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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22


ledes vor Kirke tager fat pat
de store Arbejder, der liggel
for, og like synes at vpre ban
ge for at yoye noget. IsPr val
Diet mig ~personlig Ell stor Gle
de at Sc Observation-Disclosures bli
We til en- Del af den forenedt
Kirkes Arbejde. Inlet, like Ell
Gang den forenede Kirkes Navn
synes i Aar at have staaet / Vel.
en- for Optagelse af Arbejde uder
for Amerika. bet er, som Diet bon
v9re.
Der er dog EN- Ting, vi say
ner hos wort Folk derhjemme
bet er I~nteresse for Missionseien-
dom, for Modelokaler, Kirker og
Beboelseshuse til Prester og Mis-
sionPrer.
Dermed vii jeg like sige, at
der hidtil intet er gjort. | har
bygget EN- smuk Kirke i Kuru-
me, og i Hida STAIR der ct lille
kapel mere end halvt fardigt
Man venter blot paa, at Resten
al Pengene skal komme til at
gore Diet belt ferdigt. Og saa
har Vi ct gammelt Hus til Kir-
Ike / Moi, som vi var ngdt til
at kobe for like at staa helt
uden Plads til at holde Moder.
Saa megen ~Interesse har der vac
ret, at man attic h ar s e n d {
os d e PENCE, Vi har b e d t
0 m.
Naar jeg saa alligevel siger,
at Vi savner ~Interesse hos ier
der hjemme, saa mener jeg der
med Interesse nok til at Sc nd
i Fremtiden med os og lagge
Planer for Fremtiden. Vi trnn-
ger til mere 0konomi i wort Mis-
sionsarbeide. vi er kommen ind
paa EN- forkert Bane med Hensyn
til denne Side af Missionsarbej-
Diet. Jeg siger dette som en- Kri-
tik over os Missionprer saa vel
som over wort Kirkeraad. Jeg
har ogsaa lidt I'll Aarsm@derne,
som jeg skal gemme til siden.
Det err jo bleven en- Skik nu at
kritisere Aarsmdderne.
Men to Ting, som jeg har at
sige ON de ire Ejendomme, kan
maaske forklare min Tanke al
lerbedst. For Diet f6rste blev de
like kobt eller B~ygningen paa-
begyndt, for Diet var paa h6je
It'd. For Diet andet blev allie ire
Ejendomme kBbt, like af den
forenede Kirke, like af Kirke-
raadet, men af Missionarerne
herude, eller rettere af Pastor
Nielsen, paa hans Ansvar. Bag
efter fix man Kirkeraadets Sank
ton.
Vi er kommen ind, herude paa
Missionsmarken, i den danske
Vane at spare paa Skillingerne
og lade Dalerne rule. Naar vi
begynder at arbejde i en- By,
saa ser vi os fGrst ON efter eft
Hus Ill S6ndagsskole og Moder,
og skal en- Missioner eller Evan
gelist bo i Byen, saa maa han
ogSaa have sig eft Hus. Saa lejer
man eft Illus, like hyor man Dor
have Diet, men hvor man kan faa
Diet. Err Diet j en- mindre By, saa
har dette like saa meget at ST.
ge, men er Diet i en- storre BY.
kommer man tidt nd i en- I'd
kant, hvor man slet like Wide
ware. Err Diet saa en- BY med en-
Fremtid, saa gaar Huslejen OF
Aar for Aar. Saa opdager man.
efter otte eller ii Aar, at maj
har betalt Husleje, for ct daar.
ligt Hus, paa ct daarligt Sted
lige a meget, SON det Wide
have kostet fra forst af at byggC
ct godt Hus paa ct igodt Sted
Og saa STAIR man endda meo
TONNE Hender og EN- ton
Kirke. Omtrent Diet samme gael
der med Hensyn til Missioner
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22
Kredsmode

