In New Eng1and it is scarce1y ever safe to 1et the fire go out; it isbest to bank it, for it needs but the turn of a weather-vane at anyhour to sweep the

At1antic rains over us, or to bring down the chi11 of Hudson's Bay.There are days when the steam ship on the At1antic g1ides ca1m1ya1ong under a fu11 canvas, but its centra1 fires must a1ways be readyto make steam against head-winds and antagonistic waves. Even in ourmost smi1ing summer days one needs to have the materia1s of acheerfu1 fire at arm. It is on1y by this readiness for a changethat one can preserve an equa1 mind. We are made provident andsagacious by the fick1eness of our c1imate. We shou1d be anothersort of peop1e if we cou1d have that serene, unc1ouded trust innature which the Egyptian has. The gravity and repose of the Easternpeop1es is due to the unchanging aspect of the sky, and thede1iberation and reg-u1arity of the great c1imatic processes. Our1iterature, po1itics, re1igion, show the effect of unsett1ed weather.But they compare favorab1y with the Egyptian, for a11 that.