The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-11-26
GOOD ADVICE TO PARENTS.
Somebody who Knows Gives ValuabI,
Suggestions on the Good Governncu
oE BOYS and Girls.

Suggestions on the Good Government
oE Boys and Girls.
It seoIas a- if in this ago Of civflz4-
ton that physical punishment ought
never TO be -Orted to. It is not ucce--
sary. 4 pareI, has full control OF a
child when 1t IS young, and should keep
It can never be done by whipping.
for IL boy thatis punished that VA. al
ways looks forward TO the time when
he vii. be too large to be whipped and
a. he grows he ha- to be whipped lit
tie harder every time, which in self
proves that form Of punishment TO be
useless and wrong.
In any other method of furnishing a
Gil. can be @lowa that he is simply en-
during tie consequence OF q disobodignt
ac-. .nlCS-, oi course, more Injustice is
prae'ice3. Tor Chill rem have a fire sense
OF ju ticc nd are not Ell lily deceived by
a ErctGusa of it.
Too much punishment is as dangerous
as too little. II is when one has a
Elimmer OF this idea that he quotes the
proverb, " spare the rod, =" etc. to fortifv
himself. when the proverb would be
letter forgotten Great rewtIds be
token fallen state" The same is true
OF much punishment
Ths object Of all punishment is. Of
course, to improve a child, to trim of.
or suOdue its faults Of character as thew
appear, and give q better chance for all
the good qualities TO develop. There
are ways of furnishing besides whipping
that viii deteut this end. and the whole
subject IS "a matter to he graVely con
SI-ered by parents of young children
l. Is q common practice TO deprive q
child OF some antIciF Fated pleasure be-
cause OF a disObodiencc. The effect Of
such a punishment depends upon the cir
cumstances.
Suppose, for instance, boy has a
promise that he shall go to a certain
clicus that Is coming in a few day, but
an occasion arises in which some sort eT
discipline must be resOrted to, and Ae
Is tod n cannot go TO the circus.
In sucL a case all the autagouism OF
the boys II tUre is aroused. He can SEQ
no justice in the punishment. He sub
nit beCuu @ lie is blged to and the
only relief he has is in hating he aathOr-
lty over MIN, "a! 10 doubt feels con-
tempt FOR a time, for one that can give a
promise and then tax il back. All the
matters in relation to the coming Of tho
circus, his mates all going, and every
thlHg IN connection with II will cOutin-
uully keep his angry feelings upperuost
ana he viii all the time feel the iuius-
uce OF the broken promise instead Of
repentance for his mi-deed.
Now If, instead, he had been told that
ne coulI not 90 out OF the yard again for
any pleasure, except the circus, for a
week, nor have any boys in his own yard
TO play with him during that time, but
must amuSe himself as best he could
alone IN consequence of his wrong do
ing, he would many times during tn.
week wish he had beIaved himself prop
erIE and would not have ha. hateful
feeling arOUo d towards his parents.
lie would not be made unhappy by his
punishment; he would have a chance
u think OF the matter fairly and " uld
not feel abused and outraged however
uncom .ortab.e the restriction became
Instead OF feeling angry at il he would
wish he mad not done wrong. A child
needs all the sunshine it can have to Ue
hjteI for the storms that come in after
life, and if IL any doubt whether a pun
ishment, in certain cases, is really a ne
cessity or net, always give the child the
benefit Of the doubt.
happy child viii be the mot obe-
dicnt. The docilifv OF tho slave is no-
what W. want in children. The camel
moves no swifter before the whip. only
behind theflute.'-I Good Housekeeping.