and that she would not inflict pain or cause you suffering
unless she knew it was for your good. The young horse does not
understand why a halter is put around its neck and is made to run around
in a circle until it is tired. It would much rather enjoy itself in its
own care-free, and happy way. And when finally a full set of harness is
put on, and it is put into the shafts of a wagon and tied there, and
made to pull it and its driver many weary miles the horse does not like
it, and he rebels strenuously. He is, however, compelled to obey in the
end, and he finally consents to become a useful horse.

It is exactly the same way with every little boy and girl. We are put
into this world for a certain purpose, and we must all work. Now parents
know this, and they know just how to prepare little girls and boys for
this work. They therefore ask them to do many things that are not
pleasant or agreeable but which must be done in order to prepare them
for the work ahead.

WHAT A MOTHER SHOULD TELL HER DAUGHTER

Your daughter is now about fourteen years of age. She is about to pass
from girlhood to womanhood and she should know more of life's story. The
mother will now tell her the complete story in the form of little talks,
based upon the following facts as texts. Each mother will doubtless add
to the story as conditions justify and as the education of the mother
and daughter may dictate. A multitude of little side talks can be wisely
indulged in to make clear any uncertain or doubtful explanation, and
every one of these incidental excursions can be made exceedingly
interesting if wisely and opportunely chosen. Always remember, however,
to emphasize the sacredness of the story. Do not permit your daughter to
get the impression that you are telling her something that simply has to
be told, just as you told her the correct way to boil an egg. Let her
realize and get the impression that this is the most serious and most
wonderfully interesting story in existence, the most important story she
will ever hear. Let her understand that motherhood, for which she is now
preparing, is the duty God assigned her in this world: that that duty
must be carried out, and that she must do nothing, nor leave anything
undone, to interfere with its accomplishment. Do not only impress her
with the story itself, but let your own explanation be so emphatically
serious, that she will deeply appreciate its momentous significance--an
occasion to be r