Chapter 3

Section I. On Gaming.--Every gambler a robber. The _first_ player. Gaming _produces_ nothing. Corrupts manners. Discourages industry. Opinions of Locke and others. What tremendous evils it leads to. France, England. Different sorts of gaming. 1. _Cards_, _dice_, and _billiards_. 2. _Shooting matches._ These brutal practices still sometimes tolerated. 3. _Horse racing_ and _cock fighting_. A recent bull fight. 158-171

Section II. On Lotteries.--Lotteries the _worst_ species of Gaming. They are a species of swindling. Estimates to show their folly. Appeal to the reader. 171-176

Section III. The Theatre.--A school of vice. Injurious to health. Diseases produced by it. Its danger to morals. Opinions and facts from Griscom, Rousseau, Hawkins, Tillotson, Collier, Hale, Burgh, and Plato. Anecdote. Antiquity of theatres. No safety but in _total abstinence_. 176-183

Section IV. Use of Tobacco.--1. _Smoking._ Picture of its evils in Germany. Tobacco consumed in the United States. When it was introduced. None recommend it to their children. A most powerful poison. Savages fond of it, in proportion to their degradation. No poisonous plant, so much used, except the _betel_ of India. How smoking can be abolished. 2. _Chewing._ Apologies for the practice. Tobacco _does not_ preserve teeth. 3. _Taking snuff._ Disgust and danger of this habit. 183-191

Section V. Useful Recreations.--Recreations in the open air. Playing ball; quoits; nine pins, &c. Skating. Dancing. Its uses and dangers. Reading sometimes a recreation. Sports of the field considered. 191-194