Year: 1873

DOSS WORK anu pluy Ill pefleCs content.
They whittle, they cut paper, they
paste, they paint. There are but two
rules for the shop: No tools must be
left out of their drawer at night, and
every Saturday the shop must be PIT in
perfect order. and all rubbish deposited
in the kindling box under the bench.
We have no doubt the mother misses
her sewing-room, but the gain compen-
safes for the loss n hundrcd-fold. If
you cannot do this, and many mothers
cannot, still let them work and play
A deep box in the corner will hold Il
young mechanic and his work, and pa
per clippings are easily brushed upfrom
asQuarcof oil-cloth, which may bequick-
ly spread down or gathered mp. A big
apron of OLD calico is quickly run to-
gether, and will keep the incest little
suit tidy, while the delighted artist
paints to his hearts content. Let
there by corner somewhere to store
the queer, nondescript articles so dear
to a child's heart, and teach the chill
drcn to gather them up themselves. If
You can spare neither cupboard, closet
nor drawer, II box, neatly covered with
carpet or drugget, will not injure the
neatest sittng-room. But do not sacri-
flee all the comfort and happiness of
your children by too scrupulous neat
ness. Why should home be neat,
save for the comfort and happiness Of
its inmates ?-LiHic Corp0raL


How CHILDREN EDUCATE EACH OTHER.
There are many arrangements in the
world that we can not understand but
involuntarily Watching the children at
their play, we can readily see why they
are arranged in groups, and not con-
signed to solitary education. 1t is not
alone for enjoyment, but for training.
Parents do their part, but they can not
do the whole. Children must Them
selves complement their own develop
mcnt. Even the defects of parental
training may he made up by the ineyi-
table trituration of these atoms. The
parents are strong and sclf-posscssed
and protecting and just and friendly;
but when the child goes out into the
world he will find it different, unjust,
reckless How can he bear the transi-
ton from the warm atmosphere Of homo
to the cool, not to say biting, airs of
this new sphere? But the wise, self
restrained, helping adults do not con
sttuto all Of home Again and again
comes little baby more helpless, ig-
noront, appealing then the helpless
orontondappoolingchild Nh"tmcc-
yoar-oId Immediately constitutes her
self mother superior to the tmcc-doy-
old. The same lovely, helpful traits
winch she calls forth in her parents the
baby calls forth in her. Children are
to each other what the outside world is
to their parents. Hcodlcss, hoadIonG
children become careful and cautious
when the baby wanders into their play
ground. The boy who howls and
storms and raves because his mother
will not yield to hls wish and whim will
himself yield to the whims of the tiny
sister left while in his charge, and
coax and cajolc and induce not only y
with marvellous patience, but with n
wisdom and Il tact of which you had
never suspected him to he capable.
Thank Heaven for the quawels Of the
children Thus they learn the balance
of power before they leave the nursery.
Perhaps his father will not allow Char
ley to be punished, but If he strikes
Kitty, Kitty strikes back, and with
blind fury. SO he learns to curb his
temper in spite of his father. The
trouble is that parents too often inter
ferc when it would be much better to
leave the children to fight it ont. But
Charley is stronger than Kitty, and
hurts her. True, but it is very impor-
tant that Kitty should learn to measure
herself. and to know that if she filings
herself rashly against superior power
she will be beaten. Besides keeping II
general supervision of eyes and bones,
let us not exercise too close watch.
The outcry and clamOr are not soothing
or musical considered merely MS sounds,
but when you classify them rs the fTic-
ton Of souls striving to adjust them
selves to the relations of life, they are
far from annoying. Let the children
alone. The brothers impatience may
better discipline the offender than the
father patience. The sisters quick,
effective resentment is more like the
worlds ways than the mothers loving
endurance. The slap that promptly
follows cncroachment is good practi


cal lesson in human rights. Be not too
hasty to forbid the little children to
beat and box and tease and scold and
scratch each other into respect tor
ownership, for sensitiveness, into dig
niiied self-control, and even, Mt length,


into profound and universal bencvo-
lence. Gull HamitOR.


CH,oNrOLEs or THE CHILDREN is
certain not many OF us are called to
stand on the high places of authorship.
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