36 ALFRED T. SCHOFIELl), ESQ., M.D., M.E.C.S.E., ON 



tools. Allow me to point out in a few words twelve tools 

 with which each mother should be equipped : — 



1. First of all parents can form habits, of moral value, 



as none other can, in a child's character. 



2. Parents can control a child's environments by sug- 



gestions of good and not of evil. 



3. Parents can, by example, fill a child's mind with 



inspiring ideals. 



4. Parents can feed a child's mind with ideas, the 



character of which ideas they can largely control. 



5. Parents can exercise a child's moral powers by the 



circumstances of life, not too hard, lest it be 

 discouraged; not too soft, lest it have no moral 

 backbone. 



6. Parents can by watchfulness and tenderness balance 



one characteristic against others, so as to produce 

 an even and not a one-sided character. 



7. Parents can strengthen the ivill power and make it 



act with energy and decision. 



8. Parents can educate the moral sense and keep it 



strong so that it may last good through life. 



9. Parents can increase the sense of responsibiliti/ to 



themselves, to others, and to God. 



10. Parents can teach, directly, moral principles and 



the sequence of cause and effect. 



11. Parents can inspire faith in God and in Christ and a 



right spirit of humility. 



12. Lastly — Parents can at least obey the two divine 



precepts, " Train up a child in the way he should 

 go, and when he is old he Avill not depart from it." 

 " Offend not, despise not, hinder not one of these 

 little ones." 



Discussion, 



The Chairman expressed the interest and pleasure with which 

 he, and he believed all present, had listened to the paper, Avbich 

 was both wise and suggestive ; and remarked, in illustration of 

 the subject, upon the effects of habit in moulding the physical and 

 moral character of our soldiers and sailors, who often entered the 

 service of their country under most unfavourable surroundings 



