CULTIVATION 



that are associated with physical beauty. He 

 names them as purity — a type of divine energy ; 

 as unity — a type of divine comprehensiveness ; 

 repose — a type of divine law. These principles 

 are found in all beauty, from that of the lily to the 

 character of Jesus. A notable preacher says, "It 

 is not mere luxury which seeks for the beautiful. 

 The man who scorns this side of life is like one who 

 has lost an ear or an eye, and ridicules people who 

 have the full use of all their senses. The atten- 

 tion which the people give to the development of the 

 beautiful is one of the tests of civilization. The 

 hunger of the eye may be as real as that of the 

 mouth. The poet sees an ideal world, and he sees 

 it from the standpoint of the beautiful. The great- 

 est artist that this country has ever produced was a 

 landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. 

 The man who can aid nature in doing her best, who 

 can take the forms of the trees and the shrubs, the 

 delicate shading of colors, the texture of the leaves, 

 the outline of the landscape, and blend all into a 

 harmonious and beautiful picture, is a master." 

 Every town and village should have such a man at 

 its command, if possible. 



This love of the beautiful and the effort to create 



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