Note 231 — Chapter XIX · THE SUCCESSORS OF PESTALOZZI.—FRŒBEL AND THE PÈRE GIRARD.

Here is an example from Père Girard’s arithmetic:—

“A father had the habit of going every evening to the dram-shop, and often left his family at home without bread. During the five years that he led this life, he spent, the first year, 197 francs, the second, 204 francs, the third, 212 francs, and the fourth, 129 francs. How many francs would this unfortunate father have saved if he had not had a taste for drink?” (P.)