Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
Home Education
HOME EDUCATION
ON TELLING THE TRUTH
Ruth I. Clonick.

Judith disliked spinach. She de-
clared with all the vehemence that
is permitted to a siX-year-old that
she lust hated spinach, that 1t was
bitter, and that it tasted like "hor-
rid old grass" Not even when the
sninach was fortified by special
dessert could she forget this COM
parison. Her aversion was quite
But Judith ate spinach. She ate
large dishes of it whenever II ap-
neared on the table, and sundry
fraqments salvaged from the kitch-
on after the table was cleared. She
ate it bravely, persistently ana
hOnefully, for Judith's life amDl-
ton was to have beautiful curly
hair like Maralin Moore, and Ju-
dith's mother had told her that Ine
whole question of curly halr was d
matter of eating spinach. $500,
This had been explained IN uet'ii
On roanv times that Judith had
o,,ite m a mental picture of the DIT
tor sninach juice working It's way
~ w to her head and wrinkling the
iIai,. up inside so that it would grow
out in curls. ,,ouo,;r oP
One dav after lunch, Maralln Oh
+ho coveted golden curls came over
n play with Judith. In the EN- MUS -,
of establishing very nice noLie 1o,,iH ~
tbe hack yard, Judith suuueIay snsliay
nansed and eyed Maralln speoui"
fiVplV - o,,r1xy"
'iETiy. ~ know how your hair got curry curry 81,
rai6 "From eating splnacn;
she a. Sir, We don't have splnacn
- M ",,r house. My daddy doeSn !
like it." ,a vonr hair get
curly?" - that wav." answer
ed Maralin grandiy. told me that
w beir eiI' will get curly if l eat da~1S iUTs
my l;rlacb" n"la Judith held up a pai1 Sa; =
d Oh spint' of her straight boDOeq S;4t,n a"1l on
wlsp WIS soid. Gt @see, it curves a h''i0 ~
the ends" IA Naralin, who was
two years older; T;one enT' it about the
AND And 1 don't believe 1t
spinach" you're bold! If you you
~ t believe it, Wen .st ASK wait and
dom o,.row. pTg Then you 1nsS 1,+ "''t tell a
topi0'iM tom My mother woulun'
lie o;.u,tnsly. next day Of after tSe
AccordIngliTiIn orasaiin. the Drawer OIL 'il'
t%o. TSl5 approached TesGe'-i sSe said, will .
Miss .ainach InolIa'i make your nan
curly?" ,os looked down upoH i1od
MaT&llmd Maa.T9drdiy" She said. Ana Anoao,S,pgTound, Sp
halTt;dith ITdith in the pa DacNI is very
ticing ) tNink link straight halr 10
,,n;,, %Bn1 on some people, 7,,a,tn pushed
That Gay S,eb III of spinach. "r've
back her Glsn che accused no,,t
Mother .,t that it isn't true true cnriy. aTC
IOGm% Iloinach making my. my it's-it's a
s4RotTer. sR,T it isn't urGT, Tndith began
iie," %G Unexpectedly
to cry, tco,, many days and .6in mu'c cover YER
1acy ~ CU to form even a,+I's a us wound
lomaey boaling over Judltn NJ . sharp
ing ,in@e Oh He%e Naturally a tne about
ed teeeealnainrSGSointment centereu ras an
est disappear But beneath this M%S se Of
the halr. an infantile seHoTb s9Iotber.
other huru, o1ont t. regarding MocnW Mond,
disilluslonnlSGln,osn her own commdniug comniog
,o,nnt ON about telling the u reason this
a child, Judith dld no mo- a sensitive
oiii, Of grown-up standards Good should
b. cnilG5snS aafdea by SH0 parents. but this 1is
sHoTld DH not mean that truth must We e
snoGi% snericed. nI Tactful explanations 0f
the the natural benefits OF .ISsa healthL%1 otnr1
food will accomplish satlslaooO1y oon,
results for children who have COL COL
fdence fGsus in their parents word. inns
Confidence is the most precious precious
Sond between parent and child
Protect it.