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but masters spelling or grammar with difficulty. 

 Another excels in history or the languages, but 

 is poor in arithmetic. Occasionally there is a 

 pupil that seems equally apt in all studies. Again, 

 Children 7 * some are unable to learn from the printed page, 

 yet learn rapidly from oral explanation. Others 

 are lost in a book and any assistance offered is 

 an interference. Some little minds are like a 

 flashlight photographic instrument; they grasp 

 a thought instantly, know all they know in a 

 minute, can get a lesson in one half the allotted 

 time, and not infrequently forget it quite as easily. 

 Others are like an old fashioned time camera, 

 that has to stand a while on each subject to pro- 

 duce an impression; such seem dull of compre- 

 hension simply because they are slow, yet they 

 often become good scholars and retain their 

 knowledge to a ripe old age. These variations in 

 intellect are inborn and can not be attributed to 

 environment. 



/ What is true_pf the intellectual powers and 

 V talents~oF cEiidreh is equally true of all their 

 theener gi es > emotions, feelings and sentiments. Some 

 are by nature tame, inactive, cautious and tender 

 hearted ; others are aggressive, selfish, cruel, tak- 

 ing a delight in torturing and killing. Some are 

 loving, sympathetic and obliging, others are cold 

 and indifferent. Some are direct, honest and 

 loyal; others are sly, tricky and deceitful. One 

 child in a family will be neat and orderly, an- 

 other slovenly and careless; one will be respect- 

 ful and reverential, while another evinces no rev- 

 erence for God or man. Again, one boy in a fam- 

 ily will take delight in the use of tools, another 



