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coldly intellectual, neither those who are 

 simply emotional and sentimental, but those 

 in whom heart, mind, and soul are so related 

 that each one of these elements re-enforces 

 and strengthens the others. 



At certain seasons of the year and in certain 

 localities it is not uncommon to have wonder- 

 fully beautiful displays of coloring upon the 

 skies and clouds at sunset. The question is 

 often asked why we do not see these displays 

 at other times in the day than at sunrise and 

 at sunset for the same effects are seen in the 

 morning, but they are not noticed so often, be- 

 cause to do so would interfere with the habits 

 of the average man and woman. 



The reason for this change of coloring is 

 the angle at which the sun's rays strike the 

 clouds of an evening sky, which are reflected 

 to our eyes. When the sun is high in the 

 heavens it shines against the back of the 

 clouds, from the point of view of a person 

 standing on the surface of the earth. It also 

 shines a shorter distance through the air at 

 midday than at sunset. At sunset the rays 

 are able to shine on the under side of a cloud, 

 especially if it is high in the air. The mois- 

 ture globules of which the cloud is made up 

 are much larger than the transparent ones 

 that are uncondensed and just as they were 

 when released in the process of evaporation. 



As we have already seen, the reflections 



