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THREE BAD HABITS There are three
weaknesses in our habits which are very
common, and which have Il very preudicial
influence on our welfare The first is giving
way to the ease of indulgence of the mo-
ment, instead of doing at once what ought to
be done. This practice almost always di-
mnishes the beneficial effects of our actions,
and often leads US to abstain from action al
together; as, for instance, ii at this season OF
the year there is Il geam OF sunshine, of
which we feel we ought to take advantage,
but have not the resolution to leave at the
moment comfortable seat, or an attractive
occupation, we miss the most favorable OPP
portunity, and perhaps Justify ourselves in
remaining in doors, on the ground that the
time for exercise is past. One evil attend
ant upon the habit of procrastination is, that
it produces q certain dissatisfaction of the
mind which impedes and deranges the animal
functions, and tends to prevent the attain
ment of a high state ofheath. Aperception
of what is right, followed by promtness of
execution, would render the way of life per-
fectly smooth Children should be taught to
do nothing but what is reasonable, but they
should be taught to do what they are told at
once. The habit will stand them in stead





when we have made a good resolution and
have partially failed in executing it, we are
very apt to abandon it altogether. For in
stance, if person who has been accustomed
to rise at ten, resolves to rise at six, and af-
ter few successful attempts, happens to
sleep till seven, there is great danger that he
will relapse Into his former habit, or probably
90 beyond it, and lie till noon.


1t is the same with resolutions as to ecOno-
my, or temperance, or any thing else; if we
cannot do all we intended, or make one slip,
we are apt to give up entirely. Now what
we should aim at is always to do the best
we can, under existing circumstances; and
then our progress, with the exception of
slight Interruptions, would be continual.
The third and last weakness to which | al
lude, is the practice of eating and drinking
things because they are on the table, and es-
pecially when they are to be paid for. How
seldom it happens that two men leave few
glasses of wine in decanter at a coffee
house, though they have both had enough
and the consequence of not doing so is fire.
quently to order fresh supply; but at any
rate, even the first small excess in pernici-
Gus. Excess however slight, either in solids
or liquids, deranges the power of digestion,
and of course diminishes the full benefit of
any meal 1t often induces an indisposition
to move, and 50 one excess leads to another.
What is called second appetite is generat-
ed, and the proper bounds being once passed,
it is not easy to fix another limit. The IN
portance, in mans life OF stopping at
enough is quite incalcnlable and to lie gull
ty of excess for the reason ! have just men
toned; though very common, is the height
of folly. A very small quantity causes the
difference between spending the remainder
of the day proftaby or agreeabIy, aud in in
dolence and dissipation on.-'rhe Original.