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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
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7s to spell too—t-w-o, t-o-o, and t-o. I said, Can you tell me what they mean ? H. I dont know—oh yes, t-w-o means one, two,three. I dont know the others. Then I said, Well, if you go to bed, will mamma gotoo?- II. Oh, too means that ? I said, Yes. Harold said then, Now what is t-o ?I said, To bed? H. Oh, is that it? I can tell you something with-out the book. Then he repeated, A, B, C went out to tea, D, E, Fdidnt feel very well, etc., to the end of the nurseryrhyme. Then he said, I can tell you something else: Heres fun — a little fat piggy-wig trying to run.Doesnt t-i-c spell something like tick ? I said, Y^es,and t-i-c-k spells it also. Then he said, Is t-i-c tic oftic-a-toc? I said, Yes; and what sound makes toe?What sound is in God and dog? (words he knew). Hesaid wait (whispering d-o-g, t-o-c); then he said 200
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1896 CUTTINGS AND DRAWINGS—SIX YEARS OLD A cnt and folding work-a kitchen with closet, a, and stove, b ; B, door and hinges ; C-c c c cparts for toy theatre—a, Devils cave ; b, Satan ; c, giants cave (note spelling); d, giant holding a SEVENTH YEAR now (as if he bad it), and began to spell, in greatdelight, t-i-c tic, a, t-o-c toe, three times over. ThenI said, Now, dear, go to sleep, for I must write to finishthis book for the publisher. He said, Why? at once.I replied, It must be finished this week. He said, Cant he write it himself ? I said, No. He didntknow how, so that was why I had to do it. Cantyou tell him how ? I said, That is what I am doingby writing it. H. What is it about? I replied, About how to fix milk for babies —think-ing to give him a familiar subject, for I was writingabout Pasteurization. H. (expectantly). Mr. (mentioning the pub-lisher) is going to send one to every mamma who hasa sterilizer. I said, Yes ; but how did you know it? H. Why, I know they sell s

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