Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25

Father, don't put more time and thought
on that fine colt of yours, which you
expect and have reason to believe
will bring you thousand dollars or
more, than you do the baby in its moth
er's arms. You have fitted up warm
stall for the colt and its mother and in.
tend they shall have good care, and that
is the wise and proper thing to do. In
the mean time don't forget that
the baby and mother in the house, need
more than warm room and good food.
The mother will certainly appreciate all
the small courtesies you know SO well
how to bestoW.
A new book or magazine and few
flowers brought with you from town
will give her something bright and
pleasant to think of while her hands
must be idle. See that the mother has
good household help not only for few
weeks but as long as she may need such
help so she can give the baby proper at
tention and good care that it may be
we'll nourished and thereby lay the
foundation of strong and vigorous
body; for you cannot sell it nor exchange
it, If ifthrough some neglect of yours, 1t
does not seem TO be turning out just
right, as you can the colt; no, you have
1t to look after for twenty-one years
according to law and we can't give them
up even then for we generally cling to
them while life lasts and they are apt
to be worth to us exactly what We make
them; although there are exceptions to
all good rules. Mothers, don't put your
house work and sewing first and the
care of the children last. Give thought
to preparing good nourishing food and
put less time on fancy dishes, make
plain strong clothing for the children
and have more time at your disposal
for developing the best traits of their
characters.
l hsye talked to you of the duties of
child life in the country home and
now i want to say few words about
the pleasures that should come to these
same children. If you wish to keep your
children with ou,make home pleasant
place for them. Give them to under
stand while they are still in country
schools that you are interested in their
progress; lay aside the newspaper or
sewing in the evening for q time and
devote youreelf to their pleasures, 1t
s0ill psy. Have games and music in
tiss hosS g II 3ou are no. able to f:ay
y piano you can surely buy an organ.
Give the girls music lessons as they get
old enough to take them and don't
wait until their hands become stiffened
with work. Create an interest in music
in the whole family Possibly they
can't all play some musical instrument
but they can all learn to sing, as has
been demonstrated in Germany and
other countries and is now being proven
in our own country since music is being
taught in our public schools. Furnish
the children, and yourselves as well,
with plenty of good reading matter;
however you may need to economize In
other matters, be generous in this, and
you will surely find it to be money we'll
invested and will return to you an hun
dred fold in bright, active, well inform
ed children, who will be credit to you,
and tO vOur u,;oo poopauamont nnp't
be afraid of your children reading too
much, provided always that the books
and papers are the best Of their kind.
Let me give you here the opinion of a
successful lawyer. An Iowa young
man just from the farm, who had finish.
ed high school course in the nearest
town as well as doing some advanced
work at home, presented himself at the
office of the most successful lawyer of
Omaha to read law. The lawyer looked
the young man over and admired his
bright and honest face, as well as his
strong and well formed body, and said
to him. "For your parents sake, one OF
whom was q dear school friend of mine,
l receive you; and for your own sake ]
here and now give you some good ad-
vice-read." Seeing the look of sur.
prise on the young mans face, no add
ed-"Yes,I L understand you came here
for the express purpose of reading law
say read law; but read books, papers
magazines, read every thing, books Of
biography, travel and history, and
don't forget to read some of the many
fine works of fiction which we all have
access to in these days of large private
libraries and large public ones. Ant
one thing more, my young friend, reac
people, and all or most of the othel
reading is preparatory to this. A sue,
cessful lawyer, minister of the gospe
and even our practicing physicianI
must be able to read character in orde
to make success of their professions. ,
And Isay to you, my friends, culti.
yate the social side of your nature q
well as those of your children.
The young people on the farm VIII
have the physical development, sucl
as have referred to, and also the sd
vantages of good education, music
reading and social intercourse witt
their friends and neighbors, can hardl
+, fall when the time comes, as it surel
will, to be ready to carry on some OF tn
worlds great works as surely and nstur
ally as the water in our mountain
streams runs down hill.
Adding Insult to Injury.
She had just handed him the frost!