1937-06-22 — Page 2

Fear Makes A

lying?"

Child Untruthful

а

THAT

can you do when Lying from fear of consequences child won't admit that she is is an almost inevitable reaction when punishment in that house- This mother of a seven-year-old hold is severe and unreasonable. explained how she had opened the Likewise, to question a child in dustbin and there found the shat-order to make her admit her guilt tered fragments of one of her best is a certain way to encourage ly- cups. In it was a little dried milk, ing. For to ask, "Did you?" is to clear evidence of its use. The cup acknowledge some-doubt, and the of child quickly takes advantage was precious chiefly because

this doubt in order to evade punish- more like it could be bought."

ment.

DENIALS

no

guilt,

to

Better, when sure, to omit the Faced with fragments, the child questions as to the child's began to cry and deny hysterically but give her an opportunity that she had been to blame. "Didn't make amends.

you do this?" the mother kept de-

manding, to which the child per-

sisted in her denial that she had

had anything to do with it.

This was a dilemma. How in

NUT FANCIES

justice could one punish the child Whisk four eggs and six ounces when she refused to admit her of castor sugar for five minutes in guilt?

a basin standing over a pan of hot Why do children do this? Why water. Remove from the heat and does a thief caught with an empty whisk for another ten minutes un- Have stolen purse deny that he had any-til cool and a thick cream. thing to do with it? Because by ready-six ounces of self-raising' instinct the individual chooses a flour sifted with a pinch of salt, pathway that leads away

from and perfectly dry. Sift it in light- punishment.

ly, folding it in with a broad-blad- The child had no evil intention ed knife. Add twelve drops: of al- to destroy the cup. She wanted to mond essence. Have ready some enjoy its prettiness, drink milk small tins,

floured, greased and from it. But once broken she con- some chopped pistachio nuts vinced herself that she had had blanched chopped almonds or wal- nothing to do with it. A power nuts, and. some melted- jelly. Half stronger than herself had pulled fill the tins with the mixture and the cup from her hand. Having bake, in a hot oven for seven

» Remove from the evolved this preposterous idea, she eight minutes: continued to think it until she felt tin and leave to cool, then

roll herself no part of the incident and over with the jelly. Lastly, could persist, that she was guilt-thickly in the nuts until well cov- ¿less.

jered all over.

or

Or

brush

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Almond

Lumps

Blanch four ounces of almonds, take a dozen or so out of them, side. shred them, and put on one Chop up the rest rather finely, though they should not be ground up. Put the chopped almonds into a bowl with eight ounces of sieved"

Take the whites of icing sugar. two large or three small eggs, and add to them a teaspoonful of lemon juice, six drops of vanilla essence, and twelve drops of almond essence. Add this to the sugar, and beat with a wooden spoon until thick and Put well blended like royal icing.

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