0 AMUSING CHILDREN; February 1907; by Mrs. E. C. Rocheford

Rain, rain, and the children must be amused, and they must be kept quiet for there is sickness in the house, and the little ones are cross and peevish, and will slip away and get wet, and then the work of changing clothes and the trouble of drying them, and the crossness and scolding and temper matching the weather.

A bucketful of sand will amuse children for hours at a time. Newspapers, scissors and a pot of paste always delight children. They may string beads, the more colors the better; brushes and paints are a child's delight. Colored papers may be woven in mats or made in chains by pasting the links together and for pity's sake give the children plenty of room. They must have their rights, and they must have a happy childhood memory to follow them through life. Play with them, be real company for them. Teach them to work, to sew, to iron, to sweep, to fill wood boxes, to help wherever there is a chance for them to be of use. It is surprising how much children can do to lighten the mother's burden.