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Tl\e  Old  and  the  New. 
URING  th  *  present  century  upon 
which  we  have  so  recently  entered, 
there  will,  doubtless,  be  wonderful 
advances  made  in  the  extension  of 
human  knowledge,  and  in  our 
methods  of  applying  that  knowledge 
with  the  object  of  solving  some  of  the 
greatest  problems  of  the  day.  Under  the 
influence  of  discoveries  continually  made, 
life  becomes  more  tolerable  in  some  respects,  its 
burdens  less  heavy  to  many,  while  othere  are 
overwhelmed  with  the  keenness  of  modem  com¬ 
petition.  It  seems,  indeed,  that  the  pleasures  and 
struggles  of  life  to-day  do  not  differ  so  much 
from  those  of  centuries  ago  as  our  admiration  for 
modernity  sometimes  leads  us  to  think.  As 
civilisation  advances,  life  becomes  more  complex, 
and  our  wants  are  increased  a  hundredfold,  so 
that,  although  we  appear  to  live  under  more 
favourable  conditions,  it  is  by  no  means  certain  that 
!  the  average  individual  sets  more  enjoyment  out  of 
life  ;  rather  perhaps  . is  it  that  we  strive  to  attain 
i  a  certain  object  which  we  think  will  be  to  our 
advantage,  while  we  neglect  to  enjoy  hosts  of 
simple  pleasures  around  us. 
To  all  engaged  in  pardoning  pursuits,  whether 
for  pleasure  or  profit,  the  thought  must,  I  think, 
often  arise  how  unlimited  is  the  enjoyment  to  be 
obtained  in  the  pursuit  of  our  ancient  art.  The 
gardening  instinct  reigns  to  som-  extent  in  every 
(  human  breast,  and  since  the  mighty  dictum,  “  By 
the  sweat  of  thy  brow  shalt  thou  eat  breid,”  weut 
forth,  the  toiler  in  gardens  and  fields  earns  his 
bread  by  labour  more  congenial  than  that  which 
the  town  dweller  pursues  ;  and  the  result  of  modem 
life  seems  to  show  that  the  more  we  depart  from 
ancient  conditions  the  more  numerous  are  the 
Rstacles  which  stand  between  the  individual  and 
a  healthy  and  contented  existence.  No  wonder, 
then,  that  after  the  pendulum  has  for  years  been 
swinging  in  the  direction  of  life  in  the  towns  it 
should  show  signs  of  moving  again  in  the  opposite 
direction. 
So  far  I  have  jotted  down  a  few  thoughts,  in 
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