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THE QUIET HOUR A Better Crop of Boys and Girls j By \VtBiam A. McKeevef This is a great age for the breeding of thoroughbred horses, hogs and cat tle, but not especially an age for the J improvement of the race of men. If ;.n culinary farmer chances to have | ;> hoi se that balks in the harness or j a cow that runs off the reservation , ne r.eds only to write to the nearest! government 'xperimeut station in] erd> ' to secure, free of cost, care fully prepared bulletin on the subject., and perhaps along with it a helpful letter from a high-salaried expert. But if the ref-actory creature chan ces ’o be his lb-year-old son or fledge ting daughter, the perplexed ruralist nuts' fight out the ease alone, or aid ed only by a d ^pairing wife. WHERE WE BLUNDER Ti.» foregoing is typical of a lot cf glaring inconsistencies in our, boasted age of progress. Through| „ government appropriations and privat benefactions we are expending vast sum of mono, in pursuit of wealth and in the hidden meanings of non human nature. .lust now we read that government experts are constant, ly a; work patrolling the sea coast' in order to make a careful study of, the antics of the sportive clam, the elus.ie mackerel and the hilarious bachelor seal, nut ’here is no publicly supported effort to observe scientif ] ically the interesting behavior of lit- j Ho children playing around the fami j ly fireside. We have scholarly deser tations on how to develop kindliness j and good will ;n the recreant mule and how to b'ing up in a successful way the orphan calf, but those who hav in charge the home development of human offspring must grope in the d irk for a successful way. We know now to make p gs drive, tint, not how io Iff oh boys l ) savo. We know how to make hens Jay. hut no t how to train girls to help in the home or whether or not they should be so trained. We ::now how scientifically to firing out the hidden energies of the toil, but Ii tie or nothing of how lo bring to realization by means of scientific hom > training the splendid latent aptitudes that are the inherent possessions of practically all boys and girls born among is. W>- require a long course of school ing tor the teacher, the physician, the veterinarian; we offei advanced courses of instruction for those who would do well in the breeding and management of cattle and hogs and chickens, hut we have no course of training or any standard of require ment for tiros? who are to engage in ■ the complex and difficult task of rear ing children in the home. Any young human pair - no matter how much diseased, how criminal in their habits or tendencies, how ignorant of things in general and of child-bearing in particular - may, if they agree, be < ome married and blunder away with out help or hindrance in the work of bringing un a family. COURSE IN MATRIMONY NEEDED. Or.o thing Is certain. Our young people continue to fall in love as of old. But so far as science has invest igated this phenomenon in its direct bearing upon fhe future of the race it might, he a result of infection or contagion, or merely an idiosyncrasy of callow youHi. We have scientif ically worked out cards for scoring cows and pigs and chickens, but how about scoring young men and women who are candidates for marriage. What are the correct standards of form and symmetry of body? Of ability to work and to resist > fatigue. Of compatabilities of men tal nature? Of knowledge as to the care and instruction of infants? What are the marks whereby a young woman whoso hand is sought in marriage may know a good man when she sees him7 And those whereby a young man may know a good wo man'.’ How singular, and yet how lan entabie a fact it is that farmers should know so much more of a spe cific and reliable nature about pre paring their hogs for the live-stock market than they do about preparing their daughters for the matrimonial market. All the foregoing important matters are left to chance or accident and gossip, because of the fact that we have been laboring under the foolish belief that love is blind and not to be influenced by instruction. Young men fall in love with such superficial things as a basket-shaped hat or a miming gait, and young women with flashy neck-ties and glistening jewel ry partly because they do not know from intelligent instruction what to ^ look for as evidences of real worth in the opposite sex. After a brief period of thoughtless, undirected courting many a young couple are j united in what we call the “holy bond; of matrimony, ' but these bonds very \ often prove unholy in the sight of God Andmen, the divorce-court will amply attest. According to an official government enumeration, one of every twelve marriages in this country is now annulled by divorce. But it is juvenile instruction rather than anti divoree legislation that will do most to remove this great blight from the American family. So. now that the National Breeders' Association is about to include a de partment of eugenics. It will not be cons’dered a matter of sentimeutal sm tor me to urge that there be in stituted for prospective parents some hing in the nature of a course in mat timony. Let here be obtained by careful methods of study and inquiry a body of information as to what physical and mental and moral qual ities are most satisfactory promises of efficient parenthood, and what types of temperament may lie regarded as compatible. Inculcate these conclu sions in tlic home, the school, the church and the other socializing in stitutions so that they will become a part of the common knowledge of tin1 people. And then, before the youthful worn t has th * occasion to become blinded with a passion for some ill advised life mate he will have been guided intelligently into a search for a tree, and likewise intelligent, com panion of tlie soul. EXAMINE THOSE WHO WOULD MARRY There is no good reason why those who wish to marry should not. be re quired to pass a physical examination, as well as intellectual. I would have the entrance requirements” for mat rimony in every state about as follow Have both candidates pass on these points: 1 Comparative freedom from the more serious chronic diseases and weaknesses. 