66 CLOTHING. 



you or constrain your motions, they are sure to do 

 mischief. 



The best dress for a boy is a round short jacket, 

 made of strong woollen cloth, a waistcoat of the 

 same, and quite easy, a pair of wide trousers, but- 

 toning to the waistcoat in winter of good kersey- 

 mere, and in summer of some thinner woollen 

 cloth ; light woollen stockings, and shoes made 

 sufficiently wide. 



Boots which lace up the leg are the worst things 

 that can possibly be worn, as they not only inter- 

 rupt the circulation, but keep the feet hot and 

 damp. Narrow pointed shoes are also very im- 

 proper, as they cramp and contract the toes, and 

 prevent that freedom of action in them which was 

 intended to assist us in walking. 



The feet should always be sufficiently clad, and 

 preserved from wet. Colds are often given by 

 want of proper care in this respect ; and it is a 

 maxim, that to preserve health, we must keep the 

 "feet warm by exercise, and the head cool by 

 temperance." 



Thick fur caps are rarely advisable as coverings 

 for the head ; they overheat it, and often give rise 

 to scald head and tender eyes. Amongst children, 

 too, the neck should be left nearly bare, and every 

 thing in the shape of handkerchief studiously 

 avoided. 



There is no part of our conduct in which we 

 exhibit more absurd caprice than in our clothing. 

 Taste or fashion is permitted to lead us into ridicu- 



