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cJa^ef. 
An opaque variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other colors, break¬ 
ing with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for 
vases, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands it is called striped 
jasper . The Egyptian pebble is a brownish-yellow jasper. 
Gratitude towards God. 
“Let never day nor night unhallow’d pass, 
But still remember what the Lord hath done.” 
— Shakespeare. 
Hp HE more grateful we are towards God, the more new graces will we 
attract towards us. 
Like the waters of rivers which return to the sea and afterwards 
come back transformed into clouds, dews, and rain, which reproduce the 
same rivers, so the waters of grace, carried back by gratitude to God, Who 
is their principle, will return to us in rains of divine grace; whilst ingrat¬ 
itude stops the course of graces, dries up like a burning wind the source of 
piety, the dew of mercy, and places an obstacle in the way of all the designs 
of God with regard to us (St. Bernard, in Cant. Serm. 51). 
“I praise Thee while my days go on; 
I love Thee while my days go on: 
Through dark and dearth, through fire and frost, 
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1 thank Thee while my days go on.” 
— Mrs. Browning. 
