98. “We used always as children to get X’s scored with a pin on our new ‘village gaiters.’ We were told it was to make them safe and take the slipperiness off.”
99. Children say that the one who takes the first bite of an apple that is to be passed about for eating will fail in his or her lesson.
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100. Boys believe that they can prevent the stitch in the side which is liable to be induced by running, by means of holding a pebble under the tongue. “I believe I could run all day, and not get tired, if I could hold a pebble under my tongue,” said one.
CHAPTER III.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
BEAUTY.