Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-22
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The first demands on . vonan's love. -
sessss aad ssunssh- Gays the Ds0sessae
M0athly. sre made within shs foas walls q
her home. So,hisg on earth 10 20 inpossaas
60 her ~ the we'll bring. tbs development,
Of thos~ vho are dep<ndens % her for love
ard eomfor; vho look 70 h<r - De home
Keeper Every denand 10 secondary 10 that.
To have ones ability recognized 10 pleasant;
TO feel on<s sesf . necessity 10 setflsng the
vorsd's stirring problem IL nssssrins; bat,
s.Hov much can 10 and not rob hone and
nyseifs- 10 the qsessien 70 ask II the beg ,
mag on the answer depend hath and hs ppt-
nsss. there are few women rho cannot
xivs little tine 70 some line Of thought or
sefiyity outside OF the caring fos the home
IL 10 necessary that . Woman saeald. II che 10
to keep ser vitality and freshness Of spirit.
IL 10 thousand times better 10 wear out than
rust out; bat ~e can be goo. engineers, and
keep the night kind Of oil 90 the machinery .
~s can keep . balance between mind and
body. and got let the one exhaust the vitality
Of the other Cottage Hearth.
never eoald uns.sf.t2nd shy children, While
they are yet very young. - mach enIoy cut
tiag payer aHd pieces Of bright coisred prints I;
ba. that such 10 fact many Of W knov.
have xnosB . little chill 10 busy herssh for
hours at time with . pair Of clerks sens
sor., or niu1ts, a. they are sometimes called,
and . fs~ sheets Of tissue paper, or an oId
fashion mag anime with bright colsred PIE
tares 10 it. And get this sine PLEASURE ;s
denied To hundred. of children for fear Of .
si,fls clutter, or the fuss Of picking 10. DO
iss The children esioy themselves stiis they
can A few pee. VI clean paper will do no
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rather have my floor Uttered with clean paper
an inch in DIP b, han to be followed round
by a TEASING, fresuna child. unhappy oaly be-
cause it GAS nothing To d., Or Is a!io~ed to
do nothing. for fear Of a little clutter.
Scores Of children are put IN for hours
while their moih.rs are busy, sith go md
your piAythiDgs," or II cant stop noe. !" TO
DO this that or the other always feel like
gay ing To- sueh mother, Why don't you get
the child's playthiDss and show the dear iitiie
thing hox TO Amu.e himself with them 2?
/ Children often cry for a needle and thread.
bot are denied on the groand II ~ nesdie 10
{ tho sharp plaything for = child. To such
/ I would say get oui your blunt ~orsted nee
die Ard tie thread into the eye aud give the
/ child piece of soft or coarse cloth and then
I stand a moment and watch the result. You
will see yourself I'M t,red in = short time.
| The little arm will 20 up with jerk Just -
| your Little child has seen your arm move
whtn in hurry. Not only are childrs n
thus amused for a time, but they are learn
| Ing little by little some OF the things they
will practice in after years ! once knew
little boy who wanted 10 be constantly
pounding or driving nails. and his induigent
/ grandma bought him pound of nails q
number Of times and n little hammer.
She had log of wood brought
4 into the work shop VIII. re this little
boy spent good deal Of his time, and then
toll him to drive all the nails he wanted to
But he was naturally saving. and when he
saw thai nai once driven into the log was
| lost forever he was very careful of his
bright new nails and drove only very few
At a time. 10 time he learned to make msny
homriy ARTICLES. the fashioned what he
called -eds, boxes. stools, and dove houses,
ali o. SINAI scale of course but they
pleased him a. much IA though they were
urariy perfect. BY all means give the
children the things they long for, especially
hen thoy are simple and harmless and cost
50 hnts in comparison with the e1-rtior
used 10 keep them quiet and happy without
Ihem.