Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-07-01
Advice to Mothers.

Bring your child up TO Work. Duy
a broom and a dust-pan suited to its
size, and tell it to sweep and take up
the dust, and see if you can find where
they took it up. Teach them how you
plsce your chairs and many little
things, you will be astoIished how soon
they will initiate you. Go with them
to their bedrooms and let them help
You there. Have an inspection day.
Set some day once ID month, say the first
Wednesday in every month, and let
them 60 with you all over the house
every room, closet. drawer a1d boz and
see that all is in order.
What is to be done make note OF and
set time for it. If all the children's
things, which they are TO care for, are
in perfect order, reward them for it.
This will encourage them to be ready
for inspection day. Draw lesson and
teach them of such q day coming in our
Fathers house. and the reward they
will receive if all is found ready for His
coming.
Teach your boys as we'll as girls to
sew. Cut good fitting patterns and let
them out, fit and make. In these days
of knitting, crochet and fancy work,
there is much they can do-crochet
dish cloths, make holders. etc. In my
school for "wee ones l used to take
perforated cardboard, draw sentences in
little letters to be done like stitching
and tell them with the needle and silk
to cover up all my black marks. l
once gave a little child God Bless
You" drawn upon cardboard. She
kent her secret, and carried it joyfully
to her father on Christmas morning.
The father caught her up in his arms
and ran all around the room with her,
the tears streaming down his checks.
Il was an affecting scene, and one that
will last through life.
Wise and holy sayings can thus be
printed and worked, memory will treas
ure them, and who knows when or how
or where those little words may not
come back in after years and do the
work of love.
Playihings that have been broken or
tired of can be gathered up and care
fully mended. Make box, call it the
convalcscence box" cover it with pic
lures, lay in the cast-of toys and paste
on the following rules:
| l. This box must not be opened un-
less sick enough to take medicine.
l. 2. It must be locked again when
we'll enough to go out doors.
3. The playthings and books must al
ways be put back in good order and the
key given to mamma.
| 1t will be of interest for years. Make
scrap books of colored cambria. notch
the edges, paste in pictures and selected
reading matter within their years,
but try to elevate and cultivate the
taste.
In summer give them a piece of
ground tocultivste, not too big for them
to keep clean and in order. themselves.
Show them the little black seed, seem.
ing SO dead, and by putting in the
ground few days it will rise and grow
in beauty-so the resurrection of their
little bodies will lie in the ground, but
the pure soul will rise to God and
grow in beauty. In the winter make
flannel gardens by laying flannel or cot
ton in glass of water. or a sponge
kept damp and seeds sprinkled on, and
see, day by day, how they grow.
On Sunday tie up the swing and put
away all noisy plays; if quite young,
allow them some quiet amusements.
Walk with them. read to them, go to
church and Sunday school, with them
Never mind your own aches and pains
you are laying up treasures. When
old enough, if you have begun right,
they can easily be taught to allow nam.
ma TO rest. Teach them to be thankful
night and morning. and to ask for care
and protection. Use little prayer,
even before they can talk, and you will
be surprised how soon they will lisp it
with you. 1t is good habit, and will
tell its good in after years.
One would think l would have a
mother slave. BY NO means. If one
begins early all these things will fall in.
like all the learning they get, good and
bad. Remember they are learning
something all the time; it is for you to
decide what and how.
| Do all through love, for "love works
no evil" Remember God makes nc
mistake; there is no want Of wisdom,
no want of love. His love for His
children is far greater than that OF the
fondest mother. 1t is eternal, un-
cbangeable. 1t insists upon implicit
obedience to His will. A single failure
brings its own suffering. Heed the
lesson and some day He will say to you;
"Arise, shine, for thy light is come
and the glory of the Lord is upon thee.
l-[Happy Thought. in The House
hold.