The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-23
TOYS A CHILD SHOULD HAVE.
MISS BACKUs WRITES or THOSE
THAT ARE GOOD AND had.

sou. into 10Y shop 90 make
purchase 20 de,sht the heart q some
small sister or brother. nephew or niece
what the toy that We select is goins 20
mean 70 the fortunate recipient some
times q Is question 81 making the Toy
90 the hurry % the moment. or the price
OF the donor. or come into line with the
many others that must be bought before
Santa Claus wends MS way into retire
mont for another year.
Very seldom Is much thought expended
upon the real value that cannot be cal.
culated In dollars ana cents OF the toy IN
question. 80 few reflections upon the
value % toys. from the standpoint q the
child. may not come amiss az this sea-
son % the toy rampant"
How many OF Us realize the great an
tiquity Of toysg II Is rather wonder
fll thought that little children. almost
since the world began. have practically
all loved tho same playthings. ana that
dolls and tops balls and marbles have
been handled and cherished for genera
iions. Il Is true that. rs FAR as know.
neither Josephus nor Hcrodotus makes
any mention OF the toys IN vogue among
families Of their acquainianccs. but chill
dren H. that unenllghtened age we're 10.
considered objects Of any interest what
ever and We're doubtless beneath an mis-.
t"fiah notice. However / suspect tina
those PARKWAY children flew kites when
the wind blew, nursed their dolls and
PLAYED az Keeping house" as soreueIv
a. they DO now. when they are tho obs
1ects OF SC much study. The discovery OF
ancient times was man: % modern times
woman. ana now the child has Just been
discovered says some wise person. so 10
oehooves US TO know something about his
interest IN toys
Every good toy land there are plenty
of poor ones on the market satisfies
some Instinct in the nature OF the child
Tho "caring-for' instinct IS satisfied by
dolls. woolly lambs. frizziy DOES and even
impossible stuffed cats. kittens and rab-
bits Almost al children love dolls-hovs
and girls alike-anl iu their taavs with
them We see the mother and fathcr-love
manifested and many phases OF life re-
produced. So. FIRST Of all. on our Use Of
good toys come dolls-nice sensible dolls
with truly clothes that will button ami
unbution; not the reversible horrors with
two heads or painted ladies'" with glued
clothes
Older children have toys chat satisfy
their instinct for activity. ana bale tops
kites. drums trumpets. hobby horses
cars 10 pun, wagons 10 draw. hoops Go
roll. In short. anything with which the
proud owner. feeling himself a cause
''oan make shings go" For the other
type Of child. whose life does no, express
itself 80 much IN activity. but whose i'm
pressions often 80 deeper, we ind draw
iug skates. water colors. painting book
and scrap books to be filed with the
fruits 81 hts labor
Mechanical toys have a place Of their
own IN the small boys heart. and s.mpls
ones THAT are easily kept in order. "mau-
to-mobiies' ns ore 3-ycar-old says. and
steam cars that can run on their own
tracks. are very good. Musical toys
when they are musical. ore welcome 10
the childish heart because OF the innate
love Of rhythm. which o. one Of tho earl
fest instru-tlve faculties 20 develop.
All TOYS n painted az all. should have
strong. bright. durable color 20 satisfy
the craving for crude decoration that tho
child shares with the primitive races.
We have not touched upon one very i'm
portant class Of toys. all those that are
miniature reproduction Of some useful ar
/ ticlcs. such as wash tubs. irons. stoves.
Z
OF imitation in tie child. and much
delight is felt by The small housewife 90
using her rolling pin to make "thimhlC
biscuit" or ~ washing dolly's Clothes
Blocks OF all sorts are 10 DO recommended.
because they appeal 40 the constructive
instinct.
"Then I must understand" says the
uniniiiated. that all toys are good For
YOU have gone over the whole category
0 saffn IA
] have left Out quite number OF prey
alenr' toys. prevalent as the measles aud
quite as disastrous. q toy cannon that
eXpiodes. and toy pistols that snap pow
der into the eyes. all the easily bent tin
toys with sharp edges 20 cut small fingers .
al the gtudy French "chinous." that
come 10 pieces if ore looks at them: an
the elaborate coUfrlvanccs that ay apart
and are destroyed when little hands wish
| 20 inquire into The iruc inwardnesa Of
them. oh how I would Ike 20 throw ali
these into the sea ami save many
punishmcnts gwen by thoughtiess moth
ers for "dc-tructiVcness. when the in
stinct OF Investigation that prompted .hs
growing mind behind the busy fingers IL
entirely overlooked Whose fault fs d.
ask. Ia all fairness % a remarkable
structure or paper and tinsel resembling
a house. with no visible openings, is Civ
en- child. and be p0kcs in "a sham door
or window 90 see what ls Inside or II. In
silly thing composed OF sliding buckets
going up and down FOR no reason. he
tries 90 take the buckets on 20 put them
70 real use. or n he takes a stupid clown
on his wire because he would like 10 see
him IN other positions than on his head.
AMI his feet. alternately
Along with chose impositions on tho GOOD
nature OF childhood. ! would like 90 con-
sign to Oblivion an really inartlstic ugly
TOYS. and some OF the funny ones that
sculrm and wrEEle and jump when YOU
least expect It. and give nervous children
food Tor bad dreams
Select your toys with view 70 a child's
Imagination. lie does not like anythinA
too-huished too perfect. for the reason
that 90 does not allow him any exercise
for hts creative faculties ] once heard a
mother lameniing that her children took
no pleasure IN an elaborate dolls house
or more correctly speaking mansion. with
"all the modern Improvements and FUR
nishod iu every particular even 20 che
toy dishes with imitation food on them
placed on the tables" I could have told
her the reason why. but some times Il Is
a case OF pearls ard other things not
mentioned In polite society. There was
absolutely nothing for the children 20 DO
bat 10 gaze and admire, and that is u1i
a long process in childhood
Then. what about the police pairol
wagon seen 80 often nowadays Granted
that the moral side involved is outside OF
chlids experience fs the train 81
thought suggested q very healthy or olc-