Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-06

OF respect, laruSauSlllls OF WhAtCNSr
sort, Is quite ms productive OF t. In
certain quarters children are brought
up In such fashion that they respect
but one country their own; one sys-
TEN Of government that OF their par
ents aud masters; one religion that
which they have been taught, Does
any one suppose that In this way men
can he shaped who shall respect couu-
try, religion and law Is this proper
respeCt-this respect which does not
extend beyond what touches and be
longs 10 ourSelvcSg Strange blindness
Of cliQucs and lotteries, which AFRO.
gate 10 themselves with 40 much In
genuous completeness the title of
schools of respect. and which, out
side themselves respect nothing. In
reality they teach, Country. religion,
law we are all these" Such teaching
fosters fanaticiSm, and II fanaticism Is
not the sole antisocial ferment II is sure
~ one of the worst and most energetic.
II simplicity cf heart is an essential
condition OF respect, simplicity Of life
is its hest school Whatever be the
state OF your fortune avoid everything
which could make your children think
themselves more or better than others.
Though your wealth would permit you
10 dress them richly, remember the evil
YOU might do In exciting their vanity.
Preserve them from the evil Of be
lieving that TO be elegantly dressed
sutiices for distinction, and, above all,
do not carelessly increase by their
clothes and their habits OF life the
distance which already separates them
from other children. Dress them sim
ply, And IT, on the contrary, Il should
be necessary FOR YOU 10 cconomi2e to
give your children the pleasure OF fine
clothes, would that | might dispose
YOU to reserve Your spirit OF sacrifice
for better cause. You risk seeing II
lilly rccompensed, You dissipatc your
money when II would much better
avail 10 save It for serious needs, and
you prepare for yourself, later ON, Il
harvest OF ingrntitude, How danger
GUS 1t is to accustom your sons and
daughters 10 Il style OF living beyond
your means and theirs! In the first
place, II il very bad for your purse. In
the second place, II develops con-
tcmptuous spirit In the very bosom OF
the family. II you dress your children
like little lords and give them to under
stand that they are superior TO you,
is II astonishing II they end by dis
daining you? You Will have nourished
at your table the declnsscd-a product
which costs dear and is worthless.
Any fashion OF instructing children
whose most evident result IL to lead
them TO dcspise their parents and the
customs and activities among which
they have grown up IL calamity. 1t
Ia effective for nothing but TO produce
legion of indictments, with hearts
totally estrangod from their origin,
their race, their natural intorests-ev-
erything. in short, TINT makes the fun
damcntal fabric of n man. Once de-
tachcd from the vigorous stock which
produced them, the wind Of their restless
ambition drives them over the earth
like dead leaves that viii In the end be
hoaped up to ferment and rot together
Nature does not proceed by leaps and
bounds, but by nm evolution slow ana
certain. In preparing career for our
children let us initiate her. Let VS. not
confound progress and advancement
with those violent exercises called
somersaults; let us not 40 bring up
our children that they will come to
despise work and the aspirations ana
simple spirit Of their fathers; let us not
expose them TO the temptation OF being
ashamed of our poverty IL they them
selves come to fortune. A society Is
indeed diseased when the sons OF peas
ants begin TO feel disgust FOR the fields,
when the sons of sailors desert the sea,
when the daughters Of workingmen, In
| the hope OF being taken for heiresses,
prefer to walk the streets alone rather
| than beside their honest parents A 40
ciety IL healthy, OF the contrary, when
each Of its members applies himself to
doing very nearly what his parents
have done before him, but doing II
better, and, looking to future elevation,
/ IL GOHlful DIHl W ihluh aohsai'hNibuN
| ~ more modest duties.
Education should make Independent
men. II you wish to train your chill
dren for liberty, bring them up simply
and do not for moment fear Tint In
so doing you are putting obstacles In
the way Of their happiness. II will be
quite the contrary. The more costly toys
child has, the more feasts and curious
entertainments, the less ia he amused.
In this there Is sure sign. Let us
be temperate In our methods OF enter.
tanning youth, and especially let us not
thoughtlessly create for them artificial
needs. Food, dress, nursery, amuse-
ments-let all these be as natural and
simple as possible. With the idea OF
making life pleasant for their children
some parents bring them w In habits
Of gormandizing and idleness, accus'
tom them TO sensations not meant for
their age. multiply their parties and
entertainments. Sorry gifts these! In