2 handful of heads in the sturdier vase does not allow them to show to good advantabe what they are but the loose buds scattered
at the foot of the vase are very fine. I would like to see you try a single flower leaf growing in the water. thought from
the size of the leaves a large sheet would be required I illegible the frost is already dividing you into clear quarters
around the devilish iron stoves. I often marveled that anyone could be at all well breathing the roasted burned atmosphere
of your winter homes. You are awake to the evils of drinking alcohol but not at all to the eavils of drinking burned foul
air 3 which every year in our climate kills more than dram drinking strange that with so many schools churches great
show of knowledge concerning both earth heavens we should yet be as ignorant of so simple a matter as keeping warm in cold
weather as a lot of sneezing shivering monkeys. If you are going to continue the profession of Christianity preaching reforms
of drinking etc then for conscience sake begin the business of casting out devils - those iron stoves. illegible stricken
word the business out of their own eye- pull out the end of your house build a fireplace. This is Sunday this is a much needed
sermon