Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-14
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warm. and not sEp1ss,i o sudden changes #
simos phere and ID dranss,s ast for the
sake Of toughenins them Dre-s the ~
biz Farm Bat M yer barlt. ihen win 3
vei xh; OF eio;hias. The ua-sers .aoud
be kept u even tmpsystHre ard a. care
fully watched 10 tn { re.pe ct as the siek
room. A bsby esnno. feel very good ma
tured vi,h is little fists and feet IS blue &.
robins eggs. and While goose-ns is the
only httiog term that apple. to the eondi
ton Of its whole body. II you do not be-
lisvs that warmth has anything to do with
the nature Of baby-jast take . little
blue, shivering baby and wrap 1t in . good
warm blanket, warmed BY the stove or grs,e
and give il good euddlins in good moth
esly way and see how long before il will
either tie fast asleep or cooling st you, from
il YARN nest among the folds Of the good
warm blanket. Have you never seen per-
sons Who had the care VI children, 20 about
the room sith . warm cape or shawl on
their shoulders, because the weather was
. good deal colder today than yesterday,
hut who did not for moment think il ef-
fected the lirle bunch Of baby flesh in ht :
arms or rolling upon the door, perha, :
while the fire in the CRATE wa really qui e
lov-bul then is WAS too much trouble
to ring for more Goals. say have you
never seen such . picture, Of which have
drawn but the dimmest outlines.
Because babies can just t0ddle alone. they
should not be stripped Of their warm Dan
nels--in . word, they should not be hurried
on: Of nor info any fashion that robs the m
Of any of their needed vitality
AsDo vnn h. ,vnastinn. vnnp
children ask p said one woman to another.
present.
"Answer all the questions my children
ask, said the person addressed, in great
establishment. Il hope NOT Il give verbatim
terms) should be crazy within .. week if
did" Once started the answers went the
round. One thought it just - we'll to evade
the hundred and one questions by snswerin &
in an indifferent manner. believing that
very .oon children would learn better than
to ask 30 many question. By and by the
subject was taken up by 4 mother who had
listened quietly but attentively TO every one
Who had spoken. II believe" said she
''tha: children understand . great deal
more than we are apt to give them
credit for and If you will give me q few
moments | will give you bit Of my expe
rience in the matter, When my little giI !
was very young she used 10 ask me very
hard questions, but none believe that
could not, after moments reflection. sstis-
factorily answer. Her question: increased
10 meaning A. she grew older, and one day
when she was only Ave years old, after l
bad brushed her beautiful brown curis, she
stood IN q chair in front of me and was
admiring her to my hearts content. she
opened upon me with q volley Of such
strange questions that the whole made 4
deep and lasting impressi upon my mind.
They were these Mamma, who was your
mammal" why, your grandma, dear $
I answered. ''Then who was grandma
mammal" "Why my grandma Thus
far she seemed to understand the answers
perfectly. But who was your grandma
mammal" My great grandma, = but great
grandma were be, ond her grasp. and she
only got As far as-"Then who was great
and there size stopped. but only for =
moment. when with all the earnesness Of =
person Of mature yeas she asked, But
didn't God have = mammal Imagine my
friends, if you can. how small felt in the
presence of my own little girl. l rallied
my mental forces a. never before, and an
swered her question rs seriously as though
she had been my equsl in years She is
now almost woman grown and the point
wish to make 10 this, young as she wac.
she to-day remembers the whole perfectly
Nov do you think am sorry that an
swered the question with due thought aud
carer an almost sure that . mothers
best opportunities are when her children
are at her kI ee. for to wait is only to waste
the chances Of making the best and deep
est impre ssions upon their minds while they
are yet young. ten Ter and trusting. and
once Eade, time will not be long enough
to ehace them" At the close of this real
experience every face wore . changed i'm
preston, and more than one had changed
her views with regard to ans.ering chill
dren's Que stone. The writer does not be
iieve that . mother should always leave her
work for the purpose Of detailing an an
swer to every question that comes into .
child's head. but il answered At all and
many Of their questions should be, they
should be As correctly aud - respectfully
answered a. though they we're persons an
equal in year.,