("Yes, sir.") Well, watch a spider when making one of these, or observe his artful ingenuity and vigilance when he is lying in wait for a fly.

By thus connecting pleasant ideas with the sight of the animal, you will destroy the unpleasant association which constitutes the prejudice.

In the same manner, if I wished to create an antipathy to a spider in a child, it would be very easily done.

I would tie her hands behind her, and put three or four upon her to crawl over her face.
[Illustration] "Thus you must destroy prejudices in all cases by connecting pleasant thoughts and associations with the objects of them." "I am very often prejudiced against new scholars without knowing why." "We sometimes hear a person talk in this way: 'I do not like such or such a person at all.' "'Why ?' "'Oh, I don't know; I do not like her at all.

I can't bear her.' "'But why not?
What is your objection to her ?' "'Oh, I don't know; I have not any particular reason, but I never did like her.' "Now, whenever you hear any person talk so, you may be sure that her opinion on any subject is worth nothing at all.