Medicina simplex, or, The pilgrims waybook, being an enquiry into the moral and physical conditions of a healthy life and happy old age : with household prescriptions / by a physician.

  • Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster
Date:
1832
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    and figures, and hence then- mythology. See Father Guerrin du Roeher's work, mr les Terns Fahuleiix. But to return to edu- cation— it is obvious that in our days pre- cept is too much relied on, and example too much neg'lected. The historical calendar or breviary, containing- the lives of the saints, is of wonderful utility in exciting in youth an habitual emulation of the Christian vir- tues. Example does more than precept. I have often admired the character of my Uncle Toby in the novel, who set an e ample to children of humanity toward! even insects and reptiles, saying a child began by killing- flies and ended in murder- ing men. Nemo repente Jiat tuipisdm and by degrees we descend the fatal preci pice of crime, to Hell; if we make no effor to follow the example of Virtue mounting, the ladder to Heaven. Cardinal Bellarmiu a man whose virtues are examples of gem ral imitation, carried his just notions humanity to animals so far, that he wouli never disturb worms at their work, if bl could avoid it, saying that we had no rig^ unnecessarily, or in sj)ort, to interrupt an' mals in the enjoyment of the only life whieli! we had authority for saying, they had to enjoy. This was a sentiment worthy a good^Ui catholic, and one which, if duly acted olf^ would lessen the frequency of ail crimes o] violence and cruelty. Tliose who are crud*