THE LAURENTIDES PARK 



Providence be thanked, we are not as 

 yet a people overmuch given to luxury 

 and gourmandise. May the time be long 

 deferred when this can be charged 

 against us ! If we prize the good things 

 of life in their place and season, we are 

 yet able for a greater gain to shed super- 

 fluities with cheerfulness, and like the 

 philosopher to wear either fine clothes 

 or rags. All that the gods give us they 

 sell us, nor can we hope to get the better 

 of this economic law. If you would ap- 

 preciate herrings and boiled potatoes, 

 be discriminating with champagne and 

 foie gras. If you are to enjoy a twenty- 

 five mile walk after the age of fifty, shun 

 the insidious tram-car, and resist the 

 fascinations of your own, or your 

 friends', motors. Burgundy is a noble 

 and heartsome drink, and long may the 

 vines flourish that yield it, but see that 

 you keep your taste for spring water un- 

 impaired. 



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