Section I. On Gaming.--Every gambler a robber. The _first_ player. Gaming _produces_ nothing. Corrupts manners. Discourages industry. Opinions of Locke and others. What tremendous evils it leads to. France, England. Different sorts of gaming. 1. _Cards_, _dice_, and _billiards_. 2. _Shooting matches._ These brutal practices still sometimes tolerated. 3. _Horse racing_ and _cock fighting_. A recent bull fight. 158-171 Section II. On Lotteries.--Lotteries the _worst_ species of Gaming. They are a species of swindling. Estimates to show their folly. Appeal to the reader. 171-176 Section III. The Theatre.--A school of vice. Injurious to health. Diseases produced by it. Its danger to morals. Opinions and facts from Griscom, Rousseau, Hawkins, Tillotson, Collier, Hale, Burgh, and Plato. Anecdote. Antiquity of theatres. No safety but in _total abstinence_. 176-183 Section IV. Use of Tobacco.--1. _Smoking._ Picture of its evils in Germany. Tobacco consumed in the United States. When it was introduced. None recommend it to their children. A most powerful poison. Savages fond of it, in proportion to their degradation. No poisonous plant, so much used, except the _betel_ of India. How smoking can be abolished. 2. _Chewing._ Apologies for the practice. Tobacco _does not_ preserve teeth. 3. _Taking snuff._ Disgust and danger of this habit. 183-191 Section V. Useful Recreations.--Recreations in the open air. Playing ball; quoits; nine pins, &c. Skating. Dancing. Its uses and dangers. Reading sometimes a recreation. Sports of the field considered. 191-194 CHAPTER IV.--IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND. Section I. Habits of Observation.--We should keep our 'eyes open.' Anecdote from Dr. Dwight. Avoid pedantry. Anecdote of a surgeon;--of the elder and younger Pliny. 195-199 Section II. Rules for Conversation.--Rules of profiting from it. Hear others. Do not interrupt them. Avoid those who use vulgar or profane language. Speak late yourself. Avoid great earnestness. Never be overbearing. 199-202