The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-01-07
Training Up a Boy.

Have you a boy from FIVE to eight
years old? If so, it is a matter of the
greatest Importance that you 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 few
nails and boards 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 potato, 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 always good humored when hunger
gnaws at their stomachs. If he happens
tG-bEeak dish, thrash him for it; that
will mend the dish and teach him les
son at the same time.
If you happen to notice that..your boy $
shoes are wearing out, take down the
rod and give him peeling. These shoes
were purchased only ten months ago,
and though you have worn out two pair
of boots in 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 an er-
rand 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 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; l 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
upI'
1t is more than boy of his size ought
to do in q whole day, but you are not to
blame that he is not thirteen years old
instead. of eight
If you hear that any one in that neigh
borhood has broken window, stolen
fruit or unhinged a 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 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
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 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 things circuses are;
how they demoralize boys; how he ought
to be thrashed for even seeing the pro
cession go by; and then when he's sound
asleep do you sneak of, pay half dollar
to go. in, and come home astonished al
the menagerie- and pleased with the won
derful gymnastic feats.
Keep your boy steady at school; have
work for HIM every holiday; thrash him
if he wants to 60 fishing or nutting re
strain his desire for skates, kites and
marbles; rout him out at daylight, colo
or hot; cuff his ears for asking questions
make his clothing out of your old cast-of
garments, and you'll have the satisfac
tion, when old and gray-headed, of know
ing that you would have trained up
useful member of society had he not W
and died just as he was getting well bro
ken in.-M. Quad IN Ow Ftreside Friend