The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-19

and to lead them to understand His
ways This mother taught her children
how to fertilize the soil; how to plant
the little seeds; how to plant the large
one. They were taught to water, weed,
| and transplant their flowers and vege
| tables. When the flowers blossomed.
they were cut and carried to sick chill
dren by the children themselves-and not
! tivating the spirit of charity, a word
now synonymous with love.
! Through gathering specimens for the
home cabinet, this mother taught her
children to see God in His handiwork.
Pieces of coral, quartz, jaspers, shells,
last years birds nests and other speci-
mems this mother made through answer
| ing questions, through song, poems,
stories and books to speak of creation
and the Creator.
! This mother said, I'VE have always
| had pets in our home. Our canaries
! built their nests and the children watch
ed the building with pleasure. Then
there were the eggs, and we all counted
| the days until they Matched. We then
watched the mother-bird feed and care
for the baby birds We kept chickens,
and the children had the care Of them
They were taught to hunt eggs, to set
eggs and to feed and care for the little
chickens. Through their daily work
tried to teach the children to understand
the father and mother love and the
I z.
geese, turkeys, all helped me teach these
lessons. The cat and kittens, the mann
ma and papa rabbit, white mice and gui-
| nea pigs the mother dog and puppies,
the pet lanab. the cow and calf, the
, mare and colt, came into our home
when the children were able to under
stand and care for them" These chill
dren saw life from its beginning and
their questions were answered intelli-
gently.
Concealment and mystery are perni-
cious in their effects. Plain home talks
with children often save them from a
lifetime of misery. This mother knew
how to guide her children in sensible
manner. They were, when the occasion
demanded 1t, simply told facts, and they
were taught to revere God through ami
NAL life.
Later it was my privilege to know IN
timately the daughter of this mother
teacher. Once she said to me, 81 never
had any desire to talk over sacred
things in a foolish way with my class
mates. I felt that I could trust mother.
| / was taught to understand life as L
understand my Bible. I had a horror of
schoolgirl mystery and I avoided it"
Through overwork that mother became
a confirmed invalid. The daughter is
now with her night and day. and "poth-
err is her chief thought. Three years
ago the father said to me, my daugh-
ter is the sunshine of our lives. I do
not know what we should do without
her"
Humane education is phase Of
religious work. Mothers, kindergartners,
and teachers are uniting efforts to teach
children to be kind to every living crea-
ture Children should be taught that cv-
A cry creature has its sphere of usefulness.
4 The other day overheard converse
l ton between two boys The older one
said, Those are pictures of drones; they
are no use; they are lazy" The little
how said, "Oh, yes they are. Those ara
the father bees. How can they make
honey? They have no honey sacs to
carry honey in, and they have no grooves
on their legs to carry pollen for the bee
bread" The little fellow evidently I'M