MEANS OF BEAUTY. 5 
weigh with us; for, as Charlotte’s poet says 
of the breezes of spring, so we should say of 
the atmosphere of the morning, 
Spreading life upon your cheeks, 
Which vie with roses.” 
‘“‘ But, why, Mamma,” interrupted George, 
“‘ should the morning air be better for good 
looks, than the air at any other time of the 
day? Surely, noon is beautiful, and so is 
evening, and so is night! How often you 
yourself, and sister Charlotte, talk of the 
beauty of the stars, and especially of the 
beauty of a moonlight evening !” 
‘‘ Nature, George, has health and beauty 
for all seasons; but morning is the renovat- 
ing and the bracing time, which fits us for the 
enjoyment of the rest. The great reason is, 
that the morning air is a bath, and the best 
of baths, for it goes directly to our blood, 
and gives vigour to all the springs of life; 
and of this, the colour in the cheeks, and the 
general goodness of complexion, is an im- 
mediate consequence. You will hereafter in- 
form yourself of the particulars; but I will 
just tell you so much as this, that the air we 
breathe arrives, in the lungs, in immediate 
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