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have become 50 famous Of late Ncye's Of the
Anthony rro-lope, Gabrielle st. Andre style.
Such works - these End easy access 70 homes
but they do not give human life \ single gleam
Of pure romance. They s;iAe AL that A
taste fo- temperate reading of good novels
should not be diseour a.ei. for it IS q pleasure
that Is accessible sai lss inS, but We should
understand. and teach the Young to under
stand. that there Is such thing As Intellectual
intempersnce, 3 reading of bad books, that is
even more dangerous than keeping bad com
psny. Mothers and fathers should he i.ss
smooth OF speech. and less laI o. discipline in
relation to tie books their children read
They should read in between The printed lines
for the skeptical theory and intiel lucubra-
tons. Laok beneath the sTnel of the gushing
sentimental novel for inide,ity OF mOrlis, un-
der the brave, grand rhetoric Of the society
novel for the tsint az msterisiisn, in the pres
erce OF which the gorge rises 0t every rational
man, and the cheeks burn with hot wrath Of
every fond mother. every loving wife, every
pure hearted sists-.
Perhaps you ara s.Sing what remedy Is at
hand. aai | snsver that there must bs indiyid-
ual efforts on the part of parents 10 check this
evil You must examine he books your chii-
dren are reaiinz To make If clear. ! do not
believe that psren: f1ltlls the duty Of such
4 being. who allows book t. cross the thres-
hold OF the family home unchalensei. Soa
had better allow your children 20 choose their
own associates, than 10 allow their MOI ais and
manners to be placed in the keeping OF
books OF which you know netting
Books of sn unhealthy AMI sensational orier.
when once they take firm hold Of the mind.
are far more dangerous than the Influence of
bad associates The mother and father should
keep 8 vigilsnt eye upon what comes into the
home In the shape Of reading matter, and not
reiax that vigilance until the habits and tastes
for that which l. sound and healthy mental
food are thoroughly formed. To stop with
the prohi itioi OF improper books Is not
enoughcs You muSt give thnss children me-
thing IN their stead. The riP=r Judgment O;
the father and tha mother will tell them what
that something should be. Certainly not such
books as are Chased under the had OF instruct
i've merely, but books which teach that while
no one y secure from temptation, yItne i
tested by II, that the strength Of virtue lies IN
its power u resist and endure Thus you
moth-rs aud fathers, viii sow the seeds of
positive moral character, brace il with mteg-
rity self denial ard love. and it viii wi'ien out
int" moral and spiritual edihcs Of exquisite
purity and grandeur. The Creator gives Us
rey.t hours when the SIN comes oct and We
can see Ogr conditions. he hss given us lumi-
In this matter nf intellectual intempersnce.
and If We are wise We will take such Cbserva
tons as will enable us TO ascertain Just where
We arctic better to lay our course Tor the fu-
ture. tell Won there i danger in the tnlera-
ton with which thi' SOFT Of literature meets
with from al, classes. in the alacrity with
which people buy Journals and books reeking
with scandal and inueu6a, the garbage
If society gossip and details Of the foulest
iniquities it makes It none the better that
these BOOKS and parers adopt highly virtu-
Gus tone and affect morality.
To this question Of intellectual intemper-
ance Iask the eandor Of You, fathers and moth
ers, The scrutiny of your Investigations, the
decision Of your calm Judgment. VIII you let
your children select reading matter with no
guidance hut their own fancy. the books which
are b form and animate their minds, or viii
YOU take interest enough in those children who
are to be the next generation Of men and wO-
men, to select that which will give them de-
sire for healthy and instructive literature
That is the only question, and leave it with
You.