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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: will endeavor by this aid to lift itself upon its feet. It is not easily disheartened. Though it fall again and again, it will persevere until by this means it learns to raise itself upon its feet and stand, but not without holding to the chair. It will now soon be found lifting its feet alternately and replacing them upon the floor. Next it will shove the chair from it, keeping hold with its hands, and draw itself up to an erect position. After a few experiments of this kind, it may let go of the chair to examine some object that may have been put in its way, and then will laugh at its ability to stand. This adventure it will repeat, day after day, with increased exultation, until, after frequent trials, it becomes more confident of its ability to balance itself, and lets go of its support entirely and stands alone. Time only is required to accomplish this natural process, by which the bones and muscles are strengthened and made able to bear the weight of the body as soon as the child has gained sufficient courage to warrant it to trust itself. It is not merely a lack of strength that prevents a very young child from walking. The curved slope of the legs causes the soles of the feet to face each other, and they cannot adapt themselves to a horizontal surface. Some time is required to change the position of the feet, so they maybe fitted for support and locomotion. The first efforts of a child in learning to walk should be carefully watched, so as to protect from injury, but not to afford any especial assistance. THE CHILD. General Causes of Diseases Resulting From Eppops in Diet. HAVING, in the remarks on food of infancy and early childhood, given such advice and warnings as may be necessary to a proper understanding of the healthful needs of the system in early...

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