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Rh should never be suffered to look at it sideways, as that would cause them to squint.

Q. By what means is the getting of teeth rendered difficult and dangerous?

A. By caps; by keeping the head too warm: by uncleanliness, and improper food, over-feeding, bad air, and want of exercise.

Q. What is to be observed with regard to making children walk?

A. They ought not to be taught to walk in strings, or chairs, or go-carts, or be led by the arm; they ought to be suffered to creep on the floor, till by degrees they learn to walk.

Q. How can we best assist children in speaking?

A. We ought to pronounce the words to them very distinctly and slowly; first single sounds, and then easy words.

It is of the greatest importance that man, from his earliest infancy, should be accustomed to a distinct pronunciation.

Q. What are the principal reasons why one-fourth of the number of children that come into the world die in the course of the first two years?

A. Want of fresh pure air, uncleanliness, bad indigestible food, particularly meal-pap: the anxiety and misery of parents are also among the causes of the death of so many children.

Q. What particular purpose is answered by children living together?

A. They learn to know, to understand, and to love each other, and so lay a foundation for unanimity, mutual fondness, and the happiness of their lives.

Q. But if children live in society merry and happy together, can that have any influence upon them when they arrive at a state of maturity?