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Show opportunity for teaching reverence In the home in the case of the grandparents. grand-parents. The parent must show respect re-spect for them. Then every chance should be taken to teach the children chil-dren how to serve them, by saving them steps, by paying them little attentions. at-tentions. The child when taking a walk can bring home a flower for grandmother or shells from the seashore, sea-shore, lie can see that grandfather has the newspaper in the morning. The child should learn to rise in their preseuce. There Is an old tale in the Norse legends which ages ago gave an example ex-ample In grim fashion. In a primitive primi-tive hut a little boy Is carving a rude bowl. His father asks him: "For what dost thou fashion this bowl?" He answers : "This is like the bowl thou hast set before granddad, who may not sit at the board with us, but is put in a corner and must eat his food all from the same dish. So I am carving this bowl for thee, father, to use when thou shalt be old and sit in the corner like granddad." Not only, the grandparents, but all aged and helpless perple should be treated with reverence by adults. The children can thus bo taught to look upon those who need help with special Interest, and with respect for those who, though feeble in body, are superior supe-rior In age and dignity. How proudly happy a small boy or girl is apt to be when allowed to help a blind man across the street 1 How delighted when permitted to help grandfather or grandmother as they are beginning to walk after an illness! Let us encourage en-courage in the child this feeling of pride combined with reverence, and expand it until It takes In all those who are helpless, aged, or In need. The following story may serve as further Illustration. On a certain occasion oc-casion the theater at Athens was crowded to overflowing and not a seat was left vacant in the vast amphitheater, amphithea-ter, when behold down the sipping rows of seats there came an old man, looking here and there and there and here, but looking in vain for a place. At last he came near the seats reserved re-served for the most distinguished guests. Here sat ambassadors from Sparta, where old age was treated with- the very greatest respect. As soon as they saw the old man they rose in a body to give him a seat. The spectators cheered and cheered again to the echo. Then said the Spartans: "The Athenians too seem to know how to treat the aged, but they do not seem to practice what they know." Is there not here a lesson that we may take to heart? HOW TO TEACH REVERENCE By FELIX ADLE-R. One of the defects of American life, which Is becoming more and more noticeable, no-ticeable, Is the lack of reverence evince! by children and young people. peo-ple. How can this fault be overcome? over-come? One of the first points to remember Is that the parent himself or herself her-self must show reverence In order to teach It. No word of moutli, no pre-fcept pre-fcept Is as forceful as example. ' Let me Illustrate. There Is striking |