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their parents and nurses to assist them. This may be done 
ways. The best method, while they are light, is to carry th 
and dance and dandle them in the nurse’s arms, and frequ 
changing their position. When children begin to walk, the s 
and best method of leading them about is by the hand. 
It is a common notion that if children are set upon their feet 
very reverse of this is true. Every member acquires strength in 
proportion as it is exercised. The limbs of children are weak in- | 
deed, but their ‘bodies are proportionably light; and had they skill 
to direct themselves, they would soon be able to Support theirown | 
weight. Who ever heard of any other animal that became | ced 
by using its legs too soon ? oS 2 een ag Slee 
_A good constitution ought certainly to be our first object inthe | 
management of children. It Jays a foundation for their being useful 
and happy in life; and whoever neglects it, not only fails in his duty ~ 
to his offspring, but to society. It would be of great service to boys, 
if at a proper age, they were taught military or gymnastic exercises, 
This would increase their strength, inspire them with courage and 
independence, and render them more fit for the active duties of life. ~ 
An effeminate education will infallibly spoil the best natural consti- 
tution ; and if boys are brought up in a more delicate. er, tha: 
even girls ought to be, they will never.be men, _ eee ; 
There are, besides, various ways of employing young people with. 
out hurting their health. The easier parts of gardening, husban i 
or any business carried on without doors, are most proper. These 
are employments which most young people are fond of, and some © 
arts of them may be always adapted to their age, taste, and — 
_ Nor is the common education of girls less hurtful to the consttiu- _ 
tion than that of boys. Miss is set down to her frame before she’ 
¢an put on her own clothes, and is taught to believe that to excel at Hes 
the needle, is the only thing that can entitle her to general esteem. 
It is unnecessary here to insist on the dangerous consequences of _ 
obliging girls to sit too much. They are pretty well known, _and- ; 
are too often felt at a certain time of life. But supposing the erit 
‘period to be got over, greater dangers still await them when they 
come to be mothers, Women who have been accustomed to a se- 
dentary life, generally run great hazard in child-bed; while those 
who been used to romp about, and take sufficient exercise, are 
seldom in any danger. : eee 
One hardly meets with a girl who can at the same time boast of 
early performances with the needle, and a good constitution. Close 
and early confinement generally occasions indigestions, headachs. 
pale complexions, pain in the stomach, loss of appetite, ¢ ughs, con- 
sumptions of the lungs, and deformity of the body. Would m 
a instead of having their daughters instructed in many tri; 
iplishments, employ them in plain work and housewifery, 
them sufficient exercise in the open air, they would 
lealthy mothers, and more uséful members 
xercise within doors is suf 
