. The Catskill Mountains .. . *^\ THE KAATERSKILL FALLS AND THE LAUREL HOUSE AS SEEN FROM THE TRAIN. THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. n of forest pines where the wind whispers softest and the beesdrone drowsily among the low, white blossoms of wood flow-ers. To such even the latest novel has no appeal, and the lessonof life, for the moment, is to do nothing and be nothing. Inthe srreat stillness of nature, peace and health go hand in hand,soothing the relaxed muscles with the subtle touch of newpower; and in the delicious land of day-dreams, the brain, sungalmost to sleep bv the hushed croonings of the


. The Catskill Mountains .. . *^\ THE KAATERSKILL FALLS AND THE LAUREL HOUSE AS SEEN FROM THE TRAIN. THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. n of forest pines where the wind whispers softest and the beesdrone drowsily among the low, white blossoms of wood flow-ers. To such even the latest novel has no appeal, and the lessonof life, for the moment, is to do nothing and be nothing. Inthe srreat stillness of nature, peace and health go hand in hand,soothing the relaxed muscles with the subtle touch of newpower; and in the delicious land of day-dreams, the brain, sungalmost to sleep bv the hushed croonings of the cool breezeiimong the tree-tops, grows young and strong again. In thequiet of the grand cathedral of its Maker, even the soul forgetsthe battles, the down-falls, the cuts and scars of lifes great con-test and becomes something purer, stronger and more worthyof its origin. But for the vast majority who hurry away to thecountrv in the early summer and return in the autumn, vainlyimagining they have had a summers rest, such res


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