Show The Family Scrapbook By DR ERNEST OSBORNE Young children are supposed to be selfish by nature And there are many illustrations of their self But by byno byno byno no means is this a consistent picture Recently I heard two interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting stories stones that show children can be as unselfish as anyone could ask Bill just S years old was thought to have the mumps When his doctor told the family that this was a false alarm Bill was jubilant Mother he said hurry up and go to school and tell the nurse I dont don't have mumps Now No the thc kids can go swimming s again Sylvias Sylvia's unselfishness was connected connected connected con con- with the water shortage in m New York Though only 6 she had heard a lot about the importance of using water spar spar- So when she called her daddy for a drink late at night she said Please bring me milk Daddy I dont don't like it much but weve we've got to save water Theres There's no question but that children have to learn to be unselfIsh unselfish unselfish un un- un- un selfish but they can learn very early especially if they see unselfishness unselfishness unselfishness un un- selfishness around them and if they receive the love and affection affection affection tion which makes it less necessary necessary necessary sary to be concerned about them them- selves |