The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-20

Here ut the portal thou dost stand,
And with thy little hand
Thou openest the mysterious gate
Into the futures undiscovered land
A great deal has been said and writ
ten on The subject of pun sl'ment for !
children. Parents should determine
the mode of punishment tor the L chill
drcn. being governed and guided alto
oelher BY the d sposition Of the child.
When the child is the possessor OF
nervous, excitable dsposit on, gentle
means are those to be used in that case.
One parent should never interfere when
the other undertakes to punish their
child; the result is always bad q wing
the child the mastery in the end. and
the consciousness that when you pun
ished again he can appeal TO the other
parent, and thus escape what he fully /
deserves. Teach children to have
proper respect for their parents and
the miserable mode of pun shment by
whipping will not have to be resorted
to. If YOU enter into II controversy
with your child, be determined, be the
conqueror Equally also if you have
mistakenly asserted yourself. finding
Yourself wrong afterward, recify the
mistake, do not continue to MAINTAIN
that you are right, or you will lose that
child's respect.
From the time CHI Id is old enough
to sit at the table, teach him the proper
use of the knife. fork and spoon. Never
allow a child to lean upon the table,
habits such rs that will accompany him
all through his life. He should be
taught to wait patiently until his elders
are served. 1t is very important to
carefully observe these minor points
BY proper training in the beginning
parents are saved annoyance ana NOR
LITIGATION in the future
AT this age children should be dlcted
as carefully as when they were infants.
By this il is not meant that their diets
should consist solely of milk; by no
means, but do not fall into error so
widely prevalent that children having
obtained their teeth are capable of Iii
costing all manner of food. This is the
chief cause of destruction of life in
children between three and SIX years of
age. Their stomachs being totally I'M
fitted for the rich food they are allowed
to eat. Potatoes, meat rice. oatmeal.
brown bread, ripe fruit and rs much
milk as they Can drink is the proper
diet for children of that age.
Until the age of six years has been
attained, children should take nap in
the afternoon. The mother should in
sist upon this, it proves a relief to her
and is of benefit to the child. 1t is very
important that children should retire
early in the evening; they require the
full twelve hours rest to recruit after
the activities of the previous day.
Some parents take especial delight in
arraying their children, particularly the
girls, in jewelry. This is in wretched
taste. 1t detracts from the innocence
of children, which is its chief charm.
Jewelry is out of place when associated
with children and the wearing of rings
causes the proper shape of the finger to
be destroyed.
Cleanliness is the most attractive jew
ell a child can wear. A bath of tepid
water, Just before retiring at night. not
continued longer than ten minutes. is
beneic nj and daily necessity to every
child
1t is the duty of every mother to
carefully attend to cleaning the teeth
and nails of her children until they are
old enough TO attend to the matter for
themselves II every day after bathing,
the flesh is drawn back from the nails,
a perfectly shaped finger will be the re-
suit. The beauty of child depends
greatly on attention TO these details.
With proper attention to his health.
manners and clearly habits, every child
can be made attractive. There is no
reason why they should not be made
SO.
Come 10 inc, o We children!
And whisper in my ear
What the birds aud the winds are singing
In your sunny atmosphere
For what are all our contrlyings
And the wisdom Of our books
When compared with your caresses
And the gladness OF your looksF'
One thing can be ssii n favor OF the ice
man. II he has any left over he doesn't warn