The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-08

center around WHICH ana from winch dll
the rest radiated. With that as my start
ing place, have found unlimited profit
and Joy in following out its relatedness to
life The subject was Growth Of Instinct
into Love. To my Infinite joy found
there is at last D. Book made which, tho:
designed for practical utility in the BUSH
ness world, In the commercial world and
in the world of mechanics and physics,
and the literary world, had devoted some
of its choicest pages, to that to which all
these others should be but -nninistrants,
to the home and the responsibility of
home making. AS read the wholesome,
practical, elevating thoughts set forth
there In the spirit Of a wise counselor or
a dear friend, there came to my mind all
the wrecked and wretched homes, all the
Wronged and wretched creatures, that are
SO for the lack in mind and heart of just:
what this supplies-for lack Of. the knowl-,
edge of the truth that makes one free;
for not even tenderness and devotion can
make up for ignorance.
There are the countless romping girls
and the merry hearted boys of yesterday
who tomorrow become the mothers and
fathers OF the. nation; committing them
selves to that greatest responsibility Of
giving ones self through ones own strug-
giles and suffering that something may be,
added to the world. Instinct provides for
reproduction and preservation In lower
human sense which is merely survival
of animal instinct. The conscious human
| must learn to give consciously of himself,
| learn consciously to love, and SO the in
stinct proves it's divinity by becoming the
foundation for loftier structures to come.
Just among the girls and boys that you
and I have known, how different their
lives and therefore their community
these wholesome, honely, stern-featured
these wholesome, homely, stern-featurec
truths Well, lest this sound preachy,
even to you, III drop my ideas and con-
| tinue. The human babe In this encyclo-
1 pedia, is held Of as much Importance as
a sponge or grasshopper, and so there is
quite a lengthy treatise on prenatal and
antenatal life; its physical development
| and relation OF growth to mental devel-
opment and character; really, my friend,
Lit Is as interesting to read about that lit
! tie red manikin with only the power Of
crying and suction from the time when he
has almost no self at all till he becomes
a well-rounded character, as to read how
the tadpole becomes a frog. Seriously, I
| never realized before what a privilege is
given to father and mother In watching
| Gf they only knew how the develop
ment of the highest form Of life till it is
able to give expression Of the inner life
| In the living Of good life. Why, they
have the real laboratory work about
which the learned professors write vol
umes Of theory. Won't it be wonderful
and beautiful when some day, through
such available knowledge as this library
| affords parents shall become intelli-
gent enough to give us psychology from
i practical observation. I wonder If the
1 Creator intended fathers and mothers to
be blind to the marvellous and beautiful
side Of life-begetting-and be conscious
4 only Of the instinct and animal element.
4 For, verify, it is the spirit and conscious
knowledge that makes beautiful that
which else were repellent. Here I go
| philosophizing again. But It's. just as ]
| told you, this work makes one think and
think deeply, too.
! But to continue. for It's characteristic
& Of this work to continue. After inter-
q esting pages that are best of information
! for parents, teachers, doctors, and all
those that love humanity and divinity, It
gives to the reader a. splendid idea OF
kindergarten principles and how to as
sist nature in the three-fold development
Of this little wiggler who is to be man,
For that. mother, whose name Is legion
who is driven to her wits ends fol
amusements and games for the wee ones
II there is actual help real. usable, prac-
teal help, founded on the laws Of child
!, hood. There is help on the value q
play, on toys suitable for various ages
s and on, kindred things OF which the av-
9 erage mother. with her no preparation
! for her profession, .is absolutely ignorant
: Then, that she may become the real OBJ
: server, FOR the proper study of mankind
!, is man." there is a following up Of the
r development Of faculties of the growing
minds observation, reason, imagina
. ton, will power, ETC., etc. Think OF tn,
ri possibility OF an average mother who Il
. always with her boy being able to under