Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-01-04
What Constitutes Good Motherhood

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so of course she hardly knows no other
way. Habit is SO strong You know.
Mothers must all see to it that the habits
are right and generous. This cannot
always be brought to the same degree
of fulfillment in families but in the
main the result will justify the means
The child is born free being and every
right minded child has it's ambition and
natural tendencies to be guided, educa-
ted and developed, not forced by hot
house culture to unnatural heights in
one direction. or dumb despair in an
other 1t has been said that mothers.
as class. do not take the interest in
literature that they should. Many Of
them think they have not the time,
some lack the inclination to perform
duty which devolves upon every good
mother that has the welfare, Of her gen.
Grafton at heart.
To be able to guide Alright, to answer
intelligently the request of child, to
be able to read understandingly is an
accomplishment in itself, and when the
child brightens a countenance clouded
with doubt, and exclaims In exultation
of heart, I'm go and ask mother, she
knows and will make 1t as plain as day
to me-" You won't be ashamed to ask
or afraid to say "You don't know for
mother loves You just the same" Will
there not be comradeship existing in
that case that would not exist, If moth.
er was compelled to say Don't bother
me dear Haven't time; or. your teach
er should guide your studies; or. alasl
as is sometimes true, l don't know.
don't ask me-"
Comradeship is soon gone. and the
mother is expected TO provide for the
animal wants of her household. while
her place in their midst is based on the
estimate they hold Of her ability 10
guide and assist them in life. The BIZ
ographer of Goethe said that the gym
pathy that existed between him and his
mother was THAT Wolfang and mother
were young together
Our great men, as whole, are not
the scions of the mammoth menagerie
of money worshipers with which the
planet is becoming disfgured. 'Tis the
workingman's child that finds the niche
fore ordained for them TO fulfill. The
necessities of the case being such that
mothers time is wholly employed in
getting together the things necessary
to keep body and soul together.
Every good mother desires her child
to be honorable, just and God-fearing.
Are these ideals real to us in SO much
that we set aside self in the consumma.
ton of the end desired? Where is the
u mother that can raise her child on i'm.
agination or clinch his success with
o probabilitiesf
Life is real issue. Children are al
II epitome of their progenitors. and thu
q mothers of today have many vexing
l. problems before them. The demand o
the times increase In geometrical ratio
t, Mothers must be equipped to NEE
these demands, never forgetting tina
e. the honest. upright, industrious son !
at the one whose influence tells for genel
n ations TO come, and that as bis nam
az leads in the roll of honor 20 hers, tot
to is Swallowed therein. The standard {
duty is the same for all self sacrifice. I
tb love children more than self, to kno
to how to live for others is the requir
,st ments Of all mothers.
Perfection Ia a rare flower, wei
told; has bloomed but once on cart
and to motherhood was given"
tly The oldest emblem OF deathless affe
a ton is the natural love Of q mother {
her child. 1t is a fixed convention
type, a holy thing. To become mot
err is to acquire name imperishable
times scroll. name pronounced
the first Image of God. accumulated
NJ. the resurrection and echoed by the b
ess man race.
WI, For this mothers lot must be,
ing To bear. TO nurse. to rear, to love
Int. A,d than m loaa ;,