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Dedicates this Book
"Vom Vater hab' ich die Statur,
Des Lebens ernstes Führen;
Vom Mutterchen die Frohnatur
Und Lust zu fabulieren."—Goethe.
The present volume is an elaboration and amplification of lectures on"The Child in Folk-Thought," delivered by the writer at the summerschool held at Clark University in 1894. In connection with theinteresting topic of "Child-Study" which now engages so much theattention of teachers and parents, an attempt is here made to indicatesome of the chief child-activities among primitive peoples and to pointout in some respects their survivals in the social institutions andculture-movements of to-day. The point of view to be kept in mind is thechild and what he has done, or is said to have done, in all ages andamong all races of men.
For all statements and citations references are given, and the writerhas made every effort to place himself in the position of those whoseopinion he records,—receiving and reporting without distortion oralteration.
He begs to return to his colleagues in the University, especially to itsdistinguished president, the genius of the movement for"Child-Study" in America, and to the members of the summer school of1894, whose kind appreciation of his efforts has mainly led to thepublication of this work, his sincerest gratitude for the sympathy andencouragement which they have so often exhibited and expressed withregard to the present and allied subjects of study and investigation inthe field of Anthropology, pedagogical and psychological.
CLARK UNIVERSITY,
WORCESTER, Mass., April, 1895.
III. THE CHILD'S TRIBUTE TO THE MOTHER (Continued)