A Primer of Ethics

Excerpt from A Primer of Ethics Jacob abbott was, in his day, the most voluminous, the most popular, the most useful writer for the young. One of his books, The Rollo Code of Morals, has been out of print for many years. By permission of his family and his publishers, I have prepared a new edition of this book for the use of young people at school and at home. My work has been largely that of abbreviation and modern adaptation; but some chapters have been omitted and some new ones added. For some thoughts in the chapter on Duties to Dumb Creatures, I am indebted to my friend, Professor Fullerton, of the University of Pennsylvania. I am very grateful to Dr. Mackenzie, Head Master of the Lawrenceville School, New Jersey, and to Dr. Fetterolf, President of Girard College, who have read the book in manuscript, for many most valuable hints. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.