Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-13
wONEN,s ROUND TABLE.
tBy Andrea IIcfsrJ
, LITTLE FOLKS LE1YER.


Finnish lady is back again and ]
told her Of you, how Santa Claus
had brought you box OF tools 30
that you could study Slojd. She
laughed and said, "must you teach
him with your pen ?" That Is the
only way can do IL am afraid
although the little boys ln Finnland
go 20 school for years TO Learn how,
and have teachers that are very
wise 10 help them with their hands
every day.
But, you say, what does tina:
funny word "Sloid" mean? Oh, ]
forgot that you did not know. II
meanshow TO use tools in making use
ful things outl0f wood. Al the same
time the little hands learn to be
careful, the eyes become sharp and
can tell an inch when they see IT,.
Another thing, to study sIojd teaches
one how 10 count without learning
the hard figures, for right before
your eyes are all the parts and that
is no much palmer than l, 2, 3, A, g.,
O, would be to little folks.
oh, how the little Firms (for that
Is what they call them do love
Slojd. The little Finnish lady told
me Of one boy who said that he did
not want to go to heaven unless
they had Sloid there. They work
very bard In school and often cry
because they haveto go home, and
/ don't blame them, for just think
IL you were saving and hammering
away at lovely book case with
shelves, aud wanted 10 take II home
and have the books all In aud ready
10 surprise papa when he comes
home In the evening-suddenly-
"din-a'ding-ding" goes the bell aud
everything must be laid aside until
Monday morning, and you have
just little bit Of planning left to do
Why, believe should cry myself.
It's 20 hard to keep secret over
Sunday when papa is at home all
day, aud maybe says during the
day, "I wish had another book
case p
But, oh, my ! II takes long
while before boy can make book
ease First he has 10 begin and
learn how To cut rough board up
and how To- make 1t square, with
sharp corners, and smooth sides.
To do this he has To learn how to
hold his tools, and sharpen them
hlmself-and most OF all--take care
of them. If he don't take care Of
each little file aud screw, he never
can succeed In making anything
well.
After he has learned to cut a
board up, sometimes great blg
boards as long as the room,) then he
begins 20 make real things that lac
eau take home for mamma 10 use,
like little stands toset the hot dishes
ON; sticks aud ladders, nicely pol
ished for the flower pots To help
hold the plants; weather strips for
the doors; aud when II has become
easy 10 make straight thlngs, the |
teacher shows him how 20 make
round ones.
Oh, such IA pretty dough spoon as
saw one hoy make, It had n long |
handle, and the spoon was followed
out Just like We those buy IN the |
stores, only gN'at deal nicer, for
this one was all done by hand and |
and.paperSd. | know
his mother thought II was the incest
thing she ever had, |
Amer awhile thc boys (nnd girls
lool begin 10 use glue aud match
Wood together, with the snoothest
'eauls vou ever saw; one almost
links they grew together, but they
ildn't They were glued together
70 carefully aud rubbed aud pol,
shed afterwards until you oouldn't
eel the pleclug With your finger.
| wish you could rre the wonder.
nl things they make, Step by step
'oing from the easy things to the
lard ones. Hut when Il comes to
'doVe-taillng' then Is when YOU
ave Ia he careful I'm tell you
What Il looks like. Put thv tiugors
{ your right hand 10 between lhe
Ingers Of your I'm hnSd and putI
hem together just ns closely as you
an ~ that no light can shiae 4,
trough. That is just what dove !
alling' IL like, ouly In the wood !
ne has 10 cut out the little tngers =
o carefully or they will not it, nj
ou tried Il you would fad oul hoW !
ard Il was. 10
All the boxes anA chesis aud eases q
~ made this way, 30 you see II YOU I
ianted 10 make papa houk c,,se {
ga would have "a Wugk u-long q
me. I
The first thing they make in dove q
aillog II little salt bex with Hattie {
" POT CA with hlngss snd hole Ia :
he back ~ that Il can be huns hy n