Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-17

THE Penalties Of Taste and Other Is
says BY Norman Bridge, NJ. D.
5X7& ins. Clio. Herbert s. Stone
4 Co, Chicago. 1925. From tho
Author.
Dr. Bridge, formerly professor OF
Medicine in Rush Medical College, Chi
cago, but now of Los Angeles, is a
writer to be Classcd with Weir Nit
chell, Holmes. Lindley and Prudden.
He is thoughtful and Of choice, takes
up subjects that demand thought, but
he is practical as well, and his kindly
philosophy bears upon every day mat.
tiers.
The purpose of knowledge is to in
crease the lie and comfort of man"
he says. we seem to seek knowledge
for its own sake but we do not.-The
Interior aim is the mental happiness as
well as the physical comfort of the
race, and especially Of the individual d
Then a little less didactically, perhaps
DR.. Bridge goes on to speak of taste
IN general, fashion, art, criticism to
the end of the chapter that gives It's
name to the book.
Two Kinds Of Conscience" is full oI
interest and information. "Bashful.
ness and Our Poorly Educated ed.
ucators' may be read and rcread e
advantage. In Nerves of n Child the
author touches upon the duties OF par
ents TO children. points out fauus In
our system of education, and with un
usual insight traces out the evolutior
OF traits and characteristics.
He shows us that what VIC imagin,
is genius or extraordinary talent, ma!
be only one-sided development, dnt
makes us ashamed OF ourselves fol
judging harshly of tendencies and emo
tions which are not bad at all, bu
only Outgrowths Of heredity or the re
suits of our example. 1t Is n wei
known fact that those who have IN
children know the most about bring
ing them uD properly. Old maids ant
bachelors are provCrbially unChaiit
able towards children. And anothe
fact that makes itself plain is tn,
blindness of parents to the faults o
their own children, but the ready dis
comment by the same parents of tn,
mistakes of other peoples children.
Perhaps this is Il wise provision II
order that the poor boys and girls ma!
not grow up pampGred by their fonC
fathers and mothers, for there ar,
enough neighbOrs not to say anything
OF aunts and unCles TO defend the coun
try against its juvenile members. Their,
are hOwls and scowls and objurgationi
enough, the Lord knows, to keep dowI
our happy, restless spirits.
DR.. Bridge speaks very scnslbly o
the methods of bringing IN" child
rem; of forcing them to be this or tina
according to n rigid standard of on
own preconccptiOn, instead Of watch
ing then aiding the growth of an in
dlvidual child up into the work he cal
do well Perhaps majority of thOs,
who have children ought not to hav,
them, at least to train. They start ou
with preCOnCeived notions, say witt
Puritanical lervOr-"Spare the rod anC
spoil the child" then forthwith spoi
the child by using the rod withUu
Judgment. Unfortunately tho ability
to have children and the judgment Il
train them do not always go together
And many who are blessed with mum
Grous children haven't enough brain.
TO bring them up. | heard very IN
telligent minister who did not have
any children until he was nifty say
IN the pulpit that the quality of par
entail love was rClentlessness-thin
of il! He spoke of the Prodigal SOL
and praised the father who waited nm
Ill the son came 10 him but who would
not call him back though the son per
ish. To my mind this was pride. q
not very cOmmeIdable quality, and one
that has caused more misery and heart