among the habits which chirdren should shun are slovenliness,rudeness,laziness,lying,stealing,and slandering .these are habts which soon fasten themselves on people. unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided,such as swearing,drunkenness,gambling,and others even more dreadful.we ought to keep from all these vices,and strive to acquire such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.