Going Barefoot.--The careful mother does not let her child run barefoot,
no matter how they clamor to do it. If they wish to go shoeless, let them
wear bathing sandals without stockings, is the advice of the writer, who
adds, the germ of tetanus, better known as lockjaw, is frequently found in
the soil and a child with even a small scratch or cut takes big risks. For
girls, especially, running barefoot should be a forbidden pleasure as it
makes the feet broad and flat.

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FROM JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER'S "BAREFOOT BOY."

Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
With thy turned-up pantaloons,
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip, redder still
Kissed by strawberries on the hill;
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace;
From my heart I give thee joy,
I was once a barefoot boy.

The Children's Sunday.--What can we do with the children on Sundays? Do
not attempt to do anything unusual or make yourself miserable over their
natural antics. Send them to the Sabbath School, never deny a child this
privilege or be too negligent to give him the privilege, says the Woman's
National Daily. A walk during the day to the park, woods or some place
where the recreation is pleasant, is advisable. But do not get so modern
in your views that you will permit them the riotous amusements in which
they must usually indulge through the week. One cannot do wrong in
impressing the sacredness of the day upon the children, for it is one of
the deplorable features of modern life that the sacredness is sadly
abused, and mostly by the young folk.

Idleness.--Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil,
and leads to no other evil more certain than ill-temper.--Hannah More.

Learning to Sew.--Every reasonable mother knows that it is wise to teach
her little daughter to sew. Let her begin on the tiny garment of her doll.
She will easily form the habit of mending torn places in dolly's clothes
and replace absent buttons. With this experience, it will not be long
before she will begin to take an interest in her own clothes, and so will
not need to be warned that a button is coming off or that the hem of her
skirt is coming out. But, of course, she could not begin by sewing or
patching her own clothes, nor by mending intricate tears. First see that
she sews on buttons correctly and then let her do some basting