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EARLY D1scIpL1NE-The following five leading principles of discourse by Dr. Daniel Drake, on the Philosophy of Discipline, delivered before the Western Literary Institute and College of Profess sional Teachers, in Cincinnati, we have copied from the July number of the Annals of Education Vol. " l. Children, like grown persons, act from motives and when they transgress, they have an obj ject in view, which, at the moment, is dear to them. They should, then, be carefully and patiently instructed in their duties, and have the reasons for the laws by which you govern them as fully explained as possi-

 ?. As there is among them a great variety in bod fly aud mental temperament, the character of each should be studied, and the appropriate means of re- warding and punishing selected accordingly. l 3. Children, as well as adults, have their periods ofndefnable indisposton and consequent irritahil- ity of the nervous system and feelings, when, of course, they are froward, peevish and disobedent. Those who govern them should look into this mat ter; and in meting out their punishments, have re- spect to its influence; or while the disease, not known perhaps, by the child, shall continue, omit them altogether.

 4. The excitation of fear is legitimate means of correction; for all correction operates indeed by exciting it but children should not be frightened by goblins, or threatenngs connected with superra- tural appearances, for an associat of ideas may make them superstitious and timid throughout life T 5. Both rewards and punishments should be pro- portioned to offences. They should be dealt ou with all the impartlaty man requires from cour of justice.