The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-06
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The advantage of newspapers to family
of children is inestimable. When you see
boys and girls who are easy to teach and
quick to understand, you may set it down
as sure thing that in sher homes are
plenty of newspapers, as well as books
but when you find children duh at school,
who cannot get an idea into .heir heads
unless it is ''cuffed in,' go to their houses
Il will not say their homes), and there you
may find one paper-probably monthly,
if any-but most likely none at all.
Even very small children, who cannot
read the print, and can only look at the
pictures, are greatly benefited, for pictures
are one kind of language generally easily
and quickly understood. The written Ian
guage of the ancients was mostly made up
of pictures. In fact, letters are but pic
lures of sound. Our own iittle two gear old
when she sees pictures, says, Tell me all
about that aud as she grows in years is
sure to wish to learn to read ''all about
that for herself. Books and newspapers
encourage-almost create-a thirst for
knowledge in children. 1t is easier to give
/ child practical education with six
months schooling per year, with plenty of
reading matter at your house, than it is
with ten months schooling with no books
and newspapers III your house. This Is no
fancy, but positive fact ; and yet how
many parents there are who VIII spare no
reasonable expense in sending their chill
dren to school, but if asked to subscribe
! for a newspaper, will answer, 81 cannot
afford it - How stupid and inconsistent
The truth is, they cannot afford to do with
out it.
/ Children who are fond of reading very
seldom seek other amusements away from
! home. Who would not prefer THAI his boy
should sit reading by the figeside at home
/ than roaming about where he is almost
sure TO fall into bad company and acquire
/ perniciOus habits? ?
Take good assortment Of papers, then
religious, agricultural mechanical. polit-
| lcal and literaIy-aud let every one in the
! house have free access to them. Don't be
/ too particular about their lying scattered
! about. When you have few spare mo-
ments, you are almost sure to be reading
one if in reach. Above all things, let the
/ childIen ''muss" them over, tho baby and
all, for children who are brought up among
/ books and newspapers rarely injure one.
! But woe be unto either that happens to fall
! into the hands of family where they are
a rarity 1Ou might as well drop gun
! powder on red stove aud expect to
! pick it up as to look for that book OF paper
again.
| Never make practice of borrowing pa
peTs. 1t has been truly said "that news
paper is like wife, because every man
should have one of his own - but again It
is unlike a wife, because man should not
/ confine himself to one. Pay for your paper
| and it will read easier and be a great deal
more entertaining and instructive. At all
events, dc not ask to b0rr0D mine.
There is always great pleasure in send
| ing book to a reading person, but it is
| very distasteful to have one fall into the
hands of one Of those ''Ishmaelites' who
read about one book in two years. This
class of persons VIII pronounce your school
! district library nuisance, and ruin it in
one winter should it fall under their tender
care. Newspapers were not printed to
| lend. They are too pcrishablo and frail.
man who pays two, three or four dol
lars per year for paper, and cannot get
that amount of benefit from it, sis either a
mighty poor reader, or else is reading a
n1lghty poor paper