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. 1 



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. 



1 Leyden. 



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