The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
CLUB TALKS.

Nsaay my chat was with the boy re"u-
be Happyhammer's page today 1t Is
!, rirls. and there is SO much that l
i say TO them that | hardly know
h begin. So many OF YOU write anout
s,is you go to and the studies that
huw with. that perhaps the matter
,aticn ought to come first.
4, heep too much the habit of people
s,,,h-it Is Southerner that is writ
q prird you-to think that 1t is not
IN 10 give a girl very thorough edu-
Girls, they claim. do not need to
more than to keep house. sew. en-
,,apd look pretty! Well. we want them
Al that. especially the looking pretty.
Tcnan. and girls are little women.
how, can certainly keen house much
Il she knows how necessary cleanliness
keslth and how her house must be well
sud what food Is he,ilthiest, and all
X will learn at school. If she has the
SOFT Of teaching. she will learn ali tns
and vherefores" OF it and will be able
that those who are given to her 10
Il Will know 1t, too.
IA, / am happy TO say, do not have to
h be presidents, governors, senators,
ETC., ETC.. but they are the mothers
be great personages and have to train
Raching them what is right and true
norable Wal. | hear somebody say
lou can learn all that at home" OF
you can and 1t is lat home" that the
reigns supreme. But there are other
hat mother has to teach. How to
e house clean teaches how to keep the
FsA Tho home is the State In minia-
I'D II boy is taught there to respect
Its OF others, to know what is right and
20 matter what happens. TO speak the
ways. to keep clean and TO know what
be will make good citizen, no matter
State he may be found. Only think
moment how glorious country would
Sc men were all Ike that.
Is with the women 10 make him like
Who was II that said. The hand that
be cradle rules the world?" Well. II Is
matter who said 1t, but those hands
turn many a page of history. physiol-
smistry. before they can know Just
rock that cradle In the best and wisest
can do by her knowledge of home
pa and good foods. A young man
ON Texas. as captain Of company,
the late Spanish-American war. and
the company did not get 10 fight
lizards they found foes quite as dan
. the hot sun and malaria of Florida
poor foods that they We're supplied
he captains mother. however. had
the subject Of health thoroughly. for
Of her children, and had taught him
Of health, what foods were good ald
should be eaten. Now his men got
(ht OF that study. for the captain fol-
mothers teaching. and while around
IN were dying by tens, he lost only
DIS during all that terrible summer.
aElt that worth the trouble that
had taken? Wasn't 1t beautiful
10 her that she had saved the lives
men, not only to thsir country. hut
mothers, wives and sisters?
mere Is one thing that girls can do
W. without waiting to be grown up.
Is TO plant flowers about their homes.
through Texas ON my way back from
% California. and ! was shocked by
past between Texas and California 10
Farance of the homes that | saw o,
AUD i was spring, too, when ma
already beginning her flower gar
slng beautiful example TO the
aat lived In those flowerless homes
~r Town we passed through without
asn. and roses will grow everywhere
ann they do give such beautiful
or the care given to them. Now. j
san itIn, ana You may be sure ] felt
wnen heard the people OH the train
"eii, AT least they might have
they might, for Texas has ricl,
! kindly climate Tor flowers, " T.
asionflly fr.eze the hair on your
sHier and melt the very marrow ~
70 N summer. Aud Il the little girls
neyote a little time TO the gardens
rent the State would look to The
~ pass through IL. Flower seeds aud
very cheap. You can send to the
agriculture In Washington. d. c..
Nneie Sam has his gardens at
.he time. and get some sacds free.
t rhse right TO do II. Now, get 70
IVY women, and perhaps the little
NIP you. aud Texas will be a
mower garden from one end OF Il
'ner' Write to the Happyhammers
gre doing TO make Texas beautiful.
~ was great big one this week
700 much for the space given for 1t.
I" letters viii Just have to go to the
sAeN Some OF them have some such
%vss ,nlis Ia them. too. In one from
wilson she says:
~ II DO possible you are still dis
,pout Which Is the greater evil. In.
Prs or war; Now. although |
you to be very quiet hack here.
~ my views on that subject ]
uperance far the worst OF the TWO
uoush both arc terrible. still when
AZ. sou or brother Is killed on the
, 20 have no unDleasant Temem-
.hem and although. IL Us terrible TO
bastd We know they died an honor
ava hlied noble soldiers grave.
wy other hand. We have unpleasant