THE RISING GENERATION.

Evening Star, Issue 3776, 1 April 1875, Page 2

THE RISING GENERATION.

To the Editor. Sib,—Going up Stafford street yesterday I met a joyous, happy, and I thought innocent group of children returning from school; but on nearing them I was struck with the amount °f had language they indulged in towards each other. Never in the whole course of my life (and I was twenty-three years police officer and warder in Tasmania) hare I heard such disgust* ing language used by children. 7 here is something wrong somewhere. Does the fault lay with the parents or teachers ? We hear a great deal about bad immigrants; but what ate we doing ourselves for morality!?—-I am, &a, J. F. Dunedin, March 30. LIFE-BUOYS. To the Editor, Sib,—ln looking over your paper a few evenings ago, I saw a few lines about life-buoys—-the said buoys to be in the shape of a tin .water can, strapped to the back. Now, I should have thought that something more worthy of commendation might have been thought of, perhaps in the shape of a, washing-tub with a top, where a fellow might take some water, together with something to eat, instead of being washed up to the North Pole'; and, after clinging on for some time, one's fingers getting cold, you let goand float about till you die of hanger and thirst, your fingers being so cold that you cannot undo the straps, and so put an end to your own sufferings. Even if the tin-can arrangement was put into practice, I think the addition of a couple of drumsticks would prove of much service, for I guess a fellow oan’t halloo much after being washed about so long —I am, &a, Ah Old Sadmb. Dunedin, April L