Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-31
WOMAN AND HOME.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOP
MIENT OF BOYS AND GIRLS.
saving the Odds and Ends-Starving to
Death for Love-At the Picnic Eein2
Insuited-In Disguise-"Good Society"
Overeating.

Death for Love-At the Picnic Eeins
InsuIted-In Disguise-'GoOd Society"
Overeating.
At the bottom of everything lies health
without this, every Other gift is more or lesa
useless. Though you miss al else for S"r
children, secure this if possible. Make sure
ehey acquire no health destroying habits.
Do not have boy tied to his mothers apron
strings. Let abundant play and out-of-door
sports create strength and animal spirits-
Boys and girls will need all of both they can
get before they have done Encourage them
b obtain quickness, self confidence and grace
for instance, by sparring, skating, horse
back riding, dancing, etc. They Will here
after stand in good stead. Indeed, this
health and culture of the body are no more
helpful, and, indeed, Indispensable, on ths
economic than on the evolutional side BY
all I. cans, make them, if you can, your boys
especially fear less and self reliant. Remem-
Der that true courage Is one of the richest
possessions. As has been said, it is promOtive
of health and happiness, and essential to, and
by the Greeks and Romans was used synouy-
mousIy with, virtue 4 timid man may bs
afraid to act right may not dare to do his
duty when opposed by dangers and difficult
ties Or this virtue everybody is ambitious,
and none more 50 than the coward, as proved
by MS vainglorious affectation of it. Thus,
the fool affects wisdom, the knave honesty,
the niggard Hberality and the poltroon
bravery.
As to what can be done in childhood to
ward the higher development: In the first
place. if your son or daughter is gifted with
mini cr tastes int~Tently predestined to be
cultivated, you coaid not prevent that con
summation is you tried. Some men who, in
later life, become distinguished opponents OF
the higher departments IN youth never show
the slightest indication of their future emf
hence. Chancellor Kent, for instance IA
NOUS as be became in his maturity, up to "a
had never really taxed his mind, and had
lived the life mainly Of healthy human ami
NAL If your child be one of this sort, be
will give you but little trouble, but will Just
eat, play, grow, become strong, live in bis
little BODY, and il will be all the better for
him hereafter that he did not develop his
taste. You may, indeed, watch your boy
and girl, however commonplace they are,
and indulge your heart in the hope that il
the future they viii turn out Peabodys and
George Eliots. Others-as Nozart-are pre-
cocious, and show from the very start an
tcipeting evidences OF their later growth
These sre the difficult cases II you suS
pect that your boy or girl possesses soms
strongly pronounced talent or bent by all
means do not coddls il. Neither is II noes
sary brutally TO stamp it out There have
been IL children inclinations that, while not
Of the imperious and supreme type tina. can
not be arrested, might have been productive
Of much pleasure and profit 70 their owners
and wide circle. and yet early died cut
through rough treatment and neglect. As
time goes on, and the indications persist, and
friends and experts confirm your thought,
you may feel assured All the more because
Of suspected talent, make health and strength
the first consideration. You ara much more
likely, however, 70 see in your child remark
able cleverness which have no existence, than
not 70 see those which do exist. Here, It Is
well TO say, that too many parents seek 70
nake prodigiez OF their little ones Scarcely
arc they able 10 lisp when attempts are made
20 teach them 70 read recite verses and
otherwise anticipate tbs natural ripeuing ~
the intellect.
Again, If they are uD1sually precocfous,
instead Of being restrained, Is they shozIi
be, more often a systematic form Of instrac-
ton il instituted. and thus tbs ia:ssiec. IL
p-emature.y developed. but alnnn<. always at
the erpenss Of the physical constitution IL
fn early iIfs the rnins is ovsrtAsxed. the d.
veloPuseut Of the physical organization 10
retarded The vital forces during TIE first
years Of child life are specially aeairsd by
ths system g. large 20 r.aaistA4n ia necessary
development II, therefore, they are too
probably expended On tas intellect, or un-
equally diverted To tho brain, IL nas: Dc a.
tho cost Of ether functlols ard orgaaA
Under snch circumstances. tie growth 10
generally retarded, TIE rnas-usar sys.sEu hzt
iuperisc.ly dsvssoY~d, and tie body oon-
times spare AID devoid Of is fair proper
tinnA The eomplexlon viii, moreover. to
pale and s.ckiy, tee circulation and digsstsos
fseols, ard nervous affections or otesr !assr-
E.:iex II the cesh are kxsiy 70 ssr~rrens,
e-s-teron AID soerterlns 10
tArE Tie future cs csa<trea, therefore, n
q very great uaaszrs, depends upon tss
which tcsy rsnssve dsrtGy tia
e.. few years q lie, aid shss truth s1aald
be deeply Impressed apon tins fzards Of al
parents EsY~c.a4.s soso.d tesy sppr>>ia:s
tie danger. Ct interfering vita i-sts.ieeruss
Tie Immature braln Of ck Id.
hood h yzca ID exce6d4sSly es.lcs.e or~za