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...night and cried. . . . Nursy or mother might have thought baby had a stomach ache and given it peppermint tea, but we know that it was fear that awakened1 baby, and only love destroys fear. . . . What a stretch of the imagination-asking a child to believe that a heavy mooley cow could jump over the moon! Think of a kitty playing a fiddle and then try to convince the child that a dish could run away with a spoon. . . . Thus the children's sweet faith was lessened and they were made to doubt and distrust. . . . Mother Goose was indeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Chenophobes | 1/12/1925 | See Source »

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