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Parents and the Child
By Virginia Tcrlmnc Van De Water
(Copyright, 1915. by Star Company.)
A sentence from one of the books
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has been
much quoted. In describing the af
fairs of a married couple she says:
"All went well until the bubv came. 1
have observed that all usually does go
well until the first baby comes."
When the story contalninK this
paragraph appeared the opinion it
expressed was widely discussed. "Ab
surd!" sentimentalists exclaimed.
'.Are not children a link to unite
parents more closely than before? If
a man loves his wife he will love her
better as the mother of his children."
"Surely," said other sentimentalists,
"the woman will love her husband
better when she cares for his chil
dren. When she looks at them, she
will think of their father. It is evi
dent Elizabeth Stuart Phelps knows
nothing about the matter. Her state
ment is entirely false."
But was it false? While acknowl
edging that there is some truth in
what sentimentalists say, can we deny
that children are too often the causes
of discussions and dissensions between
•parents?
In the first place, the little ones de
mand much time that was once be
stowed upon the husband, or, at least,
claimed by him. Moreover, the man
and woman have different ideas of
how children should be trained. The
father is sometimes too strict; the
mother is often too lentent. There are
also homes in which this rule is re
versed, and the wife is the disciplin
arian while the husband is over-indul
gent.
Every child is better for a combina
tion of Influences. He needs the
watchful tenderness of the mother
and the knowledge that she always
understands him. But he also re
quires a firm masculine hand on the
reins of government. I say this Is
what he needs. It is not always
what he gets. I suppose, as fathers
and mothers arc only frail human be
ings like the rest of mankind, they
must make grave errors in the train
ing of their sons and daughters.
It is a pity that it is the poor child
who suffers from the experiments of
dutiful and well-meaning parents. I
am always sorry for the first child.
Upon him tho young couple who are
responsible for his existence try all
their pet theories. And as all weather
signs fail in a drought, so all theories
must fail in certain instances.
Without meaning to show shame
less partiality towards my own sex,
I must maintain that in the majority
of cases the mother understands the
small child better than does the
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father. Why shouldn't she? It would I
be strange if she did not. From birth I
she has the care of the little one. I
She is with him for hours while the I
father is with him for minutes.
She sees him when he is happy and E
when he is miserable, when he is ■
naughty and when he is good. There ■
is also a bond between a mother and ■
her child that does not exist between f
a father and his offspring. It is too [
subtle and sensitive a thing to be de
scribed in words, but it exists.
If one doubts it let him pause to
consider how much oftener fathers
will disown children than mothers will.
1 have known good men who shut
their doors upon wayward sons. I
do not know a respectable mother
who has ever done this.
She deserves no particular credit
for this. She cannot help the nature I
that makes it impossible for her to
banish her child from her life. But
in view of these facts it is foolish to
state that the average father loves
his child with the self-abandonment
peculiar to a genuine mother.
Therefore it is hard for a man to
understand a mother's attitude of re
sentment towards her husband's deal
ings with some of the shortcomings
of her children.
"That baby should be forced to lie
still and keep quiet!" he declares
when roused in the night by the wall
ing of his year-old son.
"But he Is teething, dear," the wife
reminds him.
"Teething or no teething, he ought ;
to be taught obedience!" the man in
sists. "Why don't you spank him and
tell him to lie still?"
"Spank him!" she bursts forth in
horrified accents. "Spank him be
cause he is suffering! Never!"
"Very well, then I go into another
room where 1 can have some peace,"
the incensed husband bursts forth.
"Now you can spoil the child to your
heart's content."
And, with as much dignity as is
compatible with pajamas and slip
pered ieet, the master of the domain f
repairs to the vacant spare bedroom
to spend the rest of the night in
comfortable and self-righteous slum- \
ber. j
And the wife, as soon as tho door
closes behind him, snatches the baby
from the crib and clasps him to her
breast, whispering to him tearfully
that he is her darling, her comfort.
As this is just what the youngster
wanted her to do, he sinks into a
peaceful slumber upon her arm. And
she. allowing him to remain there
through the remainder of the night, 1
is fulfilling her husband's prediction J
that she will "spoil the child to her I
heart's content."
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Engineer and the Public"
There is a movement among the
engineering societies of the country to
work together for the advancement of
the engineering profession by giving
to the public Information on engi
neering matters and men so that the
public will realize how essential the
engineer is to the life and happiness
of the people. There is hardly any
phase of ordinary existence in which
an engineer doe 3 not contribute his
brains and ability, even though the
public has not realized these facts.
There is also a great deal of misin
formation given to the public regard
ing engineering achievements. Many
presumably scientific articles have
been given to tho newspapers and
magazines regarding great engineering
works that have been not only mis
leading but often containing state
raents that were far from true. ,
A new idea among tho engineering n
societies is to see that the public gets E'
correct and scientific inXormatlon on re
such matters and presented to them nc
In such form that they will under- Ej
stand and appreciate the facts. One of fo
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Down With Piano Prices This Player Piano $225 i
The great sale is nearing the end. It ts only a maicr of hours now and it will be over. _ «j, MM » wi
Pianos are selling as fast as a competent sales force can handle the crowds that are coming here Jk~ L» fin £~ /\/i ..a. L
from ail over the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland. These great bargains will continue until %J M.\vJll& U / iKIUoiL JT iCC
the last bell has sounded. Thev are coins fast and the Ijiir omx>rtunitv will soon be over. Come
in to-day or to-night. REMEMBER WE ARE OPEN* EVERY EVENING UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK.
We have taken the entire stock into consideration—we haven't missed a single instrument. All SbCbGM W i, , , |l
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in this line of work is the Cleveland
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Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania is
fortunate to secure Mr. Drayer for an
address, Monday evening, September
20, upon "The Engineer and the Pub
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lecture room of the clubhouse and all
those interested are invited to attend.
Prior to th elec'ure Mr. Drayer will be
entertained at dinner at the clubhouse
by a number of the members.
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Farm life is an ideal life, especially
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and monarch of all the acres that are
not plastered with mortgages. He
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the hard cider in the cellar, then hie*
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for milking at four a. m. is one of the
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or two before the breakfast call.
When the morning meal is over, his
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; are whtled away. When the farm be
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