THE STORY OF DEBORAH 9 



'09. Nice shoes, pink, dark blue, and white rib- 

 bons. 



'10. Money for dentist bill. 



'n. Rubbers, three shirts, blue scarf, three 

 yards linen, two yards lawn for fancy work. 



It will be remembered that in her history, number 

 was mentioned as being one of her strong points. In- 

 deed, she had a great deal of thorough drill in this 

 branch. In a recent testing to determine how much 

 of this she still retained, or whether the work had been 

 of any value as mental discipline, the results were nega- 

 tive. It was discovered that she could neither add 

 nor subtract, except where it was a question of con- 

 crete objects connected with her daily life. For ex- 

 ample, she can set a table and wait on it very nicely. 

 She can put the right number of plates at the head of 

 the table, if she knows the people who are to sit there, 

 but at a table with precisely the same number of stran- 

 gers, she fails in making the correct count. 



At a recent test made before a prominent scientist, 

 the question was asked, "How many are 12 less 3 ?" 

 She thought for a moment, looked around the room and 

 finally answered, "Nine." "Correct," said her ques- 

 tioner. "Do you know how I did it ?" she asked, 

 delighted at her success. "I counted on my fingers." 



