today. In the beginning it was a beautiful level plain, with here and there gently rising hills. But great earthquakes have changed the whole face of the earth. But the Lord has said that He will redeem the earth, and will bring it back to its lovely condition. the mouth of one of His prophets He has said. "Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain." By Many, many years ago there were a number of great earthquakes in this country. In one of them two large rocks were thrown up to a great height, where they remained for many years, and where one of them remains today. In order to tell the difference between these two rocks, I will have to give a name to each of them. One I will call Faith and the other Unbelief. Unbelief was a very stubborn rock. He was always complaining at his lot. In the summer he complained because it was too hot, and in the winter he grumbled because it was too cold. "Wish," said he, "One day that the earth would fall on me and bury me, so that I wouldn't be burned any longer with the sun's heat. How can you stand it?" He asked of the other rock. "I do not think our lots so very hard," Faith replied. "There are many rocks much worse off than we are. I often look down into the canyon below and see heavy wagons pass over and crush many of our friends into atoms. And when I see such sights I feel thankful that God has placed me away up here on the hillside." "I don't believe that God knows anything about us," said the rock Unbelief. A mission!" Answered Unbelief sneeringly. sneeringly. "What kind of a mission could we perform? What kind of a mission do you expect to fill?” "I do not know what my mission will be; but I know what it is now. My misson is to wait, to be patient, replied Faith, meekly. a I learned a very profitable lesson from a school teacher, who was climbing up the hill with group of scholars about two weeks. ago. She told the children about. a little drop of rain that one day fell from the clouds into the great ocean! 'Alas!' it cried, 'What a small thing I am in this great world of water! Just then a shellfish opened its mouth and took in the drop of rain. For many years. it lay in the shell, and at last it. grew to be a lovely pearl. One day a diver found it. He sold it to the king, and it was made one of the gems in the king's crown.” "So you expect some day to fiill a position like the pearl?" said Unbelief. "No, I do not think that I shall ever occupy such a prominent place as the pearl: but I am willing to do what I can." "Well, I wish you success," said his companion. As for me, I never expect to be anything different to what I am at present a cold, gray rock. The winter will soon be here, and I believe I will go to sleep for a few months. Good-bye. I hope you will fill your mission." Then a piece of earth came rolling down the mountain and covered up the grumbling rock. A few months later two men might have been seen sitting behind a yoke of oxen, traveling in the direction of Cottonwood of Cottonwood Canyon. About two hours later they reached their destination and after eating their lunch, they be gan to look around them for a large rock, At last one of them caught sight of the rock Faith. "What do you think of that rock up there?" he asked his companion. "That's a beauty," he replied. I am sure it will answer the purpose perfectly." So the rock was quarried out of the mountain side. It was taken to Salt Lake City and put into the hands of skilled workmen, who began to trim and dress it. In a few days it was ready, and was placed in a very prominent position in the Salt Lake Temple. It is known by the name of the Sand Stone, and has been admired by thousands of visitors. There is a moral to this story: We all have have a misson to perform, and if we work and wait we shall some day find our place, and God will put us in it, where we can bring to him honor and glory. How to Keep Well. "Take the open air, The more you take the better; Follow nature's laws, To the very letter. "Let the Doctors go Evil thoughts make vice and Let alone the gin, crime; Honest thoughts and noble deeds Bild a character sublime. Let each hour be full of sunshine, Pleasure comes from doing good; Life is full of happy moments When life's aim is understood. The brandy and the whiskey. "Freely exercise, Keep your spirits cheerful, Let no dread of sickness Make you ever fearful. "Eat the simplest food, Drink pure cold water, Then you will be well Or at least you ought to." ANON. 221 THE THE CANDY MENACE, HERE has recently been held in Saratoga a convention of the National Confectioners' Association at which it has been shown, by the reports submitted, that the candy business is growing at an enormous rate. Certain of the confectioners are making arrangements to export candy to England and France. Some of the figures presented are interesting. Fifty years ago there were but 383 confectionary establishments in the country. Today there are 4,300. In 1850 the aggregate produce amounted to about $3,000,000. To-day it is over $80,000,000. There are 530 "candy stores" in New York city and 338 in Philadelphia. In New York State only nearly $3,000,000 a year is paid out in wages to employes of candy manufacturers. Whatever interest these figures may or may not possess from a commercial viewpoint, considered from sanitary grounds they are most significent and most d'scomforting. The evils of cane sugar eating are numerous and far reaching. So far as chemistry and personal experiments may be accepted as reliable, there is every indication that cane sugar is not only useless as food, but is decidedly injurious to the system. The use of artificial sweets is one of the most pernicious customs of the day. The habit of using such substances is usually acquired early in life. The child is frequently a victim of the candy habit before it can walk. In these cases not only is the child injured by the taking of sweets, but through the strong and constant appeal to the sensual impulse, the foundation is laid for gluttony and perhaps intemperence in later years. But children are not the only sufferers from the candy habit. The taste for sweets is natural and indicates a physiologic demand This demand, however, can be met only by the natural sweets (levulose, etc.) existing in natural fruits. The necessity for sweets, therefore, should be met by the rational use of sweet fruits, such as apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, oranges, pineapples, nectarines, melons, figs, dates, raisins, etc. The use of artificial sweets as a means of sensual gratification is indefensible from every standpoint. And so, while it is gratifying to learn of the prosperity of the men and women associated with the confectionary business, it is devoutly to be wished that they had prospered in some other trade, for the growth of the candy habit, which is indicated by the figures quoted above, is a matter for serious concern to all interested in the welfare of the race. The candy habit attacks the fountain head of the nation- the mothers and childThe candy habit is more than a mere individual indiscretion; it is a public calamity.Health Culture. ren. "Your medicine has helped me wonderfully," she wrote to the patent medicine house." 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Many people worry over the vice, crime, and disease prevailing throughout the land but take no intelligent action to remove their causes. the laws of life were studied more and an effort made to live these laws, physical and moral progress would be as rapid as intellectual development. If |