Evening star., 1936-10-30
Flavor Avocados Are No Longer Luxury Price
Not Fair to
Criticize
y us tly
Best to Discriminate
Between Appear
ances and Facts.
By ANGELO PATRI.

BY ANGELO PATRI.
THE way that child is allowed to
l. run wild Just makes me want to
cell his mother few things"
who? What's the matter?" father
asks. coming out from behind his
paper.
THE Hucks' boy. Just see him.
There he is looking like nobody's
child, Juggling home a lot OF junk
He's been to the junk yard and picked
that out I'd be ashamed to have my
child seen carrying such stuff. I'M
agine. Picking 1t out Of the dump.
And she knows it."
But mother, Judd can make al
most anything that way. He's got
Q dandy wagon he made all himself
out of bits he found. He cleans them
and paints them. He's mighty smart,
I'll say"
"You hear that? That's just what
Is wrong. Judd's mother lets him 60
where he pleases, do whatever he
pleaSes, get into any dirty mess he
happens to see. The other children
think he's great"
We'll, it seems to me he's a pretty
good kid" said father. THE rest seem
to like him by the way they follow
him. I've never heard anything to
his discredit. I imagine a little dirt
doesn't hurt him any. Stands well in
school, too, doesn't he, sonE
"Oh, sure. He's tops. He's smart,
father. He runs shows, he runs a
newspaper. He can do anything, and
he's only II, just like me.
HIN. What do you do?"
II help him. He let's me help set
the type, and I distribute papers on
my side of the road. He's all right,
only mother thinks he Is not nice
enough. You know what I mean. He
gets his hands dirty and he doesn't
care about what people say when he
wants to do things. He just does
them"
II don't want you to do as he does
grubbing for every penny in sight
You don't have to-"
He doesn't. He charges a cent
for the paper and 1t just pays ex-
penses. He does it for fun, but he
can't ask his father or mother for
any money. He has to stay inside his
allowance. After that he can do what
he likes just so it's all right, you know. /"
What about charging the boys a
penny to take them fishing? Tell
father that" said mother sharply.
That was all right. He got IA OF
us together to 60 fishing in the river
We each gave him l cent. He found
poles for us and worms, and he took
us to the right place and We had fun. u
why did you have to pay him
That's what want to have explained.
He's forever cadging pennies"
mo, mother, he isn't. After we
stopped fishing he said, We have
cents left. What shall we do with it?'
Nobody had any ideas, 50 he said, We
might drop it in the babies fund box
in the drug store when we go past.
And we did. He doesn't try to make
money on us. He just gives us good
time and lets us help"
Sounds all right to me, mother.
Give the kids a chance. 1t won't
hurt ours If he learns to strike out
for himself bit"
I'D think my boy neglected if he
had to go to the dump for things he
wanted, with old oyeralls, torn sweater,
like an outcast."
Maybe there's real person inside
those clothes, Mary. Give the kids
q chance. Let them alone unless they
get into mischief. They look all right
to me-"
To me, too.
Mr.. Patri has prepared leafiet en-
titled "A Parents Prayer" which is
an inspiring example for parents to
follow in bringing up children. 1t Is
suitable for framing. Send for it, ad-
dressing your request to Mr.. Angelo
Patri, child psychology department Of
this paper. Inclose a self lf-addressed,
stamped (3-cent) envelope.
tcopyr:ght, 1850