Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-12
GIVE LASSIES FREED ON

Eminent California Horticulturiss
ASSERTS Tbat the Country IL the
Best Place For Growing Children.
Compares Little Ones to posies In
Development.
Following along the line of former
expressions on children ant the i'm.
provesns.t oil tile human race. Luther
e;urbuuh IL Il speech delivered in Santa
.losa, cal. recently gave his Ideas Oh
Tue IT, nalg OF children in order that
.jaey l4t, altitin the higher standard
,tea,ret.. say, tue san francisco Exam
inel. Duri.l.iN spoke on the subject
Cur tioVvers, The Children" lie said
IL part.
Il, is natural tiiat we should associ-
ate roNezs t,,Ri oiliisiren, as they are
so mlle!. hike in many respects, and
luey should II sot-le points be treated
vlls .au.si ;illisa In dealing with flow
ers y,l arc, 1li-@u to somcWnat adapt
ourselves ti4@pl SO with children.
~ nov Sil5 tu.tsAOl tiSNtSo oAANS'
They have Their peculiar habits ana
Tendencies, ana utter tait'ire would De
at once encountered il We attempt TO
sreat ;hQn MI alike. And another fact
appliys is By,ii You must be sincerely
honest s4ih glcm il yoa would expect
the best frGisl .aein. Plastic child ma
ture nituitige.y aDsprDs your intent.
moi your w2s,.s II Is naturally respon-
size and constantly strives to get at
faeis tud ,Ac ti.iilh, ana any deceit,
though l.er,saps aiding Your own selfish
purpose wall only react on yourself
later.
Il believe jn ire barefoot boy. The
country is always The best place for
growing children. LONDON statistics
show tnal no child lives in that great
city whose geeat-grandparents were
born there. The country must con-
stantly be drawn upon TO furnish the
brain aud Drawn for the city City life
and our forcing educational methods
are the most destructive agencies OF a
normal physical and mental growth
and perfection.
Education should always be the
guiding of Il natural appetite for facts,
never a Fastening, forcing process,
which is the surest means of procuring
q uniform product Of nervous wrecks
and painful lack of the power to
grasp, digest and assimilate and make
use OF the facts Of life which always
surround them and to which they must
learn to adapt themselves and to make
the best use of.
"Our educational system is perhaps
the best In the world, but it will IN time
adapt itself more to the individuality
of the children The quaint remarks
and straightforward honest questions
of children usually strike at the very
heart OF things Subterfuge and deceit
in dealing with them will in the end
bring regret to all concerned. Let us
make them is joyous, bright and happy
as possible. Teach them by example
that it is safe to trust you always, ev-
erywhere and on al occasions.
.'The training Of boys and girls
SlOulu III uit GSScutliiS DC tLle Suluc
Outdoor exercise does not make girl
any less sweet. gentle or tender, while
it does give physical integrity, sound
health, beauty and happy. serene
nerves Children should have some
thing Of tEeii. very own. 1t is not a
sound business policy OF fair treatment
to give boy or girl pigeon, lamb,
rooster or calf and then sell it and
put the proceeds in your own pock-
ct 1t does not provoke tendency In
children to follow the Golden Rule, and
it seldom enhances their admiration
and respect for you
"Children and plants should IL posi-
BILE have nourishing food. Only by a
well balanced ration can they develop
normally. II you will notice. hoodlums
are generally i'll nourished. Lack Of
nourishment produces unnatural, pre-
mature development. with q dwarting
Of the intellect and with abnormal
tendencies of all Sorts"