. Marriage, its history and ceremonies : with a phrenological and physiological exposition of the functions and qualifications for happy marriages. arrangement, and thus add to the enjoyment of domesticlife. This faculty should, by all means, be educated so as toharmonize with all the other mental faculties; for, whenpredominantly large and active, without proper restriction,its natural tendency would be to spoil children, from excessof kindness : they are not properly corrected and admojiished,but their conduct approved, (by silence at least), even thoughguilty of actions decidedly rash, if n
. Marriage, its history and ceremonies : with a phrenological and physiological exposition of the functions and qualifications for happy marriages. arrangement, and thus add to the enjoyment of domesticlife. This faculty should, by all means, be educated so as toharmonize with all the other mental faculties; for, whenpredominantly large and active, without proper restriction,its natural tendency would be to spoil children, from excessof kindness : they are not properly corrected and admojiished,but their conduct approved, (by silence at least), even thoughguilty of actions decidedly rash, if not morally wrong. Or,if they attempt to exercise authority with promptness andenergy, they fail like the woman who is represented in thefemale cut, No. 12. (See page 93.) Her little daughterasked her mother, (Mrs. Smith,) if she might go and getsome strawberries with Susan. No! was the promptreply. * But Susan has come for me, and I want to go withher. Well, you cannot, so be quiet. The girl started,and said, I will go, so there, and caught her bonnet anddish, and was proceeding. Well, said the mother, as PHILOPROGENITIVENESS. 93 MRS. No. 12. her daughter was going out door, Jane if you will gc,get good ones. Her Philoprogenitiveness and Benevolence were verylarge. Firmness, Self-Esteena, and Amativeness were small:She had very limited government, if any at all, and spoiledher children by indulgence. Tells them to do one thing,and then suffers them to break her commands, and do theopposite; gives good ad-vice, but sets poor examples j andis so kind and fond of children, that she effectually spoilsall she has the care of. In families where the father has strong Conscience, Firm-ness Self-esteem, and full Destructiveness, and small Socialfeelings, especially love of children, as in cut No. 14, hismotto will be, Spare the rod, and you will spoil thechild and punishment will be enforced for the violationof duty or command; but, let the mother be governed byan undue predomin
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