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An American plant whose seed lias two little horns at the end, which 
give it the appearance of some insect. One species is used to dye cloth red. 
Be Always Cheerful. 
“God loveth a cheerful giver.”—2 Cor. ix, 7. 
HEEBEITLIIESS is of importance to any one that desires to be snc- 
cessful in life. It gives elasticity to the spirit. Spectres flee before 
it; difficulties cause no despair, for they are encountered with hope, and 
the mind acquires that happy disposition to improve opportunities, which 
rarely fails of success. 
“A joyful mind maketh age flourishing; a sorrowful spirit drieth up 
the bones.”—Prov. xvii, 22. 
The fervent spirit is always a healthy and happy spirit ; working 
cheerfully itself and stimulating others to work. 
It confers a dignity on even the most ordinary occupations. 
The most effective work, also, is usually the full-hearted work—that 
which passes through the hands or the head of him whose heart is glad. 
An old professor of mine was accustomed to say that he would rather 
possess a cheerful disposition—inclined always to look at the bright side 
of things—than with a gloomy mind to be the master of an estate of ten 
thousand a year. 
But even when considered from a more earnest standpoint of view, 
that of morality, genuine cheerfulness is an almost certain index of a happy 
and pure heart. Away , then, with all pessimism! 
