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at Manheim, acquiring that general 

 .knowledge which one of his wideawake 

 and ambitious propensities would nec- 

 essarily command ; and thus equipped he.. 

 in 1873, turned his footsteps toward 

 London to make himself more minutely 

 .acquainted with the commerce of the 

 world, the hanking, exporting and im- 

 porting trade. Mr. Langeloth was for- 

 tunate in making a connection with one 

 -of the best houses in that most impor- 

 tant European capital, and filling in 

 that establishment several positions of 

 trust and responsibility, he secured a 

 business education which well adapted 

 him for his subsequent career. 



"In 1881 Mr. Langeloth received a 

 "favorable proposition from Metallge- 

 sellschaft, of Frankfurt-on-the-Main, a 

 firm very prominent in the metal trade 

 in Europe, and, having accepted the 

 same, in a very short time his excellent 

 business qualifications secured for him 

 promotion to the position of Assistant 

 Manager, in the pursuit of the c'uties of 

 which responsible post he travelled ex- 

 tensively all over Europe and gained a 

 thorough knowledge of the mining and 

 metallurgical conditions of the Old 

 World, especially as far as copper, lead 

 ■and spelter are concerned. 



"Thus fully equipped with the know- 

 ledge and experience that well-fitted 

 him to master the business he has ever 

 "had in mind, Mr. Langeloth came to 

 America in 1887, to take advantage of 

 the wider field of operation that here 

 presented itself, and he at once took 

 steps for the organization of the Ameri- 

 'can Metal Company, 'Limited,' whose 

 President he has since been, and which 

 Company is now well known through- 

 out the length and breadth of the Uni- 

 ted States, not only as being very en- 

 terprising and largely interested in the 

 Tefining and marketing of different met- 

 als, but as a leader in that branch of 

 mercantile industries. The Company 

 is indeed among the largest exporters 

 -and importers of copper, tin, lead and 

 spelter in this country. 



'The greatest performances of hu- 

 man art, which we behold with praise 

 rand wonder, are examples of the force 

 of perseverance. It is by this that the 

 ■ unshaned rocks of the quarry are trans- 

 formed into pyramids, and that distant 

 -countries are united with railroads 

 :and telegraphs. And it was through 



the mastery of that great force and 

 power that the unaided boy of Man- 

 heim, Germany, has become a leading 

 merchant, a favorite of fortune, and a 

 successful American."' 



Perishable and Imperishable Beauty. 



One of the appreciative friends of 

 the Agassi/. Association heartily inter- 

 ested in the doctrine of Christian 

 Science, sends us an article by the Hon- 

 orable John I). Works, and bearing the 

 foregoing title. Y\'e are glad to note 

 that the author recognizes that intimate 

 communion with nature enables one to 

 attain to great and permanent beauty. 

 He says : 



"Mankind, because of their lack of 

 understanding of the spiritual, are far 

 from perfect. They have to make their 

 advance by way of improved beliefs. 

 The}" must strive for better things, for 

 a higher understanding" as a means of 

 advancement and regeneration ; and one 

 means to this end would seem to be 

 the cultivation of a truer sense of the 

 beautiful and harmonious in nature 

 with the desire to see in it more of 

 the spiritual ideal, perfect and im- 

 perishable beauty. By the study of the 

 beautiful and good in the world, the 

 human mind is elevated and the vision 

 broadened and enlightened. The 

 beauties of nature, as we see them, are 

 therefore not to be despised, but 

 cherished as manifestations of Mind, 

 not of matter, and cultivated as a means 

 of attaining to still higher and more 

 permanent beauty." 



You will find the same elements of 

 instruction all about you wherever you 

 may be teaching. You can take your 

 classes out, and give them the same les- 

 sons, and lead them up to the same sub- 

 jects you are yourselves studying here. 

 And this mode of teaching children is so 

 natural, so suggestive, so true. That is 

 the charm of teaching from Nature her- 

 self. No one can warp her to suit his 

 own views. She brings us back to abso- 

 lute truth as often as we wander. — "Louis 

 Agassis: His Life and Correspondence" 



The GriDE to Nature has been ex- 

 cellent for some months. Y'our work 

 is deserving of encouragement and I 

 therefore renew my subscription. — Jef- 

 ferson Butler, Detroit, Michigan. 



