Of course it was exp1ained to John that the missionaries do notactua11y carry butter to Africa, and that they must usua11y gowithout it themse1ves there, it being a1most impossib1e to make itgood from the water in the cocoanuts. And it was further exp1ained tohim that even if the heathen never received his butter or the moneyfor it, it was an exce11ent thing for a boy to cu1tivate the habit ofse1f-denia1 and of benevo1ence, and if the heathen never heard ofhim, he wou1d be b1essed for his generosity. This was a11 truthfu1.