The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
SOME NEW hooks.
Mr.. DnrwIu's Bnhy.

'Vh tue Errhttt iriufal 81 oi modern iimrs
doIgns carefully 10 study the yer, beginnings
of mental development in his helpless child.
Who shall chide mother for the wntchful de-
lilht that traces ngch stop ol grow M ntclii-
rcncc in her It'll one when hr knows that Il
man like Darwin deems such oi ecr,aii'n
worthy oil hms"lfY And what reader. We may
also ask Will not be- once more impressed with
the homcy likeness that indeed exists htwc n
the greatest and the least " nlrn. when he Tn Is
chat such man as tbs WIS wont 10 suS 10 hls
baby: Doddy won't give poor papa 10 kiss
naughty Doddy"
The biographical sketch To which we refer is
M first article in the July number OF the Eng
lsh quarterly review called Mad, = publ
cation devote to mental science. 1t was sug
ccetcd. rs hr Darwin nimseli says. 10y paper
previously contributed io the htfJe IfiiosO-
plaque 10y NJ. Henri Tame the well known
French author. Nj. Tame however dcnlt min
~ with the Hcpu stion Of Language y his Ltd,
girl. while Mr. Darwin considers many other
manifestations of II r boy = mental development.
intellectual and moral The whole Of his PAPER
Is valuable. interesting. and suggestive. tut we
VII now direct special attention to u few points
~ re IRE many y cple in this world who
a. ". or - rnd to think. that tile ch ildrcn
nrc inherently bad. These are the sort who
want to break the spirit" Of children. as they
call it. by the exercise oi VIVA; H. in ir,t moth. ng
lyss than wicked tyranny. There are many
others who do not ~ SO iar rs thus. but who
nevertheless. believe that fear is an css0 utiai
element in moral. il not IN all. education. aud
Tat no good res ait can reasonably bc hoped Tor
without IT, O this class waa the late John
siunrt Min. But there is third class. and
probably MS yet the small st OF all who have
seemed in childrcn-and even In very voun.
chdrcn-a tendency toward right doing which.
II cut waited ana not crushed. may /" most
safely relied upon in cuueating them. and to
tins tendency. and this tendency only. they
choose to appeal We have heard many doubts
expressed to the correctness OF this Wow,
and the wisdom OF the course II inculcatos
especially ns applied to children Of n tender
nge; but both have been sustained ly cas- S
thin our knowledge. Few persons have any
idea how soon children may he taught to chooae
right instead - wrony. II their best feelings
mr. appealed 10 fIom ihc very outset Of their
in'nntile cduca;ion. What we have said on tn
subject has been suFg - dhy the following pas
as"from Mr.. DtrW.n's paper. which reveals not
only his view ~ Ia the early action of what Vs.
call ronscicn'c hui a'so his idea MS 10 ia" proper
sanaiions Of ella alton. Spcak.ng OF his boy at
the age OF years y months he says:
A lit;l, later | met him comm. out Of tho
din ng room. with b = eye unIgturaiy bright.
ana IN odd, unnmurn or an "t 81 manner; 50
that went mo tn room Ia srn who WIS there,
and found that he had boon taxing pounded
,ugar. which he hal been told not 90 do AS hr
had never been ia any way pun slcl. lis old
manner was moi dl, To- fear. in | suppos il
WAS p.rasurabc excitement elru-gl az with
conscirn'r A fortnight at rWarl | met hun
coming out OF IN same room. an I he was cyo-
ins his piuaior. " 'irh hr had carefully rolled
"; and hstin manner 50 old that
i'rn n 4 10 $50 what WIS " thin 10 pinuiore.
nctw ih~tandinI Tat hn said thrrs WIS nutllus
an r'peHrs liy cnnnuu ird me- {" go away
ana | iouni II stained with pi Isl u'c'. ~
tnI here VS. rarriuii, pnnn 81 DE- ell A. TINS
child WIS ctu at a solely los working on MS
good feelings. hn soon became na trutn.ul open.
anu tender as any one could desire.
We should say here TINT the Darwin family
he's long been noic- for the high moral charnc-
ter of its members. MS well rs Tor their cxccp-
tional ability; and We believe that ihc same
characteristics appertain to the generation
tnow no longer Neil younsl to which tI.s baby
belonged
The several comparisons which Mr.. Darwin
makes between ch.ijr n and animals are n,Xt
In importance TIL most strongly marked DIS
tin ton which lie fin IL between an infants
mind and the mind %! th" tcyercst do- he eve.
knew. rrlat's b. tre sssp '.ation ol ideas. The
child acquires Gssor.lt ii ideas. % .Ilcr spont.-
n 'ously or hy Instruct On. with fur gr'at r IN
r.ty. Tau Mr Dlrw.n's BABY showed sign
Of pra tica : 'asonins on thu one hundred AID
fourteenth day bJ sllpp.n, HE hand a.on. LIS
fathers finger - rs b. put ia" emf %, IL m his
Own mouth. When We WAS s'vrn months old he
associated his nurse y IA hcrnamc two riautAs
later he knew enough 10 look hoh.ul him for
AM object that male shadow on the wall in
front; and before hc WIS u ycar old. asso .iut-l
ideas could be firmly nXed in his mind by the
repetition of short sentences In hls hearing.
TIL enjoy inrut which infants show ia looklug
nj their own fur s n 'cted hy uiirroi Is men
toned. and We are told that before this baby
was a Little more than six months oil he per
fccly understood that / was merely an image
he saw in the glass; Tor" says his father. III
j made quito silently any odd grmace, he would
suddenly tusn round 10 look Mt me-" Imagine
Charles Darwin, who has been called the Ars-
totle Of our day making fuses at baby N
looking glass! Unilke babies the apes which
hctred with mirrors were dispeasel when they
found that the appearance in the glass was un-
real; and. upon stretching hand behind it.
ami thus finding that no monkey was there.
they would no, look u, the mirror again.
In the jealousy which infanu- exhibit ut an
early age. and also in their payiulncss. a like
ness 10 animals II plso trarratic When the
boy baby WHO is tho sdilect az this sketch was
l5'4 months c,d he had become the brother II
an inignt sister. whom Mr.. Darwin proceeded
20 weigh. whcreupon the lttln brother plainly
manifested has Jealousy. Jdlling from the i'm
tonsity OF this foeling ga d,-s Mr.. Darwin
thinks it could probably be re. 'l.ed in infants
mur n younger than his WIS llcp. At ilret iie
WAS surprised at tine early apr citation of hui
NOR n the part IF this b,by. rat then, he adds
weshould remember hnYy urycarY puppies and
kittens begin TO play. A true smlr npprurcd on
the face Of this infant when ioriy-nve days old.
Young mothers quito commonly bolievc that the
Smiles Of habyhood IRE dur t. pam rather tiinn