Whipping Children

A pavent who doirt know htvw to govern a child without vrhipping it ourht to siivvenlcv the care of tnat chihl to soine wisev pevson. Spovtsitien once thought it wns necessary to lasb tlioir doga in training tliem fov the flekl. They iwvv kiiow that the whip should neviT be aseé. Horseincn once thought that it was neeeseavy to whip colts to teach thein to start or stopat the word, and to pull steadily. They now know tlmt an apple is botter tliiui tho lash, and that a caress is botter than a blow. ít' do:s and liofses can be tluis educated without pimislmient, what is there in our children vrhich niakcs it necessary to slap and poiin.l tbein? llave they lcss intelligence? llave they coldev hearts? Ave they lowev iu the scalc of being? We have heavd inany ohl peoplo say : If we were to bring np auother child wo would nevev whip it. They aro wist;, but a llttle too late, [astead of God doiag so little for children tliat they must be Wllipped into goodness, he has done só niuch fov thein tbat oven can't rule tlicm - that is, as a rule. But, alas! theve aro niany exceptions to tho vule. Many children are of sucli quality that a blow inakes them oowavdly, ov veckloss, ov pevmanontly ugly. Whipping inakes chiKIven lie, inakes them hato their pareuts, makes home distastei'ul, makes the boys run away. and inakes the givls scek liappiness aiiywheveand anybow. is barbavous. Dou't vrhip.