[Sidenote: Suggestion As a Remedy]
The following is the exact conversation: The young man said, “Your
mother allowed you to come the other day, did she not?” This he
emphasized by a positive nod of his head. The little girl readily
replied, “Yes.” Then the young man said, “But today your mother did not
allow you to come? No, no.” This question he emphasized by a negative
nod of his head. The little girl hesitated, and told her wavering
falsehood. Her reply was, “Yes, she said I could go into the kitchen.”
Again he asked his questions, emphasizing each by the proper motions of
his head. To the last question, the little girl replied, “She did not
say I could come today.” He had used the principle of leading
suggestion, and had led the little girl to tell the truth. He did not
change his attitude toward the child. He was firm and kind. She was old
enough to understand the significance of the lesson and did not attempt
to tell the young man another falsehood, and he had occasion to have the
little girl about him almost every day.