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(Eid)orium iutgbus. Natural Order: Comfositcc — Aster Family. 
ERE is an oriental herb in height from two to three feet, 
found naturalized in fields and byways. The flowers are 
large and conspicuous, blooming in pairs in the axils of the 
leaves, and are a pale blue in color. The root is used in 
^ France, and indeed in America, for the adulteration of coffee, 
for which purpose it is roasted, ground, and flavored with 
e\g£|syo burnt sugar. Its name is of Egyptian origin, being in Egypt called 
chikourych. It is known in England as Succory. The Endivia 
variety, so called, is a native of the East Indies, and' is sometimes 
used for salads. 
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TPOR him light labor spread her wholesome store, 
-*■ Just gave what life requir’d, but gave no more; 
His best companions, innocence and health; 
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. —Goldsmith. 
P RUDENCE, thou virtue of the mind, by which 
We do consult of all that’s good or evil, 
Conducting to felicity; direct 
My thoughts and actions by the rules of reason; 
Teach me contempt of all inferior vanities; 
Pride in a marble portal gilded o’er, 
Assyrian carpets, chairs of ivory, 
The luxuries of a stupendous house, 
Garments perfum’d, gems valued not for use, 
But needless ornament; a sumptuous table, 
And all the baits of sense. —Nabb. 
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T OOK forward what’s to come, and back what’s past; 
^ Thy life will be with praise and prudence graced; 
What loss or gain may follow, thou mayst guess; 
Thou then wilt be secure of the success. —Sir J. Denham. 
'T'HE wise with prudent thought provide TT7HEN any great designs thou dost intend, 
1 Against misfortune’s coming tide. —Pittacus. * * Think on the means, the manner and the end. \ 
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