dlnaVlsk engelsk lutherske klr-
Ike, Midtown. Wis.
Minnesota Kreds's Aarsmode
aabnedes med Hojmessegudstje
nestle Torsdag Aften d. %. Au-
gust. Unedrtegnede tjente for
Alteret, og Kredsformanden, Past
2. NJ. Petersen, predikede over
Eff. 2, ID ON yOr Gud som er
rig paa Barmhjertighed, Kerlig-
he'd og Made, i Stand til at GO
re fattige Mennesker rige. Eff
ter Gudstjenesten erklerede For
manden Kredsmedet aabnet i den
t%reenige Guds Navn, h%yorefter
Stedets Prest, Pastor y. c. Carl
sen, paa Menighedens Vegne bod
ale tilrejsende Prester og Leg-
folk yelkommen.
Fredag Formiddag begyndte
Sessionen med Andagt, hyoryed
Past. 4. Christensen talte over
/. Kor. Is, 10. Derefter OPP
leste kredsformanden sin Ind
beretning. Denne %henlagdes til
en- Komite %bestaaende af Pre-
sterne J. Tn. Lund og II. NJ.
Hansen SAINT Legdelegat n. c.
Hansen. Til Reyisionskomite valg-
ties n. s. Nielsen. Hutchinson, og
Peter Nyborg, Geneve. Kredsens
Emne Rom. 6, - blew derefter
indledet af Past. +. Petersen-Ta-
Ter. Han betonede klart, at det
like er ct Lovens Bud, Paulus
fremholder j denne Tekst, men
den Troendes Misunderstanding,
hyorved han erklarer sig fri for
Lovens Tjeneste og fri til at
tiene MAIDEN. Sessionen Suite
de med Bon af Past. y. c. Carl
sen.
Fredag Eftermiddag aabnedes
Sessionen med Andagt, ledet al
Missioner p. Clausen. Derefter
dr0ftedes Emmett fra Formula
gen, en- god Droftelse, der nok
kunde tiene til Ydmygelse, men
ogsaa nok til at anspore og op-
muntre. Sessionen sluttede med
Bon at Past. II. NJ. Hansen.
Fredag Aften Kl. 6:3o-7 30
afholdtes Prestem9de / Preste-
teboligen. Engelsk Gudstjeneste
afholdtes III. s. Presterne c. 4.
Yammen 90 A. W. Lund prgdi-
kede. We'd M6dets Slntning OPP
laste Past. II, VI. Hansen Rap
port fra Komiteen, der hayde
Formandens Indberetning til
O%yervejelse, for derived at give
Delegationen Lejlighed I'll at
overveie de forskellige Forslag
linden Forretningsmodet Lordag
Morgen.
Lordag Formiddag X. 9 af-
holdtes Bibeltime, ledet at Mis-
sioner p. Clausen, samtidig hold
ties Prastem6de / Presteboligen.
Kl. 10 begyndte Forretnings-
s%essionen. We'd Navneopraab Vi
ste der sig at vere IL Prester
og - Legdelegater Ill Stede,
ialt 81 stemmeberettigede Med
lemmer. Referat fra forrige Aars-
mode bley oplest og godkendt.
Kassereren fremlagde Regnskab,
efterset og fundet rigtig af Re
y~isorerne. Der var i Aarets Lob
indkommen $461.21 j Ofre fra
Meniehederne, og der var gjort
ct Liam paa $4,000. Underba-
lance S252.64. Derefter skredes
til Valg af Embedsmend. Past.
P. NJ. Petersen blew genvalgt I'll
Kredsformand, Past. A. Hansen
bley valgt til Sekreter, og Mis-
sioner P. Clausen blev genvalgt
til Kasserer.
Folgende Forslag blew we'd.
taget
/. Kredsm9det udtrykker sir
inderligste Taknemmelighed ii
Gud for Krigens Afslutning og
for, at den frygtelige Sygdom
I~nfluenzaen, SON har krevet saa
mango Ofre iblandt os, ogsaf
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22

