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come, because want ])rings lack of true pride, 

 breeds carelessness, even hatred of others, filches 

 self-respect and courage. Therefore, if profits 

 are desired, good land, land of wide agricultural 

 capabilities, should be selected. The greater 

 variety of crops the land is capable of produc- 

 ing and the more varieties the farmer raises, 

 provided he does not exceed his mental and 

 executive caj)abilities, the better will be his 

 education and training. 



Frequently the purchaser has too little means, 

 and feels that he must secure cheap lands, 

 which too often are situated far from the rail- 

 way markets and centers of activity. In such a 

 case, he places himself outside the activities of 

 the towns, which are extremely helpful to him if 

 he be wise enough to choose the good and re- 

 fuse the evil which they offer. Of course, much 

 depends on the good sense of the parents and 

 the inheritance and training of the children as 

 to how much they will imbibe of that which is 

 good and how much they will refuse of that 

 which is evil. Children cannot be placed entirely 

 beyond evil influences, but they can be pre- 

 vented from becoming too familiar with them. 



"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, 

 As, to be hated, needs but to be seen ; 

 Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, 

 We first endure, then pity, then embrace." 



