Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-16

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their happiness,
If YOU haze = house full oi servant; /
NAV be more d.,.iru.t, lat pUGhl ~ -
prevent the children iron lrarH.AE .ht'
labor i honorable; that - .'!y upon
Themselves i, MOI only wight ba. nu".'.
How many servant might tru'h!l.!l d.
clare that il taxes htii taeic time "a
..pick up ai.er the r!4i,d:rn. H,w
many children. quit" u!,i cn'IIh - ia .r
Themselves, are not on!. "wt~h..';.
drc> ,cd ami c0lEbrd' hy HE nur'.- II,
bat mr.. never ,.xu'.rl.J :, III - ,I'.'''
one of the >c:,' .goi r;.i...t.7 wh:.I i.''.r
the room where their toilet Is 'lai".',',t.
Even wh"r- -..cr, j. hat on >ervi p, n
none NJ all. tbs. IA liIrr often say. "a,
:,udo il better myself" III c.,r..' ~,
can; and 50, If H.. convenience ~ he
moment, the biHnd-,inr little ha'..i, .,,t
the training winch wo'i.l ma,;. jnrm
careful and ,kiiiiul.
The training j., not dilliru't, ::.I ;!c-
mands patience ana sympathy Win he
child. The chief cad in view: ~ the
earlier lessons is not the a. .,u,ii<h-
ing of the child u hello him "a! - he
useful. \ bah, %! ;wD yea, - - ioid
his own bib aud pu, il in pace after
each meal. Fold it =in ,p'hly: Oh, np.
The dear little fellow viii, with Infinite
trouble. prud;ce ~ frs. :, shlpcIc>-,
crunprd bundle twi,;c, iiiio hopeless
wrinkles, and will hold it 10 trinmpk-
ant!y for your approval. Check your
applause 10 laugh n the hunri!ar rt.-
suit, ami give han what h. r>pr" ;, II
rewardiny smile a.! ks. Don't gricva
The child ut thi, tiln. hy unfolding he
Wrinkled bib to sapw ho" it NIGH; h,'
smooth! laid; you are only tea. him!
him now that, after h:.N NJ used il, he
should take some care ui t. 1T anu; her
time you can show him til. exact way :;
| but if you insist on his dom it exnc;ly
right at first you will prpG,'iy teach
him III the same time 10 tor 81 hate
the laboriouS tax.
Your little daughter three or fnu''
year, old may wash her own ',r and
hands. But don't expect her IT, learn
to do it tidily in one or many !,:~~... ;.
She will wet her apron, let the W; rr
run down her neck and up her aims,
and over .he basin and door: he Will
he good deal more interested in rno-
bling al abundance .; soap OYER her
tiny hands than IN washing herself
"properly," according Ia grown uo
ideas. You must anticipate this. AMI
make preparations accordingly. Don.
confuse her with niahv dirrr,ion,; let
her learn little ri first, and have q
good time in 80 doing. Very ; ,nn
she can be taught to arrange her c'otheI
neatly 4: night, and to put them on in
! the morning; some Of the garments
She can fasten herself. Did you npl or
watch n tidy girl lahoriously butinnins
her own boots? She can help put lhn
room in order and flourish 4 fraihrr
= iStcr over the furniture. No matter ii
you. have to do the things over when
she is out of sight for awhile. She i,
! learning.
! Boys should be tidy in tin II rooms a.
we'll as girls. As soon a they are old
enough, let them have cosy, PRETTY
furnished bedroom to themselves. and
teach them how Ia be orderly.
| DO not let them toss things here and
there, for the maid Ia "pirk up" If,
after your boy has left his room in the
morning, his bed looks al ii h. hal
turned somerset inside and come ont
At the foot of it, if his yht shirt Is
tossed on chair, his boots in thu mid
die of the floor, so!lcd clothes under he
bed, and brush and comb out of blaze,
/ be probably need, training more than
blaming. But he can lot well take .soou
care of his belongings unless the ar
rangeluents of bis rooiu are suited lu hi-
size. A boy will generally leave his
Jacket lying around if hn has to mount IA
chair to reach the high hook.
Children quickly learn that they mus,
appear at table neat and clean. Let them
leave their play or work in seas N Ia
''dress" for dinner or tel, though the
. "dressipg" need not mean anything
! more than to make themselves perfectly
neat in person and clothing.
/ When the Lille folks have had some
training in the care of themselves and
their own things. they soon learn how
to do something for others, and to lik,
, to do it. Light household duties and
simple crrands will not seem burden.
some if they are not Overtasked Rea
little helpers they will be-bright and
CHEEKY, not tagging or unwilling-ii
they are only taught in genial, pleas
ant way, and their tender years and
childish needs held in considerable and
sympathetic regard.-Marv Mayne. j.!
Christian Union.