hc has been
spoiliag ever since to get evsn.
In removing 1.-THE children. from the
bath DO sure and wipe them dry, aftsr
which put Oh their night clothes, and
put them TO bed. Promise each one Of
the boys pair of new boots and spaint.
cd sled II they will 70 right to slsaP'ece
keep still, and the girk orssscs. Should
and agy Jqhg about the desired result, =
NAV =, b. hin,sd tha, the first one asleep
NAV be permitted TO rsmain At some' ano
not 10 ,o school the next day
Tbis will 80 oil their minds with pa
tsrual admiration that stiffness VIII soon
begin to reigh, whom You can ges your
paper, and SIT down to read. -.
In ease any OF them cry during zoe
uisht Tor drink, the head OF tse 'smny
uI'cOursc, WIN uot neur tusm toe "nSs
at.such timss, awakening much easier
than ths husbaud Besides, she under
stands better how 10 administer to.lhsir
wants. s
Good children always sleep sound, and
do not wake until their father has LETT
tho house IN tue morning. This giyss
the mother IN opportunity 10 get up, ana
build the fire. .'aud assist the girl get
ting breakfast. after which che can dress
thsm:at her leisure. A frat class .eusi-
mes, man will always be ssreful in getting
out OF bed, not 10 awaken the little dsare.
There Is nothing like bringing up ehil.
dren In the. way they should so. Ear.
" 10 bed, and early to riss." 10 . big
thing. l am now hale old man OF ssx'
~, and feel confident owe my we'll pro
served frame and constitution to my reg
ular habits, In my youth ! always went
to bed by one or two o'clock 10 the morn
ing, and mover later than daylight, unless
attending social gathering.