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dise, and In unjust profits and gains ; a scorn of all dishonesty 

 even in taking advantage of the ignorance or necessities of 

 others for gain ; a love of truth and fidelity in work, in service, 

 in all dealings and all intercourse with each other. Every 

 child might be taught, and I believe nearly every child has the 

 ability to learn, the purity, the honesty, the unselfishness, the 

 regard for the rights of others, the devotion to the welfare 01 

 others and the highest good of all, which are the elements 

 of every noble character, and the true motives of action in all 

 our relations to our fellow-men. A child can understand the 

 Fatherhood of God, and the duties of men to each other as 

 brethren of one great family; the beauty of love, and the ugli- 

 ness of hate; the benefits of order and purity, and the evils of 

 disorder and impurity. Every child can learn more or less of 

 its own nature, its relations to those around him, and the 

 duties which are involved in those relations. More or less 

 every child can be trained by precept and example to gen- 

 tleness and truth, honesty and virtue ; and in a true society all 

 influences would tend to strengthen and perfect that character, 

 which it should be the great object of education to form. 



And a true, integral, comprehensive education, which is the 

 natural right of every human being, must be based upon 

 human physiology founded upon the constitution of man- 

 must be in harmony with the nature it is intended to draw 

 out, unfold, and bring into vigorous and happy activity. 



In a complete education all the bodily powers should be 

 exercised and brought into their full strength and use, in work 

 and play, in feats of industry and gymnastics. The young 

 should be taught to walk and run; ride, dance, and swim; 

 stand and move with dignity and grace, use their hands with 

 dexterity, play musical instruments, handle tools, and engage 

 in useful industries. The eager activities of childhood can 

 readily be turned into many useful channels, and with young 

 children three-quarters of their waking hours may be profitably 





