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But, "There have been younp; men too 

 bookifh for a warehoufe" — It is granted. But it 

 is probable, they never had a proper turn of mind 

 for bufinefs. Their parts were wrong caft. They 

 fhould have been brought up to fome liberal pro- 

 feffion, more agreeable to their genius. They 

 were probably obliged to enter upon a line 

 of life not correfpondent to their ruling palTion. 

 No wonder, they did not fucceed ! 



The objed to be aimed at is, To give a boy, 

 in thefe intermediate years, to which alone our 

 plan extends, that degree of knowledge and of 

 tafte, which may make him more than the mere 

 MAN OF BUSINESS in future life. The point to 

 be avoided is. The giving him views, habits, and 

 tafte, which may be unsuitable for a man of 

 BusiNEsy, and which he would have to unlearn 

 again, when he came to fettle down to the regu- 

 lar routine of a warehoufe. 



How far it would be pofTible to gain this 

 advantage, and to avoid this difadvantage, is 

 a point of the utmoft concern to determine. 

 Might not a boy, for fome years after he has been 

 introduced into bufinefs, have fome intervals 

 allowed him, which might be fufficient for 

 the cultivation of his mind .? Is it neceflary 

 that, the moment he enters a warehoufe, he 

 Ihould lay down this maxim — " I mufl now give 

 every moment to trade—I mult have but one 



objedl 



