“ ‘Of all personal and meuital attractions,’ says an old essayist top little read nowadays, ‘the two most permanent are undoubtedly smoothness of skin and temper—a sort of velvetness of body and mind.’ Both depend a good deal on our physical digestion ; both are. to some, extent natural gifts ; but both can be cultivated. For once that the .actions of human beings are guided by reason, ninety-and-nine times they are influenced by temper. And it is only a.n even temper that aUcAvs reason her foil dominion. Yet firmness as well as smoothness is requisite to the perfect temper,” points out the “Daily Chronicle”; “just as bene.ath the smooth skin there should be firm muscles. Nothing makes more mischief in the world than the kind of amiability which, is another name for weakness. Temper, .in short, though a bad master, is a valuable servant. Temper without reason is heat without light. But reason without temper is light without heat. Either extreme is inhuman. The best natures blend both, but keep reason aways sovereign.” Pye’s Patent Pulley best of all friction clutches for all makes df separators. Price £4 15s any.where»*
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5021, 1 September 1926, Page 2
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188Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5021, 1 September 1926, Page 2
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