Blind-Man’s-Buff In England, Christmas is mainly a children’s festival, as it is the birthday of child Jesus, who was born in a manger at Bethlehem hundreds of years ago …
Kite-flying down A Kite is a toy, made of a light frame of bamboo, covered with paper. The frame is made of two thin strips, one long and the …
Swimming- Good exercise Most animals can swim right off the first time they go into the water. Dogs, horses, deer, and buffaloes do not have to be taught to …
Exercise Necessary for Health People, who have to work hard all day as manual labour, do not need any other bodily exercise. The ploughman, the blacksmith, the coolie, and …
Fresh Air Villagers are as a rule healthier than people who live in towns. One reason for this is that country air is fresher than the air in smoky …
Dirt and Disease Doctors now know that many diseases are caused by tiny little creatures, called germs. They are so small that we cannot see them. These germs are …
Cleanliness Cleanliness is necessary for health. Dirt is the mother of disease. A person who never washes, who wears dirty clothes, and keeps his house dirty, will soon suffer …
Health is Wealth It is said that we do not properly value a thing until we have lost it. It is only when a friend dies, that we find …
Books are Treasuries of Knowledge and Wisdom Ruskin called books “King’s Treasuries”. What he meant was, that as Kings keep money, gold, silver and precious stones locked up in …
School Punishments It would be very nice if schools could be carried on without punishments. But I am afraid it cannot be done. The only way to make some …
