Show intelligence by MRS HARRIET HELLER it was to obtain important ilon alon ono one morning not long ngo that lint I 1 ventured to ask to it i beautiful rose cottage across the street from my iny new home A charming young mother inot lier met me ino at the door holding tier her baby bab y on tier her arm she endeavored to answer my question in a gracious and neigh neighborly neighbors borl y way but was constantly interrupted by the childs cries while wo we stood tacio a tile the infant was gently changed from ono one arm to tile lie other then put upon tier lier shoulder later when wo we were seated within she elie rested tier her upon tier her knee in the time honored position supposed to give comfort to disturbed dix turbe 1 I all to no purpose the little one fussed bussed and fussed bussed quito quite naturally we tell fell to talking of bables babies tito the young mother was thoroughly versed lu in modern loro lora she aho know rules regulations syn toma rem remedied edlea foods ind and nil tho the rest and was about tho the modern science of bringing up infanta ali AH far no na 1 I can see nee there I 1 Is noali lot it I 1 ing the matter with tier her sh she said possibly her hurt tier her of she 10 Is young to have teeth but sometimes you know and so on oil tito tho observation about the was made lit in the fame tone of voice with a purely impersonal inflection which sho would have used to say any the tha machine Is cutting tile the thread ns as if teeth were a contrivance to lie ho adjusted by bolts and screws not once in fit my iny presence hail find site spoken to tier lier baby wanted to oe be noticed it was evident to mo me that her modern training while essentially deser able had largely destroyed tho the dinst instinctive ne expression of the natural mother to her baby ans primarily n mechanism and it 1 she did not know of any mechanical means i of correcting im an upset condition iho wits quite at a loss losi what to to do baby for tier her part it seemed to me was denying this silo sho was not only but somebody and she printed wrin ted the fact recognized I 1 thought at once of 0 the way froc free bel the founder of the kindergarten shows ua tie how to meet such a need in kits mother play piny hook book and how bow I 1 I 1 could try it just then tile the young mother WIB q clivi ji a pio tho phone PM pe ad my op y was ked on a couch coach benr mo me but after a moment or two continued fr trotting otting end and tossing tier her hands restlessly leaning over her 1 I 1 touched tho the little bisto gently thinking this greeting illow do you dolittle do one onel you tire lire getting to bo be a big girl and aul you want some soma ono one to know I 1 believe you want soma one to notice you and talk with you my bly touch must have arous aroused ed tier lier no alo be because causo sho she gave libed I 1 next slipped my forefingers into tire palms of tier her hands anti fashion title gripped them how do you like to hold my fingers I 1 asked very gently lehen I 1 beann to ralio tier her into n sitting position and ami she eho smiled no na sho she felt her hond bond leaving tho the pillow when site could hold on no longer sho she tell fell bock throe three times I 1 did this allowing her to full fall back more quickly each time anby enjoyed the slight blight shock locc in ini falling and in tier her little way avay increased in strength and lit in tho ilia consciousness ness of 0 strength she bile ans now perfectly i tier her need for recognition and self activity had boon been met song for baby tito tho conversation nt fit the phone still continued and while waiting I 1 tried to tho the song to shig eang with till this little game in a fow few minutes when baby was rendy ready to play piny falling railing ogain I 1 sung sang fl lifting tier her this time by holding my handy nt at tier her back 1 down gets baby beliy mothers pet up conisa baw baby i laughing L yet i acaby well may laugh at hatm harm valle beneath Is mothers arm 11 down toes goes baby without oar ear up colaes baby lift liy bially here all in joy for baby whits inobe in he of mot motters bers mir upon tier her return tile little ano mother t tier expressed great for my maill as a n behy charmer it was qu ltd il mple I 1 anti described what lind happened sho she was wan much interested and wanted to know more nebout froe bels bela mother alother play piny A few lays later inter whon when sho she came to cbill calli I 1 had my old worn copy of tho the Moi mother lier any ready to show tier her it tier her to learn that this book which to la used so much by kindergan letters especially for moth era with children up to six yeura years old mid and sho listened eagerly no I 1 shaded tier her the six elx or seven boven games which baby might my ay iy new ie al thanked nio 1710 most ap t tho the help J had given lier her anti and when she left site sho carried taij th little book away with tier her tucked under her arm |