Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-20

Japan Their parents are devoted Co
them, everybody else Is cousidorate,
and the children are always good.
This may appear Ike cNaggeratlo.
hut II is none the less exactly true.
japanese children behave with the
quiotnoss and composurc of grown
men ANA women From the very first
moment that a child can understand
anything, II is taught To control It's
feelings II it Is IN pain II must not
cry ana pun an ugly face; for It Is
told this is "a frighttul thing for 9th
ers 60 see and hear II II Is greatly
tickled II must not laugh too loudly
or otherwise make much noise; for
that is vulgar They are taught from
infancy TO az quietly, gently ana very
politely, with smile for everything
and everybody How. this is DOM
and with what effort am unable to
say ! only know II Is done.
The japanese say all children can
be brought up that way and cite
their own as proof. In any event
their children act natural and In a
sense are without fear, as they VIII
go about IN the dark, get ont on the
highest scanolding and precipices as
fearlessly as monkeys and finally face
strangers and strange animals with
out betravinB the slightcHt emotion.
IT will not do TO say this il savage
instinct, for It is a savage instinct
also 70 steal and act brutal, rnd Jap
anese children are without these Vices.
You see them IN shops by scores,
looking over and examining toys, the
owner paving no attention TO them
unless some one asks for him, and
yet he never loses anything by theft.
This must be due TO home instruction
and training, if so, may not their
other department be an ecect Of the
same cause? Christians call these
people heathens, but these same Chris
tians after living in home and hotel
in their own country behind lock and
key, come over TO heather Japan, and
in out -the-WaY mountain districts
leave their trunks open, with cloth
ing, souvenirs and other effects scat
tered around IN japanese rooms
which are not only without locks and
keys but the houses also In which
they are located. In many Of the
summer resorts, there are no hotels or
inns, except those conducted by Jap
anese families, Still, wealthy tour
lists with large quantities of costly
luggage jewely and considerable
sums Of money, become guests of
these places, thoroughly satisfied they
and their effects will be perfectly safe
These people will tell you that
japanese children and servants, while
fun Of curiosity to see what you have
are for all that, never known TO take
away anything which does not be-
long 10 them. MY son, control your
desires" says a japanese father. you
must never touch with Covetous hands
anything that does not belong TO you;
pass II by as though II did not exist"
The control exercised by japanese
parents over their children, becomes
all the more remarkable when VIC
bear in mind that they never resort
to corporal punishment A person
for striking his child in Japan would
be looked upon as a very ignorant
man-one of such brutal instincts
he should be sCrupulously avoided by
everybody. When child acts wrong
IT is treated as a rational being. pa
tiently appealed to and instructed un-
til it comes to recognize the error Of
its ways. In this respect the Japan
ese home presents a beautiful picture
of family life. The child is brought
up without having his mind burdened
with fears for everybody and every
thing; as a result he faces every even
tuality in life as a man with that
calmness and composure which west
erners call stoicism
Japanese children when not at
school play in the street, for they have
no other playground in city or village.
Every little girl has a baby strapped
on her back, as babies are never cur
ricd IN arms. A little boy or girl does
not lose anything In play by this, for
they race about after each other with
the babies swinging to and fro on
their backs their little shaved hpads