-
holde ct Efteraars Missiohsmo
de.
1. Kredsmodet udtaler 0nske.
ligheden af, at den nye Salmeboq
indfores i ale wore Menighedel
Ii Kredsen, hYor den like allere-
de er i Brug.
>. Kredsen lover at ~underst9t-
tie Superiorkaldet med $500 ON
Maaneden, forudsat at M~enighe-
den / Superior forh9jer sin Pre-
stelon Til $500 foruden de $40
Duluth yder. Vii Superior Me.
nighed like gaa ind paa dennt
Betingelse, overlades Diet til
Kredsstyrelsen at ordne med Kal.
Diet.
6. Kredsm9det udtaler som sin
Overbevisning, at yor Bladmis-
sion er bedst tjent med, at Dan
skeren og Kirkebladet slaas sam
men til eet Blad.
Z. Naar en- Prest gor Kreds-
betjening, optager eft frivilligt
Offer, men Kaldet garanterer
den besogende Prest mindst 50
og Reisegodtg6relse.
8. Kredsmodet udtaler sin TAX
til Menigheden i Midtown 90
dens Priest for Gastfrihed og
den kprlige Modtagelse, Modet
har veret Genstand for.
Gal. 3, 81 blev vedtaget som
Kredsens Emne til naste Aars-
mode.
En- Foresporgsel var indsendt
fra EN- Komite i Blair, angaaende
hvor Minnesota Kreds 9nskede,
at Samfundets Skole skulde lig-
&c. Dette Sporgsmaal gjorde man
%ingenting we'd, dels paa Grund
al, at man like sad indie med de
n%odvendige Oplysninger, men og-
saa fordi man mente egentlig
ik Ike. at et k~rpdSm8de haVde no
get med en- saadan eller lignen-
de Komiteers Foresporgseler at
gdre.
Efter Forretningsmedet, som
fo%rtsattes en- halv Time Lerdag
Eftermiddag, blev Menighedens
Emne, Omvendelse, Ap. CIR. 26,
Is, indledet af Past. L. NJ. Mel
sen. Def var en- klar Indledning,
og en- god alsidig Drpftelse fulg-
tie. Sessionen sluttedes med Bon.
Lordag Aften holdt Past. Y.
G. Mengers Ell Missionsprediken
paa Engelsk. bet var EN- Predi-
ken, SON burde h9res nd over
Ihele den forenede Kirke.
Sondag Morgen, Herrens egen
Dag, oprandt lys og klart. III.
I9,15 kaldte Kirkeklokken til B9r-
negudstjeneste, hvorved Past. c.
A. Vammen talte. Kl. 10 begynd-
tie Gndstjenesten med Skrifte-
Fmaal af Past. !. Tn. Lund. Past.
II. NJ. Hansen holdt H6jmesse
prediken over Evangeliet efter
den gamle Tekstrekke, Lukas
Is, Cd.
Sondag Eftermiddag afholdtes
Ungdomsm6de paa Engelsk, hvor-
we'd Pr9sterne Samuel Hansen
og f. NJ. Nielsen predikede, hen
holdsyis over Rom. |, Is og l
Mos. n, 24-31.
We'd Slutningsm9det Sondae
Aften predikede Past. A. Han.
sen forst paa Engelsk. Derefter
var Ordet frit, dansk eller en-.
gelsk. Flere baade Prester oq
Legfolk hayde ct Vidnesbyro
at a%flggge, og man mprkede, al
der blew like talt, fordi der nj
var nogen, som skulde sige no.
get, men der var noget, sou
brendte paa, og der l6d da ogsas
mango kraftige og hjertevarmc
Ord. Trosbekendelsen blew deref
ter fremsagt i Felleskab, oe
Kredsformanden sluttede Mode.
paa sedvanlig Wis.
Mango tilrejsende deltog i Diet
tie Mode, og Tilslutningen fri
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22

