OUR COUNTRY LIFE 



stroke and then rest; in the end you will go much far- 

 ther and more comfortably than if you are making 

 motions every moment." Such a little rests one, too. 

 Five minutes of perfect relaxation banishing all 

 thought, breathing deeply in pure air, and the whole 

 system is renewed. To those who sleep out of doors it 

 is suggested that they utilize their couches for these 

 bi-daily — at least — refreshments. 



An erratic but brilliant American artist, who spends 

 most of his time in France, had just returned from the 

 West. He was much impressed with the virility, the 

 enthusiasm, the cooperative spirit, the sense of public 

 obligation which the young Americans possessed in 

 marked contrast to the selfish attitude of many modern 

 Europeans to whom he was accustomed. 



"If I were young," he exclaimed, "there is where I 

 would make my home; there I would live, in those 

 glorious expanses where nothing petty can exist." 



One evening the conversation had drifted into a dis- 

 cussion of the merits of stained glass for house decora- 

 tion. 



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