St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-02

than their sisters In town TO devote %
the training of their children.
The little ones are thus permitted To-
follow pretty much their own devices;
the tired mother only stopping now and
then to bind up cut finger or rock a
baby. Still, there is nothing devoted
mother will not contriye to do for her.
children, and if she can be brought tH
realize what an advantage IL will be to
them, when they grow up and go out
into the world. to find that in r1anDera
and department they are inferior TO no
one, believe she would manage to give
considerably more of her care and at1
tentiOn to their outward training.
Parents in the country have one great
advantage over those In tOwn-tney can
choose the associates Of their children,
and by the exercise Of little iudiciouS
management, keep their BOYS free from,
communicating influences.
As soon as child learns to walk ho
takes an intense interest in everything
about his home, especially III everY
growing thing on the farm. In thfa
way boys are taught to interest themss
selves in home pleasures, in caring foE
domestic pets and participating in rural
amusemeDts. Having nothing to be
ashamed of, want our boys to hold on
their heads and face the world With
open brOWS and level glanees.
Much of the work on the farm re-
quires STOPPING position, but it does
not last all the year round, and thero
are other kinds that demand an upright
position to keep ones back from &C.
quiring a permanent sto0p, while the
majority of young men about town
spend from six to eight hours every daR
bending over counters or desks, the telc
egraph apparatus or typewriters. yet
when the days work is done tbeiA
heads are lifted as high as a young
princes, and their step is Springy and
light.
know, too, that differentmovemens
is necessary in walking upon soft
broken or uneven ground, from that re.
quired for the hard. level pavement
which is unyielding whether we put our
feet down lightly or heavily. 1t is much
easier to walk well in town than in the,
country. Still. if the countryman thinks
about it, there is no reason why he
should not learn to pick up his feet
quickly and put them down firmly, M
stead of shutting them around uncer-.
tainly, as if he had not quite made up;
lis mind where they ought to go.
Military schools are Of great adyant-
age to boys in this respect. There they
are taught to control every muscle OF
their bodies, TO stand firmly, to walk
correctly, and above all TO hold their
shoulders we'll back so as to give theiR
lungs fair play. It's said that the boys
at West Point gain several inches in
the chest measure after having been
there some months.
Even after decided stoop has been
contracted, however. it Is not necessarily
incurable. Many persons obtain great
assistance from Well-ftted shOuldea
braces, and / know from experience
that sleeping upon moderately hard
bed without pillow is most effective
remedy. If the body is held for several
hours in any one position, 1t is reason
able to infer that the set of muscles thus
brought into use will become strength
ened. Of course, it is a little uncOm-
Portable for the first night or two. but
one soon becomes accustomed to doing
without pillow.
No doubt some persons who read this
will recall to mind the suit which the
actor who took the part OF the BLACK
Crook" in the play of that name.
brought against his manager as recom-
pense for his crooked back. He had
walked half-bent for six years, and al
the end of that time was unable to
stand erect. He had himself examined
by physicians who testified that ha
could never become straight again. Tha
suit was gained. $4,000 in addition to
his salary, which he had already re.
eeiyed. after which he pat himself in
the hands Of massage doctor. wil1
Strengthened him in six months.
This proves that a crooked back is not
hopeless, even in grown people. And if
our boys could be brought to realiZa
what an Improvement it would make in
their personal appearance, as we'll as
the immense advantage of their phys
ical well-being, they surely would mako
more strenuous efforts to hold them
selves erect, and would also try every
means possible to straighten themselves
after they have grown crooked.