HINTS TO PARENTS,
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The early instruction imbbed from a parents life, has the strongest influence in forming the future character. Before the mind is mature enough to think for itself, we look to those whom nature has consti- tuted our guardians, to correct and sanc- lion our opinions. In this way parental au- thority gains q hold upon the mind of child ren, that never can be annihilated. And happy indeed would it be if the result were always the formation of noble and man. y character. Intelligent and well educa- ted parents exert glorious and beneficial power; but those who are darkened by ig- norance, and chained by prejudice, trans- init their intellectual qualities as well as personal features, to their unfortunate des- cendants. When an instructor has to deal with the children of such parents, he has a double difficulty to encounter. He must meet the ignorance and obstinacy of the one, and give a right direction to the per- verted powers of the other. And after he has laboured with all the assiduty of an al- most self-sacrifcing zeal, he must consider il an instance of rare felicity to escape a torrent of bitter inventive. How many worthy instructors have had their peace assailed by the unjust reproaches ofdiscon- tented parents ? How many parents have seen cause of deep and hearty regret that they ever lent credulous ear to the com. plainis of boyish pettishness Have You son? Beware how you make the idle elfusions ofan irrt; ted temper, the ground of serious accusation against his intellectual guide. As you value the consciousness o having discharged your duty,as you regare inc future responsibility of your child; a' you would have him improve the preciou: hours ofyouth in gaining those acquisitions that are to make him worthy and usetu member of society; beware of giving yonl parental counienance to his frivolous com. pIaints. Are you a mother!-As 70, wish your son to fulfil the bright hopes O maternal affection, as you wish him to be- come the boast and support of your life ,tht pride of your family, the ornament of soci ety, beware of suffering your solicitude it betray you into unjust censures on the ap' parent severity of an instructor, whose du' ty leads him to apply wholesome disci' pline to your darling child.

 To MAKE A GOOD WIFE UNHAPPY.-W'

 