. The book of months . jisfe .;^-ii. f-ttr^. THE BOOK OF MONTHS naturally got it. Some have it, a royal birth-right, worth more to its possessor than the piledcrowns of the great powers, but by others it hasto be cultivated. And to cultivate keenness ofperception by means of health is the simplest andmost practicable method. And the region inwhich ill-health mainly resides is, to put it frank-ly, the liver, because, as a rule, we eat and drinktoo much, avoid air as if it was strychnine, anddo not take enough exercise. Thus my pre-scription is worth trying: eat and drink less,open your windows
. The book of months . jisfe .;^-ii. f-ttr^. THE BOOK OF MONTHS naturally got it. Some have it, a royal birth-right, worth more to its possessor than the piledcrowns of the great powers, but by others it hasto be cultivated. And to cultivate keenness ofperception by means of health is the simplest andmost practicable method. And the region inwhich ill-health mainly resides is, to put it frank-ly, the liver, because, as a rule, we eat and drinktoo much, avoid air as if it was strychnine, anddo not take enough exercise. Thus my pre-scription is worth trying: eat and drink less,open your windows more, and, if your work per-mits of it, be out-of-doors more. It may, ofcourse, be easily possible that to do your workproperly you have to sit in stuffy rooms, andneglect your health somewhat. If so, let yourhealth take care of itself by all means, and getthrough with your work. But, short of that,let your health receive the attention it is a very sound investment and will yield youexcellent returns. 170. JULY Dear God, in spite of May and June, howhappy you allow me to be. How you have al-lowed me, in compassion of my foolishness, tofind therein so much happiness. To-day, forinstance, a golden sun was swung in the skywhen I awoke, and, only half dressed, I break-fasted in this shelter in the garden where I amwriting now. Three yards off was the jack-manni with its purple blooms, a little beyond acrimson rambler climbing up an apple-tree. Onthe grass stood two green tubs brimming withnasturtiums; up the garden bed ran the row ofsweet-peas. All breakfast-time a thrush sat onthe apple-bough and sang the song that cannever be learned and which no one ever taughtit. Then, still out-of-doors, I sat and worked,and about twelve came a great bunch of lilacfrom a neighbor. Lunch-time brought twofriends, and after lunch we hit little, silly golf-balls over the great back of the downs withmatchless enthusiasm. And now I sit here again171
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