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new environment, tuned themselves into 

 harmony with unaccustomed surroundings 

 so far as might be, attempered their minds 

 accordingly. Those following them, un- 

 familiar with the prevailing spirit, la- 

 boured to reverse the process. Minds un- 

 changing under changed skies no longer 

 consented to be adapted ; sought the adapta- 

 tion of things to imported habits and 

 likings. Which of the formulas yields most 

 abundantly the elusive by-product, happi- 

 ness, is as much or little open to debate as 

 one's personal disposition toward spinach, 

 but the efifect is plain to see. Life has 

 drifted into a daily round in no wise dis- 

 tinctive of a country village in the County 

 of Charlevoix — pursuable elsewhere as, or 

 more, commodiously. 



Golf undeniably adds a credit item to 

 the human balance-sheet, but there must 

 always be an entry on the other side of the 

 account. Demanding, and generally re- 

 ceiving, fullest devotion, it is jealous of all 

 other attachments. Could one but play 

 for amusement . . . Reflection discovers, 

 lurking just beneath the surface, a series of 

 mental, moral, and physical resemblances 

 to alcoholism: what will not a man do in 

 his cups — or to get into the cup! The 

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