Excerpt from Systematic Education, or Elementary Instruction in the Various Departments of Literature and Science, Vol. 1 of 2: With Practical Rules for Studying Each Branch of Useful Knowledge It is a striking circumstance, that a being who is born to this high destiny, should, after the period of his birth, con tinne in a state of helplessness for a longer space of time than any other creature. With relation to man, it may truly, and emphatically be said, that perfection is of tardy growth. The beasts of the field are soon enabled to pro vide for themselves their proper sustenance and shelter; and when they are arrived at this stage of maturity, they either voluntarily and peaceably quit, or are forcibly driven from, the protection of the authors of their being. The same law holds good with respect to the fowls of the air, and other tribes of inferior beings. But with regard to man, how long does the imbecility of infancy demand the solicitude of parental care For how lengthened a season do the ignorance, the inexperience, the levity, and the rash neis of youth, occupy the vigilant attention Of guardians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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