4057. Music.—Had I children, my utmost endeavor should be to teach them music. Considering I have no ear, nor ever thought of music, the preference seems odd, and yet it is embraced on frequent reflection. In short, my aim would be to make them happy. I think it the most probable method.
4058. Music is a resource which will last them their lives unless they grow deaf; it depends upon themselves, not on others; always amuses and soothes, if not consoles; and of all fashionable pleasures, it is the cheapest. It is capable of fame, without the danger of criticism; is susceptible of enthusiasm, and is sure of being gratified in Heaven.—Horace Walpole.
4059. Spectacles—Use of.—The following rules will enable any one to judge whether his eye-sight may be assisted or preserved by the use of glasses.
4060. When we are obliged to remove small objects to a distance from the eye to see them distinctly.
4061. If we need more light than formerly, as, for instance, if we place the candle between the eye and the object.