Show CHILDREN when a child is hurt i never hush it it is inexcusable barbarity it is repressing its instinct and for this reason if physical punishment is inflicted on a child it is perfect brutality cases are on record where children have been thrown ahto convulsions in in their efforts to silence A thousand times better is it to soothe boothe by kindly words and acts divert the mind by telling stories by explaining pictures or by providing it with new toys we have many a time in our professional experience as to sick children found more benefit to be derived from a beautiful or interesting toy than from a dose of physic h 1 l I 1 c the greatest humanity a mouy mother r e can a n exhibit in respect to her sick child is to divert it divertie divert diver tit it DIVERT IT in all pleasing ways possible as we ourselves who aro are larger children feel sometimes really sick when A cheerful face and much loved friend has come in and before we know it we have forgotten t what was the matter with us haws baws M a lif s jour of health |