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Rh very early to inflame their imaginations and et their little minds to work, repecting ubjects, which nature never intended they hould think of till the body arrived at ome degree of maturity; then the paions naturally begin to take place of the enes, as intruments to unfold the undertanding, and form the moral character.

In nureries, and boarding-chools, I fear, girls are firt poiled; particularly in the latter. A number of girls leep in the ame room, and wah together. And, though I hould be orry to contaminate an innocent creature's mind by intilling fale delicacy, or thoe indecent prudih notions, which early cautions repecting the other ex naturally engender, I hould be very anxious to prevent their acquiring indelicate, or immodet habits; and as many girls have learned very indelicate tricks, from ignorant ervants, the mixing them thus indicriminately together, is very improper.

To ay the truth women are, in general, too familiar with each other, which leads to that gros degree of familiarity that o frequently renders the marriage tate unhappy. Why in the name of decency are iters, female intimates, or ladies and their waiting-women, to be o grosly familiar as to forget the repect which one human creature owes to another? That queamih delicacy which hrinks from the mot diguting offices when affection or humanity lead us to watch at a ick pillow, is depicable. But, why women&ensp;