258 PERFECTION OF BODY AND MIND. 



Questions, 



Why is grass refused by a dog and flesh by a cow 1 



Why should we be cautious in judging of the habits of ani- 

 mals from those of domesticated ones ? 



What do we understand by instinct? 



For what reason has instinct been given to us "? 



Are we always conscious of the means by which we escape 

 from danger 1 



What are hunger and thirst 1 



What might happen did instinct not govern these 1 



Is instinct common to man and animals ] 



What has man beyond instinct which brutes have not? 



Endeavour to describe the mode in which our reason ope- 

 rates when we find any new object. 



How do we acquire knowledge ? 



Is any thing like this discoverable amongst animals] 



LESSON XX. 



THE BEAUTY AND PERFECTION OF BODY AND 

 MIND HEALTH. 



THE human form is beautiful and graceful. 

 The limbs are straight and full of symmetry, the 

 countenance pleasing and expressive, the motions 

 active and powerful. Much of this depends upon 

 the care taken of infants during their early years, 

 for awkward habits are acquired, and bodily 

 strength is impaired, by negligence. 



In infancy children should be taught to hold the 

 body erect, whether sitting, standing, or walking; 

 and they should never be allowed to lounge with 



