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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



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"BEYOND THE UNCERTAINTY OF THAT TANGLED GROWTH.' 



the cattle in a rented pasture visited once 

 a week on a Sunday afternoo'n; it tells 

 of the searching- for birds' nests in June, 

 and of the remembered soliloquies made 

 in silence as we wandered down just such 

 a road in later life. 



One may find in this road all that one 

 may find in any pathway, and all that 

 one knows may he read into it. A road, 

 yes, any road, is not only nor wholly a 

 road in itself; the greater part exists only 

 within one's heart and breast. 



The photograph was taken by Aliss 

 Gladys A. Mattson, Bantam, Connecticut. 



The Joyous Out-of-Doors. 



Make Haste and get acquainted 

 With the joyous out-of-doors, 



'Tis appealing to your senses, 

 And besieging all your pores. 



The freshness of the morning, 



The glory of the night. 

 The radiance of the hours between, 



Filled with sunshine bright: 



They're better than a tonic. 



They beat the M. D. quite. 

 They'll give you happiness and health. 



The mantle of their might. 



— Emma Peirce. 



