Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-19
TO PAR sNrs AND GUARDIANS


TO PAR eNrs AND GUARDIANS
The great problem Of the age undoubt-
sdly /. that Of bringing up our children.
Those children become men and women.
They will take the places in after ysars
which We now all. Upon them depends
the welfare Of the nation In the future:
it Is their high destiny to p~srpstusts the
fabric which VI are building up. There
fore IL 10 that. leaving all family eonsid-
srations ssids-and these considerations
themselves are important snoush-itb Be-
hooves US 10 see to IL that u children
are reared and educated in = manner to
ht them to assume the grave respond
biitiss which await them. In our boys
and girls the American Republic Of the
future 10 embodied. We must see to II
that they are worthy successors Of .
worthy generation before them.
The first great duty which We owe to
our children is to enforce from them
that obedience which is due to the pa
rent. No man and no woman ever at
tanned TO greatness in this world. Who
had not. in early youth. sat msskly at
the feet Of father or mother. and learned
to look up to them a. guardians and di-
rsctors. The principle Of obedience In
children Is founded in the very essence
Of human nature. The reasoning pow
srs Of the child are not developed; age
and experience can alone develop them.
He needs, therefore. somebody to guide
him. somebody to point out to him the
two paths which led to succsss and to
ruin In life. Il 10 the parents duty to
his child to see to 1t that be takes the
first path. II left to his own guidance
hsis very liable to take the second. He
must DO forced to obey for his own fu-
ture good. The parent who allows his
child to disobsy his commands 10 sim
ply paving the way for q future OF mis-
cry for himself and his child.
How. then. shall We make our children
obey usf The question Is an important
one. and should command the attention
Of every father and Of every mother.
1t is one which We shall not presume to
answer fully. But va have . few sus-
ssstions TO throw out which may aid
parents in solving Il for themselves.
The use Of the rod Is deprecated BY
many excellent persons; still there 10
much 10 b urged in its favor. Children
differ in character As greatly a. persons
Of mature age. Very many Of them can
bs led by kindness. and learn obedience
from their very affection for their pa.
rents. Others. Who are just ~ kindly
treated, arc % such a nature that II has
no effect upon them. For such Is these
some corrective power is absolutely
necessary. II their parents do not desire
To see them grow up reckless and disso-
lutte. careless Of LIES responsibilities or
its duties. The hoy and the girl vii
not reason; therefore they must lie led;
and 10 you cannot lead them through
the force Of affection. some mort
effective means must be used.
The use Of the rod may result In good
or evil; its efficiency depends. not 30
much on its application. as on the man.
ner In which Il is applied. There are
few parents in the world who have not
at some time or other whipped their
children. II they whipped them in a
right spirit. aud exhibited NO vindictive.
ness In the operation. the result has
proved beneficial. In that case the boy
or girl knows that the punishment IL in
fiictsd because he or she has done wrong.
and not because Of any harsh feelings
In the breast Of the father or mother.
But when q father flies into . passion.
and whips his child. exhibiting at the
ssns time an angry desire akin to re-
vsnge. the operation has precisely the
opposite effect. The resentment Of the
victim il aroused. and where there was
one devil twelve will now enter
In and tako possession Of that house.
The condition Of the boy is worse than
II was before. for he has conceived q not
unnatural dislike to the father who has
logged him in the same spirit Of angry
resentment that hs would have man
Tested toward q brute. II the rod IL
used at all. and In many instances. II Is
really necessary. let be used calmly.
Exhibit no passion to the child you are
whipping. After the punishment has
been indicted. treat the victim as you
did before 10. with kindly loss and on.
sidsration. Then IL will have Q ben
sHeial effsef