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acquaintance. Our girls and boys are, be it noted, keen to know 

 something of the great world in which they live, move, and have 

 their being. And it is up to those of us who are grown up, let 

 us hope in the light of good deeds and noble aspirations, to assist 

 and direct them as far as lies in our power. Everybody has a 

 touch of Nature in his or her make-up, a little bit of the gospel I 

 preach, but it is something that should be cultivated, for each 

 step into the forest makes us pause and consider. One must 



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FIG. 12. NATURE'S MIRROR. 



walk with a stout heart ; and the healing sunlight will bleach 

 many an ugly secret. The magic of the country-side will work 

 wonders untold, and reveal marvels worth their weight in gold. 

 Go out into .the great world of Nature, and listen to the mighty 

 chorus. Somewhere you will assuredly find the heart and love 

 of the Creator, for everywhere in Nature the Almighty is housed 

 in His handiwork, and lives in His creation. Get into touch 

 with the Infinite. There you will find beauty, design, intelligence, 

 solicitude, and love. There, in Nature, is the palpitant beauty 

 and pulsing song of existence. The Grecian Poet Euripides, the 

 friend of Socrates, who lived some 2400 years ago, must have 

 been intimate with the thesis I have propounded, and his teach- 

 ing may well be taken to heart. Euripides wrote : " Study the 



