Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-15
WINTER EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN.
All Children Of Moderate Health Can 10
Ont Mt six Weeks of Age.
written for the Dispatch

written for the DlsldtchJ
Winter babies are often looked on as
unfortunate, in that they are deoarreu
from outdoor exercises, but 1t ought not
Ga NO so Any child of moderate neai'h'
rronerIy clothed, can go out at SIX weeks
- aga unless forbidden by the DOCTOR
I'D ~ M sickness interyenes ever! Gay
a"tar From 10 to y III the moihins i
49, hoe, time, but afternoon VIII u " as
veil provided the sun rs up. os
~ nahies need exercise as well as
"EMmra healthy. but judgment must DC
10 in regard 10 frequency, iehs.h Vi
outing. etc. Many mothers o'''in n,,,
uacnlace of amber beads conS'a
worn is a preventive oil
taking cold. al WIN are
ard active, and all older chi!drei,
s,'on5 have n romp in the yard on an
sHo"'N rhen not actually stormihs' ~
nay cbjld has immense vitaity' anu
N~satning indoors in a warm iooin a
" ,his Immensely, while OUTDOOR Pias
Il II. The street Is 700 unhsn'-
a Ns for a playground, so ,hat ~ ~
I'D no small a little thoub"' """S y"
taken to provide amusement, With
'aH' orral of sand or WIZ
\ ,cret wheelbarrow. and cart
sho'el' noting to most children Inc
are "a No purchased of builders anu
sahu NmI either from n mil OF per
the frierdly liveryman, n Darfel u
maps ".rr about 10 cents. Inc resi-
30 outfit will amount 10 a.Tuu ~
making a mighty sinaii ou'."
~" rison to the amusement II u.t,h
~ eorts of games can pe Va MI, not
these. and a boy OF " yeH ,bom
uuncnsa 20 be entertained by 'ne'''
stEDS GOOD FUN.
coasting slide Is another - os
~, and level off as much snom g.
I~nasearv. with an incline at 10. 90
n,t,bter at one than the o'hei, 49, bo
seo are the best fun. put "a'u. -
unrwn on till the slide Is SnpP'l.'
10Th board. or even Il ~ -
,r,u shoot down just as "en' nno,ber
C. large enough. an ice-pon' onrn.nnr
souirD gill not despise. TINS Is in'u
GNU aio,ulv by throwing water eVelS
NttS a. one spot, allowing 1t 10 lrIeEe
NM ,nfore using. one eminent co.'6e
solu now dead. kept his proou ~
rroic every suitable day by just such
the yard every
ov,door habiliments OF all childreh
,o,rr and old. should be seiecteu
60. warmth and lightness OF welsht,
~ nm not only prevents Tree uSas'
- umbs but also impedes 'he c'''u,r
,,o, 81 the blood. and makes 'he cni,,
an easy prey to cold. Toddiers snouli
have stout shoes, oVershoes'
Gins. pea-jacket, mittens' cap an
besides their ordinary mousse 'r ~
o,1or children will do quite well IN rupoei
800 nea-iacket. mittens. and cap. y
nea-iscket is preferable to any o'hei
stv,c of coat. being just as warm pu'
n,ncb Ices clumsy. Children all hke lle'
use of their legs.
AN EMPTY ROOM.
=, tho bousa has an empty room. turn
II over 10 the children. Have no pictures
~, tho walI nor any furniture that Is OF
the slightest value. The windows shoulu
be screened by wire netting. and II heil
the floor. protected by iron bars without
so that there is no danger OF falling out
II the floor shows wide cracks, have tn'
children putty them W. The sto'e' II
one Is needed. must also be screened. u
prevent the slightest possibility OF hre
Any decorations the children want u
make should be allowed, provided they
furnish them with their W money, oil
ingenuity. 1t gives them a sense o
ownership they can obtain IN no othel
way.
Here all the fough-and-tumD!e eaHie'
not permissible In the nursery can D'
playd. The foor. II even, can be use
for roller-skating and croquet. while base
and football. circus. and tag can be playe'
with impunity. \ tool-chest and scroll
saw viii while away many rainy days
and Il heap 90 sawdust Will keep ever
the baby in Eiysium. Make the children
themselves Ike p the room tidy. and Will
not insisting on the order that reigns II
the nursery, yet see that utter chaos Il
avoided.
With so many counter attractions dis
played by saloons and like places. tn
first desire OF every parent should be e
keep her children home. The only wa
It can be lone is TO furnish pastimes tina
so draw them to the simple home life
that no place In after years will ever b.
able 10 compete with 1t. Al no time doe.
foresight 30 repay as In childhood.
KENNEL WOOD.