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THE GUIDE T< ) NATURE 



"HIS OFFICE IS JUST ACROSS THE STREET 



FROM THE GREENWICH RAILROAD 



STATION." 



he may not always realize it. He is 

 doing work of exactly the same char- 

 acter as is the professional naturalist, 

 when he succeeds in inducing some 

 one to leave the nonsensical and 

 worthless studies or amusements and 

 to seek education and recreation in 

 nature. The fact that such an occupa- 

 tion is a business or a profession, for 

 which the world pays in commissions 

 or in salaries, does not lessen the 

 ultimate good, hut rather adds an in- 

 centive for doing more good. 



There are plenty of people who 

 teach that the greater the number of 

 suburban or country homes the greater 

 the uplift to humanity. Among thos>»- 

 who have done really effective work 

 in guiding city people to the seashore, 

 suburbs and country is Mr. Laurence 

 Timmons of Greenwich, Connecticut. 

 From the appearing of almost the first 

 number of this magazine he has co- 

 operated with us, and his services as 

 "guide" to a "home near to nature" 

 have been offered to our readers. And 

 what is better, he has performed that 

 work extensively and effectively. We 

 commend him to our readers. His of- 

 fice is just across the street from the 

 Greenwich railroad station. He has 

 a good automobile in which to show 



MR. TIMMONS DICTATING A LETTER OF GOOD ADVICE TO A NEW YORKER WHO DESIRES 



GUIDANCE TO A "HOME NEAR TO NATURE." 



