A KINDERGARTEN CHILD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 11

A KINDERGARTEN CHILD.

' At' a i'-free:kindergarten!': meeting held re-, cently in Mrs, Deahiii related .an amusing.incident;which-indicated how.. subtly the influence ot tho', Bysteffi: of "play-teach- . ,ing"' •gi'ows •in : tho .minda of.-tiny. children, , anil > :how'|)y : ;them : the parents are impressed., , Sho. said' that quito recently* sho visited, a shop in.a poor district,- whoro a freo kindergarten ■is .established./, "Whilst there. a;;WOman entered, and, asked licr if .she was .con-" Becl^■,'with .the,.;said; kindergarten. Mrs.: Deakin, having explained her position rogard- • ing • the institution, / the : questioner saia, "I don't approve. of,them places." On' being :asked ; ;why,i she continued:V,"Amy -Norton, wlso is-'nve, and has been to kindergarten, down to dinner with her father and . ..mother -; unless they wash their hands first, and, besides- thnfc,: they have to put gerani•lums on the stable satisfy 'her." But as :; the ' strives daily ,to inculcate ..a ■ love of/bea'uty; which; of course, includes. . cleanliness,, it looks :as if seed was falling on promising ground. ',

Yk'now-v in, your mind," suddenly'said tho.maiden, as .thc habitually sii6nt ; ..chller. stared . at. hor. s"1 know, too, whyAyou. are. .calling here.: night after night, appropriating my timo:to yourself and keoping :otti«r ; nice .young' men'away. You want mo to marry you, don't you?" "I—l do!" gasped tha young man. •"I thought 'so. Very .well—l. will!".. : ■ . ,

.. '"A large retail' drapery house in 'Australia recently sold, over ,1200 bottles' of : a famous Now Zealand hair" tonic in.:cloven days, and have cabled for-further.,siipplies. ; This speaks vol-umes-for the, mtfrit-of the :articfo. as Australians . are :not easily; fooled. Needless 'to. say, it refers to Heridy's celebrated Juioptia,'.which is :;unequallad tor' .beautifying -and strerigthen-iiig-,the':hair. '.f£ry .it, and' you, will ao'on be convinced. ; Bottles;'l£ .Sold everywhere. Obtainable 'in "Wellington-from tKirkcaldio and fitains, and all leading-drapers. • —Advt..