Nature, 81

Neatness, 20

Niggardliness, 124

Notes, indorsement of, 50

Obtuseness, 86, 87

Officiousness, 176

Old age, provision for, 40

Opium habit, 16

Orderliness, 66

Organization, the function of the state, 157

Overwork, the folly of, 38

Parents, duties of, to children, 145

Party, political, 160

Patriotism, 160

Peace, 198

Perfection, 90

Place for everything, 65

Plato, on virtue and vice, 6;
refutation of the Cynic, 22;
on obedience to laws, 159

Pleasure, 71, 186

Politeness, 172

Politician, and statesman, 161

Potter, Bishop, on giving, 119

Poverty, the causes of, 117

Pride, 142

Prigs, 182

Procrastination, 62

Profit-sharing, 170

Property, 40

Prudence, 61

Public spirit, 171

Punishment, the function of, 128;
good for the wrong-doer, 129

Quackery, 49

Raffling, a form of gambling, 78

Red-tape, 68

Reformation, 131

Reformer, 170

Religion, 195, 198

Religion and ethics, 196, 199

Reward of virtue, 4

Rich, the idle, 33

Rights, our own, 50;
of others, 158

Royce, J., on regarding others as persons, 107, 169

Rules, 183, 191

Ruskin, John, on the home, 150;
on truth, 54

Saving, systematic, 41, 43

Savings-banks, 42

Scandal, the mischievousness of, 57

Scott, Sir Walter, on deceit, 56

Selfishness, 112;
the penalty of, 115

Self-indulgence, 192

Self-interest, 174

Self-obliteration for the sake of family, 154, 155

Self-realization, 179

Self-righteousness, 192

Self-will, 200

Sentimentality, 113, 114

Severity, 133, 135;
effect of, on the offender, 135

Shakespeare, on music, 95

Simplicity of life, 92

Sin, 201

Sisters, duties of, 145

Slavery, 178

Slovenliness, 22, 23

Social ideal, 170

Society, 167

Social responsibility, 15

Socrates, on obedience to law, 159

Soft places, to be avoided, 36

Space, 65

Speculation, a form of gambling, 79

Spencer, Herbert, on abundant energy, 27;
on deficient energy, 29

Spendthrift, the, 45

Spinoza, on the difficulty of excellence, 97

Spiritual life, the reward of righteousness, 198

"Spoils system," 162

Sports, value of, 26

Stagnation, 87

State