Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-09

their fullest extent. so us 10 afford til,
baby chance 10 exercise It's pulling pro
pensit!cs. Babies are VIGOROUSLY good
. when they have such whiskcrs as they liz,
ID pull. Next to whishers comes hair
Hair is almost equal TO whishers as :
means OF diversion for these holls, hol,
pets. Fathers should never wear lhei,
mir short-it discouragcs baby. and is II
great wrong 10 him. Babies have rights
as well rs we older people.
A long nose is splendid filing in a
family where there is baby. 1t affords
baby SO much innocent amusement in
twisting AMI pinching and turning it up.
and is such help 10 thought and calcula-
ton. as TO the best chance Of scizing it I'M
awares and making the most OF 1t.
! II you want your baby TO be healthy.
give him occasional doses OF all lie adver-
;ised nostrums CT the day adapted to his
age. lie will be likely TO have worms. so
You Will be safe in giving him worm syrup
quite often 10 warn the worms that YOU
are on the lookout for them, and that fate
is certain il they do come.
Keep the ca!nip tea a-stewing. and the
soothng-syrup handy. and let him cat all
the candy and raw apples he wants. and
you'll find times lively and soothng-syr-
mp convenient thing to liaye in the
house.
If lie cries for anything. let him have il
no matter il it be his fathers watch. or
his grandnas spoctacles. or Aunt Sallv's
tarsrite poodle, let him have it. Don't
cross him: youll break his spirit.
Take him out with You whenever you
go anywhere. Everybody will want to
seen the baby. And all the dogs and cats
in the house you visit will be delighted |
that they have got ears and tails for him
10 pun. That is. if they are brought up
rs eats and dogs should be.
Never mind if you hostess does show !
WHY face when her flvorite Tabby is hoist
cd up by the scrUff of her neck. and, yowl-
ing and splitting. is called by you a nasty
thing and told to get ont and stop
growing at baby; let baby have his fun.
lie must play with something. lie is SO
sweet and SO cunning.
Expect everybody to praise him. and
see all the loneliness in him that You see.
md despise all who do not. and call them
stupid old things, and say they are cnvi-
)uS.
Don't try to make baby mind till he is
NO or three years old. Before that time
re is not old enough to know what Won ,
mean: and after that time he will be too ;
'ld to know what You mean; so you can i,
ave y )nrself all trouble in this regard. if
'ou let him go his own gait till he is three !
ears old. /,
When he gets so as TO talk. always let ,
in help yon tell everything. Children !
re such keen observers. If you say !
hing happened yesterday. and he says it /,
appened day before yesterday, let him /
ave his way. Ii will make his temper :
our to contradict him.
If you begin story, and he takes il out (
I your mouth. sit still in silent admira-
on. and be thankful that you have so
bright" a child
And by the time you have brought up
oxen children according to these rules II
which are the rules by which most peo- II
e seem to bring up their cllildren) yon p
ill realize fully what a great and awful
sponsibiity it is to have the training of D
l immortal soul. C;