Excerpt from The Franklin Intellectual Arithmetic: For the Use of SchoolsHence it is im rtant that the objects presented to the mind of a chil should have an elevating influence, and excite him to aspire to something more excellent than he has already attained. To make children more fond of study, we must throw around them a literary atmosphere. If in their studies the are constant] reminded of mi sins and area es, can y and pears, fi berts and cookies, it becomes a ifiicult task to inspire them with a love for Academus' shades, Helium's fountain, or Siloa's brook. For this reason, among others, the to books of children, ' such as Tom Thumb, Cock Robin, B as Beard, &c. Have been exchanged for the plain, practical, and unvarnished tales of real life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.