Babyhood . and subtraction upto six. That three is half of six,and three and three make six, she ap-preciated readily ; but the combina-tion of four and two seemed a littleharder for her to grasp, so I did notpersist with that. She thus knows, at the age of four,besides these elements of arithmetic,the names and appearance of manygeometric forms, and how to combinethem in building and designs ; theletters ; colors ; many French andGerman words ; and has trained herimitative and inventive faculties toprovide her with occupation anddiversion. None of this has requiredany special effort on her pa
Babyhood . and subtraction upto six. That three is half of six,and three and three make six, she ap-preciated readily ; but the combina-tion of four and two seemed a littleharder for her to grasp, so I did notpersist with that. She thus knows, at the age of four,besides these elements of arithmetic,the names and appearance of manygeometric forms, and how to combinethem in building and designs ; theletters ; colors ; many French andGerman words ; and has trained herimitative and inventive faculties toprovide her with occupation anddiversion. None of this has requiredany special effort on her part, butrather has given her pleasure, andcertainly has in no way impaired herperfect health. I have not notedthese as extraordinary acquirementsfor her age, for she is in no way anextraordinary child, but rather tosuggest some things which any childof her age may learn, under properdirection, without risk of overtaxingits mind, but rather to its perma-nent benefit. Grace Hazlett Upson. Litliia Springs, NURSERY PROBLEMS. IN Answer to Correspondents.—It is impossible for us to reply by mail to questions-concerning ailments, nor can we undertake to suggest specialists for the treatment of anyparticular case. We simply endeavor in this department to answer, to the best of ourknowledge, such questions as seem to us to have some general interest and to admit of moreor less definite reply. Many Problems are inevitably crowded out, either from lack of$pace or because the questions have frequently been discussed in our columns. We try toanswer as promptly as possible, but it is rarely feasible to print an inquiry in the next issue?after its receipt. We trust our subscribers will kindly bear these points in mind. Distaste for Meat. To the Editor of Babyhood: My little girl of five has from the timeshe first began to eat solid food had a dis-like for meat in any shape. Neither steak,nor chops, nor fowl will tempt her. She is-correspondingly fond of cereals, vegetables,-and fruit, a
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