The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-05-01
EIGHT PAGES.
WEDNESDAY, MAY |, 1907.
SERMONETTES.

The following advice to parents on
how to treat their boys is taken from
the "Wait-a-Minute' column OF the
Louisville Herald
Every now and then friend contrib
utes. Here is a little advice. It's free.
You do not have to take it. You needn't
read it unless you want to-but DO. 1t
will do you good and perhaps help the
boy
There are as many kind Of boys as
there are boys.
Each boy has a baok-also a heart.
Were the heart touched more and the
back less there would not be so much
talk Of bad boys.
Spare the rod and spoil the child is
the fraud theory ofthe age.
Does the physician cauterize, soarity
or phlebo.onize for every case?
To whip every child for every ofense
is monstrous and iniquitous.
A heart is hardened by such treat
ment.
A school teacher that Furnishes a
scholar by whipping is in that respect a
failure.
A child that is old enough to 60 to
school can be reasoned with.
Make your boy your friend, your con-
fidant-win his love and your influence
will be such that no harsh words need
ever be uttered, no punishment inflicted.
If he comes home with his clothes
torn, face and hands dirty, crippled from
playing baseball say, Johnnie, which
side won?'
See how he will brighten up, and how
enthusiastically he will tell you how he
knocked every ball nearly to the fence.
Don't let your boy recite to your yisi-
tors-have mercy on your guests, and
save them from the white lie habit.
Don't tell your neighbours wife that
your boy never told lie in his life.
She may have a boy, too, and she will
doubt you.
If this unaccountable, uncomfortable
inclination comes over your boy to break
a window tell him to come home and
break yours.
It's less expensive, and remarks there
on will not be so plentiful.
If he wants to smoke get MIN the best
and strongest cigars you can. It's heroic
treatment-but it cures.
If you 90 to the matinee or the ball
game. take him with you.
If he wants to have boys race and rip
through your house. let him have his
way.
At least you know that you have him
al home.
If he comes marching home with a
blackened eye and nose bleeding, say to
him: Johnnie, did you give the other
fellow a few walops?'
According to his story-good as his
tory-you will soon feel sorry for the
other boy.
If you want him to 60 to Sunday
school go with him.
If he don't want to 60 to church, don't
make him.
Don't make him read the Bible-tell
him about it.
One little boy we know was not quite
three years Of age. For some offense his
father had punished him. He cried a
little while, and then said:
Il don't see what you want to hit a
little child like me that way for D"
He was told that it was necessary to
make him obedient.
He then said: "A few taps would
have,done just as well. My grandmother
says that my mother was an awful bad
child and my grandma says that you
were the worst boy in town. My mother
has come out all right; you have come
out all right, and if you'll let me alone |
will come out all right.
That boy was philosopher. All boys
are philosophers.
Now don't ask US if we treat our boy
as we advise you to treat yours, for we
Will be compelled to tell you that we
have no little boy.