Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-07-13
Raising Children.

When very young they should be
very quiet-not exposed too much to
the light. 1t is usual to engage some
old and experienced expert to attend
to this, and the direction in which the
stwig is inclined, at this stage is
generally the ruin of the parents
peace Of mind for two years.
Milk is said to be good for babes,
but there are so many ''patent foods
now sold at the drug store, 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 hav-
ing its own way that it is really cruel
to insist on parental rights in the
matter.
Learn the little coots to 'scrow'' as
early as possible. Take them in your
hands and toss them up as 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
everybody with it, and gathering adj
miring 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.
1t is good plan to hurry up a
child in the matter of walking. The
sooner child walks, the more bow
legged and irrepressible he will be
when he grows up.
Just the moment the child lets &C
its mothers apron strings plant it in
the neighbor's front yard. This viii
save your own lawn, while the little
fellow digs up the turf and carries
away the lawn of the neighbor in his
little pet wheelbarrow.
Train the child to ''appear" il
company. Urge him forward. There
is nothing like it. Visitors so mucl
], admire to have children climb ant
| crawl all over them in their gentle
prankish way.
A good share of dirt makes a chilt
grow. Soap and water is useful
however, once a week, to enable
parents to recognize their own chill
dren when they call them in to din
ner.
Let them have their own sweet wa,
always. They will retaliate in th'
future by not letting you have yours
but what matters that?
Never allow neighbors' children OF
your premises. The hateful thing
will influence your own children TO
bad. Allowing your children to pla.
with the neighbours children on thei
premises, however, has salutar,
effect on those benighted little frauds
and it is your Christian duty to Sc
that your children mingle in thi
manner as much as possible.
The best dressing for children i
the sole of slipper. 1t should b
gently swayed IN the air above them
and applied vigorously-once in
while. g
Good clothes, pretty clothes, ar
an elaborate necessity for little ones
If you are an Observation-Disclosures
ness suit man, you can afford to dres
a child On thirty dollar silk velvet
brass button basis.
When children get big enough t
go to school-well, you will be aston
, ished at the remarkable unanimity G
the school teachers and Board of Et
ucation in relieving you Of all rights
privilege and authority. You won
have anything more to do but sit wit
your hands folded, and see thes
servants Of the public" max
precious little priggs of your da1
8 hngs.-Neao Haven Register.
A Mississippi boatman with in
mense feet, stopping at q publ