The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-25
Raising Children:

Children should be set out in the
nursery at as early period in married
life as Is consistent with good taste.
When very young they should be
kept quiet not too much exposed 80 She
light. 1t is usual to engage some old and
experienced expert to attend to this. and
the direction in which the ''twig is in
clined" at this stage is generally the
ruin of the parents peace of mind for
two years.
Milk is said to be good for babies,
but there are so many ''patent foods"
now sold at the drug stores that milk
may as we'll be done away with. Give
the child something that you don't know
anything about and it will thrive
possibly.
Don't cross the child when it is small.
1t will take so kindly to having its own
way that it is really cruel to insist on
parental rights in the matter.
Learn ths little coots to 'scrow" as
early as possible. Take them in your
hands and toss them up DIS high as you
can and jounce their digestive organs
all out of place. This is a genuine
"raise" of children.
As soon as possible put the green
baby into baby carriage and push it
along the sidewalk, running into every,
body with it and gathering admiring
crowds at the crossings to worship it.
This will give the little one some idea of
the way OF getting on in the world In
later years.
It is good plan to hurry up child
in the matter of walking. The sooner q
child walks the more bow-legged and
irrepressible he will be when he grows
up.
Just the moment the child lets go its
mothers apron strings plant it in the
neighbours front yard. This will save
your own lawn, While the little fellow
digs up the turf and carries away the
lawn of the neighbor in his little red
wheelbarrow.
Train the childto," appear in company.
Urge him forward. There is nothing
like it. Visitors so much admire to have
children climb and crawl all over them
in their gentle, prankish way.
A good shale of dirt makes child
grow. Soap and water is useful, how
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recognize their own children when they
call them in to dinner.
Let them have their own sweet way
always. They wilIretaliate in the future
by not letting you have yours; but what
matters that?
Never allow neighbours children on
your premises. The hateful things will
influence your own children for bad.
Allowing yot1r children to play with your
neighbors' children on their premises,
however, has sanitary effect on those
benighted little frauds, and it is your
Christian duty to see that your children
mingle in this manner as much as
possible.
The best dressing for children is the
sole of slipper. 1t should be gently
swayed in the air obove them and appli-
ed vigorously-once in a while.
Good clothes, pretty clothes are an
elaborate necessity for little ones. If
you are an $18 business suit man, you
can afford to dress child on $50 silk
velvet, brass button basis.
When children get big enough to go to
school--well, you will be astonished at
the remarkable unani1nity of the school
teacher and board of education in reliev-
ing you of all rights, privilege and
authority You won't have anything
more to do but sit with hands folded and
see these servants of the public make
precious little prigs of your darlings.