Calculus of probabilities, the, 93, 105. Chagrin, the feeling of, 193. Chamfort, quoted, 213. Chance, the laws of, 92; the logic of, 94; the slaves of, 103. Chaucer, quoted, 252. Cheerfulness, how cultivated, 72. Chief end of man, the, 175, 212. Child, the mind of a, 79. Chinese proverb, a, 80. Christianity, influence on position of woman, 31; spirit of, 22, 275; aim of, 178. Christian fatalism, 143; doctrines, 172, 173. Church of the future, the, 179, 232. Civility, its value, 107, 223. Civilization, does not increase pleasure, 28; motive of higher, 29. Climate, its influence, 88-90. Clothing, purposes of, 81-83. Coleridge, Hartley, 105; S. T., 70. Colonna, Vittoria, 78, 235. Colors, their effect, 83, 90. Common-places admired, 192. Comradeship, explained, 230. Confidence, delights of, 218. Confucius, quoted, 100. Congenital traits, 59. Conscience, what it is, 209. Consolations of affliction, 248. Contentment, falsity of, 40; not happiness, 22, 116. Conversation, rules for, 223. Cookery, French, 136. Correspondence as an art, 164. Cosiness, the delights of, 86. Country, the love of, 83, 90. Courage, the value of, 146. Cowley, A., quoted, 84. Criminals, psychology of, 209. Cromwell, anecdote of, 192. Culture, the true end of, 40. D’Alembert, quoted, 46. Damocles, story of, 196. Dante, quoted, 247. Death, reflections on, 261, 262. Decalogue, the, discussed, 208. Decision of character, 188. Demonic force, the, 107. Depression, fits of, how cured, 75, 254. Descartes, quoted, 168. Despair, how avoided, 260. Despine, Dr., quoted, 207. Despondency, remedies for, 74, 75, 254. Destiny, the rule of, 102. Diary, benefit of keeping, 165. Dinner, a well-served, 135. Disraeli, quoted, 161. Divorce discussed, 243. Dogmatic doctrines considered, 170, 178. Dress, the philosophy of, 82, 91. Dualism, of morals, the, 209. Duty as related to happiness, 206, 207, 215; the sense of, 209. Eating as an art, 136. Economy, its uses, 122. Education, of woman, 33, 200; should be free, 199; the true moral, 204, 205, 212. Egotism, not individuality, 194. Emerson, R. W., 182. Emotions, pleasures from, 142. Energy, excessive, 113; developed by affliction, 276. Ennui, analysis of, 44; good in, 272. Epictetus, quoted, 19, 25, 39. Epicurus, quoted, 206. Error more agreeable than truth, 56, 167. “Essay on Man,” Pope’s, 54. Essenes, the ancient, 244. Esthetic emotions, the, 149. Ethics dissevered from happiness, 206. Eudæmonics, 11. Evidence, the study of, 43. Evolution, the secret of, 20; strange law of, 169. Executive ability, what it is, 42. Faith, abuse of, 174. Fame, a doubtful pleasure, 168. Family traits, 60; love of the, 244.