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E. L. FIFIELD
amount of play into his scheme of living. It will rnake him live longer, live happier ,and should help him to business success.
As between the man who plays a little too much, and him rvho plays not enough,-I'll take the former.
Men who never p,lay, seldom live long. It may SEEM long, but it generally ISN'T.
And when he looks out the window, and the scent of spring strikes his winter weary nostrils; when he pictures in his minds eye that paradise of green, and fairway,.and springy turf that lies just over yonder; and when he hears all Heavens radiant angels joining with the soft-throated song birds in singing the glory of the sunshine; may he not be forgiven if he falls a victim to the wiles of Mother Nature a trifle too often ?
Could it not have been Golfers to whom the Good Book had reference, when it said: "These signs shall follow those who believe: THEY SHALL SPEAK WITH STRANGE TONGUES." Is there anything stranger than the Golf language ?
Nehemiah tells us: "'fhe God of heaven He will prosper us, and we his children shall arise and build." And doesn't it happen? As soon as Heaven prospers us, we build Golf courses. And since we bui'ld them, of course we must use thern. The Parable of the Ten Talents proves that.