Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-17
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r,o.r Nriss Thomas: I have been silent lons
time hut no one enjoys Household ana Una
moro than l. My eyes are weak ana tne piin'
fine. and ! can't read at night Out uon
miss q letter when day comes, Tor always al
r.,,ga INV work 80 | get through and read Onat
90 duelI and think on the good things find
q, the letters The contest gets mot some
,irros on different subjects, and 1 expect TO
co., an outbreak in the next, but as yet no
ho,d 70 hand conflict" There is much uuth'
ton. I'm Mr. Bach letter. l see children cons'ah'
liz. almost exactly as those ne wrote u ~
don't make any difference how nice or Iine one
= Jrosscd some kid Will just run ali over
ON r.;tb dirty clothes, hands ana Iace si0"S'
snd sticky with syrup. Ihey can
,br, are not fit and their mothers tninA 'neni
ton sweet i'm such CARDS to correct or force '"ein
70 come down. l know all ABOUT SUCH ui1
NO, oct married until was almost an oiu
"a aud when the grandchildren went 10 granu-
=. ,,ov mpst have everything they want from
Itar "a carrot Sometimes | asked them uo""
With a GOOD keen switch every Time thev want
81 .on,athing 10 eat. ] had TO go WIN tnen "
got n for mem. BY the time they Mele uonu
eating som, body had the Joo 10 o.1 an9
snd clean their faces and hanus, s"eeP -
-,,n,times scour or watch the floor, put vi
clean clothes and turn them loose Asain. IL, 80. =
MS mostly nv Job, and l sometimes "ouiuu
". ,hi,,,,en before the first one 1 let so woulI
no I'm a mudpuddle or out In an oiu hen . ~
49, mother had lust taken men anu piuuiNS
orT ~ and left some of the spoiled eggs, nAe
orc az the writer's said he cooked when inc
IanIlsdv was gone on visit. sometimes eonle
,,,onld run away and be playing In nearby
d,,rb or in the garden, tearing up every thne
trev could or In the best room, puiins OUT
everything or turning 'sumersets or nsnuus,
and ! didn't fail, either, TO use tne h''ie
switch. -. .AuAror
I said IL ever | married and had cnnoren
Of nv own ! would walt on them myseI "nen
I was we'll andJ make them mind ana stay OH
Of ucopIe that called, and l am not Drasslns'
but I have come very near doing H.
How can we bear 10 raise children TOT e'et!-
body to hate. and every one mates sPoheu
child. ~ -, .,, an.
child and most children need II II they don't
.pet r. | don't mean beatirx them, out wnen
We tell them TO do a thing and they say wait
a minute" and the next thing you near IL
II forgot It," Re loving always. but firm, ana
when You promise child anything pay H. II IL
Is whipping or candy -. ,.,,
III let my husband do the voting ana II
match his socks. | don't mind patching ot'
a clean. nice patch is honor 10 a Dig DEBT.
I hone the wastebasket is "brimming TO the
handle So mine can't get In. but II IL docs
I am not out much. Ill give a good remedy Tor
cboIera morbus for IL will most always cure
children or grown up folks: Put thimolerui
Of bismuth powder and powdered chalk In
iO cent bottle OF paregoric and shake up ana
take teaspoonful, or according to age or
could almost see Miss Thomas in the land OF
flowers as I read her interesting letters
With regards to all. MRS. DoOSLAS'