[8] I think this fear was the same as the fear of mechanical toys. He saw her first asleep, and thought she was a doll; when she moved he was startled. [9] The method adopted with me at the same age was to pick me up by the heels and hold my head under water for some time. This method, oddly enough, succeeded in making me like the water; nevertheless I do not recommend it. [10] See Bousfield, “Sex and Civilization”, _passim_. [11] Cf. “The Nervous Child” by Dr. H. C. Cameron (3rd ed., Oxford, 1924), p. 32 ff. [12] See _e.g._ “The Secret Corps”, by Captain Ferdinand Tuohy, Chap. VI, (Murray, 1920). [13] Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. [14] “The Montessori Method” (Heinemann, 1912), p. 103. [15] See Dr. H. C. Cameron, “The Nervous Child”, Chaps. IV and V. [16] In very rare instances, it does a little harm, but this is easily cured and is not more serious than the results of thumb-sucking. [17] On this subject, _cf._ “The Nursery-School”, by Margaret McMillan (Dent, 1919), p. 197. [18] Although Miss McMillan is American, I understand that the importance of nursery-schools is even less appreciated in America than in England. As, however, there are not the financial difficulties which exist in Europe, it may be hoped that the movement will soon become wide-spread in the United States. There is no mention of it in O’Shea’s book, though the need of it is evident from his remarks on p. 182. [19] See Montessori, “The Montessori Method” (Heinemann, 1912), p. 42 ff. [20] O’Shea, p. 386. [21] Are we to infer that culture consists in carrying a hip-flask? The definition seems applicable. [22] In those days, in England, the State bore only part of the expense of the school; this part was called a “grant”, and depended upon the success of the children in examinations. [23] The arguments in favour of segregating the able children are well stated in O’Shea, Chap. XIV. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES: Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained. The cover image for this eBook was created by the transcriber and is entered into the public domain.