Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
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CHILDREN AND MONEY.

CHILDREN AND MONEY.
Seemingly, children are trained in
all branches of education but this yet
from earliest childhood they should be
taught to value money, not only as a
power to be duly respected, but that
it's accumulation is positive duty, in
order not only to provide for old age
but as one of the great motive powers
of advancement and civilization.
Some may say they do not care for
money, yet as a wise woman said
"Oh no, they do not care for money
but they want very badly what money
will bring" know of several fami-
lies who, with the means of starting
we'll in life, with intelligence and ad-
vantageous surroundings, are now
drifting into absolute poverty for want
of this early training. In one instance
old age is harassed and weighed down
by the aspect of the "wolf at the
door," which with an early training OF
the fine talents possessed would have
kept him forever at bay.
In another, parents in their old age
were obliged to leave a lovely country
home, and went to join the struggling
hundreds in neighboring city with a
half-dozen children as unframed as
themselves. Yet training in the saw
ing and expenditure of money would
have kept them by industry comforta'
BILE and thrifty. The person occupying
the farm previous to this family, sup
ported quite large family and made
enough money besides to buy another
farm.
AS an instance of what can be done,
we will draw from the experience OF
another family. While very small
the mother taught her children to
count by using articles about the
home, such as table and chair legs
windows, doors, and so on. BY this
means they very soon learned the rud,
iments of arithmetic. AS soon as pos
sible they were sent Oh errands, and to
market, and taught to look sharp after
the value received for money, and to
be exact in counting the change, so as
to have justice for both parties, and il
anything was wrong they were to rec
tify it, and were made to lake the re-
sponsibility. They also had tasks
about the house, and understood that
they were to attend to them without
their attention being called to these
duties. They were kept busy, and
formed habits of industry, and grew ul
to be excellent business men, and at
an early age had the offer of several
advantageous situations.
Two boys of the same family were
each given a child's bank of metal and
an account book In their own hand.
writing they entered in the book all
the sums of money they received as
gifts, or which they earned for extra
work, etc. The money received was
divided into three parts, put into the
several receptacles, and lodged in the
bank. One portion was to be saved
the next reserved for gifts of charity
and the last they were 10 expend as
they pleased, with the exception of q
restriction as to candy and cakes
Both the boys were encouraged to take
pleasure in some natural taste for min
eralogy, stamp collecting. Such tastes
are strong protection for boys, and
they gain valuable knowledge with
the habit of research. Parents should
show respect for such occupations, and
the continued effort required to follow
them thoroughly, which should be
insisted upon as matter Of education
and as forming property in the form ol
valuable knowledge, that always has
its use if only in elevating the taste.
In another case, young lady teach
er, whose father, being one of the en-
lig ghtened kind, taught his daughter
how to transact various kinds of bust
ness, how to value and purchase prop
erty, etc., became so proficient in all
such matters that in the savings oi
some years she, at different times
made advantageous purchases of small
properties, the rents Of which would
have supported her had her health OF
powers failed, as they did in after
years through deafness. How much
more real love of his children had
such father than one who says
"Oh let them enjoy themselves while
they are young" and then send them
forth totally unfit for the contests OF
life and labor Pres. Banner.