Kids Today Think They Got It Ruff - See How Kids Had It In The 1800s

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Kids Today Think They Got It Ruff - See How Kids Had It In The 1800's

Cures and Punishment from THE STORY OF EVERYDAY THINGS by Arthur Train, Jr. (How things were in the 1800's)

boys and girls playing together.............................................4 lashes
quarrelling at school.............................................................3 lashes
climbing a tree for every foot over 3 feet up.........................1 lash
telling lies..............................................................................7 lashes
nicknaming each other..........................................................4 lashes
making swings and swinging on them...................................7 lashes
wearing long fingernails........................................................2 lashes
not making a bow when a stranger comes in or goes out......3 lashes
coming to school with dirty face and hands............................2 lashes
going about the barn or doing any mischief about the place..7 lashes
 

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