The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-14

ENTERTAINING BABY.
SIMPLE RULES THAT WILL KEEP A
BOY OUT OF MISCHIEF.

Sensible Arrangements That Worked In
the Case Of Fretful. Nervous Eighteen
Nonths-c,d Youngster-Hc Was . Real
Trial at First Too.
The child did oct Is il he was possessed
By an unrestful spirit. / admit that. Il
was of course boy. Nobody ever heard
OF a bad baby who wasn't. He was q
plump, healthy boy OF IS months
What did he do?
What didn't he dos During one hour.
by actual count, he climbed up to the sink
and stopped face and pinafore from the
washhasin twenty times. He seized the
mop and applied it to the cat. He grabbed
the broom and with the bushy end swept
the table set for tea He broke a goblet
he rushed into the pantry. and while his
mother was opening the door he swallowed
the contents of glass of sweet cider and
overturned another glass to the floor.
He made a round hole in the middle OF 3
newly baked apple pie and ate out the fill
ing. He threw his shoe into a churn Of
cream. and he dipped his rag dolls head
into pan of milk He seized half asquash
pie and overturned it on 70 a newly scrub
bed floor. He tipped q frame full. of
clothes over on hot stove. He lifted the
cat By the tail and put her into the wood
box lie opened the screen door and went
headlong off the piazza into the mud He
grabbed handful of butter from the but
ter plate and ate it down. He lost the coal
shovel so etfectuaily that the united efforts
OF three women and hired man could nos
find il.
TWAS REAL BABY.
Let me say that this is real account OF
q real baby, and the tale of his misdeeds is
bona fide.
His mother, slender young woman, was
nearly worn out with running after the
youth. 1t was on washing day that saw
her.
Whatever shall l do'" she exclaimed.
with tears in her eyes. Il slap his hands.
but he seems too little baby 10 whip. and
punishment only makes him scream a
while 1t has no other effect. | really
have had to give up washing and cooking
day times, for he is into everything so. For
work between O'Clock and midnight, and
6s UdDy - up al y " CioSA III thC AAoAA
/ am about worn out"
Well" said, there are a few things
which might be done to make your work
less. Why don't you double up your
chairs, Put them this way-one turned
bottom upward on the seat of another.
That is better than moving them out of the
room, for they are at hand when you want
them, and get Master Baby can't climb up
to the sink or table quite so easy"
Sure enough" said she, with laugh.
following my advice.
Then, why don't you have a hook on
the screen door,"
well, we did try 1t, but l had TO run
and open it every time the men folks
wanted TO come in, and 1t was an awful
bother"
SIMPLE CoSTRIyANCEs.
'.Let me tell you how to fix il. Have
two hooks and staples; one hook to fasten
on the inside of the house. the other out
side Be sure both are high enough to be
out of baby's reach On TO each hook tie
stout string, and pass these strings
through two holes bored in the wooden
part of the door. Now you see if the men
want to come in they pull the string at
tached TO the inside hook, which jerks
that up out of the staple. When they go
out they can fasten the. door with the out
side hook, and if you want to get out after
ward you pull the string tied on to that
hook, and find egress easy enough"
why, what a funny idea! I'll try it,
though John shall fix our door that way
tonight"
Then should recommend hanging up
everything hangable. The mop, the broom,
the clothes horse, the coal shovel and the
towel can all be hung up On nails, on the
upper part OF the walls. They may nos
look very pretty. but they will be out OF
his way. Then. OF course, when you set
the table he can reach everything placed on
the edge, and off it comes. Did you ever
see the little miniature fence which comes
with parlor croquet sets, TO put on the edge
of tables so that the balls shouldn't roll
Off II is made of strong webbing, nearly
half foot wide, and at intervals there are
little wire springs TO be slipped over the
edge of the table to keep il in place. 1t can
be put on and removed in minute.
Now, something like this wouldn't cost
much, and you could put it around your
table after the cloth was on, and then set
it in place. At the last moment, when
everything is ready to summon the folks.
take away your fence and put it up for
the next meal ] have seen this tried, and
it proved a success.
BABY Is NOT TO FLAME
did not give any more advice that time,
but fortnight later, when again visited
my friend. was delighted TO observe ths;
every one OF my suggestions had oeen car
RED into effect, and one or rnore practical
helps 10 baby tending had been introduced
By the mother. She had been struck with
the idea that perhaps one reason baby te-
hayed so badly was that he was nervous
and tired OF always being AZ bone in one
room. So on sunny days, even though il
was getting 20 be cool fall weather, he was
well wrapped up ard placed in his little
chair by the back door. Here, provided
occasionally with a handful Of corn Ia
throw TO the hens, he would sit con:ented
for an hour
Even on rainy days she dressed him IN
outer clothing and took him up into the
garret. where fifteen minutes brisk run IN
the cold made has cheeks glow and tired his
little legs so that he was glad 20 sat still .
short time and give ths household n rest.
Then she had tired having different st
Of plaTthinzs for each room-a box Of
shells in the narlor, eiothesPins IN the
kitchen. AID picture books Ia bis cradle.
In this way the toys did Tot lie around IN
II they were ali cid stories, and there WA
q novelty 70 be found n each room The
plan was also . success, as whatever
changes a child's mind must BE-
One more recipe" and an done. Tbs
sans baby Vas very fond Of animals, and
che day when the calf broke loose and
wandered about tie yard untii nagttfzil
brought the usen folks home. be ~as eappy
"a could be watching the bossy. frexa
ihis the mother goa TIE idea Of tying the