Children's Ways Being selections from the author's "Studies of childhood," with some additional matter

PART II.--AT WORK.

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III. ATTACKING OUR LANGUAGE 29 THE NAMER OF THINGS 30 THE SENTENCE-BUILDER 33 THE INTERPRETER OF WORDS 36

IV. THE SERIOUS SEARCHER 40 THE THOUGHTFUL OBSERVER 40 THE PERTINACIOUS QUESTIONER 44

V. FIRST THOUGHTS: (_a_) THE NATURAL WORLD 54 THE FASHION OF THINGS 54 THE BIGGER WORLD 58 DREAMS 61 BIRTH AND GROWTH 64

VI. FIRST THOUGHTS: (_b_) SELF AND OTHER MYSTERIES 68 THE VISIBLE SELF 68 THE HIDDEN SELF 72 THE UNREACHABLE PAST 73 THE SUPERNATURAL WORLD 76 THE GREAT MAKER 78

VII. THE BATTLE WITH FEARS: (_a_) THE ONSLAUGHT 85 THE BATTERY OF SOUNDS 87 THE ALARMED SENTINEL 90

VIII. THE BATTLE WITH FEARS (_Continued_) 97 THE ASSAULT OF THE BEASTS 97 THE NIGHT ATTACK 100 (_b_) DAMAGE OF THE ONSLAUGHT 104 (_c_) RECOVERY FROM THE ONSLAUGHT 108

IX. GOOD AND BAD IN THE MAKING 112 TRACES OF THE BRUTE 112 THE PROMISE OF HUMANITY 119 THE LAPSE INTO LYING 124 FEALTY TO TRUTH 131

X. REBEL AND SUBJECT 135 (_a_) THE STRUGGLE WITH LAW: FIRST TUSSLE WITH AUTHORITY 135 EVADING THE LAW 137 THE PLEA FOR LIBERTY 140 (_b_) ON THE SIDE OF LAW 142 THE YOUNG STICKLER FOR THE PROPRIETIES 143 THE ENFORCER OF RULES 145

XI. AT THE GATE OF THE TEMPLE 151 THE GREETING OF BEAUTY 151 FIRST PEEP INTO THE ART-WORLD 156 FIRST VENTURES IN CREATION 161

XII. FIRST PENCILLINGS 171 THE HUMAN FACE DIVINE 174 THE VILE BODY 177 SIDE VIEWS OF THINGS 184

CHILDREN'S WAYS.