How to Be a Man

About this eBook

Author

Newcomb, Harvey, 1803-1863

Title

How to be a man : a book for boys, containing useful hints on the formation of character

Credits

E-text prepared by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion

Subject

Boys

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 56263

Release Date

December 28, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOW TO BE A MAN:
2. 2.PREFACE. — CONTENTS.
3. 3.CHAPTER I. ON CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. NATURE AND OBJECTS OF EDUCATION.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. PIETY, AS THE SPRING OF ACTION, AND REGULATOR OF THE SOUL.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. FILIAL PIETY.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. TREATMENT OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND OTHERS IN THE FAMILY.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. BEHAVIOR AT TABLE.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. BEHAVIOR AT FAMILY WORSHIP.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. PRIVATE PRAYER.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. KEEPING THE SABBATH.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. HABITS.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. EDUCATION OF THE BODY.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. ON USEFUL LABOR.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. EDUCATION OF THE HEART.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. EDUCATION OF THE MIND.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. READING.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. WRITING.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. INDOLENCE.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. ON DOING ONE THING AT A TIME.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX. ON FINISHING WHAT IS BEGUN.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. CHOICE OF SOCIETY, AND FORMATION OF FRIENDSHIPS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. BAD COMPANY.—MISCHIEVOUSNESS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. ON AMUSEMENTS.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. GOVERNMENT OF THE TONGUE. — RULES FOR GOVERNING THE TONGUE.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. ON THE ART OF AGREEABLE AND PROFITABLE CONVERSATION. — RULES FOR CONVERSATION.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. INQUISITIVENESS.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO SAY NO.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. ON BEING USEFUL.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. ON BEING CONTENTED.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. UNION OF SERIOUS PIETY WITH HABITUAL CHEERFULNESS.

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