Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-29
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Have you boy from 1--WE to eight wears
old 1tis . matter Of the greatest impor-
lance that you train him up right. Teach
him from the start that he cant run across
the floor, whOop, chase around the back
yard, or use up . few nails and boards to
make carts or boats. If you let him
chase around he will wear out shoes and
clothes, and nafls and boards cost mon
Train him to control his appel d.
Give him the smallest piece Of pie; thc
bone enc Of the steak the small potato,
and keep the butter-knifc out of his reach
By teaching him TO curb his appetiteTou
can keep him in good humor. Boys are
always good humored when hunger
gnaws at their stomachs. Ifhe happens
to break q dish, thrash him for it; that
will mend the dish and teach him q les
son at the same time. Ii -
# You happen to notice that your boys
shoes are wearing out, take down the rod
and give him q 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 90 of an
errand, you should state it and add:
'Now go as quick as you can, and if
you arc gone over i've minutes III cut
the hide of your back"
He will recognize the necessity ofhaste
and will hurry up. You could not do the
errand yourself inside of fifteen 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, want every
stick of that wood piled up before noon.
If come home and find you haven't
done it, I'll lick you till you can't stand
up!"
1t is more than boy of his size can do
| in whole day; but you are not to blame
that he is not Is years old instead of 8.
If you hear that any one in the neigh
borlo I'd has broken window, stolen
fruit, or unhinged gate, 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 doesn't Gown up" but
that you will spare him if he does. He
will own up to lie to get rid of the
thrashing, and then you can talk to him
about the fate Of liars and bad boys, and
end up by saying:
| "Go to bed now, and in the morning
III 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 mo.
ment you get 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 awful wicked things circuses
are; how they demnralize boys; how he
ouht to be thrashed for even seeing the
procession 60 by; and then when he's
sound asleep do you sneak off, pay hall
a dollar to 60 in, and 60 home astonish
ed at the managcrie and pleased with the
wonderful gymnastic feats.
Keep your boy steadily at school, have
work for him every holiday; thrash him
if he wants to 60 fishing or nutting; re
strain his desire tor skates, kites, ant
marbles rout him out at daylight, colo
or hot, cuff his ears for asking questions
make his clothes out of your cast off gar
ments, and you will have the satisfaction
when old and gray-headed, of knowing
that you would have trained up a usefu
member of society had he not died jus
as he was getting we'll broken in.