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in fashion or display. It is in trying to make one's 

 self and others happy. I go fishing and camping 

 and strolling — and do not care a continental either 

 for wealth, or for wealthy people because they are 

 wealthy. I wear loose and comfortable clothes, 

 take plenty of exercise, refuse to let my mind dwell 

 on unpleasant things, never worry about lost oppor- 

 tunities or money losses, keep out of the way of 

 cranks and quarrelsome people, and try to see the 

 bright or the humorous side of things, cultivate love 

 for my kindred, and crack my little chestnut of a 

 joke. I never read any of the crimes or scandal 

 columns of the dailies, choose cheerful books, and 

 get out of the way of whiners and growlers and 

 scandal-mongers. One can have a happy life — 

 happy as the day is long, by making happiness one 

 of the main purposes of living. The foundation of 

 this is good health — and anybody can have good 

 health by starting out in time for it. It is to be 

 had by the moderate eating of simple and whole- 

 some food, which soon becomes a luxury to the 

 palate; a clean skin; out-door exercise everyday, 

 without regard to the weather, except in the way of 

 warm and dry clothing; keeping the mind cheerful; 

 keeping the heart kindly; avoiding anxiety and 

 longing about business affairs, contentment with 

 one's lot. 



It is orthodox theology to say that what God 

 seeks for his creatures is holiness, not happiness — 

 that holiness is not a means, but an end — that it is 



