Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-08

him do the small things about the
house for you that he can be taught
to do. Later encourage him to take
|up gymnastics and athletic games
and, if you can fix carpenters
(oench and give him set of tools to
work with. Teach him to stuff birds
and animals or to get collection OF
bugs and butterflies, and, if he reads
much, keep him supplied with maya
zines and books; a camera brings
pleasure and develops knowledge OF
art that helps many boys and girls to
pass the time. Let them learn to de-
velop their own plates. Boys should
be allowed to have pets. Boys should
bit, owls, pigeons, chickens squirrels.
A pet coon is as interesting a pet as
zone can get anywhere. Have the boy
understand that it is his property and
that he must take care Of it. f.
If you are fortunate enough to build
your own home give your boys a play
room in it, and your girls a room
they can keep their playthings ina
room that they can use for play and
put nothing in it that yau are afraid
of being spoiled by them. Let them
feel that they own the things there
and that they are free to use them,
and have their friends use them. An
attic can easily be made into a play
room or a room in basement will
do for a gymnasium, or a part Of the
child's sleeping room may be utilized,
lbut if possible at all, some room in
tine house should be saved for this
purpose. #.E
Often clumsy, careless children
learn poise through the games they
play or through gymnastic exercises
that develop the right muscles. Walk
ing chalk line or playing hop
scotch teach children to balance
themselves and so does a seesaw.
The community spirit as demon.
strated in the Boy Scouts and Camp
fire Girls Is most excellent training
for youths and young girls. Here we
have efficiency, trder, discipline,
brotherhood and exercise combined
in pleasing and beneficial recreation
in the open air or camp.
| Give your children the benefit OF
many of these good things, as we'll as
! of lectures. musical entertainments
and Of public libraries, museums and
Tart galleries, ii you can, but do not
underestimate your value as a moth
er if you are unable to supply these
wants
After all, nothing counts so much
as the spirit of true motherhood as
it pervades a comfortable, happy
home. Mother is the refuge of love,
hope, happiness, sorrow and disap.
pointment, and the place she lives
in is home.
| have seen very happy families
crowded into very small homes,
which were conspicuous for the con
veniences they did not have. l have
seen the wife of drunken husband
make happy, cheerful home of one
room for her boys and girls, and l
have seen them show a brotherly and
sisterly love for each other that was
absent in the home supplied With
everything that should go to develop
love and contentment in family life.
Just picture the trials of Lincoln S
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children's heads, and yet the courage
and fortitude and hope and faith Q:
that mother under the most adverse
circumstances produced such hui
man. patient type OF strong manhood
as Abraham Lincoln. 1t is not always
the best conditions that yield the best
results. Adversely often develops
courage and strength where it was
least expected. Too many mothers
make life too easy for their children
by gratifying every whim and every
wish. Self-deuial and self-reliance
are not taught in that kind of a
school. bot self-centered interest
grows like. a weed if it is not prlned
occasionally.
1t is wise to show a child contrasts
in life and to let him see life as it
is-good and bad. Childish impress.
sions cling through life and the hor.
ror of the first drunkard is never
fully eradicated from the chi,d's mind
he never wants to be a drunkard al.
ter he knows what one is.
Some people believe in guarding
children from all harmful things in
life. but it is doubtful il the child
that is protected and guarded really
makes the strong man or woman. II
is the one who can choose his path.
realizing the fullpy of one lifa und