0 MAKING THE MOST OF A
OUR CHILDREN \)
A Series of Plain Talks to
k C. Dewy, A.8., MA<
President o( the Parents Associxtk*.
"We all know of adults who insist
tpon being the center of attraction
irhereever they go.
And this tendency, like most oth
>rs, starts in childhood.
The one who likes best to monopo-
Ize attention and succeeds in do
ng so is not always the one who is
freatest in a crowd.
What most of us like to see in a
:hlld or adult is modesty. Let us
each our children, then to show to
he world an unpretentious unas
lumlng attitude.
A mother writes:
"My little girl of eight years seems
0 be inordinately fond of showing
>ff in the presence of visitors. She
hrusts herself into their notice be
ore one is aware of her plans. She
vants to exhibit her treasures to
ivery one. I have cautioned her
Lbout this time and again but it
leems to have no effect."
Tour little daughter needs more
ittention from the members of your
amily when there aie no visitors.
She delights in social recognition,
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which in itself is of course entirely
proper. If she finds adequate com
panionship in the members of the
family, she will not be so eager to
win applause from others.
But more important than this is
the enlistment of her interest in co
operating with the family. Let her
plan with you or her father or with
all together some of the excursions,
calls, etc., in which the famlty as a
unit can take part. When rear
ranging the furniture, let her help
draw up the new scheme. This will
decentralise her interest and lead
to absorption in the welfare of oth
ers. Use the many opportunities of
talking about what will be best for
Charles, what you and she can do
for Marry, etc., so as to train her
attention on the comforts of the
other children and of her parents.
Then, be judicious in commend
ing her. Occasionally take her close
to you when, you two are alone and
tell how much you appreciate her,
what a splendid tiling she did, how
much' people enjoyseeing her as she
does this or that kind act. Select
really noteworthy achievements for
commendation. Then, too, you can
wisely discuss these same points In
Oie presence of the family. A rare
ihentlon of them when visitors are
present -may do no harm.
Be sure to see the right example
before your daughter yourself. Speak
softly and with reserve.' Do' not al
low yourself to become excited in
the least when 'talking with visi
tors. Take everything calmly.
Make it a point to direct the con
versation for the most part entirely
from yourself. Do not say, 'T'did
this and I did that and I said this
and daughter said that." Talk
about things of interest outside of
Your home. Ask your visitors lead
ing questions about things, in which
you know they will be interested,
which naturally will start the con
versation oft into proper-chahnels.
Show great interest in whatever
your visitors say. Make it appear
that you really would rather hear
them talk than to do the talking
yourself.
If your daughter makes a bid for
attention, recognize "her by letting
her occupy the center of the stage
for Just a minute, then make some
tactful but friendly remark which
will again put the conversation into
a proper course.
Make It a point to tell her at op
portune times how cultured people
conduct themselves and compliment
her occasionally on how well she
observes the points you mentioned.
These little confidential talks, to
gether with your good example and
tactful handling of her when in com
pany, gradually will influence her
to act more like you.
[BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
"America's Case Against Ger
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published last year, a [ logical and
forceful presentation of the reasons
for America's taking up arms
against Germany, proving their
sanction by both law and morals,
has been adopted as a textbook and
for supplementary reading in a
number of schools and colleges. The
author, Lindsay Rogers, is prbfes
sor of political science in the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Katherine Pyle's handsome book
retelling age-old stories, "Mother's
Nursery Tales," which E. P. Dutton
& Co. are bringing out as a Christ
mas book for the little ones, con
tains a number of such favorites of
the nursery as "The Sleeping
Beauty," "Jack and the Bean
Stalk." "The Goose Girl," "Sweet
Porridge," "The Wolf and the Five
Little Goats," and others equally be
loved by generations of children.
Miss Pyle has retold them with very
great charm apd originality of nar
rative and expression, while preserv.
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invention and fancy that have made
the stories such deathless favorites
of the nursery. The author's illus
trations, both full page plates and
black and white drawings, are
among the best work of the kind
that this famous illustrator has ever
done.
All the lads who are beginning to
'have their interest aroused by the
wonders of chemical science, - most
romantic and most mysterious of all
the sciences, will want to read and
possess Charles Ramsay Clarke's
"The Boy's Book of Chemistry,"
which has just been published b? E.
P. Dutton & Co. The author tells
them, first, how the modern science
was born out of the old ideas about
alchemy and what those ideas were.
Then there are chapters which ex
plain the fundamentals of chemical
sciehce and others which tell about
the chemistry of photography, of
the soil, and of warfare and about
what can be done in and around
the boy's own home with a knowl
edge of chemistry. There is a
chapter detailing and describing ex
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water and another on thek appara
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author.
Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1918, International News Service Bu Alcl\ lan US
I vJI " i^vEv OrIUTOK[) 0 r IUTOK[) 1
" When a Girl "
By ANJf LISLE
A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problems of a Girl Wife
CHAPTER XCIV
(Copyrighted 1918, by King Features'
Snydicate Inc.)
When I reached home from the
visit to our Canteen Lieutenant, the
doorman greeted me with an enor
mous hatbox-like affair. On its cov
er was the name ofone of the smart
est florists. Still aflame with the
good will enkindled by doing Carfotta
Sturges a good turn, I bore the box
up to my little home.
Suppose it were from Jim. This
time I'd revel in his extravagance.
It would burn down the barrier of
coldness I had set up between us.
It's afeainst my principles to cut
string, but it was beyond my power
to stop to untie these knots. So I
fairly hurled open the box.
There in a deep bowl of blue
luster was a mass of exquisite lilies
of the valley, and in the midst of
their white coolness were three crim
son roses. Under them a flat parcel.
Before I opened that, I ran to fill
the blue bowl with water. Then I
set it on the black and gold cover
flung across one end of the refectory
table.
A tip-toe with excitement, I ran
to open the parcel. A white en
velope fell out. I hardly knew
which to examine first. But after
a second I decided on the package.
What could Jlrft be sending me?
I unfastened the heavy white
paper—and there lay the blu robe.
Tom Mason had dared to send it
back.
Now all my life tvhen I got angry,
I had turned cold. Always I had
stiffened to a sort of icy stillness—
sarcastic and most aggravating I've
been told—to all violently angry
persons who take my repression for
calmness.
But now I became white hot. I
was dizzy with rage—and sick with
hate burning, flaming hate. I
seized that vase of blue luster from
the table and hurled it to the stone
lireplaee. It dashed to pieces and
in there—-a trickling oozing stream
of water and broken pottery, lay
pallor-stricken white lilies and
angry red roses.
For a moment I stared at them,
heaving, raging, ready to go and
wreak more vengeance on them.
The next instant I became oold with
bitter shame. Those little flowers!
[lt was as if I'd struck- baby hands.
Penitently, I crossed to the flre
: place and picked the bruised flowers
one at a time from the ruin around
them. I found a box, fllle'd it with
damp tissue paper and packed the
flowers safely in it. Then , I
fetched broom and dustpan and
cleaned the hearth my temper had
defiled.
Presently I was hatted and coated
again and on my way to a tangle
of dark and twisted streets in the
poor district. There was a church
there —a little Mission Church.
I was at peace when I returned
home. Very calmly I took the blue
robe, folded it and laid it back jn
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the chest. As calmly I opened Tom
Mason's note, and read his little
message:
"Forgive! The flowers say it for
me. and try to believe that 1 am
a better man for knowing you.
When you need a friend, won't you
come to me? T. M."
I had to believe he meant it. No
woman brings doubt with her from
a shrine.
By the time Jim came home I
was dressed in a new frock of the
lilac shade he loves so well and
his dress clothes were laid put and
his bath waiting. I wasn't trem
bling and palpitating with love
athirst for his kiss. But I was
warmed and comforted by the joy
of servioe. I wonder if that's the
true meaning of marriage after all?
Nothing was said of recent events
Jim didn't have to go to his collar
box, since I had put the studs and
links and collar buttons in his linen
so for the time being he didn't real
ize that I had returned hia ten-dol
lar bill.
Almost timidly Jim came over to
me. 1 laid my hand! in his and ho
kissed them — first one, then the
other. But he didn't take my Hps.
I fhink I was half disappointed,
half relieved.
"Wonder-girl!" he cried. "You're
the most beautiful thing in the
world. But not a little lilac princess
tonight. Anne a queen instead.
By Jove, you've something of the
stately, womanly iook of our beau
tiful Betty. Only you're much more
wonderful. A queen!" he ended,
slowly staring at me with puzzled
eyes as he dropped my hands and
limped into the bedroom.
I wonder if Betty's look of stately
reserve came to her through pain—
I wonder if her dead huSband caus
ed that pain.
I After a minute Jim came out
again flourishing his pleated shirt
in his hands. He was grinning boy
ishly. He seemed like himself
again.
"Wonder-girl," he repeated, "If
you didn't pick up this nice, soft,
ruffly shirt—lnstead of dooming me
to a stiff-bosomed horror. And
when I think of the bachelor davs
of selecting shirts and ramming 'in
studs, I could dance. Ready in a
jiff. Anne.
"Oh, by the way, Norreys Is going
to be there. Funny thing—he and
Jeannie met out West Idst year,
when he was resting up from his
wound. They must have had a tiff
or something, or they drifted apart.
