ously from the energy within. The sun that calls forth the
leaves on all the trees does so by warming the roots in the tree and
bringing the gentle south winds which fan the waving branches into
activity and cause the unfolding buds to be filled with spontaneous
life.

The whole world is full of joy and love. It is human ambition and
jealousies that bring the hindrances.

The rhythmic alternation and the necessary relation of work and play to
each other can be seen in the very constitution of man. Play alone may
develop obedience to lower impulses; while work alone tends to repress
the higher aspirations and spontaneous energies.

Even a man's health and strength as well as success depend upon the
rhythmic alternation of work and play.

While reading over the copy for this book for the last time, when in
that agonizing state which some writers know, undecided whether to throw
it into the fire or send it to the printers, I read at the suggestion of
a friend, Eleanor H. Porter's little book, "Pollyanna." That simple,
wholesome story has given me courage. The fundamental lesson in it is
that we should find always something about which to be glad, no matter
how severe the trial or how disappointing the event.

Goethe gave as rules for a life of culture:--"Every day see some
beautiful picture, hear some beautiful piece of music, read some
beautiful poem." These might develop culture in a narrow sense, but to
broaden and deepen our lives we need every day to see something
beautiful in nature, and in the lives and characters of our fellow
beings.

Dr. Howard Crosby once remarked that by giving ten minutes to the
telegrams of the newspapers any man should be able to keep in touch with
the life of mankind.

The Boy Scouts and the Campfire Girls are emphasizing some important
phases of education and life which have been too often overlooked.

One of the Boy Scout rules implies that every day a boy should perform
some kindly act for others.

The importance of a boy's stepping up to an elderly lady looking for an
electric car and giving her assistance, or carrying a lot of bundles for
someone cannot be too highly emphasized. These boys take no "tips." They
are trained to serve for the sake of the serving. These suggestions and
services awaken the higher nature of the boy or girl. Such movements
should be universally supported.

One of the most important helps to the boys should not be overlooked. In
offering their serv