The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18

tribute to herself It Is right and brave
To SOW without looking too confidently
for harvest Nevertheless, It Is heart
enine to have the seed cast upon the va
ters returned to US In waving and ripen-
ing grain. We work with thankful and
lighter hearts when some one says, Iou
have helped mel
THAT is what we are here fort
'.'I have beautiful brown-eyed boy
of four and would like to have him pose
as an artists model. Can you tell me
how and where could secure engage
ments for such? CELESTE .
You ask for information which I cannot
give for want of knowledge in that par
ticular direction. You do not ask for
advice, but the mother-heart within me
moves me to offer it. The heart that
yearns over the baby you have set be-
fore my minds eye with thee strokes
Of the pen He is beautiful; he Is brown
eyed: he Is years old. can see him
as he ought to be. while write-free ~
air, full Of childish fun and frolic, eat
ing heartily, sleeping soundly. laughing
gleefuIly. moving with the unconscious
grace of normal infancy. I can picture,
too, the automaton the training he would
get In an artists studio would make of
him. know something Of the WEAKNESS
of ''posing''-the cramping of muscles. the
tedtum of sittings-worsty OF all, the COM
plete destruction of careless ease, the
loss of freedom from self-consciousness
that will change the child's bearing and
hamper his impulses. Unless you are
forced to this step by actual want. don't
cruelty the childhood Of the bonnie boyf
He can be a baby but once.
81 have baby 13 months old. have
always nursed him. giving him at In
tervals condensed milk, toast, etc. "A
month ago started to wean him in tho
daytime. only nursing him at night
Now what would you advise me to doe
Wean him altogether, or nurse him dur
ing the coming summer, but only at
night? He is q big, fat, healthy baby.
This will be his second summer, and
he will teethe a great deal, too. Some
of my friends advise me to nurse him
and some do not, so do not know what
5 to do.
II suppose If must wean him ought
to do so at once before warm weather
comes, and can you tell me Of good
way to wean him? I am afraid am go
ing to have trouble with him. He Is such
.Mamma-Baby! Mrs. J. O. r.
{ A child who takes condensed milk and
{eats toast. etc. in the day. and Is
}nourished by such food, suffering no III
effects therefrom, is virtually weaned- All
: you have to do now is to break up the
}habit Of nursing at night, a thing which
! should hive been stopped months ago.
{ When he cries for the breast. give him
}instead the milk he is used to take IN the
daytime He will rebel for awhile, but
ia little resolution on your part and rest
s less night or two for both Of you will
; be all that are needed to carry the day.
} When he has learned to drink his milk
} mot from a bottle. but cup) give him
water instead at his nightly awakening.
He will very soon cease to demand aEy-
thing, and sleep all night like well-brec,
healthy young animal
: Lose no time In bringing about this de-
! sirabIe state of affairs Your milk doe1
) him no good now. It will be harmful e
s him when the hot weather has weakened
YOU and made you feverish and irritable.