Note 52 — PART I. OF THE GENERAL CAUSES OF DISEASES. (continued 3)

The conduct of parents with regard to the disposal of their children in marriage is often very blamable. An advantageous match is the constant aim of parents; while their children often suffer a real martyrdom betwixt their inclinations and duty. The first thing which parents ought to consult in disposing their children in marriage, is certainly their inclinations. Were due regard always paid to these, there would be fewer unhappy couples, and parents would not have so often cause to repent the severity of their conduct, after a ruined constitution, a lost character, or a distracted mind, has shewn them their mistake.