Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-29

Rare Jots Fer Women.
s"Wlly are some people ugly?'

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Commercial whispered TO himself
in a street: car the other day
When lie reached his desk he pro-
4ceeded to serm0nize to- s.mothers.'
Some OF these mothers may smile
while reading tle reflections Of the
original PittsbuTg reformer, but
all willSdoubtlesS agree chat what
he has set forth is9 well worth pc.
Tnsing. HereFit is:
Is Why are some people ngly9
What wouldn'tsa holnely woman
giyeJo5be handsome, or even to
s:lIilve3 q. pretty faceg
;;s Yonmay have noticed that all
very Young, healthy babies lock
like,shaYe blue. eyes and are pref,
s2ty as babies go. Theiiseyes may
sbesofsd iferent shades of blue, and
there may be al d Inference in the
spllnpness of their cheeks, but oh
siSeEr,qisesth eys all look we much
alike. They are, perhaps, prettier
and more shapely than the young
of any other family belonging to
animal kingdom. The fawn has
pretty eyes and Il slapely nose, but
otherwise Is not noted for beauty
until nearly half grown. Until
thaG time the most OF its nervous
energy is directed to its legs, as it
must depend upon them for pro
lection. SO it is with all other AMI.
mails that lave to depend OH their
legs for safety or for securing food.
With children it is Different
There is nothing to prevent. the
children OF healthy parents from
growing up inch by inch in perfect
form, except the lack Of care GU
the part OF those WHO have them
in Charge. The little things have
10 cares, are not called upon to
hustle for food, nor Go they live III
constant fear, or exposed to all
sorJs of weather. They ought to
grow up beautiful. What is more
to the point, they would so grow
up if they had proper training.
DO you suppose that d practical
stockraiser would allow IL fine colt
or calf or lamb, or even pig to be
handled after the fashion that ba-
bies are handleda No, indeed
He knows that such treatment will
spoil their dispositions and inter-
fere with their proper physical de-
velopment. Mothers, however,wilI
not Only allow their babies to be
squeezed and kissed and handled,
andjolied and paved overly others,
but DO it themselves. They often
clothe them Ill such a manner as to
restrain the freedom of their limbs,
OF bind some portion of the body
so tightly that the natural func-
tions of some Of the organs are ill.,
teriered with. Then, because they
kick and cry out againStsuch treat
ment, they are dosed aud stuffed
and finally spanked.
how can you. expect chill's
mouth to form we'll when 1t is al
lowed TO bite on hard substances
ortug az gum toys9 Such treat
ment Will soon change the shape
and expression Of /. grown PERSONS
mouth. There Is no donbt what
ever that protrudlng teeth are oft.
Ell the result Of tugging at gum.
toys, while biting on hard rough |
substances impalrS the growth of
new teeth.
Care Of children's eyes is of the !
greatest Importance. If taken in
TO a strong light too soon there is
danger of producing such a strong
impression upon the delicate and
highly sensitive optic nerves that
it will always be more or less Of
Tended at light, causing the indi-
vidual to draw down his browsan.l
stretch the middle portion of his
face upward, i'll al unconscious eff
tort to Shut The light out. ItShould
be remembered that seusory nerves
may be offended. Possibly you
haye been offended by certain
sounds, sights and tastes. Well,
you should remember that the sen
sorry nerves OF an infant are far
more delicate than yours, aud more
liable to become offended; there
fore, they should be carefully
guarded and protected. liza child
squints up it's eyes, FUCKERS up its
face, and turns away from the light
you may know it is offended. If
you persist III keeping it thus ex
posed, it will persist in squirting,
trowDlng and looking cross. In
this way the sweet expression i'll
children's faces is often destroyed,
and they grow up with squinty
eyes and 1rowning brows.
Pouting; coarse mouths are often
the result Of children sucking their
thumbs or biting their bands. They
should not he allowed todo these
things, because they excite AN ex-
cessive and unnecessary low OF
saliva, which may impair the health.
In addition to this being an untldy
habit it is almost certain to be ioi
loved By the worse habits Of drop
ping the lower jaw and breathing
through the mouth instead of the
nose. These breathinss are pre-
ventable, and parents must not be-
come offended when they are told
that they are responsible for them.
This you may set down as solemn