The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

Dav by day, children are reprimand-
ed and punished for various ot1eHses
in which parents despairinsly recos-
nIze Vicious promise Of criminal iu-
ture. They argue with n child, punish
H. weep over It.. as the llideous posi-
b,,it,es of bitter wrecks stretch out De-
fora their anxious visions. The pictures
of their imaglnations cause them unto!a
suffering and they almost Wish the
doubtful Joys of parenthood had been ao-
MED them. .a
Has 1t ever occurred to these parents
to closely examine into these evils anu
instead of spending the greater part
of their lives iii applying such cures 40
whipping, scolding. reproachihs or use
less weeping. TO start In the early 7, h aarIv
child a process of prevention N sai 4,
iis e'A the ~ have the power to plant IN
ther children the seeds of future >, hap-
plness The only way G Iilu Ne aasons
Simulate knowledge Is by Object 9,r,i less vis.
A child's bright eyes and disce,rnln ni,,e Ned
Ion are instinctively and natural4y liV tbev
on ~ tather and mother Day by day th ih,
gather their object lessons lro.' If is
speech and actions Of the,r l tbe eerxampie-
gnod or bad-set before them by llie IT, "a
dians, and it is useless TO dem on ynn TO
them the old saw. 10 as h 20, do
do. not as DO. S ,i'uf a., S', ,aid them, and
nrocecd bravely and unhesitatlhsS :"
low in the paths Of their eInets. hing but
Good advice is an exce.lehiL, W. '' wesv lar
its influence Is n faed aP BY good Cd stumble
rhilarann unconsclously Initiate Wpaa'u,reIv
thnv see and they gradually pu, SI hey
come 10 resemble those Win MHV'''
come in contact ,,tonce Of surround
,,,,s and contact in moulding 'Me of
and character of a chic, 'no o,,arasti-
GOOD home training cannot De % the
mated, Parents leave VOC ,,d rams educa-
resnonsibllity of their cliliaten a nv of
ia, ~ Ne schools and shirk TOO inai,s y
~ duttns which they should zee! mo- 80,
10 obliged 10 shoulder. no Hiatt, ~ ! "
efcent and thorough me n se,9p' ina nat I de-
it is the influence OF W. Ne Me- f,,tnra mer
termines inc ea''oto -
anu par mu should remember that children
,earn more quickly through the eye tiial
the ear, and the most trlfllns aots "
carelessness q mute action or an unco'i
sclous look may give stamp 10 me cila''
cter which Is never erraced
$50 much does the moral health depeh'
upon the moral atmosphere that
breathed and SO great Is the lntusn n,,,
daily exercised by parents over ti'elr
children by living life before their eyes
that perhaps the best system OF pafen
tai instruction might be summed up II
these two words, Improve thyself' ~.
We do not think often enough OF nhe
/ fact that there is not an act Done ol 9
word uttered by human being that loe es
not carry with IT a train or eohse e olussiee'
/ the end OF which we may never trace III,
Every good word or deed OF yours w W..
| live. even though you may not. see tht
| fruit 1t bears. hat SO vii! the bad
/ Setting a good example is silent teach
| Ing which even the poorest and least sis'
n III mn nerson can practice In his dails
lie, and we are al, carrying, With us un,
conscious Influences for good or ey,.
No father with an alcoholc breath car
reason with his son against ne evils &, q
lie b,It the son smells the drink! ManS
a ~, man an With pipe or q cigar In his
mouth viii whip his SON for snokins
| While he dllates on the demorallzlns ane
4 sneh naturally bewila,