How may a tendency to anger be overcome? i. 34. Not by the interference of other persons, 35. The mind being then under the influence of stormy passion, 36. The aid of reason and judgment is more effectual, 37. Resist the beginning of anger, 37. When inclined to anger, try to be quiet and composed, 38, 39. Anger is unreasonable and foolish, 39. It disfigures the countenance, 40. Tends to one’s dishonor and discredit, 41. Produces absurd and insulting speeches, 42. Is disingenuous and unmanly, 42. Indicates a weak mind, 42. Discovers meanness of spirit, 43. Fortitude consists with a mild temper, 44. Anger can destroy, it cannot restore, 46. It often overreaches itself, 47. Excessive urgency often fails of success, 47. Forbearance towards servants urged, 48. Anger towards servants makes them worse, 48. Never punish in anger, 49. Allow anger to cool, 49. No harm arises from deferring anger, 49. Causes of anger examined; we think we incur contempt without it, 50; it arises from self-love, 52; and a spirit of fault-finding, 52. The absence of these makes a man gentle towards others, 53, 54. Nobody can dwell with an angry man, 54. Anger, the essence of all bad passions, 56. Good temper in us will disarm others, 55. Moderate expectations prevent anger, 56. Knowledge of human nature softens anger, 57. Make trial for a few days of abstinence from anger, 59. OF BASHFULNESS. BY THOMAS HOY, FELLOW OF ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE IN OXFORD. Bashfulness defined, 60. Two extremes: too much or too little modesty; both to be avoided, 61. Bashfulness, an excess of modesty, 61, 62. It is injurious, 62; leaves a person at the mercy of others, 63; a bashful person is liable to imposition, 63; many are thus ruined, 64. Deny an unreasonable request, 65. The fear of giving offence—bashfulness—hinders the proper care of our health, and of our property, 67, 68; exposes to the very evils it seeks to avoid, 69. The people of Asia are slaves, because they cannot say, “No,” 69. Deny recommendation to those not known to be worthy, 71. Undertake no services to which you are not competent, 72. Cheerfully render good offices to those that deserve them, 72; but deny them to the unworthy, 73. We may not violate law and justice to please anybody, 74. Men who would dread to blunder in a matter of literature, often violate law, 74. Err not from the right, either from fear or flattery, 76. Remember what bashfulness has cost us, 77. THAT VIRTUE MAY BE TAUGHT. BY MR. PATRICK, OF THE CHARTERHOUSE. If men may be taught to sing, dance, and read; to be skilful husbandmen and good riders,—why not to order their lives aright? 78. The practice of virtue is immensely more important than graceful speech and manners, 79. If things of trifling moment may be taught, much more things of the deepest concern, 80. THE ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS.