The state capital., 1891-07-04
What Shall we do With
Our Children.
(COnclusion.1

1at1On Is la1Q fOr the rest. Will,
ambition and good pre-
,epts lead them on, for the process
IF education is continuous. Play
s both amusing and necessary for :
children. We would make one :
great step in advancement if par :
ents could be induced TO purchase
only such toys as would instruct
the child as we'll as amuse it. We :
must talk to our children more
than we have been doing, converse !,
with them on such topics as they
can understand; as they grow old
er introduce more weighty and
graver subjects.
One can not realize what our
children need so much unless they
attend social gathering, concert,
or anything of that kind, where
good breeding and politeness
should predominate-where the
youths boys especially--saunter in
with muddy shoes, hats on, and
their mouths pouched out with to-
bacco, the juice Of it is of course
expectorated on the floor or carpet.
At concert if applause is given
the one whe has left the stage, one
is deafened by the shrill heathen-
ish whistle Of these uncouth youths.
Parents, What shall we do with
our children?
The answer is summed up in a
few words:-Begin in infancy, de-
vote more Of your time to them,
teach them obedience, politeness,
etc. For your love of the God
who made us, teach your children
that great commandment which is
, generally overlooked by us as a
/; race, viz: "Honor thy father and
thy mother, that thy days may be
) long upon the land which the Lord
I thy God giveth thee"
If we do this many will be the
,, changes for good in our children,
and they will cease to make us
a ashamed when we take them out
In company.
AS it is now we have to honor
t our chill 1ren generally, because we
? rear them so.
! Instruct them about their man
: ners to the aged, for Of all ou1
: race they seem to be noticed less
n and go wanting more than any
: We shall be old some day if we
e live long; be it remembered. Dc
e we want to be neglected as we now
n neglect them?
= Let them have a few lessons or
IS charity, chastity, and many, many
g lessons on morals and all Other
a. subjects with which we'll bred par
y = ents are familiar. Do not allow
; your children to believe that yol
}. think they will not prevaricate
g There is no surer way to teacf
= them to do so, or likely you may
If ruin them in some way if you trus
S, them too far teach them to be truth
Is ful sure.
y Our children will learn from th
n. examples Of their parents, so it i
IF very necessary that we act becom
le ingly before them, and also tha
=. 70 we have a voice in the selection
Of of our children's friends and asso
N ciates.
re When our children emerge from
% e, the kindergarten-or if you inc
re no kindergarten at hand, give then
ne extra care at home until they en-
m es ter day school. Their minds ar
N then susceptible to the loftiest sor
1e of instruction. Their minds are Of
lie the alert and they are now capabl
IN OF taking hold of this great worl
= of knowledge and making it thei
10 10 own. They are now fairly starte
y on the road Of knowledge. Assis
them all you possibly can SUI
round them with useful and il
structive books. Never alloy
poor, trashy literature a place i
your homes; such reading as tha
which tends to pull down, or low
er their thoughts, is destructive t
le the young mind. Encourage ther
y, to get UP reading circles, socia
Z and literary societies, where 20
re- re- may attend and silently commen
r their doings. Let them be seen a
of Sabbath school and church, and lie
'. them always be around our ow
:. fresides at night, or if out, be col
Id fident that they are so reared tha
Mt we have no fear Of them getting i
N any difficulty or misunderstanding
n y Of any kind. Mothers and father
is it rests with you to make this
b great race, lead our children gentl
IN on to womanhood and manhood.
n n Bear in mind they will tax
70 your place some day and can onl
70 instruct their children, as W
70 70 teach fthem.
" ~ [ need not add that girls are e.
~ pected now to know how to a
IN range and care for house, cool
in sew, do fancy work, wash and irol
as ae and all else pertaining to a hous'
ay if they would be true wome1
N These combined with educatio
al make us happy. Our boys lear
n1 If trades, due reverence of parent
II ACQUIRE self-control. Our childre
at will then at certain age end the
es school days, enter the home
n n, bright en-, beautify and show tt
he purity of mothers fathers and the