wasteful form of activity, is to acquire power that can be brought into play in other directions.

Every one is supposed to know that if we work while we work, and rest while we rest, making an art of it, we enjoy the most beneficial results. If we have serious problems in mind, we know how important it is to dismiss them when we lie down for the night, while we eat, and when we take our daily exercise. If we would think to advantage we know the value of quiet solitude, corrected by subsequent contact with our fellows. By living in the present in contrast with the anxiously anticipated future, or the regretted past, we gain many of the advantages of concentration. We know, too, the importance of observing regular times and seasons for work, rest, and recreation, including the summer in the country and the occasional year's change in the form of work. To observe the regularity that aids without enslaving, every one finds it necessary to cut off social engagements here and there, keep good hours, and find a form of exercise that really brings refreshment.

In contrast with the well-ordered life, it is interesting to note what strenuous exertions are put forth by some people to have what is called "a good time." Observe the average family, for instance, on its way to and from a day's excursion into the country by boat or rail, and note all the preparations that are required, the hardships that