The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-04
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iF IS ERE Is howsone mother amusaa
III the children when on a long

Il GS journey.
Probably pads OF paper and
pencils are the most appreciated play
things on the whole trip. Give each.
child who is old enough q pad and Az,
pencil of his or her own. and these
furnish unlimited possibilities.
Sometimes at the mothers suEEcs-
\ ton. houses are drawn. a plan and
elevation Of the interior being given.
II and the rooms furnished according to
the individual taste Of the architect,
1s and after the house Vas completed the
residents were installed. from the
father OF the family down to the cat
and dog
A fayorite game with pads and pen-
ellis Is counting stations. Each child
watched and noted down the stations
y that he or she passed. and often
Keen contest would take place for the
greatest number Of names.
# II was quite a feat sometimes to
catch sight the name of some little
town as the train rushed by and the
possessor Of the greatest number OF
names at the end of the Journey was
the winner Of the game
Sometimes contest would take
!. place to3cnunt the greatest number OF
cattle or horses passed. sometimes It
was bodies Of water, lakes. rivers, etc,
but whatever the object. the game was
y one Of absorbing interest s
In fact. there always seemed to- be
something to keep the hildren happy
and interested. Every city or river
of note q hat was passed was talked
about and discussed SO that even be-
fore they were old enough to study the
children had a pretty definite idea Of
the geography OF the country through
which they were passing.
Thus when passing through the Ohio
valley, shortly after a food, attention
was called to the placesswher houses
and fences had been wrecked or COM
pletely washed away. and the mother
would explain the nature and the
cause Of these floods insa way that
would make them remember them for
ever. le
In passing through the coal and oil
districts of West Virginia and Penn
sylvania, some explanation of the coal
mining and Oil wells would be given.
Sometimes the place passed through
was Of historic interest or would be-
connected with some well known story
orslegend. N
The porter and conductor, with
whom the children were always on the
friendliestf Of terms, were always able
y to supply some information OF local
interest, so that the whole passing
panorama was like one great absorb
ing story book.
When no facts could be connected
with places. the children would make
up stories Of their own about them.
and imagine all sorts of wonderful
and delightful things.
Children are usually hungry, and
though the trains were always
equipped with splendid dining cars. a
huge lunch basket, filed to the top
with sandwiches. crackers. fruit, etc.
was always part OF the necessary
luggage.
Occasionally connections were
missed and the dining car was delayed
for several hours, and then the lunch
basket came in very handy. Thermos
bottles were not as popular as now.
but 1t was almost always possible to
obtain a glass OF mil from the porter.
The children were seldom cross or
restless. because they were too busy
4 TO get tired. and so at the end OF the
journey the little procession would de-
scend from the train fresh and clean.
in the clothes that had been reserved
for the occasion.