It's all right now, though. Jeannie
'phoned and invited him to dinner
and—he's coming."
A strange feeling of joy came
over me. I experienced an unac
countable sensation of peace and
happiness at the thought of seeing
Anthony Norreys again.
(To Be Continued.)
No Need to Be Thin,
Scrawny or Sallow
It's Only Bromine the Stomach Doesn't
Furnish Enough Xourlahment to
the Body.
If you are thin and want to be
plump; if y#u have wrinkles.in your
face that you are not proud of; if the
skin is sallow or Subject to pimples
or blackheads, take Mi-o-na stomach
tablets for two weeks and notice the
change.
The majority of the thin people are
thin because the stomach does not
perform its duties properly. It is not
secreting sufficient of the natural di
gestive juices and in consequence
does not extract from the food enough
nutritive matter to nourish every
part of the body. When the stomach
does nqt do its work properly, the
■nourishment in.the food you eat Is
not extracted and passes through the
body without leaving any flesh build
ing elements.
Mi-o-na stomach tables are Intend
ed to build up the stomach so that it
will act properly and extract from
the food all elements necessary to
form good, solid flesh.
Ir you are thin try two weeks treat
ment of Mi-o-na stomach tablets
they are small, easily swallowed and
have made many friends by their
proven value.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are sold on
the guarantee of money back if they
do not overcome indigestion, acute or
chronic, stop stomach disturbance,
belching, heartburn, sour stomach,
and any after dinner distress.
For sale by H. C. Kennedy, and all
leading druggists.
ASK GRANDMA ABOUT
VEGETABLE TEA FOR
CONSTIPATION
Liver and Bowel remedies comq and
go, but Dr. Carter's K. and B. Tea,
which your grandmother knew all
about, is now more popular than ever.
Many families have used this tea
for years, brewing it at home, and
flnd It the best and leaat expensive
remedy they can get.
Your pharmacist will sell you a
small package, which will last & long
time.
■ It's a splendid drlhk for constipa
tion, acts surely and gently, and for a
sluggish liver, sick headache, sallow
skin and dixzlneas. many thousands of
women use it. Speedy and blissful re
lief is guaranteed to all who drink
Dr. Carter's K. and B. Tea,' and don't
forget that It's simply fine for chil
dren.
LITTLE TALKS BY
BE A TRICE FAIRFAX
"Gee! a fellow knows now where
to And the other fellows!"
A little boy of somewhere between
three and six years old had been in
troduced to a Neighborhood Play
house. He had lingered and played
there and gone again. And this was
his rapturous comment, as quoted by
Mrs. Elizabeth Byrne Ferm, who orig
inated the Neighborhood Playhouse
idea and who now teils us how it has
worked out.
We are told that play is the great
educator. It is supposed to be the
duty of a child too young to go to
school and too old to sit in its moth
ers lap to develop itself by playing
with all its might and main. We
adults have heard this BO much that
we are disposed to worry about a
child who becomes tired of playing
or who doesn't like to play alone, or
who doesn't play happily under super
vision. We are inclined to call the
small creature to rather strict ac
count for its unplayfulness.
Bift where is he to play on anything
like the scale, that is. that childhood
games demand? On a city sidewalk?
In the extremely narrow restrictions
of a city backyard?% In a temporar
ily unusued corner of somebody's bed
room?
Mr. Perm's Invention
It is Just this interesting question
that Mrs. Ferm has carefully thought
out. and, as she believes, found the
answer to. And this answer takes tlia
form of an entirely new institution,
the Neighborhood Playhouse.
To begin with. Mrs. Ferm found
that children like to play with
other children of their own neighbor
hood. They don't particularly like to
be taken to distant spots to play with
children whom their elders consider
"desirable." Do parents know this?
"Have you ever heard the tone or
complaint in a child's voice and seen
tlje look of dissatisfaction in his
eyes?" asks Mrs. Ferm. "How often
I have heard that tone, and when I
have sympathetically turned to look
for the cause I have Invariably found
a child In charge of an adult, distract
ed from his real needs, pushing along
some expensive toy, which only served
HQLSUM
order now so B B B doesn't
he will be B| wak ||& ipg Rjp have Holsum
is all the name implies. It is made of the best
materials and baked thoroughly. Whether you eat the "end" or
cut a slice from the middle of the loaf, you will find it to be uni
form in texture. It is the bread that thousands of people have
been eating for years, and they like it because they can depend
on it.
SOLD A T ALL GROCERS
We do Not Deliver to Houses By Wagon Direct from the Bakery..
Schmidt's Bakery
Formerly Acme Baking Co., 13th & Walnut
to irritate the child and further ac
centuate his distinctness from other
children.
