This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...supervision of his entire youthful career. Therefore, make the home as attractive as possible for the young son. Provide inexpensive playthings; see that he has companions, even if you have to borrow some; give him light industrial duties to suit his age and strength; furnish him none but wholesome food and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...supervision of his entire youthful career. Therefore, make the home as attractive as possible for the young son. Provide inexpensive playthings; see that he has companions, even if you have to borrow some; give him light industrial duties to suit his age and strength; furnish him none but wholesome food and drink; arrange his evening hours attractively; talk over habitually his own little problems and perplexities with him; and continue to be ever his best and most trusted companion. These simple rules are within the reach of all and will prove infallible if reasonably well followed. 5. As the boy approaches adolescence, he will necessarily go further from you and into more places where there may be alcohol drinking. Have him bring home full reports of such outgoings, especially as to any questionable conduct that might have been observed, and correct any dangerous impression that he seems to have received therefrom. In cities where there are open drinking places and the use of intoxicants has much of the outward appearance of respectability, the boy will often confront you with such statements as "So-and-so drinks beer, and he is a nice young man." This will be one of the most trying incidents in your temperance teaching. In reply you will have to remind the boy that probably all hard drinkers once used beer exclusively and that the alcohol in this beverage in time proved insufficient in amount to satisfy the victim. The latter goes gradually and naturally to whisky and other more fatal drinks. 6. Then, as a final rounding out of the boy's purpose to grow up a total abstainer from the use of intoxicants, make it apparent to him how devotedly you have been planning and sacrificing for his future. Tell him how willingly you would give up all else...
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