Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05

so understand the difficulties with which they
have TO cope.
An who give the matter any careful thought
know IL TO be well nigh impossible to keep
children spotless No thoughtful person expects
or desires II. They will get dirty, but It's al
lowing them to remain so that detest.
when their clothes are not changed In sew,
eral days-maybe lOnger-and their hands and
faces not washed much if any oftener. 1t seems
to me inexcusable. Feeble health. poverty,
lack of time. overwork, these will not suffice
for / have known many instances OF mothers
who were semi-invallds or very poor and over
worked whose children were cleaner and nicer
than many a mothers who was In good health
and did not lack for time or financial means
As have said before. love good children who
are clean and nice, but deliver me from those
molly that petted and humored to
all their whlms and wants Who are allowed
to play with any and everything from the
fire tongs and coal scuttle to hand mirrors.
vases, watches. etc, who are seldom corrected
and when visitors come allowed TO climb all
over them and soil their clothes and make
themselves a nuisance.
As Busy Wife has said. dirty clothes and
faces are bad. but those children who have
unclean language are the most detestab1e.
Dirty hands, dirty clothes, unclean minds
immoral lives. It's but little steps from one 10
the other. They are the little paths that lead
away from the true and narrow way; lead
into slothfulness. immortality, vice and crime
Do we not read Of sin and crime thriving
most in the big cities and In foreign countries
where there is a prevalence OF dirt and fnthF
1t seems to from my observations that a
great many mothers fail 10 realize the
great responsibility that is theirs. They don't
seem to understand that they are training up
the men and women OF tomorrow. Many, IN
my humble judgment. don't seem to care they
allow their children to do as they please, they
act on lines Of least resistance regardless or
the consequences.
Hannah. indorse your statement that If
mothers would control themselves they could
manage their children better.
Some one has said BE king or yourself
and you will conquer the world" don't know
much about that but this do know: IL
you wish 10 control others well you must first
have yourself under good control
Having control of your moods and temper
and being firm and sincere are the key notes
to success in training children, or so IL seems
experience Of others.
while | have had no actual experience myself.
have had excellent opportunites-which
have not failed to take advantage of-for OBJ
serving others.
Mrs A. NJ Rogers. have visited at a few
homes where the children were like those you
described, good and nice. IL was a great pleas
ure TO be in such homes. But | understand
quite well that you can't make near angels
out Of all children, nor can you very we'll
keep them spotless. They will be playful
sometimes rude-and will get dirty, no one Sc
riously objects TO that. But that to my mind
is not a sufficient reason to justify parents IN
allowing them to go without any correction at
all and let them become detestably dirty.
This is not Intended reflection upon any
of the Household mothers those to whom It
would best apply do not. | suppose, ever read
The Journal and very likely not any other
papers. They are too busy with the latest neigh
borhood gossip to very much for anything
so duh and uninteresting a newspaper or
magazine.
Elizabeth Jane. your letter OF March II was
fine So also was Roxana's Come again both
of you Also Mrs. Eula OVERLY, Mrs Gennell
and Mrs. B. Plainman and help me OUT so 1
may be able 20 return home in safety.
But I would better cease my aero gram -
as part of my trembling is due to my fear Of
that big mouthed mongrel. Brutus-the waste
basketball stands sentinel at Miss Thomas
office door; he that has revoured many del
icate morsels from gifted pens has at last
chewed up one OF my coarse epistles and as
consequence has, / am sure, journeyed to the
happy hunting grounds. The rest need have no
fear OF him now.
But / must move camp Immediately lest
| am found here.
Yours in a hurry.
MR. BACH.
At large in the woods. wireless station call