The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04
An Ingenious Idea for Educating
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The new barry OF the duke and duchess
OF York has been presented with . Grand
ling rug which was designed u Miss Em-
ma Windsor. the ORIGINATOR OF wooiiy ami
mails and many other Fascinating things Tor
infants.
This rug IS some hing quite remarkable
and Is intended rs tsc :i-st instrument used
towards the education az tire baby. The
rug Is OF soft reL flannel and GA 4 is rep
resented number o.. nursery rhymes IN
swansfioyyEl. outlined w.la green thread.
In The center Is lIaEpo.a Cncirclcd with
PINK ami white. ana bears 81 me top q
crown woke! ia gold and Coio-c! silks 70
look lake jewels. Around the rug are the
groups q. figures little Bo-iccp and
Sheep ''rhe pis tEdt went 60 market.
"Eey Didlie. D.IdIe." etc with many
other figures anl rhymes Miss Windsor
is a disciple o. Fraehgl. and Says the ne
ceSsity he urged o. aG iufIHl's education
beginning 1T i-s mo-s.J's l.ree led her 10
invent tAis cr@4-ltEs rug. IL is large
floor picture OF animals birds ana domestic
figures made Of real skin. syansdown
AM other material & WA oU 40 flannel.
Her idea Is taat ti1e fast thing a baby
does when put Oh gEc rr.E IS 80 kick and
stretch ovt its iimbss jh.n L begins 10 roll
over and LOOK about and trics 10 clutch az
the pretty animals on the rag. '-lcn baby
finds IL Is beyond i-s reach. am! The first
attempt 10 crev! IS a-t-r some familiar
form which f. SEES oa iha src. The Kicking
and stretching out - the hau.ls. the Obj
servatiou auI era rllHs s.-d the rest are an
what Frss.i5ei calls elucatisu
As baby grows Older it learns, with
the help % mother arI nurse. To initiate
the different sounds which the animals
make 20 pick CUr ore frora ;ne other and
10 learn their names. Then baby should Tee
= -2-s-e' - stroke esssh animal gently ami
20 speak it- nsme IA tender tones. Then
the infant VIII learn 10 love the animals
and the love " animals calls for,h love of
mankind
1T 6 good plan to teach the baby TO
notice pictures ~ animals i'm shiiarcn's
books. ami tp ,rlI rs st .-Jion 20 ihe living
aaimals and the.r actions. - tne child
grows oi5cr Sos delight IH ATS geological
carpet Increases. au- children " seven are
known To- sr-stiy appreciate them"
The raE can he carried from room 10
room or frou place 10 place iu travelling II
seems 2 pretty idea ami qU.tc ana ing nous
one. ami must De a delight TO "A child. II
some sulirt woman would copy this rug
and max, one Co exhibit at The coming eN-
position. 4 might bring her many orders
for work ana make her some pin money.
PHaishinE Children.
There has heen quite a discussion in our
Columns on tho Furnishing IL chillren.
think II the vote WAS taken The ant.-whin-
side, / am glad 10 see there are such Il
number who believe Il child can Dc raised
without huEnilatiug il 10y blows l am op-
posed 20 whipping aaI believe more harm
Is done by il than good. I thought 1 had
expressed my views very fully on the sub
ject, but have had several letters asking
20 give my IDEAS on this important
question. and as 7 can give them expressed
by another. better than I could have done,
do So i wish every mother would read
over and over the Ertle clipping from the
Journal of Ethics. most especially in re-
gard - shutting up & c1.!a 1 think mothers
who shut up "a child in a dark room or
closet or puts ti-uid child alone anywhere,
are worse Than bru,es 1 cannot express the
contempt i Feel Tor = mother who adopts
this mode uf punishment. The longer / 1--we
and thc more 4 SCI 81 the management OF
children the more convinced 4 am that
nine women out % every ten are unworthy
o. motherhood. Mothers, this is an all-inl-
p1rtant subject. Read and commit 10 MEM
DRY the following advice: