A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDENING 



every day there are more of them, to set you 

 thinking and wondering. You may work 

 until you are tired, but you do not reahze 

 physical wear and tear because your mind has 

 something else that it considers of greater 

 importance to busy itself over. Only after 

 the work of the day is done will you become 

 conscious of physical weariness, and then it 

 is that you find out what the luxury of rest 

 is; to fully appreciate rest we must first 

 understand what it is to be really tired. 



Lassitude, ennui — these do not give us a 

 knowledge of genuine tiredness, therefore we 

 are not in a condition to receive the full bene- 

 fit of that rest which means a reaction of the 

 physical system until we have done some 

 kind of work that makes reaction necessary 

 in order to establish a normal equilibrium. 

 The rest that comes after getting really tired 

 is so full of delightful sensations that we ad- 

 mit to ourselves that it is richly worth the 

 price we have to pay for it. 



There is a subtle charm about garden work 

 from its very beginning. The seed we sow has 

 a mystery wrapped up in it. The processes 

 of germination are as fascinating as a fairy- 

 tale. The development of the tiny seedling 

 is a source of constant wonder to us. We 

 watch for the first bud with eager impatience, 



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