Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-23
WOMAN AND HOME.
Interviews with Mothers Concerning
Family Government.
Hints ON Carpet Cleaning.Glrls' Cos.
sip-At the Toilet Table. Health
Hints-Iten:s o. All
Sorts.

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1t was the desire of finding out how cur meth
DDS OF family government differed iron
those employed in the older sections of tn,
country, where the raising of children ha
been an object OF Consideration for genera
tons past. that induced reporter TO max
tour Of inspection among q few familie
Of the city
q don't know. I'm sure" said the mother
OF a family on II. Peter street, whether In
bringing zap my children in the way they
should 20; il seems to NE soInetimes-Jim
stop that noise, / can't lear myself speak
| that they are bringing me up in the way
| shouldn't 90. Mamie, that cat viii scratch
| you Saturday Is roisy day-there, / knew
1t 'vcuii-nDw, g. right up stairs and cry,
50 / won't hear you-an1 one n-eis a
| good deal II patience en- forbearance &c
get through at al. jan, sto? pounding, this
none It.
Il don't know bow other folks manage
their Children continue the lady. Il don't
pretend-Tom, wiers s.iI you get that big
slice Of bread and Jelly. That boy has the
stomach Of a baggase-car | don't pretend
4 mana e mine. It's an awful responsible
ity-haty didn't tell You never 10 touch
the iEk: iol EaGclty lhakcJ naughty slap
naughty ll',n.c- g..i spank, spank, spank }
now, don't rou JF-r. I'm tae one that ought
to cry. tell you, .- nlisciiievOus children
are what tax tie poetry cut Of married life.
Tom, you are oIIa mas Of leliy from top to
toe. Get in the hath tub this moment, and
stay there till come. Exit Tom. s,Irrepti-
tiously taking pc along with him, Girls
don't half anow-Jinl, didn't you hear me
tell you 10 stop. i-No.' says JiinI-the
-.frisf l.. h,f 8 L IL
Mercy, smell smoke9 Now who has set
the curtain atire: NCurtain-thc ,mburned
portion 81 IL fails. Exit re;borterl
As = neral rule, -" said = graceful lady in
a Peasant aEe..u' home. Il pursue the let
alone policy with my children. / don't be
heye in na-ging them: don't like TO he
nagsed myself II my children are happy.
they ars generally good, and if they are not
happy | consider that ii is my fault They
have one large room in the house in which
taey have perfect freedom You may hear
them shouting there RoVs. Suppose we go
and see them
In tie nursery was found an imaginary
large sheet OF water, upon which a dry goods
box, insecurity placed upon two chairs. en-
acted the part Of a noble vessel \ small
boy had just fallen overheard, whereat
oh. my ION, my sol," hastily turned a
would certainly have rescued him had not
an inadvertent kick, overturned the stately
ship, and all on board, including a yellow
haired little mother, with numberless china
Labies, persisted forever
Hush" whispered q yoang mother on
Fourteenth street, the baby Is asleep
Ii. Igrt1s-f,at- 4 .,.,uali 49,, H.
they squeaked: then on his heels, but they
p4ade Hoise; then tried to walk on AR, bu;
failing in that, took tie IrUirerci seat and
tried to act like Il dead man
The little thing is 50 nervous and wake
full, continued his hostess 1T is such re-
lief to have it out OF my arms. Older
women are all the time telling me oughtn't
TO hold it and Jet it - much, but what can
one do with sickly chilJl / can't let it cry.
No, l don't think tho climate Is to blame for
its nervousness. The fact Is my husI and,
like 50 many men IN this city, is oyerworked
He has been 50 worried and rushed with his
business affairs that his system has all but
broken down; and our child resembles him
1t is nothing pew. | have a particularly
strong and healthy Heighbor, whose four
babies died oUe after the other, with disease
inherited from their father | never see a
work upon the duties and Obligations of
mothers without wantir to write a book en-
titled What Fathers Ought to Know
No, sir, have no Children said the mis-
res Of house Ola Summit avenue, but of |
,uur.e / have ideas q, to the best mean, OF
ringing them up. Every woman las. | |
link the better class Of -. iaul mothers I
ire very careful 81 tie health Of their little /
,Hes. You see children out in all sorts of |
weather, thoroughly protected against |
lie cold, ami looking in winter
eason like vigorous little Greenland |
rs am acquainted with numerous babies /
who would TO more miss their daily outdoor I
even in stormy and inclement
Weather, than they would miss being pu. to
I'D at night 1t IS only the grovr-up people
who com lain OF the climate | notice,
40, that the ciTspring Of the very rich seem |
/" have letter time Of it here than they do /
II some places Ny wealthy neigIbor across !
tie way keep her children in ginsham pima /
orcs, and tacl-s them under the blankets at
O'Clock. They cat good, nyurishin, food at
ocular Intervals. ami are the happiest set OF
youngsters YOU ever saw.
-Nou don't see how ] manage with house
al Il boys: repeated a Ilcasant-loo ing
WOMAN on Minnesota trcet. We'll. / viii
ell YOU siraply Keep then! employed.
generally in the way they like best Each II
hem Lcs, ii not talon at least Il kaack 10y
ONE kind o. haudiwork. i'.o., t:.s a set Of
arr eHtc.s tools, and room in which 10 use
hem. trri turns his attention e his anna
eur printing outfit, and FIc-l d-yut,.s Lis
me- GU, 60; echo :. e" ans old sob by which
,c can make a itt.e money Even this little
ass;.l, indicating chahoy youusster AZ her
ct, like T. ia-te TnSrayIurs IN blan,
,.uk md GftsTwa:d decorate them with the
IL q box of Paints. Ny bows have
- t.EIe TO he tifcsome or iniscEe gouS
: hen person, Cd or young. j. busy and IN
81 s.rl, that Ters ~ Is safe When they ara
ned II work, ! invent new game for them
reading stories Is no FUN Toy them. hut t.
r,.s- ~ and act tie s.: res oat - considered
80 rs, sort ~ q 20 d time iari = con
ri! o., re. ! never '.r,le. thri:i ri uni
- dcte that AMI don't wonder ut l. /
~ ilut 10 To- UnTel-ouab be in my demands
nj generally Explain WHY they ar. made |
lPeal to tier Judgment rather than T. their
lection, and that '!erryeN them instantly
{ the iica that hey are ed o. mothers
prom strings. l believe in eing my bows
81 f'isn:, AMI you ..now your best friend Is
ne who ccHIpels You b. do your /, ST