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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 9, 1880

HOME JOYS.

By Editor

WE were very much impressed lately by the orderly behavior of a large family of children, particularly at the table. We spoke of it to our host, and he pointed to a paper pinned to the wall, on which were written some excellent rules. We begged a copy for the benefit of our readers. They were called, "Rules and Regulations."

1. Shut every door after you, and without slamming it.

2. Never shout, jump, or run in the house.

3. Never call to persons up-stairs or in the next rooms; if you wish to speak to them, go quietly where they are.

4. Always speak kindly and politely to the servants, if you would have them to do the same to you.

5. When told to do or not to do a thing, by either parent, never ask why you should or should not do it.

6. Tell of your own faults and misdoings, not of those of your brother and sister.

7. Carefully clean the mud or snow off your boots before entering the house.

8. Be prompt at every meal-hour.

9. Never sit down at the table or in the parlor with dirty hands or disordered hair.

10. Never interrupt any conversation, but wait patiently your turn to speak.

11. Never reserve your good manners for company, but be equally polite at home and abroad.

12. Let your first, last, and best confidant be your mother.—Selected.