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Show CRIMINAL IN CHILD NATURE. Writer In New Orleans Picayune As- 1 serts We Are All Born with Ten- J derness Toward the Bad. "All children," said a psychologist, "are born criminals. Instinctively thoy Ho, stcnl, slander, torturo I don't know what. Tho Balntllost man., a very " Dr. Parkhurst of a man, wero ho to ij grow up as ho began, would hnvo a $ long career of bnnk robberies, as- Baults, debauches and murders, and ho ( would, dip, pn the gallows. ; ''A child) as soon as It' begins to toddlo and lisp, steals. Till you hnvo trained a child to know thnt thefts aro followed by spankings, would you dare to leave It alone In a candy ihop? "It nlso lies. After a raid on tho jam or cake, docs a child admit Its guilt? Of course not. It lies earnestly, earnest-ly, doggedly. "A child slanders and libels. Did you ever hear a beautiful, lisping shlld speak In prnlso of Its play- '! mato? No. On tho contrary, It ac- j zuscs the playmate continually of horrible crimes. "A child will get drunk If you give it tho opportunity. Lack of opportu- olty is all that prevents children from becoming confirmed Inebriates. "It Is needless to go on. Look back on your childhood. Study your evil llttlo child heart. You'll wonder then that no curio collector cherishes a piece of your rope." Now Orleans Plcayuno. |