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Identifier: youthseducatorfo00whit (find matches)
Title: Youth's educator for home and society ..
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: White, Anna R., Mrs. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Etiquette
Publisher: Chicago, Philadelphia (etc.) Monarch book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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es to hard and con-stant labor (or if not actual labor to perpetual anxiety)that they may accumulate something for their boysand girls. There is scarce a father who when askedwhy he makes life such a continual grind, but willanswer, I want to have my children provided for—I dont want them to have as hard a time as I have. It is a generous motive, but it is unjust to them-selves and to the children. Unjust to themselves asit deprives them of the chance for rest and mentalculture. They become mere machines, losing alltaste for social enjoyments, and unfitting themselvesfor companions to the ones for whom they are striv-ing. The injustice to the boys and girls lies in thefact that, finding a fortune laid by ready for them,they seldom care to acquire those stern habits ofindustry, self-reliance and thrift necessary to pilotthem through the world. Thus a twofold evil iswrought, and the home, business life and the State,are equally .losers. Boys and girls should be liberally provided with
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THE BOYS AND GIRLS AT HOME. 271 those home pleasures which make it a place to loveto be. And among them ranks music first. Wenever met one who did not appreciate musical sounds,from the little babe whose eyes turn so swiftly to theuncomprehended sounds, to the feeble old man, whoseears are growing dim. To some, the word music conveys the idea of anexpensive instrument, and a fine performer to bringout the tones of that instrument. These are agree-able to have, but many homes where these cannot beobtained, can have the music of blended voices andsweet harmony. Home is the spot where music is the expression ofthe purest emotions, for it is within every heart. The trees, rustling perpetually, breathe music.The birds are Natures songsters. Dreams of a fairerworld are filled with celestial harmony. And in thehome sweet songs should have their part in strength-ening its ties, and drawing nearer those who dwelltherein. There are many lessons which the young girl musttake home to herself, ere

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