Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01
True PeStiI0zzi PRINCIPLES

! am sorry for you teachers who are obliged
to stay shut up in doors when there are such
splendid facilities for teaching literature espe
cially poetry, and all the natural sciences IN
this glorious outdoors. l never realized nov
natural! and ioyously children learn, and
what pleasure it is TO teach them, till
had the privilege Of teaching a small number.
Down here in Pulaski county IL is seldom too
dissgresable weather for us to spend a while
the stream and learn what Tennyson heard the
brook saving. We launch our leaf vessels ana
repeat Stcvensol's Where Go the Boats.
We play we are explorers anil find islands
capes bays and other geographical forms. In
the cleft of huge log the Pilgrims of
the Mayflowcr, or Columbus sailing TO Ameri-
We go to ''Sunsh ine Island" open
place among the trees to read or tell stories
ON cold windy days. ''Sweetgum Hall. one OF
favOrite resorts takes it's name from the
huge trees which form a magnificent aisle
through the forest cathedral
Yet With all these things TO add to the
charm and reality Of the knowledge gained
think my pupils realize what hard work means
and tfey have better knowledge of 1.-THE
three RS. than the average pupil who is held
down to these and nothing else. l know II Is
not always practicable. but when your pupils
become RESTLESS and mischevous or particularly
stupid. just take them and run away to The
woods. Both teacher and pupil will gain there
by If you prepare them for it.
Aren't you folks sorry for me? I've been
deprived of The Journal for nearly two months
and sadly behind in ''HousehOld'' affairs.
It's eoIaing again now though, and l hope 10
enter fully into the deliberations of that
GUST DouY. Mrs. PanSy seems 10 nave Stlfre I
up debate Just at present. 1t seems to be
the prevailing fashion TO argue a little. pro aud
con, whether IL has any effect not, so III
proceed to give my opinion; that's one thing
most of US are inclined TO believe, us better
to give than to receive. anyway, l suspect.
My first remark is: Don't marry any one you
do rot sincerely love: Aud, girls, il sou Truly
love a man, prove il by refusing to let him
hamper himself with the expense of a family
before he fas start IL he really loves you
he will want to be in a position to provide
fOr M will q IN a.
may want to help him; you will, If you love
lin; bur you can do this a great deal more
effectively by asking him to save all that
money he is LIending for candy and livery
bills and costly presents than You can by mar
rying him before he has nything laid by FOR
capitol. Itow man who rnder ordinary cir
cumstarces, spends the whole If his Income
expects to provide for a family on the same
4 slightly larger salary, is mystery to me.
Ee evidently expects some one else TO DO tue
providing but that some one else should know
that home duties, II properly discharged, Will
require oil her energies even IL she is strong.
have seen so much misery resulting from mar
riages where there ives nothing on which 10
fall bhck ia case of illness lost position.
have Seen poor little hslf-fed children stopped
fIom school to work because their parents had
msIried 'for 1--we" without thought or care
OF consequences. / have known them to suffer
physically all their lives because the mother did
not have time to care for them properly in IN
ftncy. I Lave known them to fern bad habits
which followed them to their grave, when, II
their mother had rot had to spend so much
time In neplnE make ire living, she cONlu
have saved them from It. All too often the
woman who 'marries for love- TO work Tor
money goes Gown under the double burden,
and the children ere lefs to grow up best
they may TIE second wife reaps the bene Il
OF her terrible sacrifice, which is no reflection
the s,cond wife at all.
1t is right that the wife should help, but
il is wrong for her TO do at the expense ct
vitality to which ner posterity has right in
order to help lay foundation which he
should have laid himself before he assumed
ouch responsibilities. On the other hand II
INIT necessity to wait till your lover has made
a fortune or is able to supply you with every
luxury. When he has proved his ability and
willingness, has established the groundwork of
a business you may safely take hold and share
the building; you will enjos II better If you
work and plan together; but, in justice to all
concerned, give him a chance 60 prove himself
before Re assumes such obligations. BE sure
it Is real love. and not sslfishress that moves
you. and don't imagine that even love, with all
its power. save you from The consequences
of reckless defiance of common sense or lack Of
Use forethcugbt If you cont believe this,
don't try II TO find out.
Lizzie Webb ! am afraid shall lot average
a letter for each month this year. / haven't
decided whether its hookworm. pellagra or Just
TIE same old tired feeling spring usually hands
us that is making me so lazy. But my energy
tank seems to lave been punctured ard its con-
tents oozing out that l find 1t hard to get