The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-13

which serious lung or other diseases
may result. II you bride the child not
to do this. he win always believe that
1t brings pleasure until he has surrcp-
titiously tried Il. and al last, perhaps,
nearly dies in consequences. Inc act
should not be separated FROM sonic pain
Ia pain THAI is mental fol this may
and should be employed In AL cases
when the physical results are moro Sc
we're than Is absolutely necessary for
the childs welfare, So. 10 keep the
child out Of puddles Of water, hold over
him the deprivation Of sonio cherished
pleasure that he values more than he
does the one that will iinnily end In
painful and serious consequences. which.
OF course, he cannot understand. Child
rem always have fayorite qualifications
that have no evil consequences. and tho
parent, Knowing what thcsa arc eau
always and easily be master Of the
child's conduct
This brings US 10 tho other division
Of the childs conduct--that which Ii
immediately pleasurahlo b himself.
though Il vAflits Do rcinogtly harmful to
him by being painful 10 others. Tho
method suggested In the last paragraph
Is applicable here. Deprive the child Of
some fond pleasure. II he leaves his
playthings scattered about. aud refuses
to pick thcm up and put them away.
instead Of whipping ham, wait till next
time that he wants them, and then.
when the denial win be most kecnly
felt, do not let him have them. II he
loses II plaything, do not at once buy
him another, hut let him mourn tho loss
long enough 10 understand that the pos
session Of the article depends upon his
care OF Il, at the same tlmr explaining
the matter to him Always connect tho
pain that he feels with the wrong
doing.
The subject deserves longer discus
sion than can here be- given 70 il but
enough has been written to show that
the theory Of child government Is tho
method 81 nature, We know that moth
ors ary ayerSe to seeing their children
suffer the slightest pain, even for q
short time, and that for many years 10
come a largo portion Of them will bo
slow TO adopt this method. because Of
their inability 10 perceive that the iiF-
mediate pain that thc child suffers un-
der this method Is far less IN quality
and duration than the moro remote pain
that comes from the method now COIN
mon. The child viii love. the parent
who puts herself In the way Of pointing
out to him the pains that may be expect
ed from his conduct, n great deal more
| than he will the one who Is in the ntti-
tudo Of constantly deprlylng him OF
what he believes to be pleasures. Tho
purposed subjection Of the child to men-
tal and some physical pain does not
seem cruel 70 ono who finds lhat Il falls
far short Of balancing the more serious
pains that are entaiIed when tho child
has not been given the discipline ncoos-
sary for his welfare. Net, no doubt
there are mothers who beat their child
ren, torture them with fright and bring
upon them sources Of pain that viii en-
dnre for years, by whimsical, over
indulgment, Irrational government, who
will regard the inilictlon of slight and
temporary mental pain upon q child
exceedingly cruel, though Il saves The
child from barbarous whippings and
long suffering. 10 them we will say
that this government lhut we advoeatl
Is tried in many households with morI
or less thoroughness, and that. TO thl
extent TO which Il Is used. It Is an IN
qualified good to children. Good House
keeping.