Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-04-28
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II Ii vexed quastion. this Of Furnishing
children. On the one hand IL seems q cow
srssiy thing Tor man 70 punish q little
boy or o woman 20 fall upon a little girl.
Il 10 q mystery 20 the writer how any
parent who loves her child can ever raise
her hand against IL. On the other hand.
the child which IL not corrected soon be-
comes forward, peevish, tiresome--in short.
spoiled.
What Is to be donef
The old iron clad methods of punishment
are fast passing away. There IL vast
changed public sentiment since Solomon's
day. The rod Ii spared these days by
humane parents; 30 are the dark closet
and other horrors. But do the gentle re-
proofs, the Gliding looks. the deprivation
of treats. accomplish the much 70 be de-
sired RESULT Are children better behavee
than Of yoref
There may not be 30 much outward fear
Of their elders: there may be less awe and
reverence; fewer outward and visible signs
Of an inward respect for authority, but
surely there is less inward, corroding re-
beilion. While children may not love their
parents any more, they are on better terms
with them than formerly. The father who
is chummy with his boy, who gets down
to that eager, inquiring, restless little soul
and explains. visits and encourages. does
not need 20 cut birch gad or buy horse
whip In order to maintain discipline. And
the mother who sympathixcs, cuddies and
plays with her children can keep her slip
pers on her feet and her hairbrush ON the
dressing table.
The holding of Of children Is fruitful
source OF disobedience. They need love,
tenderness and sympathy a. much as flow
ers need air and sunshine. Il is sometimes
necessary TO punish, but should not parents
consider well the method thereof
Mother In New York World.
Two People should Net Sleep Together.
Persons often ask. '.Ts IL healthful for
| two persons 90 sleep In the same bed ~
| This same question In varied thus: SIS l,
healthful for an aged and very young
person TO sleep togetherf II not, which
suffers most, the aged or the young per
SOM" We have often answered these
questions by saying NO to the first ques
tion. It Ia always unhealfhfui for two
| persons to sleep together In the same bed
and under the same covers. The air unde,
| the bedcovers Immediately surrounding
the body OF the sleeper ~ exceedingly inn
| pure, becoming more and more impreg
mated with poisonous substances escaping
through the excretory glands of the skin
from the moment the person rctires until
| he arises. The odor Of the beiclothing
after having been occupied for night, Il
often positively offensive to the nostrils oi
person with an unimpaired sense of smell
especially one who has just come In from
outdoors. where the fresh, pure air has
been breathed.
The poisonous character of this under
the bedclothes air would be somewhat
more likely 10 affect the susceptible con.
stitution Of n child than that OF an adult
In elderly persons, the amount Of the inn
| pnrities In the air surrounding the sleeper
must be greater than In young persons
consequently, while both persons would b.
more or less injured, the proportion Of
harm would doubtless be greater to the
| young person than 10 the person of more
advanced years. Mr. Treyes, OF the Lon.
don hospital, has called attention 20 the
fact that wounds, especially of the lower
limbs. heal much sooner when kept ex
posed TO the open air. instead OF being Gov
cred by bsdclothing. He remarks that tbs
air under tbs hedclothing Is foul snd al
most hot. and hence likely to be very
harmful to wounds with which IL may
come In contact.-Good Health.