Pris. Jeg selv forsogte at int
ressere Kirkeraadet i Ell Plan
hyorved Vi kunde bygge ct Hu
for os sely og betale DIET met
Huslejen / femten Aar. Saa kon
kirkeraadets Svar: Tiden til a
bygge er like nu. Siden den Tic
er Prisen gaaet OPP halvtres Pro
cent, saa Tiden til at bygge Ell
bleyen en- Trediedel mindre.
Saa kom Tiden, da vi maattt
kobe eft gammelt Hus i Moi ii
Modelokale eller rykke nd. Del
kostede ca. 1900 Dollars. Dertil
kom Svar fra Aarsm9det, 1918
MissiOn9rerne maa like kobe
EjendOm for f9rst at have raad-
|spurgt Kirkeraadet (eller var
Diet Aarsm9det?).
Dernest begyndte Pastor Mel
sen paa ,,Gideons H@r', men
Aarsm6det, 1919, svarede: Mis-.
sionPrerne maa like foretage
lndsamlinger uden gennem Mis-.
s%ionsraadet.
Saa siger man da til os: Gaa
saa pant nd i H0starbejdet. Hen
er e gammel lie, den brugte
Panlus for to Tusinde Aar 81
den; Og her er en- Plejl, som Lu-
ther brugte til at s9nderknuse
HJerterne. Men Diet er vor Over
beylsning, at ON Paulus og Lu.
ther kOm til Verden nu, saa
Wide deres f9rste Hrinde vpre
/ Chicago for at hente de bed
ste og storste Slaa- og Terske-
maskiner. (Det er maaske like
/ Chicago, de salges, men der
kan du Sc, Broder, hvor lidt vi
Prester forstaar os paa HGstar-
bejde og Hostredskaber).
Vi har tidt talt ON Diet herovre,
og nu maa Diet saa nd, ON
en- bedre Plan.
Her i Dairi err der Ejendom.
der er gaaet OPP i Pris fire Hun
drede Procent i Lobet az sidste
Aar. Sidste Aar kunde vi have
kobt en- lille Byggegrund Ill SOC
Dollars, Ell anden (stor) til Ell
Par Tusinde Dollars. De wilde
begge komme til omtrent sam
me Pris, 7 cents, per Fod. NJ
kan de sikkert like faces til
den dobbelte Pris. Paa de cen
trale Steder err Prison ii a tyve
Gange saa meget.
We'd wort sidste Mode q Au.
gust besluttede MissionarernC
paa deres eget Ansvar at kobe
Byggegrund j ShimonOseki. SON
ligger paa ct ualmindelig heldigt
Sted for en- fremtidig Kirke og
knnde faas til billig Pris. Der
kunde kobes for en- ca. fire tn.
sinde Dollars. Men Diet tog Ell
Uge for lPnge med at faa Han.
delen sluttet. da der like val
rede PENCE, og for nogle DagC
siden bley Landet solgt til en
anden til halvtres Procent h6iert
Pris.
Dette er hvad Vi har tnnkt
paa:
/. At den forenede Kirke sat.
ter EN- Del af sine taste Fond
E.iendomme til Brug for Japan
missioner.
2. At der sgttes paa Japanmis.
%sionens Budget for hvert Aal
ca. en- Tiendedel az disse Penge
under Rubrikken Til Husleje,'
og at denne Tiendedel saa blivel
betalt tilbage, indtil alt er be
talt med en- passende Rente. f
Eks., I'm man satte 10000 Yer
i Ejendomme i Japan, Wide del
staa paa Budgettet It'll H%usleje
1000 YEN og hYert Aar Wild,
1000 blive betalte tilbage til Fon
Diet, indtil alt var betalt NEE
Renter.
Man beh9yer like at var'
bange for, at Diet skal give Tai
for den forenede Kirke. bet e
| enhyer bekendt at Prison ma,
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22
Is code. |. Klasses Farme til Salg for SIS

til Sl35 pr. Acre. Disse Farme maa SEES for at paaskSnnes, ale indenfor 2 til 10
Mil fra den forerende By st. Cloud, Mimi. Bedste Vlkaar tltaas. Kom og
Sc pa DEM Verdien af dse Farme vii ga mere OF de nestle Maaneder,
end De kan tjne de naste 10 Aar HvWfor arbejde for andre, naar De an ar
bede for Dem sdv2 KOb nu og tjn sv denne Vardifopgdse.
STEARNS COUNTY LOAN & INVESTMENT co, ST. CLOUD, MINI.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22
Valg Deres Farm i Otsego Co.

Otsego Co. err gaaet saa b~etydelig fremad siden 1914, at
vi nu faar 3 a 4 Gange saa meget for hvad Vi producerer. Da
der altid vii vere ct udmerket Marked for Malk, Sm6r, Ost,
Hg og K6d er vi sikker paa de bedste Priser. Jorden er frugt-
bar, og vi av1er al Slags Smaased saavelsom udm@rket Majs.
vi kan holde mango Kreaturer og dette forbedrer Landet.
Landet mangler kun Kalk, efter Kalk kan der aves ca. 3
Tons Kl@ver ener Timothe per Acre. Landet mangler dyg-
tge Farmers. Landpriserne er lave saa her er glmrende
Anledning for dygtige Danskere med lille Kapital at forskaf-
fe sig eget Hem. Her err to dansk-utherske Kirker.
H. Lund, Laurens, Otsego Co, N. Y.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1919-10-22

