The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
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Darel1fs' Corner
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SSNUa saw something In yo1f
column Eat appea1ed e
mol H,n: at last am
moved to speech by 30 childreus teof.
ner. I am sorry sc.S ...orniuG to Sse you
give warning agains: what Is TO me q
standard remedy. Borio or baracdo asa
is one OF the most useful things 10 ny
medicine closet, AID keep Always
little box ct i. in the baby's basket. by
physician describes It as tEs rniid&st OF
the antisspti..a. a pinch Of ir gees 10 tho
water with which wish che baS<'s
mouth morning ard night apply tho
same to the eyes ttut with warm water1
at the first sign Of inflammation OF, ms t.
ter in the corners shat often comes from
cold
1T is perfectly safe eye wash ses
young or old, and one application WIZ
usually cure an incipient case Of pink
eye It is also fine busting powder IN
case OF chatng or an eruption whers the
skin Is broken. / think any physician
or druggist will corroborate me In THIS
have found DR.. Grtttith's book on TIE
care OF the Baby to be a useful Work Of
the use of boric acid Isl one-haif ounce,
70 a pint of water. wish could talk
TO the mother who wants to find reel
tations for her little boys. My boy has
3
half, and his memory is splendid now.
choose only good verses, but childish
ones, that he can render with thorough
understanding. He Is now years old.
and shall soon teach him some STAN
dard classics, but do not think it right
to push his understanding In the least.
He enjoys Horatius,' too. but he -
not ready to memorize 1t, for when he
does he will want to know the whole h.
story of Rome and the meaning of every
classical alluslon. His memory would
have taught him Goethe's sVeilchen' In
German, and he repeats it perfectly, with
expression, while finding 1t hard to re-
member member the -; English meaning. 90 MOI
relatives, but he has an elocutton class
at school. and so learns new pieces as
matter of course and with entire un-#
consciousness. am making scrap
book for him. placing one cutting on
page and surrounding 1t with pictures
illustrating 1t, taken from magazines
good; they have been published largely
in ST. Nicholas. Her verses are also
collected in book form. which have
obtained from the Children,s Public LIZ
brary. Some Of Eugene Field 8. too. are
charming. The library has fine coEsc-
lions of them all. A. L. e.
Borax, or boracfc acid, used by the adj
vice and according to the prescription OF
a physician. is very different thing from
the 'borax" of commerce. used freely III
our laundries and bathrooms. When
warn young InCGneIS not TO apply %AIo6o IA
nursery practice, without professional
counsel, I have possibilities in mind OF
which my delightful correspondent may
she finds valuable In her nursery. was
nevet out Of mine during the beautiful
years when our children were babies.
TN the Care Of Children column in
the Sunday paper II have noticed so
many requests from mothers for 1or-
mula for babies foods. that I thoughs
fob han hos la ri
a book on the subject that coutd pc
recommended to anyone wishing 1t. The
book is The Care and Fsedi IN OF Chi 9In-
cents. It contains. beside chapters on
bathing. care Of the eyes. mouth, SKIN
for modifying milk for babies from
birth upward. in varying proportions and
strengths. according to age. The 6ring.
babies is becoming such a science now
adays, when it seems to be becoming
more and more FREQUENT for mothers 60
of SO many. myself included, who would
have been only too glad to be able to do
SOY. that common-sense. practical little
manual like this is a very er eat 3 help.
DR.. Holt.s name and reputation are so
well-known to all childrsn-lovers In this
have a vote of thanks from the Corner
for calling our attention to the manual she
recommends.
It is source Of deep qualification to me
more interest in this part OF our page.
For many weeks I marked with secret
chagrin the disproportion between the
number of letters drawn forth by the story
of a NANCY mouser. a featherless canary.
or q paretic parrot, and those which asked
or gave information relative to the most
important part OF Animated Nature-the
Children. who are to make the history OF
the newly-bCrn century.
congratulate other mothers with my-
self upon the signs OF awakening interest
ar OF the cd1toria. desk labeled Chill
dren" 10 filed to bursting with cage. CONF
Eunlcations my heart will oe czcesdins
sad
II turn to you in my perpsarts7. hcp- +
lag that you r:ill heip ne with 73Ef
kind ADVICE, as you hello so many
Others who asa ycil. l YIN MARRIED %
boys and two girls. It Is about them
wish to consult you. The oldest gil Is
II and the youngest 3. They are both
ing they have had. Their mother was
sick a long time before she died. But
the Oldest has two terrible failtngJ.
which trouble me sorelY, namely, un>
truthfulnsss and dishonesty.
II have Used every means know to
bring about change-speaktng to hsr
of her dead mother: or punishtnE heS.
or Trying TO VIII NcHg tA1V0EA
ness, aud all to no avail. Only. yeatsr.
day. when I had gone away fog tn,
day, she took money out o! her
brothers pocket aad bou9ht.eandy sad
Ice cream, and the wo-5c Of It Is. sac
Induced her little innocent sister to
take some also. Here Is Where I lro
puzzled as to what Is right. Ara we do- =
ing right In allowing her to ruin her
little sister? for We cannot watch hee
continually. and Il we send her 20 some
Il dearly loved theur when cane to
be their naoehep but. am sorry 70
waning. am rshuag agatrgt thfs
with al my might. fes tfsnx an
doing wrong, end that the Lord tries
me in this way, but /: Is a hard srug-
gle. Please tell me what TO dol
"a TROUBLED aOEHER."
Your task Is heavy and hard. Ist yoO
are In one sense more bound to fhe 1e1..
Torrance OF it thar Il the poor atlin4
child were yours by birth You assumed
this work voluntarily. and with your. eyes
open It9is your sacred mission, an of4dp
ia which you devoted youxaslf when I'D
uttered the VOWS that united yols In uAAp