Children's Parties Dangerous Affairs.
By Tid Bits
A NOTED physician of London, in his lecture on children and their diseases, calls attention to the fact that children's parties are dangerous affairs. Have mothers ever thought for a moment of the wear and tear of the little mind from the time of the invitation to the moment the affair is in action? Do they know the danger of improper food and drink, and thin clothing, and shoes? Do they realize that the little brain is in a whirl of excitement for days before and after the party; that the event is talked of in the nursery; that sleep is lost in uneasy, abortive dreams? What is still worse, the excitement continues a matter of after consideration in children of tender years; in fact, is continuous until many days have elapsed, perhaps does not disappear until another invitation is received. The pleasures, pastimes, and amusements of children should be simple, unaffected, free from excitement and false surroundings. Parties will not enhance the pleasure or health of child-life. Mother, bear it well in mind.—Tid Bits.