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the world's conduct is judged by our own. We give of our love and 

 service the best that we have to give, and sometimes fail to teach 

 the children, that they have a duty to perform by helping with 

 the little duties of life, by being happy themselves, charitable and 

 thoughtful of others. By performing these little tasks of home life 

 with beaming countenances we are able to drive away many of the 

 world's worries. 



We are judged in the world by the big things we accomplish, 

 but after all, it is the little niceties of life which make us really 

 happy and equip us for battle. The child's mind is anxious for 

 knowledge and wants to know why we sometimes say "no." As 

 we should like to know the reasons when we are unduly criticised, 

 so we should be ever ready to give our reasons for saying "no" or 

 "yes." If we do not satisfy a child in, this particular someone else 

 will, possibly to the loss of our influence to some degree. The 

 sooner he knows that "no" is final the sooner the lesson in obedi- 

 ence is learned, and the easier it is for him to accept conditions 

 as they are and make the best of them. Then a battle for home 

 and school is won and a lesson in self-control is learned which will 

 help him to pass over the rough places in life with grace, and be 

 the stronger for it. 



We punish a child for telling a falsehood when we are often 

 responsible for it ourselves. How? By punishing for accidents 

 and things that he cannot help; by not investigating thoroughly 

 and discovering where to place the blame ; by not being as careful 

 as we should be ourselves of what we say and do. I once heard a 

 woman tell a direct falsehood over the telephone, and within a half 

 hour punish her little son for a similar offense. If we would have 

 our children be absolutely truthful, we must be so before them 

 in act and deed. If we would take our darlings on our laps, and in 

 a real mother's way take time to develop in them a love of truth, 

 and the meaning of truth and honor to the human life and social 

 relations, we would avoid many heartaches and humiliations. 

 When we have made them realize this great truth the little virtues 

 will begin to take their places in their lives, and with our encour- 

 agement and that of our friends they will set their own, standards 

 of right living and right thinking high and try to reach the goal. 



The country is the ideal place to rear a family, particularly 

 the boys of the family. There we are free from the influence of 

 the outside world, and our influence is supreme. There we have 

 room for all kinds of sports and games, which it is our duty to 

 provide, and give time for this enjoyment. Here is where we often 



