CHAPTER VII 
WATER 
In the legends of ancient times running 
water was proof against all sorcery and 
witchcraft : 
No spell could stay the living tide 
Or charm the rushing stream. 
There was much truth as well as beauty in 
this idea. 
Flowing waters, moreover, have not only 
power to wash out material stains, but they 
also clear away the cobwebs of the brain — 
the results of over incessant work —and re- 
store us to health and strength. 
Snowfields and glaciers, mountain torrents, 
sparkling brooks, and stately rivers, meres 
and lakes, and last, not least, the great ocean 
itself, all alike possess this magic power. 
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