I'LL hdsStIcI'
Folgende Forslag blew we'd.
taget:
l. Kredsm9det udtrykker sir
inderligste Acknowledged ii
Gud for Krigens Afslutning og
for, at den frygtelige Sygdom
Influenzaen, som har krevet saa
mango Ore iblandt os, ogsas
tildels err standset. Endvidere nd
trykker Kredsen sin Sympati mec
allie dem, som har mistet Slagf
og Venner j Krigen, og we'd In
fluenzaen,
2. Kredsen udtrykker sin Gl@
de oe TAX til Menigheden j Min
neapolis over, at den har we're
/ Stand til at klare sig met
800 i Stedet for 5000 Understet
telse. samtidig med, at den ha'
forh6iet sin Prasts LON.
3. Kredsmedet henstiller Il
Kredsens Praster og Menigheder
at der optages ct specielt Oh
fer til Dekning at K~redskassen
Understand, og tillige en- Up
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30

some old friends of mine, and an
unusually bright and clever crea-
ture, was anxious to become one of
my secretaries. i was considering
the idea very favorably when this
incident occurred.
l had an unexpected telegram
calling me away on immediate busi-
ness. l had to take q train in a
teW hours and there were a num-
Der OF things which must be looked
after first. Among them were some
errands which included little nee
! essary shopping. The girl of whom
l have spoken was with me when
received the telegram and immedi-
ately offered her services. She said
that she would go at once to the
i-shops and make my purchases, so,
with my list in her hand, she start
ed out. l did not see her nor hear
of her again, neither did | receive
any OF the articles she sad so blithe-
ly gone out to buy, and l had to
make my train without them. l
was also puzzled and more or less
worried, for feared that some ac-
cident might have befallen her.
However. when saw her upon
my return she seemed in the best of
HSoith anu SpltitS. AIIGT waiting IL
bit for an explanation, which was
not Forthcoming, 1 mentioned the
matter to her and she was at first
painfully surprised, then deeply cha
grined and profusely Apologize.
This was her explanations: She
had started out with the best inten-
tions in the world, but presently she
encountered an acquaintance. This
acquaintance spoke of having seen
mutual friend who had mentioned
the fact that my errand girl and
herself had a luncheon engagement.
My errand girl was Mortified, 1t had
quite slipped her mind, so she i'm
mediately deputed my errands to the
acquaintance and went gaily on her
way to keep her previous appoint
ment.
ITO add to this comedy of errors
the acquaintance, who had cheer
fully consented to take the shopping
off the other girls hands. promptly
forgot ALI about it, and in addition
lost my list"
What did you say to that girl?"
l asked the admirable lady.
Not much" she said. II laughed.
1T really was rather funny, but it
was over and done, and no one had
suffered anything more than a, trifi-
ing Inconvenience. 1t was one of
those blunders which one forgives
readily to a friend, but-not to
business associate"
Did you give her. the position she
was so anxious to secure?' / asked
curiously.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
LDe's Problems
Are Discussed

A remarkable woman who has or
ganized and carried on an important
work was telling me the other day
OF some of the difficulties she en-
countered in securing, just the right
kind of assistants.
What is the matter with them ?"
l asked, stupid, scatterbrained or
uninterrested 2"
1T isn't usually any of those
three" she answered; II find not so
much lack of capability as a lack
of concentration and the failure to
recognize the Importance of what
might be called conscientious thor
oughness. And yet they are two OF
the most important lessons that any
girl who wants to get anywhere in
her work, no matter what that work
may be, can learn.
The majority of persons have all
the necessary qualifications for sue
cess in anything they undertake,
but" she smiled humorously -
you remember Solomons remark
to the effect that it is the little foNes
that spoil the vines.N To symbolic
a moment, and regard ourselves as
vines, the reason most of us do not
achieve large clusters of purple
grapes is not because we are not
perfectly good grape-vines, but be-
cause we have permitted the little
foxes of trifling faults and weak
nesses and sVanities and habits to
retard and. stunt our development"
She went on to illustrate this
statement with little anecdote.
A young girl, the daughter of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30

Il did not" she said emphatically.
Socially, she was a very agreeable
and charming girl, but she could
never be my private secretary, not
In a thousand years. Consider the
almost dazzling unfitness she had
shown for any position involving re-
sponsibility and also the muddle-
headed way in which she faced an
unexpected situation.
Run over the case: She had Of
fered her services when she was not
asked to do so, and yet when her
request was granted she fell down
on the job
II suppose that she felt that she
was between the devil and the deep
sea-" 1 remarked, "and it didn't
make much difference which way
she jumped"
1T made the difference that she
lost a business position that she was
moving heaven and earth to gain" ="
said the admirable lady, dryly. IF
you find yourself in a position where
you have to choose between q sin
against good manners and sin
against your bread and butter, it
Is wise to follow the gun-metal rule
of safety first, and let the good man
ners slide. ~
But entirely apart from that, she
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
PHYSICALLY FIT
AT ANY AGE

