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Sassafras officinale. Natural Order: Lauracece — JLaurcl Family. 
NDER the order of laurels we find this tree classified, with 
many others, most of which possess aromatic properties, either 
in their bark, roots or leaves. Many of them are in common 
use, as the cinnamon, obtained from the bark of the Cinnamo- 
mum Zeylanicum, a native of Ceylon; and the camphor, an 
aromatic gum procured from several trees in India, China 
and Japan. The Sassafras is found abundantly throughout the United 
: |pL States and Canada. The bark of the root, along with the essential 
oil prepared from it, is the chief article of commerce, and possesses 
gentle stimulating; aromatic and alterative properties. The tree grows 
to the height of fifteen or twenty feet, and presents a rather pleasing 
appearance. The pith of the young wood is sometimes used in inflam¬ 
mation of the eyes. The flowers are a greenish yellow, appearing from 
April to June. 
T 70 R where my worthiness is poor, 
My will stands richly at the door, 
To pay shortcomings evermore. 
— Mrs. Browning. 
,r TMS ever thus when favors are denied: 
All had been granted but the thing we beg, 
And still some great unlikely substitute, 
Your life, your souls, your all of earthly good, 
Is proffer’d in the room of one small boon. 
—“Joanna Baillie. 
VTO trifle is so small as Avhat obtains, 
Save that which loses favor; ’tis a breath 
Which hangs upon a smile! a look, a word, 
A frown, the air-built tower of fortune shakes, 
And down the unsubstantial fabric falls. 
—Hannah More. 
T17E give of what we take 
^ * From life of outward things; our spirits leave, 
Where they have been, a glory in their wake 
More bright than they receive. 
p IVE thy heart’s best treasures — 
From fair Nature learn; 
Give thy love — and ask not, 
Wait not a return! 
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—Dora Greenwell. 
And the more thou spendest 
From thy little store, 
With a double bounty, 
God will give you more. 
—A del aide A . Proctor . 
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