FABLES SHOULD BE TAUGHT AS FABLES, MYTHS AS MYTHS, AND MIRACLES AS POETIC FANTASIES. TO TEACH SUPERSTITIONS AS TRUTHS IS A MOST TERRIBLE THING. THE CHILD MIND ACCEPTS AND BELIEVES THEM, AND ONLY THROUGH GREAT PAIN AND PERHAPS TRAGEDY IN LATER YEARS CAN HE BE RELIEVED OF THEM. HYPATIA OF ALEXANDRIA
