Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-24

INV child there Will be found an ldle
N one. 1t is mistake to suppose
EST5| that children are inherently bad
GskGsJ experience has proven that they do
not get into mischief for mischief s
sake, but simply for want of occupation.
Their brains are active, and that. inspires
their hands to do something: In nine cases
out of ten there is nothing for them to do;
their parents and older brothers and sisters
order them to keep quiet" OF, get out OF
the way" and in consequence they do some
thing both mischievous and harmful.
The remedy is to give them something to
do, In or around the house. Of course, the
tasks must not be too heavy, they must be
such as will engage their minds as well as
their hands; and they must be put at useful
occupations, because children have their own
ideas about the value of time, and are restless
under useless occupations
10 begin, then, with the very little ones
Threading beads is always delight to little
girls, and as soon as they have acquired the
art of threading them at all, they can make
a very simple and pretty necklace for their
dolls BY having long end of strong cotton,
threaded through a needle at each end, and
supply of beads of two colors, say blue and
white
Thread on three blue beads over each
needle; then cross the needles through one
white bead; then again three blue on each
needle, again pass the needles In opposite
directions through one white one, so forming
beads
When this is mastered, and few neck
laces are made two such strings can be join
ed together by laying them side by side; and,
starting again with two needles, run one
through the first three blue beads on the right
hand string, the other through the first three
of that on the left
Take a new white bead to cross the needles
through, and on again through the next set
of blues A number of short strings united
in this way makes a pretty little mat, which
may be finished off round the edge with a
kind of fringe made of loops alternately of
the white and blue beads, with six beads to
each loop.
Another fayorite EN- fployment with the
youngest children is pricking notices. sin
begin with, and the initials of the childs
name would naturally be chosen.
For the first attempt, write the letter in
pencil, and mark ink dots at short intervals
all along the pencil lines. The child must
then prick a hole at each dot after trying
once or twice, he will not need the marks, but
can judge for himself how closely to place
them.
The most convenient pricker is either still
etto or strong needle with the eye end driv-
en- into small cork. The paper must be laid
on a folded cloth, or a cushion, or the little
worker will make holes in the table.
When he can do single letter tolerably,
give him whole motto, or his name in full,
and as variety on pricking holes, he can
mark the dots with different colored chalks.
The next step is to prick the motto in card
taking stitch through each hole. If these
are done with pretty colors and of rather
large size they look very nice. Where per
forated cardboard can be cheaply procured,
the pricking may be dispensed with.
This kind of work is capable of endless vari-
ations, according to the age of the child. For
those who are learning to write, it is good
plan to set words in large round hand, and
or do them in printing style, but with double
lines, so that the spaces between can be
filled up with different colors. From these
small beginnings they go by easy stages till
they learn the art of illuminating.
Little girls can make pretty pen-wipers o1
pieces of cloth or scraps of any material, with
scalloped edges, sewn together in the centre
and ornamented with bright button. One
of the most unfailing sources of amusement