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enjoyment. The beauty of things rightly un- 

 derstood makes life richer in good thoughts 

 and deeds. It is one of the highest functions 

 of love that it glorifies life by raising and re- 

 fining our self-esteem. Because of these thrill- 

 ing experiences in the perception of beauty we 

 grow better and more conscious of worth as 

 estimated by the highest values. 



"Were sunshine wine upon my board, 

 Boozy every day I'd be; 

 Were 1 a miser I would hoard 

 All the sapphire of the sea." 



How the heated air undulates over the fields 

 in wavy lines, rolling in endless ripples and 

 carrying sunshine into the shady places and far 

 into the woods, just as it carries the perfumes 

 of flowers. Sunbeams have a mysterious 

 power and, magic like, transform all they 

 touch. They redden the cherry, gild the ap- 

 ple, paint in the incomparable damask of the 

 plum as no artist can imitate, color the rose, 

 beautify the lily, ripen the wheat and cover the 

 earth with that exquisite carpeting of green* 

 and withal they touch and paint the face of a 

 woman with that beautiful golden brown tint 

 of vigorous outdoor life. There is no other! 



