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of the entire I succeeded in awakening shame in her 
neighborhood, would give way to violent mind and a sense of doing something that 
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Knowing well the folly of most “cures” 
for temper and the actual harm done by 
many of them, I set about to think out the 
thing as logically as possible. To spank 
a child during a “brain storm” adds fuel 
to the flame with which the whole in¬ 
dividuality is already consumed; to threat¬ 
en with “black-man,” “bogey man,” 
and so on, as some benighted mothers do, 
is criminal and short-sighted, while the 
“dark closet” only complicates the chaos 
in the child’s mind by adding fear. I 
had seen these remedies tried and wit¬ 
nessed their inefficiency. 
Learning the Lesson of Self-Control 
Obviously self-control was the only 
satisfactory answer to the puzzle, but 
how bring it about at such an early age? 
First, I must create a desire not to show 
anger before I could expect small daughter 
to control her temper. I must shame her 
out of it, show her that other people 
didn’t do it, that nobody would love her 
if she acted that way. I must describe 
to her just how unattractive she looked 
in a “tantrum” and appeal to her vanity 
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“ups” (things we liked) and “downs” 
(things we did not like). In the mean¬ 
time I had to be very careful not to be 
floored by any “downs” of my own or to 
lose my temper, knowing that my ex¬ 
ample was far more valuable than any¬ 
thing I could possibly say. 
Cold Water Subdues a Tantrum 
The rest of the “cure” was an inspira¬ 
tion and as important at first as the talks. 
One day, as I expected, the inevitable 
happened and little daughter flew into a 
furious rage, notwithstanding her dislike 
of the picture of herself in a temper which 
I had shown her. I could not make my¬ 
self heard in the din, so in desperation I 
took her by the hand and gently led and 
pulled her to the bathroom. There I 
closed the door and turning on the cold 
water I soaked a soft face cloth and sopped 
it again and again on her red and swollen 
face, and eyes and forehead. The result 
was a shocked and surprised let-up of the 
screams almost immediately. Then, 
until the ensuing sobs were quieted, I 
bathed head and wrists in cold water, 
using a slow caressing motion over face 
and eyes and letting the water flow on the 
wrists now and then. I was obliged to 
resort to this “cold water” method several 
times and it never failed to quell the 
fierceness of the “tantrum.” We never 
discussed the trouble at the time, my 
one object being to quiet the child and get 
her back to normal. I knew, however, that 
each “brainstorm” yielded to made the 
habit that much stronger, so I lost no 
favorable opportunity for suggestions and 
was very careful not to allow' small daugh¬ 
ter to get over-tired, as fatigue is often the 
forerunner of temper in a nervous child. 
It took patience and forbearance, but 
I have cured the little girl, who is now a 
big girl, of exhibitions of temper and I 
recommend this method instead of spank¬ 
ing and so on for any high-strung, excit¬ 
able child.— Esther H. Doolittle. 
What a Nice Breakfast! 
(.4 Scotch sister living in nearby Canada sends us this 
amusing account of a painful domestic incident.) 
O NE afternoon lately, I spent a pleas¬ 
ant hour or two picking blackberries 
(or brambles as we call them) which 
were growing in abundance in a ditch 
at the side of the road. One of my pussy¬ 
cats was with me, the sun was hot, and I 
could see my husband in the distance 
busy at his work of scything the .oats. I 
enjoyed myself immensely in this happy 
period of freedom from house and farm 
duties and thought pleasurably of the 
jam I would make at night. Not a soul 
passed along the road, all was quiet and 
pleasant—only the sound of the scythe- 
an occasional meow from Pussy and the 
distant cackling of our hens, to break the 
stillness of the afternoon. 
When the day’s work was over, I made 
the preserve, and found that sufficient 
berries remained to fill a “nappie” for 
each of us. “Well,” thought I, “with 
cream and sugar, this w ill be a little treat 
for breakfast to-morrow.” 
A Valuable Find 
The morning dawned, and soon I was 
setting the table for breakfast. The 
tea was infused, the eggs were boiling, 
when “Oh, those brambles!” I thought. 
“I must get cream for them.” I poured 
cream over the berries, then went to the 
pantry to fill the sugar dish. But as I 
passed a certain shelf, I noticed a paper 
bag containing something. 
“By the way, what is in that bag?” 
w'as my inw'ard query. Opening it I 
exclaimed, “Good luck! A nice little 
find. Here is the sugar Mrs. Wilson 
returned to me a while ago. Fancy for¬ 
getting about it. I’ll just begin to use 
it up now.” (Other housekeepers in those 
days of high-priced sugar will understand 
my pleasure). Feeling quite rich, I 
put sugar into our cups and liberally 
sugared the brambles. 
The door opened and in entered hubby. 
“Breakfast is quite ready now,” I 
announced. “I will fill up the cups.” 
Hubby gave an appreciative glance 
at the fruit, but first began to eat some 
bread and butter, and then took a 
draught of tea while I was attending to 
the cats’ breakfast. I heard a gurgling 
noise and looked up. 
“What did you put into the tea, my 
dear lady?” he asked, his face twitching 
as if in convulsions. 
“What should I put in but cream and 
sugar,” I retorted. “Surely the cream is 
not sour?” 
“Taste your own tea,” was my hus¬ 
band’s suggestion. 
Wae’s me! The tea was salted! “Oh, 
boy, I’m so sorry! The berries are salted 
Home Brew 
\17HEN your sweetie and you have 
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And the world seems dull and drear. 
Follow this prescription, carefully filled, 
And the trouble will disappear. 
Dissolve two lumps of foolish pride 
In two glasses of common sense; 
Add patience, forbearance and sympathy 
And allow it to condense. 
Pour the mixture into a loving cup 
Get your sweetie to drink with you, 
Then drown all the fancied hurts and 
stings 
In this wonderful old home brew. 
BERTHA R. McDONALD. 
too!” I screamed, as I saw r he was 
going to eat them to put away the taste 
of the tea. 
Lowering his spoon, my patient spouse 
said mildly, “How in all the earth did you 
manage to do this, Ellen!” “Goodness, 
it was dairy salt that Mrs. Wilson 
returned to me I remember now: — but 
it did look so like powdered sugar. Our 
lovely berries are done for.” I lamented. 
My good husband mercifully refrained 
from indulging in one word of deserved 
sarcasm, but encouragingly hinted, 
“Likely there’s lots of brambles grow’ing 
yet.”— Mrs. Helen MacFadgen. 
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T O SPREAD information about better 
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National Committee for Better Films 
has made up a list of 282 motion pictures 
based upon standard or current works of 
fiction or other literature. This list 
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available pictures chosen by the skilled 
volunteer committees of the National 
Board of Review as “better films” during 
the past three years. 
Tie-up between exhibitors, libraries, 
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whenever these films are shown, but the 
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fit in appropriately with the observance 
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Those w'ishing to know of good films, 
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Call on your local exhibitor and see ii 
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