CHAPTER X 



MORAL CULTURE 



The mental and moral natures in their 

 development are closely allied. The conduct 

 of the child is largely influenced by the tone and 

 temper of those about him. If a proper poise 

 and self control exists, it is sure to be reflected 

 in the children. A cultivated home will do 

 more for the child's mental and moral health 

 than the formal education of the finest schools. 



In a study of the moral nature of the child, we 

 must sharply distinguish the essential from the 

 nonl-essential in characte'r building*. Thus a 

 sort of rowdyism due to an excess of animal 

 spirits need not be constantly repressed, but any 

 duplicity must be instantly noticed and repri- 

 manded. The gravity of the latter, however, 

 depends on the age. Professor Barnes has 

 truly said that a lie from a three-year old is 

 normal ; from a six-year old, unimportant ; from 



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