| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Tattine by Ruth Ogden [Mrs. Charles W. Ide]: speaking to, especially if they are older people, to whom you ought to be
respectful," and Tattine sounded quite like a little grandmother herself as
she talked.
"Yes, we know, and it's an awful bother," sighed Rudolph. "We're fairly nagged
about it, Mabel and I, but Mother says she's going to keep it up until we
always do it. Perhaps we would get on faster if we practised by ourselves as
you do, but really, Tattine, it did sound as though you were out of your head,
to hear you saying all those sentences over to yourself."
While the children were having this little talk about politeness, Rudolph and
Mabel had climbed into the wagon, and the donkey, acting upon a suggestion
from Tattine's whip, had started down the roadway. The trio were off for
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Heroes by Charles Kingsley: world has become old and feeble, and grows young again
through bitter pains.
Then she said to Pelias' daughters, 'Do to your father as I
did to this ram, and he will grow young and strong again.'
But she only told them half the spell; so they failed, while
Medeia mocked them; and poor old Pelias died, and his
daughters came to misery. But the songs say she cured AEson,
Jason's father, and he became young, and strong again.
But Jason could not love her, after all her cruel deeds. So
he was ungrateful to her, and wronged her; and she revenged
herself on him. And a terrible revenge she took - too
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Father Damien by Robert Louis Stevenson: "dear brother" - a brother indeed - made haste to deliver up your
letter (as a means of grace, perhaps) to the religious papers;
where, after many months, I found and read and wondered at it; and
whence I have now reproduced it for the wonder of others. And you
and your dear brother have, by this cycle of operations, built up a
contrast very edifying to examine in detail. The man whom you
would not care to have to dinner, on the one side; on the other,
the Reverend Dr. Hyde and the Reverend H. B. Gage: the Apia bar-
room, the Honolulu manse.
But I fear you scarce appreciate how you appear to your fellow-men;
and to bring it home to you, I will suppose your story to be true.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo: take it this afternoon so I could have got used to it before
Alfred gets here."
"Now don't be silly," scolded Aggie. "You know very well that
the Superintendent can't let it leave the home until its mother
signs the papers. It will be here the first thing in the
morning. You'll have all day to get used to it before Alfred
gets here."
"ALL DAY," echoed Zoie, and the corners of her mouth began to
droop. "Won't Alfred be here before TO-MORROW NIGHT?"
Aggie was becoming exasperated by Zoie's endless questions. "I
told you," she explained wearily, "that the wire won't be
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