Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-09-19
PROGRESSIVE ScRAPBOOKS.

Good home teaching in morals, man
ners and books proves an invaluable ait
to the teacher. The mother who il
progressive and keenly alive to hel
children's best interests will not leav,
the development of their minds entirely
to stranger, and who but brigh
mother can devise ways and means by
which to please and instruct the wet
ones of her flock? In this matter, prob
ably, there is no better aid to her en-
deavors than series of progressive
scrapbooks, of which l will give brie1
outline, which can be filled in and inn
proved upon.
The baby-book should contain only
pictures of objects having life. First,
the most familiar domestic animals
dogs, cats, chickens, cows. horses and
birds. Cihldren's picture books have
many such, but they are not classified
or graded to do the best work. Each
of the animals should be of good
size, and if possible in the natural
color. A blue horse, red dog and
similar unnatural conditions give the
child wrong impression. The book
should progress page by page from the
animals best known to those not so well
known, embracing the principal ones
found in the United States and after
this those of foreign lands. The same
book can be gone over several times,
each time teaching something new.
When the name has been well-learned,
teach them the members and wherein
they differ, although they will soon find
out for themselves that the COW has
horns while the horse has not. A
higher step for the older ones is to
know where they belong, together with
distinguishing traits. This is an early
and very good start in general zoolog-
ioal knowledge without making a task
OF it.
The next book should contain pic
lures of single objects without life.
These should be simple, for anything
of complicated nature is apt to puzzle
and worry rather than amuse. A
wagon, chair, house, table, are good
subjects to begin with. The parts
should also be named; in short, brie1
synopsis of the article given in words
suited to child's understanding. A
book devoted to fruits and vegetables
will prove especially attractive to the
little ones. Have the pictures all gor'
geously colored. This can be made
al a or IN
of money will go a long way in getting
catalogues of fine-colored fruits, vege
tables and flowers. The perfect repre-
sentations of fruits and vegetables
which are found ON the paper wrap
pers of canned goods can be utilized
with good effect. In this way the
child can be readily taught not only the
name, but color and form as well, be
sides becoming familiar with these OBJ
jects when seen.
An interesting bit of work for little
ones is to let them furnish a scrapbool
house. Get catalogues from furniture
dealers or manufacturers, then let then
visit the parlor, look at its contents ant
pick out such from the book. Deyot,
space to each of the principal rooms
library, dining room, bedrooms. De
lightful as all of these are, they canno
compare with the kitchen for interest
The kitchen utensils should be repre-
sented in full force, also those of th
pantry and china closet. This com
pletes the first four books, which form
a very attractive serise to the juveniles
The books should be made of stroni
linen. With even ordinary care the.
will last long time, much longer thai
cardboard ones, and will repay the tim
and labor put upon them by any mem
ber of the household. This work
where there is good-sized family
need not rest with the mother alone, i
fact, it can and ought to be done by tn
older brothers and sisters with mothe
to direct. The work will furnish S
much instruction, as well as amust
ment, that it will never be regretted
Mary Porter Langley.