Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-10
CHILDREN AND MONEY.


CHILDREN AND MONEY.
branch OF Education Which Parents
Should Never Neglect.
Seemingly children are trained in
all branches of education but This. vet
from earliest childhood they should be
taught to value money, not only as a
power to be duly respected. but that
its accumulation is positive duty. in
order not only to provide for old age.
but as one of the great motive powers
OF advancement and civilization.
Some may say they do not care for
money. yet as a wise woman said:
"Oh. no, they do not care for money,
but they want very badly what money
will BRING" know of several fami-
lies who, with tho means of starting
well in life. with intelligence and adj
vantageous surroundings are now
drifting into absolute poverty for
want of this early training. In one
instance old age is harassed and
weighed down by the aspect of the
''wof at the door," which, with an
carly training of the fine talents pos
sessed, would have kept him forever at
bay.
In another, parents in their old age
were obliged to leave a lovely country
home. and went to join the struggling
hundreds in neighborlng city with a
half-dozen children as unframed as
themselves. Yet training in the saw.
ing and expenditure of money would
have kept them by industry comfort
able and thrifty. The person occupy
ing the farm previous to this family
supported quite as large family and
made enough money beside to buy
another farm.
AS an instance of what can be done,
we will draw from the experience of
another family. While very small the
mother taught her children to count
by using articles about the home, such
as table and chair-legs. windows.
doors, and SO on. BY this means they
were very soon learned the rudiments
of arithmetic. AS soon. as possible
they were sent on errands and to mar
ket and taught to look sharp after the
value received for money, to be exact
in counting the change SO as to have
justice for both parties. and if any
thing was wrong they were sent to
rectify it and were made to take the
responsibility. They also had tasks
about the house. and understood that
they were to attend to them without
their attention being called to these
duties. They were kept busy and
formed habits of industry, and grew
up to be excellent business men. and
ut an early age had the offer of several
advantageous situations.
Two boys of the same family were
each given a child's bank of metal
and an account-book. In their own
handwriting they entered in the book
all the sums of money they received as
gifts. or which they earned by extra
work. etc. The money received was
divided into three parts, put into sew
eral receptacles and lodged in the
bank. One portion was to be saved.
the next reserved for gifts of charity.
and the last they were to expend as
they pleased. with the exception of a
as to candy and cakes.
All these boys were encouraged to
take pleasure in some natural taste for
stamp collecting. etc.
Such tastes are strong projections to
boys. and they gain valuable knowl-
edge with the habit of research. Pa
rents should show respect for such oc-
equations, and the continued effort re-
quired to follow them thoroughly,
which should be insisted upon as a
matter of education. and as forming
in the form of valuable
that always has it use, if
only in elevatiug the taste.
In another case young lady teacher,
whose father, being one of the enlight-
ened kind. taught his daughter how to
various kinds of business. how
to value and purchase property, ETC..
so that in the savings of some years
she at different times made advanta-
geous purchases of small properties.
the rents of which would have sup
ported her had her health or powers
failed. as they did in after years
through deafness. How much more
real love of his children has such a
father than one vino says: "Oh! le:
hem enjoy themselves while they are
and then sends them forth to-
ally unfit for the contests of life and
Romans WovE.