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character, for those of mild tempers often 

 possess it in a high degree. Gall and 

 Spurzheim call this quality determination, 

 and represent it merely as giving force to 

 volition, whatever its object may be. This 

 propensity is the chief cause of refractory 

 conduct in children j and it is natural that 

 they should wish to do what they please, 

 for they have not the motives for restrain- 

 ing their actions which reason and experi- 

 ence suggest. The command of parents 

 should, therefore, stand as the law of reason 

 to the child, which should be taught the 

 necessity, and acquire the habit, of ready 

 obedience to its decrees. It is also im- 

 portant that the commands of parents 

 should be just, and not unnecessarily and 

 too frequently issued j lest reason in the 

 former instance, and the dislike of control 

 in the latter, should induce children to re- 

 bel against them. 



