Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-04

looked at them, and with my eyes ! pun
ished them 1t took patience very often
| will admit, but | think it is the better
way.
Bedtime and Breakfast
There were always set rules fof
my children as to bedtime and time for
getting up For the young lads seven
and half-past seven was fixed as the
proper time for retiring. Each took a
warm bath, brushed his hair and teeth
and went to bed. Between FIVE and half
past they arose and took cold sponge
bath. Breakfast consisting of rolls and
milk, was served at six.
At seven they were in school, and al
one they came home for the substantial
school and came back at four. when
they ate little lunch consisting OF
bread and crackers and a little milk. The
rest of the afternoon was spent in play
out of doors and in study.
AS they grew older | required the
boys to dress and undress themselves
and to keep their clothing neat and
clean They were obliged, too, to keep
their bedrooms in order, to make their
own beds and to take proper care OF
| their toys.
| | persuaded them to take great pride
in the keeping of their rooms, and often
| have seen the face of one of my boys
redden with pleasure when his ROOM
clean, neat and tidy, was displayed to
some visiting friend of my own.
Early to Bed
| I think many American mothers will
exclaim over the hours my children were
obliged to keep 1t is not the custom
of American lads to rise at five o'clock
| know; but in Germany, where the
schools open at seven in the morning.
| it is different and the system has seemed
to me to be good one. There is no
time like the early morning.
If children retire sufficiently early they
have had plenty of sleep by FIVE o'clock,
The healthiesty boys in America are those
swho are brought UP on farms, Whers
they rise early, and go early to bed.
Certainly it makes them healthy, though
wealthy and wise may depend upon
mount consideration.
But the mothers! someone exc1aims.
Well, ] am mother, and great many
the children were in bed and sung an
opera, to be up the next morning with
my boys and girls. Did l get enough
sleep? Perhaps not quite enough, but
then I may sleep late now and know
that my children are happy and well-be.
haved; healthy and safely out of mis-.
dschief.
Had I slept late in the days gone BY
might be spending sleepless night.
now; who knows? Many a bushes,
man, especially in this country, does no,
get sufficient sleep. His business de.
mands too much of his time. He feel:
the same JOY in bringing to successful
conclusion some great business trans.
action that feel in having brought Up
my children properly according to my
lights.
Woman's Business
All business demands the sacrifice Of
self and pleasure, to be brought to 1
, successful conclusion, and, old-fashioned
as the idea may seem, still believe that
motherhood is the business Of woman
kind, and there is no more honorable
! no more clarifying, and no more satisfy
ing pursuit When the time shall come
t as it must come to us all, for last lool
y about the room into the faces of OIL
: loved ones when there shall be ons
: last kiss and one last pressure OF tht
S hand, and then darkness, no woman III
It the world may say more than that sh,
t has been good daughter, a good wifi
| and good mother.