When a child has received an act o generosity, an appeal ought instantly his feelings, and the duty of contributi manner to the happiness of others, e moment when the mind is in a prope exercise of the sympathetic feelings.

In order to promote sympathetic fe dren, parents should uniformly manif rence of cruelty, under whatever form i even when exercised toward the most in sect. They should also watchfully and endeavour to suppress, a revenge not only in their children, but also in them. For if a child frequently hears of retaliation and mutual reproach, can ed if he displays an irascible and vind as his will and his passions are strength

The principle of responsibility for both of time and property, should be pressed on the youthful mind. Teac lavish use of the gifts of our Heavenly species of ingratitude to him, and inju of our fellow-creatures who need the bountifully bestowed upon us. Teac waste the least property, nor spoil the article, as both may be useful to poor give the feelings of commiseration and right direction, they should be exerc deeds. They may be taught to take save their clothing when past their us those poor children who have not suffici defend them from the cold. Parents thus saving, and giving, is powerful in action those amiable virtues in their ch

are of parents, assiduously to instil its importance to the tender minds of their children. The elings of benevolence will never be uniform nor xtensive in their operations, unless they are supportd by a strong sense of justice. The most scrupubus integrity, liberality, fair dealing, and honour, onsistent with doing unto others on all occasions, s they would be done unto, ought to be early and orcibly inculcated, by example as well as precept. So far from indulging a smile at any instance of selfsh dexterity, they should see that we view it with lisapprobation.

TRUTH AND SINCERITY.

We should labour to excite in children a detestation of all that is mean, cunning, or false, and to inspire them with a spirit of openness, honour, and candour, making them feel how noble it is, not merely to speak the truth, but to speak the simple, unaltered truth, whether it tell for or against themselves. But to effect this, our example must uniformly concur with our instructions. Our whole behaviour to them should be fair and without artifice. We should never deceive them, never employ cunning to gain our ends, or to spare present trouble. For instance, to assure a child that the medicine he is to take is pleasant, when it is not so. Artifice is generally detected, even by children. There is much in the old proverb, “a cunning trick helps but once, and hinders ever after."

Great caution is required in making promises: but when made, children should see that we are rigid in performing them: our word passed must not be broken.

The meanness of talebearing and detraction should be strongly impressed upon the mind in early life : and children reminded, that, not only duty, but a

sense of honour, should lead them not of an absent person, which they woul were he present.

If we have grounds to suppose a cl misconduct, it is better to ascertain the own observation, or the evidence of othe forced confession from himself. Yet may be necessary to question him in o out the certainty. This must be don caution, not with that vehemence and hu monly employed on such occasions; bu ness and affection; cautioning him again in haste; reminding him of the importa py consequences of speaking truth; of ou to forgive, if he freely confesses his faul himself upright and honourable in his co

And to establish a habitual regard to of honesty, children should not be permi up the smallest article without inquiring belongs. This easy rule, and asking when very young, before they take any give them a strong regard to the propert To habituate children to ask permission lent to seeking advice in more advanced

THE INQUISITIVENESS OF CHI

"One of the distinctive qualities of ou the principle of curiosity. The disposit out the how and the why, is sometimes se very cradle; and is always to be rega auspicious token: it being in fact the ger future improvement; the genuine bud of fruit. Nor is it scarcely conceivable, how

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Children come into a world, where, to them, ery thing is new and strange; a world, of which, d of all therein, they are utterly ignorant. And w do these newly-born citizens of the world act? hy, just as persons come to years, would act under e circumstances. God hath given them an appee for knowledge, and they seek after it with arency. What is this? What is that made for? How it done, and why is it so? These, and scores of milar questions, are asked by children, and to them e information they inquire after is material, though eir questions may seem trifling in the eyes of those whom the things were long since known." "Were their inquiries properly encouraged, it ould lead them to think for themselves; it would ut them upon the exercise of their reason, as well s of their memory. At the same time, if there were bservable in them a forward pertness, or any real mpertinence, it might easily be checked without lamping their curiosity."

"I have seen fathers so stately and stern, that heir children scarcely dare speak to them, and nuch less familiarly to question them. And I have een schoolmasters who would requite the familiar question of a little pupil, with a frightening frown, if not with a hard blow." Thus the young mind is pinioned, and then bid to soar.

At this uninformed period of life, children are not only inquisitive, but ready to believe every thing they hear. And if parents are deficient in giving them the information they are seeking, they naturally endeavour to gain it from others. And thus in

correct, if not dangerous, ideas may b less often are, infused into their unsusp

FEARFULNESS AND FORT

Fear is an infirmity, which if suffer ascendency, is most enslaving to the m cure our children from all unnecessary ry fears, they should, as far as possibl from every thing likely to excite sudd to terrify the imagination. Stories apparitions, extraordinary dreams, a gloomy and mysterious tales, should ne in their presence.

How cruel, then, purposely to excite terrors; as by threatening them with or "black man who comes for naugh &c. Or, in order to hinder them fi what they ought not, to tell them" By such means, they may acquire imag that may accompany them through li a well-known fact, that there are many sons who are slaves through life to darkness, in consequence of their frightened when children, by the foo ghosts and apparitions being seen Here ghosts and darkness are associate childhood, and impressed by the pass and though reason in riper age, has po absurdity, it has not always been able the fear.

By guarding children from useless fe

is gained towards the cultivation of fo