Mental Culture iii 



objects in real life ; but after this, especially in 

 boys, games take on a more competitive form, 

 invohdng muscular exercise. 



The little child being so imitative, suggestion 

 plays a very important part in training. The 

 absence of the critical faculty at this time leaves 

 the field open for suggestion to work with great 

 force. Hence in training the little child sug- 

 gestion must be largely employed, as the imita- 

 tive faculty allows it to work to great advan- 

 tage. 



It must be remembered that the child exhibits 

 the elemental himian forces and instincts. Just 

 as the emotions are developed in the race before 

 the reason, so it is with children. They can be 

 moved by their sympathies long before they can 

 be influenced by their intellect. Love is a surer 

 guide for them than reason. This is the secret 

 of the success of many mothers and of a few 

 teachers. The latter, however are too apt to 

 try to cultivate the intellect before the emo- 

 tions and feelings are considered, and hence 

 they often make a failure of both. 



