HERE AND NOW.
Here in the heart of this world, Here in the noise and the din, Here where our spirits were hurled To battle with sorrow and sin ; This is the place and the spot For knowledge of infinite things ; This the kingdom where Thought Can conquer the prowess of kings. Wait for no Heavenly life, Seek for no temple alone; Here in the midst of the strife Know what the sages have known. See what tho Perfect One saw, God iu the depths of each soul; God as the Light and the Law, God as beginning and goal. Earth is one chamber of Heaven, Death is no grander than birth; Joy is the life that is given, Strive for perfection on earth. Here is the turmoil and roar, Show what it is to be calm; Show how the spirit can soar And bring back its healing and balm. Stand not aloof or apart, Plunge in the thick of the fight; There in the street and the mart, That is the place to do right ; Not in some cloister or cave, Not in some kingdom above; Here on this side of the grave, Here should we labor and love. Ella Wheeler Wilcox,

HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.
