Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-26
YOUR BOYS and GIRLS.

Manners should be cultivated in
youth and the n the better, and.
as manners are to Il large extent ac-
qulred. d child with mannerly parents
runs Il far better chance of growing
up with good manner than one With
unmannerly parents, even if the UNI
lhannerly parents give lectures on man
hefs every day and the mannerly par
ents V mention them.
So, too, it is important that a child
nave Il well-bred nurse. Fol the child
apes The nurse as we'll as the parent.
Another thing to remember is that a
child reasons SO if you tell it TO do
something polite, tell 1t the reason.
Don't try to make an automaton of the
child: try to make a polite little rea.
soning person of him. Then he will
remember his manners" because he
Juvenile fashions were never so de-
llghtful or so varied as they are at the
present time. Picturesque styles are
the cry of the moment n it is a
pleasant cry to hear, for no n is so
suited to carry OF the picturesque idea
so we'll as the little girl. For instance.
face surrounded by golden curls. the
whole framed by a poke bonnet of the
picturesque order? Then, TOO, there
are the coats in Mother Hubbard style
developed in tan cashmere, the skirt
shirred from the trimming, beneath
which the coat ia fastened With snap
fasteners.
Another coat is in pongee silk. The
body of the Goa is gathered to Il mar
row yoke and Joined by a wide belt
to a full gathered skirt. Torpedo shaped
buttons of white, with centers of pink,
tasten the yoke and belt.
Booties and socks are an important
part of the small girls wardrobe. Just
as her mamma's appearance is spoiled
II she does not wear We'll cut footgear.
so is the little girls, only in a greater
degree. They must be trim and pretty
If the little girl is to look we'll dressed.
or course. the half socks have ousted
the long hose. and they are so at
tractive.
Orderliness is almost a branch of
good And orderliness is SO
much "a matter of habit that every child
ran be trained to do it. If children, as
soon as they are able to have posses
sions, are taught to keep them IN orde.
there will be no effort necessary.
If you tell the small boy that a we'll
bred man stands when women are in
the room, that he pulls out their chair
at the table, that he helps them into
car or automobile. the small boy will
grow 50 naturally into a polite young
mar that there will have been no eff
fort connected with it.
Children exercise quite enough, but
not always in the right way. A mothe'
should look after the direct part at
least OF her child's exercise and sec
that it is systematic. If o train your
child to go through n cours of daily
exercises it will gradually learn to be-
come self reliant. and will not need
your assistance when exercising. But
until it reaches this stage of doing
things" for itself you hould never DO
N0n h,.r,, 10 ~,,n q, l,r1v o,,~ ~ 1oN
to the betteynlent of FOUR crild's ply
steal being Always remember that
the exercises should be practiced in the
open air. or If this is impossible. in n
room with the windows open at top and
bottom.
A girl should be taught muscular
control of her hands. A splendid way
to get strength into her fingers is to
have her hold her hands. palms down.
ward. upon Il table and IraiSe each
finger four times. AT first she will
find ii rather difficult to lift the fingers
very high. but by constant practice
they will become very imb To make
the wrists strong and supple she should
shake hands up and down as fast a.
possible, remembering that there is no
arm movement in this exercise. These
finger exercises will prove of great nd
vantage to Your child when it comes
time for teaching her to play the piano
When h hot days come let the chill
dren drink freely of water and othe,
cooling drinks. Barley water is often
used instead of water to dilute the milk
for q young baby and tends to make
the curds of the milk more digestible.
When milk diSaSrets with the baby,
barley water may be given plain. when
directed by the physician or visiting
nurse. One heaping tablespoonful of
barley flour and Il pinch OF salt are
mixed with a little water into a thin
paste and added to one quart of boiling
water. Stir we'll and boil for 20 minutes
Add enough water to make a quart. If
pearl barley is used ia must boil for at
least three hours and be strained before
using.
Much more juice can be extracted
from oranges and lemons if the fruit is
first covered with cold water and allow
ed to come to a boil before the fruit is
cut. Add the juice of three lemons to a
quart of rich boiled syrup made of
plain sugar and water. Pare the yellow
peel from lemons. as it gives a bitter
taste to the e if left long in it. Place
in a s~elf-sealing fruit jar and place on
poonful Of this mixture can be added to
a glass Of water with little trouble.
Orangeade ia made in the same way,
substituting for lemons.
Not even Christmas with all it's won
der and excitement means as much to
some children as their own one day
their birthdays. And it is not an ex-
aggeration to say that the child who is
not convinced that his own birthday is
the ~pleasantest day in all the year has
really never been given a proper birth
day. Remember in planning the next
birthday that this one day is the child's
own So If the child wants q party: il
he likes a picnic more than a party,
give him a picnic. While you are plan
ming what sort of birthday will make