THE CHILD AND CHILDHOOD IN

FOLK-THOUGHT

STUDIES OF THE ACTIVITIES AND INFLUENCES OF THE CHILD AMONG PRIMITIVE PEOPLES, THEIR ANALOGUES AND SURVIVALS IN THE

CIVILIZATION OF TO-DAY

LECTURER ON ANTHROPOLOGY IN CLARK UNIVERSITY, WORCESTER, MASS; SOMETIME FELLOW IN
MODERN LANGUAGES IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, TORONTO, CANADA; FELLOW OF THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AdvancemenT OF SCIENCE; MEMBER OF

THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, OF THE AMERI-

CAN FOLK-LORE SOCIETY, OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE,

OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL

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AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETC.

"A little child shall lead them."- Isaiah xi. ỏ.
"For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."- Jesus.

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