hey talk too
much."

Reproof Before Others.

Never, unless it is absolutely unavoidable, reprove a child in the
presence of strangers. To do this injures their feeling of
self-respect. It is an annoyance to the visitor also. While it
frequently happens that a word of timely admonition is necessary, all
extended reproof should be left until alone with the child.

Cleanliness and Order.

Insist upon cleanliness in dress, and teach the children early that
their hair should be combed, their teeth and finger-nails clean, and
their clothing fresh and neat upon all occasions.

Teach the boys that their shoes should be polished and free from
dust, and their clothes thoroughly brushed. Slippers should be
furnished boys for house wear, and the importance of using a doormat
before entering should be early impressed upon both girls and boys.
Teach them also order and care as to their personal belongings, and
the lessons of neatness thus early inculcated will be of untold value
in their after life.

Home Hints.

Cultivate in children the habit of assuming pleasing attitudes. Do not
let them constantly lounge about over chairs, couches and tables, and
their company manners will not then be a terror in the house. Teach
them the proper use of a handkerchief, and insist that they observe
it.

Instruct them what to do with their hands and feet, never twisting the
former, or swinging the latter. Never permit them to scratch the head
or person, to clean ears or finger nails, or to use a toothpick in
public. Teach them to suppress a yawn or to conceal the mouth with the
hand.

Do not let them pass in front of people in a room, or, if from the
arrangement of the furniture it is impossible to avoid so doing, let
them ask to be excused.

If they should accidently tread upon the toes, or otherwise disturb a
guest, teach them at once to apologize with an "Excuse me," or, "I beg
your pardon." Do not permit them to slam doors, or to shout up and
down stairs. Never allow requests or messages to be called from one
end of the house to the other; insist upon a child coming into the
room with whatever he or she may have to say.

Impress upon boys and girls not to stare at others, nor to take any
apparent notice of personal peculiarities, deformities, or oddities of
dress or demeanor. Teach the children always to play a fair game upon
the playground, and not to lose their tempers over any little
difference of opinion that may aris