Show juvenile literature some people are afraid of giving ch ildren too many story books but sometimes the beet you can do for a child is to civo it a story book but choose it well tor children have not the capacity for judging of a story whether it ie good or bad to satisfy a childs imae mation when it is still a little pixy with a strong trace of the other world left we give him myths and fairy tales and then gradually lead him through robinson crusoe and its like which are admixture of imagination and practical life to something more human we next try to impress upon his mind that he is not living with fairies but is a little man and must tako responsibility wo do not want to make life seem dreary we give him a little genuine nonsense mixed in like alice in wonderland books about animals black beauty the jungle books and anything of that kind teach him to think and care for others to emphasize fam 1 ily relationship we give them family stories such as hawthorner Hawtho rnea grand fathera chair and macdonald chort et ories by this time the child is old enough to be a hero worshipper wor shipper and hiawatha the lays 0 ancient rome or coopers tales fill the hero lo neine the more spiritual heroes being provided by the german iliad the lowella sir laun fal and round table idels idyls teach the spiritual side of a wise mixture 0 adventure and give the idea of trying to conquer themselves as well as outside enemies washington times |