Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-09
Parental Mismanagement.

There are many mothers who never
had any divine call to be such. They
have no tact in management and no
discrimination to discern between the
offense of n soiled dress and a broken
moral law; at least, they quite as often
make as much noise about the other,
and the child is often led to think that
the soiled frock is the worse offense-
There are some people who inveigh
against over-severity and others who
are equally sure that everything In q
chnd's discipline must he accomplished
by loving persuasion alone. Both are
right and both are wrong, but that is
not the place to draw the distinction Mt
all The important point is TO consI-
der the probable effect of theact on the
character of the child himself; this
alone can determine whether lenlence
or severity should be the order of the
hour.
There are some things which the
child does which may he somewhat an
moving, but which are essentially tran
sient IN their nature; and so long rs no
disrespect or unkindness is intended to
anyone. II is not worth while to say much
about the matter or even to notice 1t;
hut when child is learning to use bad
language, or does an act OF cruelty
though no more than pulling of fly $
wing, or is defaciug n valuable object,
or first stretches out his little hand to
take what belongs to another,-one
should not hesitate an instant, but call
the offender to account on the spot and
enforce a strict moral lesson Often
this will be enough; but If not, then n
punishment suited to the offense must
be inflicted to enforce the prohibition.
When YOU are annoyed and mortified
bv what YOUR children do and the way
thev appear, stop and think whether
Won have auy real cause for chagrin or
not. and if YOU see nothing that Is 60
ing to affect their future character un-
favorably, do not worry. 1t may be
annoying to have Johnny go on all
fours like n dog, when the minister
calls, or to have Susie spill cranberry
sauce on her white dress, when there Is
company at tea; but these are transltory
things. and there is no danger that either
of them will do these things when he
grows up, nor do they affect his honesty
or kind heartedness- Such things VIII
perish of themselves; but II yon see mt
tie things. mere straws floating on the
wind. which show that your child Is
Getting into habits that will inIure his
moral character, there Is no time for
dalIvinr and overlooking If parents
had tact. discernment, and the courage
of their convictions, we should nave
fewer examples of children who are
principally noted for their bold-faced
disregard of parental authority ana
their bad manners toward the pubhc
i'm general.-Housekccper.
sr-PERSTTTIoSS ABOUT BABIES
Among Vosges peasants, children born
nj new moon are supposed TO nave tneir
tongues better hung than others, whiIe
those born a. The last quarter are sup
,,nsad 10 have less tongue but better
rrsasoni,g powers- A daughter born
dnrinor the waxing moon is always pre-
cocions. Welsh mothers put palr oil
tonos or n knife in the cradle 10 insure
tbe safety of their children: the Ahile
i also rfsed for the same purpose IN
some parts of England Roumanlan
,,,1,bars tie red ribbons around the an
~ III their children TO preserve them
s-o-o harm. while Esthonian mothers
attacb hits of asafetida to the necks OF
their offspring. In Holland garnc,
saIt bread. and steak are put INTO the
.-aJIs of the newborn babe In ne
III a belt made of womans hair Is
- about a child to keep harm
80 Upon the birth OF enid IN
Ioxar BRITTANY the neighborlng Vo-
- az once take it in charge, wash II
crack its joints, and rub ITS heaa NJ, +. =
oil to solder the Uranium bones -