The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-03
OF the
Household
THE BOY PUZZLE
ny ) $. KrRrLEY,

/ ments as lime and phosphofue
carbon and hydrogen and nftr0U4
and others. They all come to him
his food and are built into his bo6
They must be In the right propoxtfc4 =
too. II he gets too much lime. ~ WzE
be too bony. To much phosphox1
will turn him into q will d the Wfxr&
No boy knows the proportion e.
which he needs them 1t . gtven t&n1<l
and no mar can teach him. Their "
where hts appetite ON In and snV1(
the day. 10 keep him from ~neglecttAI
to eat, nature keeps him hungry al
the time: and to keep him from 0ve4$
stocking himself with any one cA111<
ical element h gives his appettet =
desire for what he needs, whether III
knows what il 1t or o LAtef III
Judgment gives some assistance o.
course. IL his appetite is t1istreAtt4
1t loses its unerring sixty.
In this building scheme his peroE1
are usually the superintendent 81 Go1&
struction. while he Is contractof a9%
builder, BY and by he takes fM1
whole thing into his own hands. If
does not throw out the bad mafG5fGN
he is APT to throw 1t up. Someunm1
he throws 1t all up and turns 81 oxN
TO the beast, down In the ba4ex11G1E
who stufts and stupefiess drenchee
debauches him.
Is he equal to the task OF pruvt611f|
the material in sufficient variety
quantity and quaiity2 He Is abt
get enough, IL 1t IL in reach. A
there IL where responsibility restoN
somebody. IL anyone ID to be dem40x
the required food. 1t must bA I'M
grown person, who has f7nief1ed H1|
building projects. and not the e43{
/ q " hasa n ~ ~ trr&n u 4 xx~fr~ -
must not be interferred with. Einettl&1
about those good ON who gAve IN
church supper at which two oywt1>N
held a conversation, az reported
the ambitious professor who hal 0e&X
trying to learn the language ~ tn
monkey. Asked the little uyee4MQ
Where are we?" Responded thk 6fM
oyster. We are at q church supp1fs4
In thai case" said the little 0y1tM&S
what did they want with both IN
us2" No boys were expected there
And. ii his appetite does mot 6@5
come perverted, it will desire WkAMj
he needs at a particular time. HI!
remains unperverted, mind you. En-
will need help from those who kn0M3
what Will @injure him, till he acQutf41
a sufficient stock OF knowledge anN
experience to protect himself. 1kz1l
definitely known that liquor and t66
bacco always impair the functions aQ1
the appetite. The judges OF our JuNn4s
nile courts say that the cigarette hen6
cannot'.be aroused TO anything 49,
ter.
Against these perversions he h noi
well protected. 1t looks big to sfi1DA<
and chew and that appeals to his 49,
normal vanity. 1t makes him l0oE
like an older person and that Appeals
70 his passion for initiating older bCym
You remember how 0 learned "A
tchaw tobacco and spit" when 4 Dill
boy from the city used to leaf at TN
saw mill with you smaller boys nnk
swagger Rnd cuRs and chew. A vel
poison the milk and meat and cax1nef
goods as TO pervert the powerA III
which the food 10 pudged and ~.
iected.
But the most serious aspect Of Il Il
thai his food has SO much to do with
his mind and character. Chemical
changes In his body r paraileled ~
changes in his emotions. The heart IA
the soul responds to the phy1tEA3
heartbeat. At the time when tn
physical hunger is greatest. his mind
and heart hungers are most RESTLESS
AS his body absorbs food. his times
being absorbs truth and lore and III
the elements OF character. Chara<tex
takes one and cast from its phsnae11
home. Food and physical surrotnd&
ings get built into the inner being