Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

w of the identity of lightning and
electricity people asked "Of
what use is it?" The philosophers re-
tort was: whats the use of a child ?
1t may become a mani"
Goethe said: what the women leave
unfinished in our education the children
complete in us"
oliver Wendell Holmes tells us that
many of the noblest and most beauti-
full traits of a mans character are left
undeveloped and unprotected until he
knows what it is to have a child look
up into his face and say father" If
this be true of a man, how much more
so Is it of a woman, that she is unde-
Veloped and unprotected until she
knows what it is to have little child
look UP into her face and say
mother"
Children are the poetry of the world,
the music of whose rhythm rivals an
gelic hymns and fills all listeners with
a heavenly delight; they are apostles
of hope and love and sanctify the soil
of earth to bring forth benedictions to
bless and cheer the care-worn.
What is a house without a baby? it
may be quiet, but it is very dull. What
a bond of union is the babyL What
an incentive to tenderness! Nothing
has such SOLDERING influence as the
baby. 1t gives incentive to life.
The employer will tell you that the
man with a baby at home, as a rule,
gives greater satisfaction than the one
who is not tied down with such a re-
sponSibility.
A baby famine would be the greatest
calamity, the worst financial disaster
that could befall this country. The ba-
bies are the best national asset we
have and are worth more than all the
other crops put together, for without
them the produce would be Valueless.
The baby is king in America.
The childless woman is apt to be
sour, and landlords will tell you that
they would rather have the woman
with baby than the childless one. The
former is more content, and therefore
makes a better tenant.
If you haven't a baby you should
adopt one.
Two children of a gentleman at whose
house Emerson was spending an even
ing were playing, when the father re-
marked Just the interesting age"
And at what age asked Mr.. Emer-
son, "are children not interesting?" He
regarded them with the eye of a phi
losopher and saw the possibilities that
surround their very being with infinite
interest.
When the children come what what
shall you do with them? What duties
do you owe them? What is the parents
part in making the home? The respon
sibility rests upon both parents.
The man who is too dignified to play
with his baby or help the little ones in
their games not only lacks one of the
finest elements of true greatness, but
fails in one of the duties to his chill
dren.
The mother is with the children all
day and carries the burden of their
entertainment for long hours. Surely,
it is only just to her that the little
time the father is in the home he
should relieve her. Besides. no father
can afford to let his children grow up
without weaving himself into the MEM
ories of their golden youth.
One of the inalienable rights Of your
children is happiness at your hands.
The richest heritage you can give them
is happy childhood-tender memories
that will brighten the coming days
when the children have gone out from
the sheltering home-memories which
will be a safeguard in times of tempta
ton and a conscious help amid life's
stern realities.
Blessed is the son who can speak of
his father as Charles Kingsleys eldest
son does: Perfect love casteth out
fear! was the motto on which my
father based his theory of bringing up
children. From this and the interest
he took in their pursuits, their pleas
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ABOUT FINE IRONING
When you iron waists, one-piece
dresses and articles liable to crush on
the clothes rack, make a number of
tubes with newspapers, tie with stout
strings and slip the blouse or dress on
these holders and hang them on a nail
or a convenient hook. Once dry, they
will not crush so easily, and can be
hung in the closet on these holders.
Mailing tubes are the best for the pur-
pose, but an old magazine or two pa
pers rolled tightly together answer the
purpose.
Do not hang ironed towels over each
other for they will not be smooth If
packed when still damp. Hang mems
shirts by the lower portion, exposing
the bosom, neckband and cuffs to dry.
Petticoats should be folded but once
and hung up to dry around the waist
band, which retains some dampness.
Handkerchiefs and starched collars
should be laid upon paper or napkins
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