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Identifier: studyofchild00hoga (find matches)
Title: A study of a child
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Hogan, Louise Eleanor (Shimer), Mrs., 1855-1929. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Child study. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York and London, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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and a half ago, personalmatters that he recollects clearly. February 2d.—He said to-day, Doctor wont putmedicine on my face; my cheeks are well, referring tothe ether-bottle again. He asked the other day, in ref-erence to this same event, And did they all go away? -and did Dr. go ? and did Dr. go ? and did Dr. take his satchel ? and did the one doctor come back next day? Then, What did he do, mamma? Shealways replies to this question, He said, Good-morn-ing, and tries to divert him. The other day he askedhis father if he had been laid on the nursery-table, andif he had had a blanket and a pillow, etc. He evidentlyrealizes that he can get no information from me, and heis now trying to get his father to tell him. He alwayssays Ask mamma, so eventually the child will haveto give the matter up, as he would have done long agohad more care been taken in regard to his impressionsat the time. (Ignorance is responsible for many evils,but who is responsible for this ignorance ? Will women 134
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1893 DRAWINGS—THREE TEARS OLD A, a boy flying a kite ; a, man in moon ; b, sky ; c, kite ; d, big knot in string ; e, hat ; f, curlyhair ; g, shoulder ; h, foot turned over ; i, watch ; B, a boy in front of an engine—frightened ;C, first attempt at drawing a clock ; D, he has his hand in his pocket ; E, a boy crying becausehis mother is lame ; F, inverted letters ; H, kitchen dresser ; I, telegraph pole. THIRD YEAR ever be taught in the future, that looks so promising,that which they should certainly know? How few evenunderstand the questions of hygiene or food, not tospeak of their connection with the promotion of moraland mental development. Might it not be well for allreformers, educators, and philanthropists to follow themethod adopted by some to-day—i.e., beginning at thefoundation and seeing that children are treated as theyshould be? and might they not better utilize hereafterthe vast sums of money they now expend for the cure ofmuch that might be prevented by helping to

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