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TT7HAT then remains but well our power to use, 
* * And keep good humor still, whate’er we lose? 
And trust me, dear, good humor can prevail, 
When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail; 
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; 
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. 
— Pope. 
QEE how the day beameth brightly before us! 
^ Blue is the firmament, green is the earth; 
Grief hath no voice in the universe chorus; 
Nature is ringing with music and mirth. 
Lift up thy eyes, that are looking in sadness; 
Gaze! and, if beauty can rapture thy soul, 
Virtue herself shall allure thee to gladness — 
Gladness! philosophy’s guardian and goal. 
—From the German. 
T’D laugh today, today is brief, 
A I would not wait for anything; 
I’d use today that cannot last, 
Be glad today and sing! 
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—Christina G. Rossetti. 
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L'Sirt Lliptim Natural Order: Sty racacece — Storax Family. 
ALESIA is a name given in honor of the Rev. Dr. Stephen 
Hales, an English philosopher and naturalist (1677-1761), to a 
number of shrubs or small trees found in the rich woodlands 
that border on the banks of some stream or river. They are 
plpv found more especially in the Southern States lying adjacent 
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to the Atlantic. The usual height of these trees is from fifteen 
to twenty feet, though they are occasionally found considerably taller. 
In the South they bloom from March to May. The flowers, which 
V/dbcq are white and bell-shaped, make their appearance before the large and 
Q ample foliage. It is from a tropical tree of this order that the Storax 
and Benzoin or Gum Benjamin is obtained. This resinous sap is made 
to flow by perforating the bark of the stems and branches. It is very 
fragrant, and is much used in the manufacture of various perfumes. In 
medicine it is regarded as a stimulant and expectorant. 