Kindergarten conditions she re
gards as no better. Here "the child
is sweetly taken in charge and ap
pointed to a Heat and place whichc
at oncec limits his power of expres
sion. The chcild Is then pursued by
a program." From this time on the
c * r ™J n ® young women who direct
the kindergarten set themselves to
suppress every natural impulse they
can discover.
On the other hand, the street won't
serve as a playground. Neither will
most homes, both because they
haven't proper play facilities and be
cause the atmosphere is too personal
So, if you were five years old and
your older brothers and sisters had
gone to school, and the backyard
looked uninteresting and it was a
rainy day besides—wouldn't you think
it a very wonderful thing to go to a
playhouse in the next block and stay
until dinner time?
Ail Infant Clabhonae
The Idea is almost that of an infant
clubhouse. Every child in the neigh
borhood belongs to the club. Every
thing In the clubhouse belongs to the
children. Every child associates on
perfectly free and equal terms with
every other child.
Very old-fashioned people who be
lieve that a child should be nagged
and supervised practically all the
time that it is awake doubtless will
disapprove of this idea. "Some theor
ist cooked that up." they will object
with a good deal of scorn. "It would
never work out In practice, and even
If it did, it would give children far
too much liberty.
But the Interesting thing Is that it
does work out. And though It glve9
chcildren liberty, it gives them re
sponsibility at the same time. If play
materials are destroyed, the children
themselves have no way of replacing
them. So they learn to be careful.
Likewise if a child doesn't "play
fair" he pays the natural penalty
That is. the other chcildren won t
play with him. And it's very much
JANUARY 14/1919:
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, less fun to pluy at home by oneself.
So the spirit of fairness is bred.
Furthermore, in the playhouso there
is no audience for whines or com
plaints. No child can "tell on" an
other child, for there is nobody who
would listen—as thoughtless parents
. sometimes do. If there are any injua
; tices, they right themselves. Children
are really fairer judges of each other
than grownups can be.
Freedom Veraur Nagging
But best of all is the fact, not that
such a playhouse is good for the chil
dren of a neighborhood, but that the
children themselves like it. It meets
their need of companionship, it meets
their need of play, it meets their need
of freedom. This being the case, they
are happy. And a thoroughly happy
child is recognizable at sight. Indeed,
it seems almost a different order of
being from the child who Is repressed
and nagged at home or bullied in the
street or waited upon by a nurse or
governess.
To be healthy, happy, occupied,
free to play during those few precious
Impressionable years—what better
thing can we do for our children than
to secure them this?. What better gift
can we offer them than entrance into
an infant paradise of. this order?
It is, of course, the children's good
that should be put Hrst in urging such
a project as the neighborhood play
house. But open-minded mothers who
might come to talk the thing over and
decide to do their utmost to establish
in their own nelghbborhood a center
of this sort would also find in the end
that It worked out to their own ad
vantage also.
A busy mother, who loved her
young children very much, but who
found in herself no capacity to
"amuse" them or overcome their fret
fulness, would doubtless be deeply
grateful if a playhouse took this Job
off her hands. Moreover, this arrange
ment would give her at least three
or four extra hours a day for work
or rest or recreation, whatever she
most needed. Perhaps she would feel
a certain jealous sadness for a day or
two on realizing that the first separa
tion was so easily accomplished, that
her babies were so much happier
away from home, and that an imper
sonal house around the corner could
do more for them than mother love
could do. But a wise mother soon
dries these sentimental tears and sets
herself to becoming the kind of wom
an that her children will eagerly and
trutfully turn to when the playhouse
age Is past.
We have been told that this Is "the
century of the child." More recently
wo have been told that this is "the
children's year." I hope both these
statements are true. I hope no par
ent in these days will dream of deny
ing his children whatever freedom
and health and happiness may be
within reach.
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
Hurry, Mother! Remove poi
sons from little stomach,
liver, bowels
Give "California Syrup-of Pigs"
if cross, bilious •"'"*• ?
feverish
No matter what alls your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one Is out-of-sorts,
half-sick, isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally—look. Mother! see
if tongue is coated. This is a sure
sign that its little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach*
sour, breath bad or has stomach
ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full of
cold, give a teaspoonful of "Cali-i
fornia SVrup of tflgs," and in &
hours all the consUpated poison, un
digested food and sour bile gently
moves out of its little bowels with
out griping, and you have a well,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative," be
cause it never fails to cleanse the
little one's liver and bowels and
sweeten the stomach and they dearly
love its pleasant taste. Full direc
tions for babies, children of all ages
and for grown-ups printed on each
bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggflst for a bottle of
"California Syrup of Figs," then see
that it is made by the "California
Fig Syrup Company."
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