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©kit (Sliropcca. Natural Order: Oleacece — Olive Family. 
HIEFLY cultivated for its fruit, Jthe Olive abounds in Spain, 
Italy, and the southern parts of France. The truit is first 
bruised to the consistency of paste, after which it is mixed 
with hot water, and strained through flannel sacks. The oil 
is then separated from the water, and bottled or barreled for 
transportation as the Olive oil of commerce. Minerva (in 
Greek, Athene), the goddess of war, wears a crown of Olive leaves as 
an emblem of peace; for, say ancient authors, “war is only made that 
peace may follow.” It is said, also, that when she was disputing with 
Neptune about the name of a city, she caused an Olive tree to spring 
out of the ground, which being considered more useful to man than 
the horse her competitor brought, she had the privilege of calling the 
city Athenae, after her own name. This is the Athens of our time. 
A PEACE is of the nature of a conquest; 
■L** For then both parties nobly are subdued, 
And neither party loses. —Shakespeare. 
A NGEL of Peace, thou hast wandered too long; TOVELY concord, and most sacred peace, 
L Spread thy white wings to the sunshine of love, ^ Doth nourish virtue, and fast friendship breeds; 
Weak she makes strong, and strong things does 
increase, 
Till it the pitch of highest praise exceeds. 
— Spenser. 
Come while our voices are blended in song, 
Fly to our ark like the storm-beaten dove. 
— O. W. Holmes. 
T)EACE, thy olive wand extend, 
^ And bid wild war his ravage end. 
— Burns. 
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jPvOWN the.dark future, through long generations, Peace! and no longer from its brazen portals 
The echoing sounds grow fainter, and then cease; The blast of war’s great organ shakes the skies! 
And like a bell with solemn, sweet vibrations, But beautiful as songs ot the immortals, 
I hear once more the voice of Christ say Peace, The holy melodies of love arise. — Long-fellovj. 
T^EACE o’er the world her olive wand extend, 
And white-robed Innocence from heaven descend. 
—Pope. 
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