Tt isn't age, it's careless living
that puts men down and out"
Keep your internal organs in. good
condition and you will always be
physically fit. Watch the kidneys.
The kidneys are the most over
worked organs in the human body.
When they break down under the
Istrain and the deadly uric acid ac-
Icumulates and crystallizes, look out!
THESE sharp crystals tear and scratch
the delicate urinary channels caus-
ing eXcruciating pain and set up
irritations which may cause prema-
ture degeneration and often do turn
into deadly Brights Disease.
One of the first warnings of slug
Igish kidney action is pain or stiffness
in the small of the back, loss of
appetite, indigestion or rheumatism.
Do not wait until the danger is
upon you. At the first indication of
trouble go after the cause at once.
Get a trial box of GOLD MEDAL,
HARLEM Oil Capsules, imported di-s
rect FROM the laboratories in Hol-
land. They will give almost imme-
diate relief. If for any cause they
should not, your money will be re-
funded. But be sure to get GOLD
MEDAL. None other is genuine. In
sealed boxes, three sizes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30

II have strongly emphasized the
great necessity of physicians making
blood examinations of their weak,
anaemic. rundown patients. Thous-
ands of persons go on year after year
suffering from physical weakness
and highly nervous condition due
to lack of sufficient iron in their red
blood corpuscles without ever realiz-
ing the real and true causes of their
trouble. Without iron in your blood
your food merely passes through the
body, something like corn through an
old mill with rollers so wide apart
that the mill can't grind.
For want of iron you may be an
old man at thirty. dull of intellect,
poor in memory. nervous, irritable
with plenty of iron in your blood you
may still be young in feeling, full of
life, your whole being brimming over
with vim and energy.
"As proof of this take the case of
Former United States Senator and
Vice Presidential nominee Charles A.
Towne, who at past 5S is still
veritable mountain of tireless energy.
Senator Towne says: L have found
NuXated Iron of the greatest benefit
as tonic and regulative. Henceforth
position to testify for the benefit of
others to the remarkable and imme-
diate helpfulness of this remedy, and
! unhesitatingly recommend Nuxated
Iron to those who feel the need of
renewed energy and the regularity of
bodily functions.
!. But in my opinion you can't make
strong. keen. forceful men and
healthy, rosy-cheeked ! women by
feeding them on metallic iron. The
old forms of metallic iron must go
through a digestive process to trans
form them into organic lron-Nux-
ated Iron-before they are ready to
be taken up and assimilated by the
human system. notwithstanding all
that has been said and written on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-30
MAKING THE MOST OF
=. OUR CHILDREN
A Series of Plain Talks to
Parents
asE
By Ray c. Beery, ABB, MA.
President of the Parents Association.

Some young children do not have
time to fold their hands at the be-
ginning of meal. They break any
attempt at silence by starting imme-
diately to- perform such important
duties as grabbing plate, picking up
pieces of silverware and throwing
them down, chattering and some
times crying.
Disguised as we sometimes are at
observing such children, we must re-
member that they are not to blame
but the trouble is rather with the
parents who could teach their chill
dren good manners if they would
go about it properly.
Children should be taught how to
act while they are very young and
while it is comparatively easy. The
longer bad manners are practised,
the harder they are to correct.
Let us take typical case of a
mother who has not taught proper
table manners to a child as old as
seven years:
Il am trying to teach my seven
year-old daughter to eat properly.
I've offered her every inducement
that 1 know of, big dolls, toy auto
mobiles, etc Before starting into
the dining room, say This time 1
know you'll win the prize" and
when she still continues to slop her
milk, take her honey and biscuit in
the palm of her hand and then lick
off what has run down, what am l
to do?"
There is right and wrong way of
offering an nyinducement to a child.
1t is possible that you may not have
used this method in the right way.
Of course, in the first place, it is
a question as to whether it is wise
to offer an inducement at all or
whether 1t would be better simply
to expect the daughter to comply
with you suggestion without any in
ducement.
Personally, I prefer the method
that is frankly based upon conf
dence and expectancy. First, get
the daughters confidence Do not