SWEET BAY. 



And keep thine honour sweet and clear. 

 These grains of gold are not grains of wheat, 

 These bars of silver thou canst not cat." 



Gold, silver, and precious stones arc but mediums of exchange ; 

 hoarded up they are hurtful to the owner ; spread, so as to 

 help the struggling, to relieve the poor, to promote the glory 

 of the Giver, they then become true riches, to be returned with 

 interest into the bosom of the acrent in their distribution. 



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SWEET BAY {Lanrus ;?^^z7/j-).— TREACHERY. 



It was formerly a common practice in making custards, 

 to throw into the pan a few leaves of Laurel, in order to 

 flavour them. Where the party preparing them was well 

 acquainted with the properties of the leaves, care was taken to 

 limit the quantity so as to produce an agreeable flavour; but 

 if too many were used they always produced a deleterious 

 effect, and not seldom death has ensued where the quantity 

 has been in excess ; hence the tree has been made emble- 

 matic of Treachery. 



SWEET-SCENTED COLTSFOOT {Tiissilago fragraiis). 

 We will do You Justice. 



It has always been the lot of men whose minds have 

 soared above that of their contemporaries, to be unappre- 

 ciated. Authors, poets, painters, inventors of surpassing 

 merit, have rarely had the just value put upon their pro- y^ 



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