The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-10

the smallest way, lie to your children. Do
| Tot threaten TO punish them under Ger
fain contingencies. Half the time. cw,l,a
te the iittle ones careieseness or forget; !.
,uiness, the execution OF the threat viii
isii due. and because your mood will have
.iahgsu oy this timc, YOU will fail to carr,
II out. You VIII havs thus lied TO Won.
child, Can YOU do this and then esk him
10 be truthful TO yous Never make threat
ANYHOW 10 your children, or any one else
II Is base and yulga,.
DO not sccld. 1t makes you, yourself.
repellant aud unlovablc. and has rulnops
~ BAD effect upon your child.
DO not whip. The application of the
birch Is tyrannical aud cowardiy on your
part. and highly degrading 10 your child
NO enid was ever made better by corporal
punishment, aud millions have been ruined
Wy ~ Lot such cruelty and harshn.ss be
= shocking memory, along with that OF the
'iSors OF past theology with which il was
naturally coupled. The infiicton of phys,.
cai pain ON rational being can do no
tuou " violates nature, and outragos the
| txte.
10 not bride, you wrong your ebili
every time YOU hire IL to do It's putv.
iou piunt its sense OF honor. put a premium
upoh opstinacy and teach II that right N
merehandlsablc article. 1t is lar better
Tor instance. TO let the medicine 20. ,bap
90 tither hire your child TO take 1t or
uo,u nus nose and force Il down, except
u DC done under the advice of n physician
The moral degradation on tho one hand
oid the nervous shock on the other win
90 your child more harm than any msdi.
cine on earth can do IL good | am phy-
stefan ana fully know whcr,of | sneak In
this respect, If your child loves YOU ana
respects your authority he viii generally
nbey YOU, IL you enforce obedience BY
hWtsh and cruel methods you are nctually
Increasing his disohpdience. and beslics
Non are driving your child away from
Neu
HAVING named the principal things not
10 DO viii finish with a brief but com.
urehcnsive, glance at what You should do.
be consistent in all your household re-
iauons' II you preach udiness, for in.
S'ahcc' and are unttdy Yourself, be sure
YOUR child will see H. THIS will neees-
sarily subtract something from his respect
Tor you, Re habiMally cheerful
DO nothing that viii tend TO blast the
promising little bud Witch God has en-
trusted TO your care, Scatter smiles aud
sunshine over your household Yon,
mother and father, will thus swcotcn the
natures and increase the happiness of your
children; and at the same time add Jewels
to your future crowns
The whole secret of successful govern
ment OF children consists In go living that
they can not help looking up to YOU with
love and reverence, Prcccnt IA q snare ana
curso unless backed up by example. 1.-Two
them into goodness and obedience The
normal child Is nothiBs II not Initiative.
The question *, whom, shall he copy? lie
VIII Initiate those who commend them
selves TO n's little judgment as models
End these viii be they whom he most loves
and with whom he Is most associated.
We should not be too morally oxactinE
with our little ones. Their little sonslhlll-
ties are crude and undcvelopcd aud they
do many improper things with a clean
conscience Nora Smith, writing on the
government of children. r1ys. There
fro many comparatively small faults IN
children which 1t Is wise not TO eea at
oil. They are mere tymrorlry .failings,
! tiny drops which will ovaporafc II quietly
| left In the sunshine but which IA opposed
| viii gather strength for a formidable cur
| ront.' Tolstois doctrine OF non resistance
| to children Is not wholly vagary, by any
| nMens, II your child takes passionate
| tnntrums, throwing itself on the noor.
| screaming and rolling. etc, don't sock 90
| conquer" II by bratinrs douchngs ana
| tho like but Let II tantI1Im IT ont. lti
'tanirlm' Is simply an animal attempt 10
| conquer you II employs tho only weapon
! II has. II Will ultimately dawn upon ito
| little mind that its weapon Ia no good. and
II Will quit employing II, Never, under
any circumstances, permit your child 10
rain rolnt by deception.
To sum up. recognize natural rerhu-
ton. Discard and abiuro punishment aud
vengeance, Leave these &c ilhabic thu
narrow aud vicious minds Of the heather
and hcathrnleh.
Teach your child the Inlallbil,y and
riFhtc business of rotribution nd the ,lcgra-
dalton and wickedu,as of vengeance and
punishment Tcnch good morals. You viii
naturally tinciiire these with your own
croedc prcdilcrtioro which rs ali right
since every form of religion is a mort
system, the purpose of which is TO make
people gco1
In conclusion | shiurc yon, as your
friend, and tho friend Of yolr darlings, to
got your children good example. BE
moi rigid aud austcre and oxacting like
TOO many preachers are twhose children
are often bad. hut he gentle. rolenting.
sympathotic end affeetonetc.
Take your littlo ones 10 your bosoms.
warming them with your love. ami
strengthening them with your sympathy
and confidence. DO this and they viii not
disapruint you.
e Martin Muiz NJ ID