"It ought not to be hard, when you think of the reason, my boy. The rules are good for you, too, and even if they were needless, you should obey cheerfully for the sake of the younger ones. It is only fair, I am sure, that an older brother, who can help a great deal with the younger ones if he will, should gladly set them a good example, and even deny himself a little for their sakes." +----------------------+ | | | Thoughts for Mothers | | | +----------------------+ Conquering Fear in the Child by Common Sense Methods. "It is evident that the first and most important step to be taken in fighting fear in the child is the establishment of physical health," is the conclusion of Dr. Josiah Morse in _The Sunday Magazine_. "Whenever a parent finds that a child is becoming timorous, she may be sure that the child is not enjoying perfect health. A physician should straightway be consulted. Fear thrives upon weakness; it also aggravates weakness. Many a child has been weakened mentally and physically by fright or a shock, or by witnessing frequent expressions of fear in its mother. "So we may say that the best way to fight fear is carefully to avoid inducing it in children, and to be on the watch, so as to be able to nip in the bud those fears which are more or less natural to children, and which appear of their own accord." Dr. Morse holds that frequent calming and explanative conversations with the child, analyzing things that appear to cause it fear, and showing that grounds for fear do not exist, suppression of fearsome emotions in the parent, and strict cultivation of the child's physical health will take from it those mental torments which afflict so many. [Entered at the Post Office at Elgin, Ill., as Second Class Mail Matter.] Price of Dew Drops.--In lots of five or more, to one address, 20 cents per copy per year, or 5-1/2 cents per copy per quarter. Address, DAVID C. COOK PUBLISHING CO., ELGIN, ILL. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Dew Drops, by Various