It  will  be  seen,  by  a  brief  reference  to  Chapter
Second,  Article  1,  Sec.  1,  that  appetite,  motion
and  kindred  desires  are  among  the  earlier  wants
of  infant  man  or  woman.  Therefore,  the  appro-
priate supplies  would  be  food,  light,  air,  temper-
ature, clothing,  exercise,  sleep,  cleanliness,  etc.,  as
administering  more  directly  to  the  physical  wants ;
and  toys,  pictures,  playmates,  parents,  domestic
animals — both  bird  and  beast — trees,  fruits,  flowers,
etc,  etc.,  as  instruments,  not  only  of  the  best  physical
culture,  at  this  early  age,  but  aiding  much  in  the  in-
tellectual and  moral ;  since  the  surest  and  safest
means  of  reaching  these  infant  powers,  is  through  the
physical  man.  This  fact  must  be  borne  in  mind  con-
stantly ;  that  whatever  merit  these  things  possess  in
a  physical  sense,  they  are  no  less  valuable  as  a  means
of  waking  up  mind  and  calling  out  the  aifections.
Indeed,  they  seem  to  be  the  Divinely  appointed  in-
struments of  infant  education ;  and  no  attempts  to
abandon  them,  or  to  barter  them  for  their  artificial
substitutes,  should  be  tolerated.  They  need  not,  and
indeed,  they  will  not,  displace  others  of  a  judicious
character.  They  only  fill  the  hiatus  that  too  often
offers  an  easy  ingress  to  idleness  and  vice.
Of  course,  these  supplies  are  constant  throughout
all  the  periods  of  life,  the  quantity  and  quality  varied,
only  to  suit  the  character  of  the  wants.  No  one,  for
instance,  would  maintain,  that  the  food  and  exercises
best  suited  for  the  infant,  or  even  the  youth,  would
be  best  for  the  adult.  And  the  same  is  true  mainly


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of  the  other  forces.     The  character  of  the  want  will
indicate  the  quantity  and  quality  of  the  supply.
