^|iife««ard. 



1 



at fifteen 



^Villiil VtXl'ClllOSU. Natural Order: Ara/iaciur — Ginseng Family. 



"(JUND chieHy in the woods of the Northern States and Canada, 

 this plant has a pleasant, aromatic root, which is sometimes 

 used medicinally, and as an ingredient in some manufactured 

 be\eiages. It is not to be understood. howe\-er. that this is 

 the tiue Spikenard (sometimes called Nardt so highly spoken 

 '^ ^ ol m Scripture, which is supposed to belong to India, as 

 ^ onl\ an inferior kind is found in Palestine. It has an aro- 

 matic snull. and is a t"a\'orite article of perfume in Thibet and Nepaul. 

 It IS said to grow in large tufts, rising upward like grass, and forms 

 an article ot considerable traffic in Egypt and Turkey. It is from 

 this jilant that the highly-precious, odoriferous ointment is made, and 

 a box containing a pound, in the time of our Saviour, was valued 

 at more than three hundred pence, or denarii, a Roman coin, which, 

 cents each, amounted to about tbrtv-five dollars. 



nil 



T TE that neglects a blessing, though he want 



A present knowledge how to use it, 

 Neglects himself. —Beaumont and Fletcher. 



AND 



A F,., 



not sure so full a benefit, 

 Freely to give as freely to require; 

 A bounteous act hath glory following it, 

 They cause the glory that tlie act des; 

 — Lady Carer. 



'O meditate, t( 



Which in its 

 Reward of good, 



'T"0 brag of 

 ^ Doth maki 



benefits one hath bestown. 



ie the best seen 

 So oftentimes the greatest c 

 Is by the doer made an inji 



less, and most seem 

 lurtesy [none; 



T' 



IV/riND despatch'd upon the busy toil, [soi 



-Should range where Providence has bles; 

 Visiting every flow'r with Labor meet. 

 And gathering all her treasures sweet bv s« 



plan, resolve, perform, 



f is good — as svu-ely brings 



o matter what be done. 



—Pal /net. 



•She should imbue the tongue with what she sips, 

 the And shed the balmy blessing on the lips, 



That good diffus'd may more abundant grow. 

 And speech may praise the pow'r that bids it flow. 



-Cou'pel 



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