Tommy Thumb's Song Book (1815)/Artificial Memory for Infants

by Nurse Lovechild

ARTIFICIAL MEMORY

FOR

INFANTS;

WHEREBY

They may Acquire

THE

KNOWLEDGE OF ANIMALS,

AND

Some of their Sounds,

BEFORE

They can go or speak.

Although this invention is calculated for the diversion of infants, yet it will afford great pleasure to the Parent and Nurse, to observe the progress, and surprising difference in the early sense of their children.

The method I propose, is that you first shew the child the following animals, one at a time, and pronounce its sound, as for example.

Ask which is the DOG? then point to it, then ask what the DOG says, then say,

BOW, WOW, WOW.

and so on to the rest, by which means, the child in a short time, will be able to do the same.

Tommy Thumb's Song-Book.

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Bow, wow, wow.

Mew, Mew, Mew

Ne, he, he, he

Moo, Moo, Moo

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Chatter, Chatter, Chatter

Buzz, buzz, buzz

Coo, Coo, Coo

Roar, roar, roar

Pretty, pretty Poll

Mag, Mag, Mag

Hoot, hoot, hoot

Caw, caw, caw

Bah, bah, bah

Quack, Quack, Quack

Bray, bray, bray

Squeak, squeak, squeak

Grunt, Grunt, Grunt