How to Be a Man / A Book for Boys, Containing Useful Hints on the Formation of Character

CONTENTS.

I.	On Childhood and Youth	7
II.	Nature and Objects of Education	12
III.	Piety, as the Spring of Action and Regulator of the Soul	17
IV.	Filial Piety	24
V.	Treatment of Brothers and Sisters and others in the Family	37
VI.	Behavior at School	45
VII.	Behavior at Table	51
VIII.	Behavior at Family Worship	56
IX.	Private Prayer	59
X.	Keeping the Sabbath	64
XI.	Habits	83
XII.	Education of the Body	100
XIII.	On useful Labor	109
XIV.	Education of the Heart	121
XV.	Education of the Mind	145
XVI.	Reading	155
XVII.	Writing	161
XVIII.	Indolence	165
XIX.	On doing one Thing at a Time	168
XX.	On finishing what is begun	170
XXI.	Choice of Society and Formation of Friendships	172
XXII.	Bad Company—Mischievousness	176
XXIII.	On Amusements	181
XXIV.	Government of the Tongue	192
XXV.	On the Art of agreeable and profitable Conversation	198
XXVI.	Inquisitiveness	206
XXVII.	On the Importance of being able to say No	209
XXVIII.	On being Useful	212
XXIX.	On being Contented	216
XXX.	Union of serious Piety with habitual Cheerfulness	220

HOW TO BE A MAN.

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