Silence.—Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refuse.—Show.
[812 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]
A Dish for Children.—An old-fashioned dish which never fails to delight the children may be prepared as follows: One quart of cornmeal, one pint of ripe chopped apples, three tablespoonfuls of butter, pinch of salt, one and one-half cups of water. Sweeten the apples to taste and bake as ordinary corn bread.
THE NOON OF LIFE.
What! grieve that time has brought so soon
The sober age of manhood on?
As idly might I weep, at noon,
To see the blush of morning gone.
—Bryant.
Mouth Breathing.—Little ones who habitually breathe loud or snore in their sleep may be troubled with an adenoid growth.
Family.—A happy family is but an earlier heaven.—Bowering.
Obedience.—Prompt, unquestionable obedience in children seems to be a thing of the past, is the criticism of a recent writer, who adds: The up-to-date mother no longer tells her offspring that they must do or leave undone certain things because it is right. She enters into elaborate explanations and they need no longer blindly obey. This is not the wise preparation for the adult life. Unless we have taught our children the necessity for life's discipline, which they cannot at the time understand, it will make them rebellious and fail to work out the peaceable fruits of righteousness.
The Value of a Laugh.—A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.—Lamb.
Sanitary Drinking Cups.—Supply the youngsters on going to school with folded paper cornucopias which come in sealed packages for a small sum. These are used for drinking cups instead of those found in public places. Teach the children to make these useful little drinking cups from clean white paper, and there will be no danger of contracting disease from a drinking cup used by everyone who passes.