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HINTS.
or domesticated, are the most mild and tractable.
11.
The children who start up suddenly at twelve or fourteen, and fall into decays, in consequence, as it is termed, of outgrowing their strength, are in general, I believe, those children, who have been bred up with mistaken tenderness, and not allowed to sport and take exercise in the open air. This is analogous to plants: for it is found that they run up sickly, long stalks, when confined.
12.
Children should be taught to feel deference, not to practise submission.
13.
It is always a proof of false refinement, when a fastidious taste overpowers sympathy.
14. Lust
