The wonderful story of life : a mother's talks with her daughter regarding life and its reproduction / reprinted by the British Social Hygiene Council ... by permission of the United States Public Health Service.

  • United States Public Health Service
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[1933]
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Credit: The wonderful story of life : a mother's talks with her daughter regarding life and its reproduction / reprinted by the British Social Hygiene Council ... by permission of the United States Public Health Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER I, This little book, Helen Elizabeth, is written particularly for you and me. We are going to read it together because I want to be sure that you understand the things which we shall find in it. If, as we read, there are any words or sentences which puzzle you, which you do not understand, be sure to ask about them. I shall try to answer questions for you as well as I can. We are going to read, you and I, about wonder- ful and beautiful things. Now, there are many, many beautiful things in the world. That maple tree out in front of the house, which is so fresh and green; the rose bush in the garden just covered with roses ; the birds which sing outside your window every morning; and the fishes, if you catch a glimpse of them in the cool, dark waters of the little pond just outside the town, the silvery fishes, which dart to and fro so quickly —all these things are beautiful. If it were not for them and for many other living things this would be a very dreary and unhappy world to live in. What would the world be like if there were no plants, no fishes, no birds, no animals, or men upon it ? Nothing but the unchanging rocks, the drifting sands, and the lonesome waters. You and I would not like to live in such a world. Already probably you have noticed that all living things change almost continually. If a thing does not change we say it has no life. That rock beside the road is just the same to-day as it was yesterday, and if we come back next year it [6]