washing in suds, or N.E. rum, and thorough brushing, will keep it
in order; and the washing does not injure the hair, as is generally
supposed. Keep children's hair cut close until ten or twelve years
old; it is better for health and the beauty of the hair. Do not sleep
with hair frizzled, or braided. Do not make children cross-eyed, by
having hair hang about their foreheads, where they see it continually.

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HINTS TO PERSONS OF MODERATE FORTUNE

[FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS JOURNAL.]

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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks.--SHAKSPEARE.

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FURNITURE.

The prevailing evil of the present day is extravagance. I know very
well that the old are too prone to preach about modern degeneracy,
whether they have cause or not; but, laugh as we may at the sage
advice of our fathers, it is too plain that our present expensive
habits are productive of much domestic unhappiness, and injurious