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Show Letting Him Learn A physician in New York state wanted to give his eleven-vear-old boy a firrtdiand picture of what life is in a city. So he handed him money to last three days and put him on a train for F.uffido. The docH.r had faith Hint his son's steps would turn in ihe ririh.t direction, and that iaith was justified. The boy I pent a time in ihe busmoes distric t, visiting stores, the ie.nkr. rii'ir.ir afreet cars, adiine; ad kinds of questions. Anolhtr d.e.v be spent in an art cr.llery, went to the zoo, j.ul then to tbe't.p of a tveenty-three story building to get a bird's-cve view of the thing. He got a big kick out of this. Than he took his first ride on a ferry to Fort Erie. Ontario, and compared the Cnnailutn side with ours. He visited the editorial, business and press rooms of a daily neespaper. lie got a thrill out of watching the papers streeai feem the presses. i; is hist comment, as he boarded a train for his home aider ibree days was: "idee, let lids is a great world." "e congratulate the New York physician, lie has given Ids son a start in the right direetioii by letting the boy find the way himself. j |