The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-12-31
HOW TO TRAIN UP A BOY.

Have you boy from FIVE to eight
years old? If so, it is a matter of the
greatest Importance that you should train
him up right. Teach him from the start
that he can't run across the floor, whoop,
chase around the back yard, or use up q
few nails to make carts or boats. If you
let him chase around, he'll wear out shoes
and clothes, and nails and boards cost
money.
Train him to control his appetite. Give
him the smallest piece of pie; the bone
end of the steak; the small potatoe and
keep the butter dish out of his reach. By
teaching him to curb his appetite you can
keep him in good humor Boys are al
ways good humored when hunger gnaws
at their stomachs If he happens to
break dish, thrash him for it; that will
mend the dish and learn him a lesson at
the same time.
Ii you happen to notice that your
boys shoes are wearing out, take down
the rod and give him a peeling. These
shoes were purchased only ten months
ago, and though you have worn out two
pairs of boots during that time, the boy
has no business to be so hard on shoes.
By giving him sound thrashing you will
prevent the shoes from wearing out.
When you want your boy to go on an
errand, you should state it and add:
"Now go as quick as you can, and if
you are gone over FIVE minutes I'll cut the
hide off of your back"
He will recognize the necessity of
haste, and he will hurry up. You could
not do the errand yourself inside of ff-
teen minutes, but he is not to know that
If you want him to pile wood, the way to
address him is thusly:
"Now, see here, Henry, l want every
| stick OF that wood piled up before noon
If come home and find you havn't done
it, I'll lick you until you can't stand up"
1t is more than boy of his size ought
to do in whole day, but you are not to
blame that he is not thirteen years old in
stead of eight.
Ii you hear that any one in the neigh
hood has had window-glass broken,
fruit stolen, or gate unhinged, be sure
that it was your boy. If he denies it,
take down the rod, and tell him that you
will thrash him to death if he don't "own
up, but that you will spare him if he
does. He will own to lie to get rid of
thrashing, and then you can talk to
him about the fate Of liars and bad boys,
and end by saying:
"Go to bed now, and in the morning
I'll attend to your case"
If you take him to church, and he
looks around, kicks the seat, or smiles at
some boy acquaintance, thrash him the
moment you get him home. He ought to
have been listening to the sermon. If he
sees all the other boys going to the circus
and wants fifteen cents to take him in,
tell him what wicked things circuses are !;
how they demoralize boys; how they
ought to be thrashed for even watching
the procession 60 by; and when he is
sound asleep do you sneak off, pay half a
dollar to go in, and come home astonished
at the menagerie, and pleased with the
wonderful gymnastic feats.
Keep your boy steady at school, have
plenty of work for him during holidays
thrash him if he wants to 60 fishing Oh
nutting; restrain his desire for skates
kites, and marbles; rout him out at day
light, cold or hot; cuff his ears for ask
ing questions; make his clothes out o.
your cast off garments; and you'll have
the satisfaction when old and grayheaded
of knowing that you would have trained
up useful member of society, had h,
not died just as he was getting well brok
en- in.