ABSTRACT
The mental and moral natures in their development are closly allied. The conduct of the child is largely influenced by the tone and temper of those about him. If a proper poise and self-control exists, it is sure to be reflected in the children. The character of many a child is injured by querulous rebukes, constantly administered, until he becomes to be considered as a sort of outlaw, all perhaps for small offences that involve no essential moral question. Much of our physical, mental, and even moral health depends on the proper functioning of the endocrine glands, —sometimes known as the glands of internal secretion. With reference to actual delinquency, childhood traits must be early watched, and corrective measures at once applied to all moral lapses. Some children have to be taught to play, as they seem lacking in initiative in this direction; organized play may have a favourable mental and moral effect.
