The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-21
Woeful Feminine
Fourth of July.

80 HE dread day OF disasters aod anS-
81 Icty and alarm for nervous marn-
"a mns with patriotic young hopefuls
w. Is Mt hand. and llnseed oil cue lime
water arc abroad In the land, The
Fourth OF JuIyl Whit n day OF oil days
of fear and trembllog-it Is for motcr
familias' Little Willie is so enthusiastic,
bless his little heart and he's so proud OF
his ghnstly array Of "shootin' crackers
and devil chasers" and might works
that 1t docs seem a shnmc 10 do or say
even the slightest thing that Will cust a
dompcr over his hilarious. reckless pa
trlotism.
But a stitch in time saves nine-stltcheS
In q nice clean roll OF medicated. Stcrl'
lied absorbent cotton, perhaps. Aud 4
careful, tnctful supervision over the little
shaver while be Is ''settiu' on his noise
producers will. 10 most cases, do much
toward nlicviatlDg the trials and nppre'
hcusions that all mothers, and they oniy.
are heirs to on that day,
TO us Growu-ups." said n mother whose
sturdy little sous simply adore her,
"tbc careful celebrating of the Fourth
seems an automatic. almost unnecessary
caution. Realizing the danger OF even
the ;lnicst nrccrncker, we orc naturally
careful about setting them or, WIZ
c!!ldren IL is different Because ;hcy art
children they cnpuot grasp the serious
ness OF their danGer-untn they eucouo
ter II. II may sound strange, but have
always been thankful. as my boys grow
Up TO tho 0recracker age, when each ooc
OF them received his 1rst burn aud WIFE
Gicd and squlrmed while / picked The
powder out OF his fnce. once burned, you
remember, he was thrice shy.
Then ! always explained to each oil
them the danger they were coustnutIy 10
WrIlc celebrating the Fourth. Ny hus'
band always took pains to instruct eico
hoy how 10 Orc his hrcworkS-ond DO
not think the little sbnvcrS felt QUO tue
Wilt less free and Jubiapt because OF tue
direction | have always made a poiot
OF reading to my BOYS the account OF
every Fourth OF July accident could npu
In the newSpuper-not TO frtghtco tnou'
but 10 make them careful.
There Is never A Fourth passes that
do not caution all OF them about lighting
n irccracker while holding 1t, looGine
urdcr the tin can to see II the cr1cte'
l. lighted. holding lighted Roman cnndlcS'
etc, aud especially about carrying
pocket fun of matches carelcssly. Wbii.
l DO not dcluSc tncm IN an aNolluSpU
don Is, | do give my warnings quietly
and detcrmlnedly- then let thco
alone. implying that | feel certain the!
will not disregard my instructions arc
ndvicc. | think many mothers mas
the mistake OF nnSglng their children.
keeping Gu eye on them etcrnaIly au"
constantly hurpiOg nj them with George.
don't do thatI and Como away troW
there this mnuteH Such a course, 70 %!
mind. Kills nj! chance of developing se'i'
dependence aud judgment 10 the cnliu.
And surely the average American %!
needs both OF these qualities on tuo
Fourth OF July. Along With this. no"
ever, | am always prepared for the wo,s, wo,
my medicine closet Is well supplle'
with lInsccd oil. cotton bandoGcs and op1
or more OF the mnpy other dressings gov
for burns. While we dc not have Dou.
accidents, | never hesitate 10 summon
physician immediately II the Injury '''S'
aI nll serious"