Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-11-03
LADIES BID US GOOD bye
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that, altho in his younger life he had
been a sailor, he had always counsel
led his sons against the sea. His
home was in an inland city and he
could not understand what influence
had been brought to bear upon his
sons. His friend pointed to a pie
ture upon the wall, and said "That's
it,"
II was a picture of a noble ship
riding the waves The picture breath
ed life and action. 1t told its story
by suggestion.
This old-time story may be true or
not, but the lesson is undeniably
true, The influence of pictures in the
home or school may be subtle, but
it is there for either good or evil and
! think sometime that we do not real
ize how strong this influence is, or
at how early an age our little ones no
tice the pictures on the wall or in
their books. Let me tell you a little
experience in this connection, 1t
was in the days when we bought our
art by lineal measure and the picture
| am thinking of was called, ga
Yard Of Cats" There were eats of all
ages and colors aud sizes, all sitting
or standing ON a long board, playing
sees saw. Some were chnging with
very uncertain hold to the board and
other eats to retain their places, and
clear ont at one end of the board was
one poor little kitten hanging by one
paw, just ready to drop.
My small daughter at six months
seemed to be attracted TO this picture
mroe than to any other of the many
on the wall. Her eyes would follow
IT as she was carried around the
room, and she would turn her head
while sitting in her high chair or bug
gy and look steadfastly at it, The
picture was lowered almost to the
floor so that she might amuse herself
looking at it. She would look at her
own kitten playing on the floor aud
then back to the pictured cats. |
often wondered what tiny baby
thoughts concerning it were forming
in her brain, The little cat at the
end of the board had a special attrac.
tion for her, and before she could
speak an Ineligible word, she would
put her little hand under the falling
kitten and try to push it up - safer
foolhold. One of her earliest words
was Sup" and little later cup
kitty mammal" meaning for mamma
to hclp the kitty mp. This picture
was fairly worn out with her foudlmg
and pctlmg of the picture Kitten and
whether lhi, was the cause, on merely
the result of her animal loving nature,
I know chat uo child could have q
kinder feeling toward all animal or
human beings than thi, same little
girl, and especially toward those i'll.
or in trouble
TuI, trait ha, been known TO cause .
her Gothcr some embarrassment when
the supply of halt-,Darycd eats and
wcathu-bcatW dogs get. too large
for convenience
/ know small boy of less than
three years who will sit in room and
while looking at u picture or statue
will assume the attitude of the per ,
son represented II is not csscn- {
tial that these pictured people shall
show to him beautiful, kind, graceful
positions. Think of child trying to|
assume the attitude Of a heodsman in
the scene of the execution of Marie
Anioineile, and shudder To think of
the effect on her infant mind,
| shall never forget picture that
has haunted my memory since was
small child. | was suffering with
n slight illness while away from home,