NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES 



A kitten taken very early from the mother will 

 play with zest, though it has no model to copy. 



According to another view there are inborn 

 play-instincts, characteristic in form for different 

 animals. The trigger may be pulled by overflowing 

 energy, and imitation may have some influence, 



LAMBS AT PLAY. 



but the love of play and the kind of play are born in 

 the creature. 



Play is justified in the business of life in at least 

 two ways ; firstly, because it is the apprentice- 

 ship to future work, the training for serious efforts, 

 the rehearsal before the real performance ; and, 

 secondly, because it gives an opportunity for sharpen- 



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