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they do with it. Give them dainties, and in giving 
commend them highly. 25. How to make children glut- 
tons. — Take care diat their bellies are always well stuffed. 
26. How to render your children weary of being good. 
« — Notice not their endeavours to be good, and they will 
soon be weary of them. 27. How to make children stu- 
pid. — Give them a good box on the ear, every time they 
forget any thing. Give yourself up to drunkenness, and 
you will necessarily have stupid children. Make your 
children prematurely wise, and they will soon become 
stupid. 28. How to make your children unhandy. — See 
that they have every thing done for them. 29. How to 
teash children negligence.— Check early their loVe of or- 
der. 30. How to make children vain. — Instruct them 
soon in the great value of dress. Introduce them into 
company as early as possible. 31. How to give children 
an inclination for idleness.— Represent to them frequently 
the grievousness of work, and the pleasure of being idle. 
32. How to make children covetous.— Instil into them, as 
soon as possible, high notions of the value of money. 
S3, How to render children deaf to good advice. — Be in- 
cessantly preaching to them their duties. 34. A couple of 
infalliable means of leading children into all kinds of vice, 
— Frequently practice before them those vices you wisli 
them to adopt. Leave your children to themselves and 
the servants. 35. Universal means of depriving children 
of health and life. — -Make them tender by keeping them 
extremely warm. Deprive them of fresh air, Accustoni 
them to delicate and dainty food. Give them plenty of’ 
medicines. Let them have infirm and unhealthy nurses. 
36. An excellent method to make children cripple sv— 
Let them wear stavsd 
