The imitative instincts of children are very great. The following instance is said to be true: "The children had been remarkably quiet for some time, and mother knew that some mischief was brewing. Howls and screeches of anguish suddenly proclaimed that the mischief had begun, and that the children were in the thick of it. In the back yard mother found the youngsters in the midst of their dolls and no+«. Red bandages encircled the arms of the dolls, but the dog and cockatoo were still in the- hands of the. yaccina•iipr'si ../.■ The dbg and : bird wers streiiuoasly .resistingthe effortsofc the children to ptsncture their, legs with, fishknives." "
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 6 September 1913, Page 9
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108Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 6 September 1913, Page 9
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