CHAPTER II 



DAILY DOINGS 



TO most of us, accustomed as we are to the hideous 

 noises of the city, the atmosphere of the country 

 is at first blank; very restful for a day or two, 

 but after that very dull. By that time, if the mind is 

 receptive, small echoes, insignificant utterances gradu 

 ally become audible, and interest is aroused in their 

 source. Once started, the way is easy and the ramifica 

 tions endless. 



"Which one shall I take this morning?" will be the 

 query, instead of "What shall I do with myself today?" 

 To develop our own senses as we see them developed 

 in the wild creatures about us, is the goal we fain would 

 reach. To learn is the great incentive of living. Is 

 that why each one of us demands the right to learn by 

 experience the common truths of the ages? Would not 

 there be enough to fill one's waking hours, if each 

 new generation could but begin on that level of knowl- 



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