Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-18
Mothers of artistic Nature.

Mothers OF 'AIIlStlc NdtulS.
There is such continual and beautiful
work in the world for mothers to do.
Are you a mother anG do you tell M
rhar You have the artistic nature and
that you long for congenial occupation.
Perhaps you are skilled with the needle
and can embroider pretty flowers. You
find great delight in seeing the leaves
and buds spring from beneath your
needle.
Perhaps you paint and love TO watch Il
design grow under your pencil or brush
INTO a landscape or It marine.
or it may be music that appeals To
Won. and your happiness lies i'll weaving
harmonies of sound.
hid it ever occur to YOU that the de
yclopment of a child's character and dis
raSiiion was the most artistic work pos
~ible for Il mother.
The embroidery fades. the picture can
p, destroyed. the music bushes into 81
ieuco.
Gm the beauty and harmony of low
jn.. strong and agreeable character is
iGlesructible.
Teach your children early the charm
of tlesirahility of department. Learn
Yourself how 10 stahd and walk and
~s and make it a play time with your
children when you talk 10 them of the
necessity of knowing how TO carry the
body After a time it will become as
aatural 10 them as breathing.
feaci. them correct and delicate table
manners as soon as they can understand
speech and observe actions.
The manner of partaking of food is one
of The important lines which divides the
human being from the beast
Any mother, in however humble pos
tom can instruct her child to eat SLOW
~. IT, maSticate his food and not to talk
willie in the process Ia keep his elbows
at his sides and his legs and feet quietly
under the table and not To monopoliZe
the conversation.
No child understands these things nat
uraily. Like all small. hungry animals.
children are conscious only Of desire 10
satisfy the cravings Of Specific.
i should be labor of love to train
the little animal into refined and grace
ful human being with consideration for
the rights and feelings of others.
ATTITUDES. habits and lnauners formed
IN early life are difficult to reform in
mature years.
Many a man in high place, where he is
observed by multitudes. is made the tar
get for ridicule or ceusure through the
neglect of his parents to teach him the
small courteSieS and retinements of life.
| have heard Il statesman take his soup
50 aulblv that it interfered with the
and again have observed q man Of genius
miStaking Il drawing room for manicure
parlors.
1t is part of Il mothers work in life
10 see that her boy is never subjected to
criticism rs Il man because she has failed
10 teach him as Il child.
Then to make child hopeful. whole
some and trusting is another beautiful
work. The uniformed brain cells can he
awakened to fear pessimism and fault
finding instead if the mother does not
guard her child from listening to the CON,
vcrsatiOn of the majority of adults and
if she uses no antidotr in the way Of
personal effort to countcract the effect OF
such conversation.
The child who sits and listens to a
recital of sickness, surgical operations
and disease will soon develop terror OF
any passing pain and will be particularly
susceptible to epidemics.
Never permit child to hear such
things discussed ut length and assure him
he is strong, robust and vigorous and
that ne is capable of avoiding disease il
he Is temperate i'll his appetite and eXcr-
cises and breathes properly. and sleeps
with fresh mir in his room.
Do not make him pes>imiSt 10y talk
ing constantly of the faults and short
eomingS of others.
Assure him that every human being
mas good qualities and urge him to look
for them. Look for chem yourself. anG
All his attention to them. Implant char
ity and sympathy in mis- nature. H.
may ueed these qualities shown him by
others some time.