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Show older brother's clothing which th latter haa outgrown, If It can be avoided. avoid-ed. Of course lu some families where every cent counts, this cannot be helped. Every boy, and we speak from experience, hates to wear an other's clothes. He wants his own. Give him his own bureau drawei and at least a portion of a closet, anc teach him habits of orderliness and system in the care of his possessions These habits are easily learned when young, and their value to the man ol business Is Incalculable. BOYS LIKE TO OWN THINGS Give Your Son Possessions That He May "Keep," and He Will Treasure Treas-ure Them. The average boy believes firmly In the principle of the private ownership of personal property. He would rather be the sole possessor of a broken handled knife with no blades than a pearl handled, four-bladed affair in partnership, asBerts Thomas W. Lloyd in the Mother's Magazine. In fact, the desire to own something to possess property is Inherent In all mankind. And mothrs should endeavor en-deavor to foster this desire. It will not only increase the boy's happiness, but will teach him the value of acquisition, acqui-sition, within proper limits. He should have his own playthings, bis own tools, his own books, his own clothes, and a place of his own In which to keep them. A boy who is permitted to do this will take better care of things than If owned In partnership, and he will learn eagerli to have a place for his things and to keep them In their place. And this ts a valuable lesson. Do not make a younger boy wear bis |