Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-04
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES.


SHALL We TEACH orR BABIES:
In a recent number Of the Journal a
mother expresses her determination 10 teach
hsr little girl - resi before she Is four year.
oil After reading this. feel As though I
must enter protest. for the of the
/ f,tle Que. future II no; her presen; h4ppi-
ness.
There has been much SAID the danger
/ Of forcing a child. mind and equally as
much sarcasm on the opposite side 80 Very
/ few children have brains enough 10 hurt
/ them etc Nov believe il mother
would only think what a child has 10 memo
+ rize in the first four years Of lie life, she
you'd hesitate loag before teaching il any
/ thing 40 early
/ Yoa will b. a,toni.he'i il you %ll bat :oG-
/ slider for minute the agmbgr ~ worl, that
( a four sar-oii has usually issrned-not only
I 10 pronounce. but the m -sning aud proper
use Think of the thonsand 0blects Of which
/ she has 10 learn the name Of the faces, ami
/ the names belonging to them she has master
/ ~ OF dra. cr0~ ling th'csly upon her
/ little brain Of ehich her !nce.saa, questions
are sufficient eri lener. Then ask yourself
! II you could be right IN teaching her any
( thing shiir she il thus al sorbsng numberi-ss
I Impressions every ho8r Of her restless little
/ life.
/ think the matter Of whether child shall
( learn 10 read while so yO1Gg, rests entirely
/ upon ths child. naturai Inclination, but don't
/ teach IL. We zoali 70 move restrain Ii tie
ones natural sptitgde for letters than We
you'll for playing the piano. II ltle Grace
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study 30 soon
read only recently in a physiological
journal of terrible case of little girl
*hose mind had been oTer-taxed. She had
oye . ttt5 pleeVe.'i' IRON, '"e ,l,ne sue eoa.i
nearly all Of Mother Go1,-'s melo Jies and
at two wears Of age she was provided with a
goyernes-. For time she performed men
tai ftat' really wonderful IN child OF her
advent oil the goVerness, her mind began TO
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OF course admit that this is an extreme
case, but is il not sorse than unnecessary to
ran any risk Your child may learn rapidly
aud apparently without effort but still you
nlay be doing her an injury that will be ire
mediable even though YOU never realize it
Lodies HDmt joHrnaL
Pretty morning dresses are in foulards
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