The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-07-04


about the power acquired through re-
. pose, the value Of absolute relaxation
and the desIrabllity Of letting go OF
ones self Undoubtedly there Is truth
In the contention that an overweight
mind and body ought to release the
tension before something breaks but
let 1t not be forgotten that II power be
acquired through repose, growth comes
through wiggle. Observe the baby, be-
fore 1t can walk, stand or sit What
does 1t do? 1t wiggles. Body, arms,
myers, legs, toes. The baby bird does
the same. II you Will look closely at
The nesting stretching Its neck for
food Its parent brings, you will OBJ
serve that not only the head and neck,
but the inclplent wings and the little
legs and claws are all working vigor-
ously. In both baby and bird wIggle
means growth and soon the one can
walk and the other can fly. But as
soon as the child learns to walk. he
doesn't walk; he runs. The run Is
The natural gait of the child. He finds
II difficult to go more slowly. Even
when he stands or sits, he isn't stand
Ing or sitting. He Is wlggllng. His
arms sway, his legs swing and his
body writhes Into many positions Par
ents ask. why can't that child be
still a single mlnuteY But the child
Is growing and wlggle means growth. ;
Roughly speaking, a child more than ,
doubles It's weight the first year, ard ,
more than doubles 1t again In the next ,
TWO IL would make us grown-ups wig /
gle some to do that wouldn't 1t? As T
the child grows older. 1t gains repose .
slowly, but grows less. and when full Il
growth is attained, wlggllng largely
ceases. The same phenomenon holds
rue OF the mind The first few months
he mind Is inactive and grows slow
y But as soon as 1t gains control of .
Us TOOLS when 1t has learned to dis o.
lnguish sounds, to focus It's eyes, to 70
lse It's hands to grasp objects and its ~
eet 10 carry 1t to them, and Its tongue ~
o Inquire about them, how the mind y
'lggles 1t flashes from one subject el
another, Its inquiry is constant and IN
ndless and Its hold upon information ~
You and | can sit down and 'i'
'ok at whatever Is In view and feel
o particular curiosity Not so the w
hid 1t must know about this that io'
nd the other thing which It sees, and at
Rough Its questions seem simple, they ~
re astonishingly searching. whats ia
lat mamma?' asked 3-year-old. "a an
'ult.' What's In ltT Dead folks" Du
ulck as a flash the little mind leaped WI
the deduction. "Oh, la Ii Heaven ?, W.
the space OF couple of wears. iol
e baby mind acquires practical CON oo'
OIL OF a difficult language learns the s'ii
es and relations OF thousands of ne
range objects, and, most remarkable W.
all, learns how to handle the people uo'
his world and to match his tiny I'll
'ength and Intelligence against their
AIRS OF study and experience. Com gre
ratlyely speaking. he rarely makes II
mistake and still more rarely re- for'
ats one. Suppose your self trans Il
rted to strange planet, could you Goo
as well In so short n time? You of
sht If your mind had enough wig II
But has II. On the other hand unk
erve how perfectly a child sleeps. garC
position Is one of ease and aban- thei
!, 1t breathes all the way down, and 1t
can pick II up and lay 1t down and who
rcely disturb II. The lesson seems be
be that when you repose, Won sbouId soma
ose, but when you are awake, you 1t
uld wiggle Whatever your aim in borh
wiggle, for wiggle is growth. chur