St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-25
LITTLE ONES At THE TAeLE
4 Mothers Plan Of Obviating the Danger
Of High Chairs.

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Of High Chairs.
With the birth of my first baby ]
made it q rule that none Of my children
should ever eat at the table with their
elders until their table manners were
quite safely developed. To carry out
my rule and still have my children
under my eye at meal times was
problem which solved ~ follows: ]
got q carpenter in the neighborhOod to
make q plain table Of white wood. ]
think he charged me three dollars. and
this included shellaclxing the natural
wood. The length correspo1ded to
that of our regular dining-room table;
it was two and one-hah feet wide, and
twenty-five inches in height. This
was placed alongside the .'grOwn-up'
table, where its surface could be easily
reached by either Of the parents with
out rising.
NV first infant had . beautiful black
walnut high chair given him by q low
ing relative You can, perhaps, imag-
inc the dismay of the donor when he
found had cut of the four legs, until
the seat Of the chair stood but fourteen
inches from the floor! The next child
had q small chair, wooden, and with
wide-spreading legs; being so built 1t
could not be easily overturned. Horri-
BILE and pitiful accidents are being
daily reported at intervals OF greater
or less frequency, all over the world,
due wholly to the pernicious habit Of
seating little ones in high chairs.
Broken backs, lifelong invalidism, in
jured spines, brain disorders, idiocy
resulting from conclusion of the
brain-these are the chapters which
make up the awful story of warn
ing. 1t is possible your baby would
uso and outgrow his chair without acci-
dent; but not without the constant dan.
ger of it. BY way Of substitute foz
such danger am suggesting q condi.
ton of things which will be of most
positive benefit to the children brought
under its rule. l set the little table
with its own table ware, small china
diminutive knives, forks and spoons
these are not expensive. One OF the
latest acquisitions is set of Worlds
fair souvenir spoons. with gold-plated
bowls, which cost twelve cents each
bought in connection with . certain
kind of household cleaner. They
brought endless delight to the chill
dred, and we should remember that
prettily figured china, bright silver
ware, pure, clean-cut glass and clean
table linen. exercise q refining influ.
ence ON the minds of the small mem
bers, of which we may i'll afford to de
prive them.
Again. the child which is but four
teen inches from the floor may get out
and into his chair without aid from
others. I allow my five-year-old te
wait upon his table whenever possible
and it is possible nine days out of ter
to permit this with benefit and without
accident. OF course, at the very hrs
we had to caution again and again
and few spills" took place, but thu
results of our efforts justified them
and none can deny the advantages 4
the child when he is taught to become
independent and self-helpful. Th'
four-year-old girl has cleared or he
little table. herself, and in the last 81,
months I venture to say has not broker
as many: dishes rs q hired girl woul,
have broken in the same length of time
And, finally, if You have thoughtlessl.
adv6cafed the high chair relic Of bar
baeismi heretofore, put it aside ant
try. my plan for time It will cas-
anxiety, rest your back, and help th'
little ones. all at the same time
Eleanors II. Wady, in American Agri