Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-02
EASY TO PLEASE CHILDREN.
They May Re Instructed in Useful- ness at the Same Time They
 Are Being Amused.

It is so very easy to please children that every simple pleasure one can de-, wise should be given theIa
 Pleasant surroundings cannot fail to affect the disposition, of a. child, so that his nursery and sleeping-room ought to be made as cheerful as possi- bic. The rooms should not be over-' crowded with furniture or the walls with pictures; he should have a par-i ticular place to keep his playthings. and should be taught to put them back in place when through playing. Very often child will be given a number of playthings all at once; he first picks. up one, plays with that awhile, and then, spying another. perhaps of g, brighter color, plays with that, and so on, till he has tried themNall. Then. not knowing which to play with, he becomes ,peevish aud cross; while, on the other hand, if given one or two playthings at time, he would play contentedly, says American Queen
 He should have his own blunt scis- sors, bottle of mucilage and scrap book, and should be taught to cut out and paste the pictures in the book neatly; let him make litter, but teach him to clear it up.
 Teach him the value of money. He should have certain allowance, be it ever so small; so much should be laid aside for charitable purposes, to buy flowers for sick playmate or an ar ticle of clothing for some poor little one; so much saved for something he has wanted and his parents could not get for him, and still another part for his immediate use. Let him share whatever he has with his sister or play mates.
 If he wants a pet of some kind, whether it is a cat or dog or a pigeon, by all means let him have it. Let him care for and feed it himself, and teach him to be kind and never treat it cruelty
 Keep him out of doors, in winter as we'll as in summer. Fresh air and sun shine are the two greatest tonics for children. Tn winter always see that he is, we'll wrapped up when going out. Do not allow him to stand or sit still, but teach him some game that will keep him moving. As soon as he en- ters the house remove his wraps. and be very careful not to let him go too near the fire. If his hands and feet are chilled, the heat will irritate them Rub them between the palms of your hands until the mum bness has left them and the blood is circulating freely.
 Show your children that you take an interest in whatever they have to tell you, and don't put them off by saying that you are too busy and can't be bothered with their nonsense. Child ish hearts must have some one to pour out their troubles and pleasures to, and if the mother will not listen to them they will find some one who will teacher-and the mother thus loses that priceless possession, the conf dence of her children.
 Time Was No ODJect. l A shrewd old farmer named Uncle Harvey was approached by bright, breezy young man who was selling incubators. The salesman gave Uncle Harvey the usual eloquent argu- ments. There was not another such l incubator to be found, the prices were remarkably low, and so on.
 Uncle Harvey did not respond. The young man talked himself out and made no impression. Finally he said: You don't seem to appreciate these l incubators.''
 'No,' said Uncle Harvey.
 But just think of the time they will save!"
 Uncle Harvey gave him one cold look and said: "What do you sup pose care for hens time ?''--