Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-18
Paragraphs Tor Children.

The late Robert Louis Stevenson r..
happy way OF applying religion IN NJ
and showing how 1t should work 4.
practice. Talking one day to the ch,'
dren at school in Samoa abou, ~.
parable OF the talents. he told the,,
thtre were three Of them they all NJ.
sessed--tongues. that they must nae 4,
be cheerful and make those happv ,,h,.
were around them. Faces, tina, tba,,
| must keep as bright as "A new sb,ll,,,s
go that they might shine like lamns !.
Their homes. Hands, that they mus,
Keep employed in useful work chsor
fuzzy done: and If they spent their llva,
in doing these things for the cool -
others, they might be told at ,.s,.
inasnuch as ye did 1t unto one of the
least OF these. We did it unto Me-"
What would strike an American bor
or girl as very odd If ne went to Chin,
woulj be the universal use Of fans hv
the Chinese children. Almost every
child IN the empire carries a fan. Tho
are playtiings of Chinese babies. a.
our babies delight in rattles. Chines.
nurses amuse their young charges win
their fans, which they too are neyer
|'seen without. The children learn n
handle their FAIRS very expertIy. fer the
fan m the hands 81 Chinese has .
certain language Of its own. Rich Ana
poor alike. every hoy and girl. murt
have a fan. a poor little Chinese bov
who has scarcely a whole garment and
who rarely gets a good meal. will stiII
have fan. and use 1t constantly. Not
of course. that they are expensive. for
they can be had there for next to no.
thing; the idea Of little street garnin.
such as are seen IN America. caring "a
use fan is what seem curious.
A quaint custom practlced by Chinese
mothers when a child is restless ami
docs not sleep, is to write the following
verge and pin copy of it ON each Of
the four corners Of the house, that the
rest. Literally translated. the verse
reads:
Brilliant sparkling heaven;
Brilliant. sparkling earth:
In my house there is a child who cries at
night;
The gentlemen coming from the four
quarters behold
Peaceful sleep tin break of day.
Equally curious, and withal touch
Ing. is a custom peculiar u CONSTANT
nsple. In the tckke of the Halvitia Der
wishes. the temdjid or petition fer d.
vine pity upon persons who cannot
sleep is chantod every midnight This
prayer can only be repeated here and
in St. Sophie. excepting during the fast
of Ramazar, when it may be repeated
anywhere at will.
Don't you think the English have
W y kind idea in providing home Of
reg, fer horses? Such an institution
exists rear London. and in it old favor
tics that have faithfully worked for
their masters as long as they were
able tlrd a place to Iass the last few
years of their lives when they are too
feeHlc, often blind and lame, TO keep
longer in harness. There are pleasant
pastures fer the horses to roam about
In. and loose boxes, and they are well
fed and comfortably cared for. il their
masters are willing to pay small sum
per year. Besides those animals that go
there to stay all the rest of their lives
It is possible to give a horse short
vacation and rest of few weeks; cab
and omnibus horses thus get an outing
from time to time that they vo:y much
reed, and if they have any ailmcnt thar
can be helped it is treated while they
are taking their vacation. Those OF you
who have read BLACK Beauty and II
is a book which is used for reading
book in many schools. know that a
merciful man or boy is merciful to his
beast.