2 Comparative freedom from crim inal habits and tendencies as estab lished by competent testimony. 3 Knowledge of the rudiments of the psychology of child development, including the moral and Intellectual training of the young. 4 Knowledge of the rudiments of home sanitation. 5 Some degree of compatibility of temperament. Test the young man farther. 1 As to his ability to do steady, honorable work and provide a means of living, requiring reasonable pros pects of a permanent vocation. 2 As to his knowledge of the right of women as housewives, and of child ren in the home. Test the young woman farther: 1 In the rudiments of domestic science and art., including personal knowledge of how to do housework. 2 As to her knowledge of the business affairs of the successful housewife. 3 In regard to the matter of feed ing, clothing and otherwise caring for infant children. NO LITERATURE ON HOME TRAINING One of the principle reasons why parents continue to train their chil dren by old tashioned methods of guess, hearsay and superstition is that there has never been prepared and offered to them any authentic, scientific literature on the subject. The old hit- or miss methods of farm ing and stock raising are being given up to the exclusive use of those inter ested inrearing children, while the farmer and stockman take advantage of the methods worked out for them by the trained experts. Yet there is no more fert'le field for research and investigation today than that of home life of children. Send trained men and women into this field to gatl er up the broken fragments of a possible science of child rearing and then place their findings in condensed form free of charge in the hands of all prospective parents. I can think of nc better and quicker way of re generating thewhole race. PUBLIC OPINION WRONG Foi ages past it was thought that young children who committed crim inal acts were inherently criminal. Thousands of little children have beei crueMy thrust into foul prisons and branded as moral degenerates in the public eye when, as a matter of fact, they merely needed the oportu nity that an ordinary parent can to day be taught how to give. I chalenge any reader of this article to follow out the great work being done at pres ent by the best juvenile courts, the industrial schools, once called reform schools—and other like institutions, and not become thoroughly converted to the side of training as an efficient means of saving the youth of the land In fact, it is very generally agreed among the scientific students of the subject that the ordinary child born among us possessed in form of brain structures more latent aptitudes than will ever be needed for his successful development into social efficiency. In other words, our problem of youth is one of training rather than one of breeding. (Continued in Next Issue) LIVE STOCK NOTES. It Is a mistake to over feed or under feed. The larger the sow'u litter the more feed she needs It is all a mistake not to provide comfortable quarters. A feed of oats occasionally will bo relished by the brood sow. There Is room for more sheep on all well drained western farms. Young hogs can be rattened more profitably than those that are older. The better you loud your sheep the better will be your fleece and mutton. Sheep will thrive wherever dry foot ing may bo found. Keep them off wet lands. Remember that the mare must nour ish the foal as well as keep her own constitution supplied. i torses stabled in a close, badly ven tilated barn will come out In the morn ing dull and stupid. Whenever the pigs have scours you may be quite sure that the sows ure not getting a balanced ration. The bridle should always be ad justed to the shape of the horse’s head with proper regard for his dis position Any farmer with 60 acres or more can manage a flock of ten or 16 sheep at an expense so small that it will not be noticed in his general operations. Whenever the pigs have the thumps you may feel quite sure that the sows are getting too much corn and the pigs not getting sufficient exercise. If there are any runt pigs In the bunch, manage to give them extra feed and care, and In a short time they will match if not outstrip the others In gain. Don’t pasture horses or other ani mals on both sides of a wire fence, especially If it has a barb wire at the top. They are very apt to get lighting over or through It and thus get hurt, SEPARATING SOWS AND PIGS Gate Is So Arranged That Young Ani mals Can Pass Through at Proper Feeding Time. We have only one pasture for the hogs on our farm, and about the time the pigs are weaned we find It neces sary to have them separated from the sows at feeding time, writes C. H. James of Union county, Illinois, in Farm and Home. We have built a small inclosure in which to feed the young pigs. This Is separated from the place where the Gate Pigs Can Open. sows are fed by a small Rate that swings from the top. The gate swings outward, and cannot be entered un less it is held open by an attendant. The gate swings between the posts in such manner that the pigs cannot get their noses under it to open it from the outside, it is hung from the top on horseshoes, and can be as readily lifted up as it can be swung out. The pigs are taught to come to this pen for feeding by being fed there a number of times. Then the gate is put in and the pigs cannot enter ex cept when admitted by the attendant. When they are through eating they can go back to the pasture by open ing the gate themselves. They soon learn this trick, and the gate saves us considerable time. WHEN HOG HALTER IS USEFUL Excellent Method of Handling Vicious or Frightened Animal—Ends T rouble. Frequently when a single hog is being hauled in a wagon it becomes either vicious or frightened, in either —'X-P Halter for Hog. case It is a difficult matter to keep It in the wagon, writes E. E. Perry of Greenfield, la., in Missouri Valley Parmer. To obviate this put a halter on hog, snap a chain Into rings on each side and fasten to sides of wagon box, and there will be no fur ther trouble. Cruelty to Live 8tock. The thoughtless, not to say soulless, man who Is cruel to his stock, not only draws heavily upon his pocketbook for the privilege, but commits one of the meanest and most Inexcusable crimes In the whole list of wickedness. NOTES rnnftOk fiMSS By 'Itf/rfa'm __ If. .