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Show 1 CHEAP LITERATURE. Parents should oversee their children's chil-dren's reading with the same solicitude that they feel in other matters. Very little present day Iherature is conducive con-ducive to the formation of character. On the overcrowded counters of litera- ture poison abounds. Indiscriminate , reading drains and enervates the mind:, untntinjrit ;for soHd food, while' In no way tonducive - n cultivation. No young person jshopld be allowed to havp free access to. books untlr. they are at least 16 years of age. Interest yourselves, fathers and mothers, in the leisure hours of Tour boys and girls, since upon wise selection selec-tion of amusement largely depend their after actions. Try by gentle counsel to lead them to appreciate pure literature. Neglecting Neglect-ing this, you will realize too late the results of indifference. There are many Catholic parents who allow their children chil-dren to devour indiscriminately whatever what-ever trash comes to hand. It is like permitting them to eat poison. ' J. F. K. - |