The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-12-10
The Ravenna Grange.


On December 4 1861 at the office of William
Saunders, in the city of Washington, the first
Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
was organized By command of the bylaws of
the Order. the anniversary of that day is to be
celebrated as the birthday of the Order In
compliance with this, the Ravenna Grange
held a most successful open meeting at G. A. r.
hall on last Thursday. Shortly after 70 O'Clock
more than IS patrons and visiting friends sat
down to most bountt Gus dinner to which they
did the ample justice for which farmers are
noted. And vet several baskets full'' remain
ed. After dinner the following program was
presented:
Music-Grangers' March. Ethel Thompson.
Address-Worthy Master sapp.
Song-Quartet Messrs. Olin and Olin, Mrs.
Borroughs and Miss Russell.
Recitation-MiIlie willard.
Essay-Physical Training of Children Mrs.
E. c. Root
Recitation-Flora Sapp,
Recitation-Ethel Thompson and Abb:e Cool
ey.
aecitation-Scott willard.
Song-By the Quartet.
/ Recitation-Re cine Olin.
Essay-Industrial Education. Miss Efie Will
| lard
Timely and interesting remarks were made
| upon the subjects of the essays by o. F. Hay
maker, Frank Ford, Rev. Andrew Wilson and
others.
Recitation-Jessie Writ
Closing Song
The essay of Mrs. Root follows. We hope to
| give that of Miss willard in our next issue.
Physical Training of Children.
After nine years spent in household duties and
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| of composition laid away in napkin, the napkin
| has moldered and the talent become corroded, SO
much so that will not attempt to write an essay.
| but will talk from paper for few minutes on
the physical culture of children" not from a
physicians, scholars or even an old maids
standpoint, but mothers.
| Of those perfectly healthy children, who can
| go in swimming half a dozen times a day in
summer, break through the ice in winter and sit
in school in their wet clothes. 1 have nothing to
| say. They are like a cat, you cannot throw them
so far but they will come down on their feet, but
are they not the exception rather than the rule?
| How many we see with the large head, small
wrists and slender limbs. who take cold easily
catch all the disorders that can be caught and
are withal cross and peevsG Mothers, are ycu
teaching such their letters at three? teaching
| them all the Mother Goose rhymes and jingles
keeping them in the house for fear of soilng
their dainty apparel? If you are, let me say
don't. Better let them stand on their heads, and
wear out their trousers sliding on a board-oi
C curse this refers to boys. but the girls need moi
| be prim in these days. they can play horse. slide
down hill. skate, ride the bicycle. and even play
base ball although must say I should prefer
not to see my daughter engage in the latter game
but there are enough sports in which young
| girl can gage that will not have tendency to
make her coarse or unwomanly,
| Do not send them to school under seven, 1 wish
l dare say ten, but perhaps you will think. with
| Mr. Root, that I am little cranky on this sub
ject but believe that the one that does not GO
until ten will have sounder body, and at sixteen
| will be even with. if not in advance. of the one
that commenced at five or six. Of course refer
| to intelligent children. If the child be a Ounce
you must send it to Columbus, for that is the
only place where know of their making state
men of them. And then. too, you have noticed
| the growing tendency to the of glasses by the
young Nearsightedness. impaired and imper-
feet vision. much of it caused. so physicians tell
US. by poor lights and the too early use of the
| eyes in the schoolroom.
Teach them to work, the boys might as well
| swing an ak, saw wood. run errands, go foI
the cows; and the girls swing a broom. rub
clothes. wash dishes. make beds. to swing
dumb bells. and with equally good. if not better.
results. The boys must make their own way in
| the world. and the girls, if they follow the ex-
| ample of their mothers and marry farmers, will
find it quite cow enient to know how to work and
| to have the strength to do it, and should there
be no necessity, they will at least be able to
manage their own household.
Teach the girls how to care for the sick. what
to do in case of accidents. they will value this
| knowledge more mothers than to be able to
do all the stitches on crazy quilt. Teach the
children all that is necessary for them to know
of their organization. the care of the body, and
the results of neglect. Keep their bodies clean.
but don't be too particular about the clothes.
give them good food plenty of sleep and exer-
else. and leaving the rest with God, believe you
have done your best to promote their physical
we'll being,