-., M .— Coal ashes are of no value to your garden. Grow plenty of hay. and some wheat and oats. Chicks in a large run will exercise more and hence keep warmer and healthier. Do not feed the young chicks any thing for at least thirty-six hours after hatching. Diversified farming and crop rota tion are the best antidotes for farm mortgages. Foul drinking water and filthy drinking vessels are a prolific source of trouble. The boar should always have a large lot to himself, and never be con fined in dark, damp quarters. Itape is sometimes sown on corn ground just preceding the lust cultiva tion, and with timely rains (lie rape will furnish a great deal of pasture after the corn is harvested. The farmer who lias all the land lie can well tend to lias no need of more land He would be much happier with a reasonable amount of land, only enough so that it can lie well im proved, fertilized and cultivated. Some make a practise in setting out an apple orchard to plant peach trees between the rows of apple trees, al lowing the short-lived peaeh tree to die before the apple tree matures. Plymouth Rooks, Wyandottes or Rhode Island Reds will grow Into hens at maturity that will weigh from six to eight pounds when fattened for market, bringing more than a dollar each. Horses comprise nearly 45 per cent, of the total live stock value of the country, their figures being $2,276,363, 000, as compared with $5,138,486,000 for horses, milch cows, cattle, swine, sheep and mules. In the selecting and buying of cat tle Relect the most healthy looking animals, and then determine positive ly with the tuberculin test as to whether or not they are free from tuberculosis. If you have a patch of rye use it as a soiling crop for cows. You can begin to cut and feed it when it is about a foot high. Cut only enough at a time for two days' feeding, and store it in (lie shade, where It will keep green. The first tiling is to have everything connected with the milk and milking as clean as It is possible to make them. The other essential Is to cool the milk as soon as possible after it is drawn from the cows and hold it to a low temperature till it Is to be used. Many farmers milk cows of ques tionable cleanliness In vessels known to be Impure and place the milk after milking in a warm room, often near the kitchen stove. Huch milk is not only unwholesome for food at any time, but it will soon sour and be come unfit for human food. Give the hen a good dustisg with insect, powder two or three times dur ing incubation, and a good one as she comes off with the chicks. Lice are a great enemy of young chicks, hence care must be taken with the sitting hen and her nest to see that no lice breed during incubation. Do not leave the cows out in the lot, as warm weather comes on, but keep them at nights In their accustomed stalls with plenty of soft, dry bedding It is more convenient to milk a cow in her usual stall than In an open lot, where she may wander about at will or be disturbed by the other cows. The pen of breeding fowls should be furnished with clean nests ami the eggs gathered with clean hands. No grease or oil of any kind must touch them. Eggs should be gathered fre quently and stored In a mild and not too dry place to prevent them from chilling and losing moisture. They should be turned dally while held and set as soon as possible. Fresh eggs are most fertile. The ground for the future bean crop is usually, If possible, fall or winter plowed, or at least plowed very early In the spring. Solis producing good corn crops grow fine beans. An ideal bean soil Is a sandy clay loam en riched by barn fertilizers, or clover sods, and as it loves a loose, deep soil, although shallow rooted, a manured clover sod put to corn the season be fore and well tilled proves an Ideal place for the growth of the bean ( Isn't Right Now of your financial condition ? a Good Time to 1>urintf these years of pros __ . " "q....perity how much of your in Take Stock come have you saved? Per haps very little, il any. Why not start ri^fht now by opening an account with the Falls City State Bank and conserve your income from now on? This bank furnishes deposit slips, cheeks and pass books free and pays interest on Time Deposits and CHILD REN’S ACCOUNTS. ■ Quality in Monuments I We sell monuments at as low prices as quality goes You don't want them lower-priced than that. If you do we haven't got them. Our goods are not high-priced, but they are good quality better than the price. We sell them because they give sat isfaction. You can pay a lower j price for goods than what ours will cost you, but we advise you not I to do it. Less money means less quality. |We guarantee satisfaction. Falls Citv Marble Works Established 1881. R. A. ® F. A. NEITZEL, Mjrs. Good Groceries and plenty of them. We have as good and complete a line of Groceries as anyone in the city, and all kinds of Fruits and Vegetables. Our Coffees are especially good and are priced according to quality at 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 36c and 40c per pound. We have been advertising our China stock for some months, but don’t for get that we sell Groceries at Chas. M. Wilson's Cold Coin Flour has the Purity to survive every prac tical and scientific test. BELOIT. KANSAS. 4ft Lbs. GOLD COIN * HIGHEST PATENT > LOUN ; y i Use this Flour and get better results in baking. 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