experience that remarkable supernatural love toward Him. This phenomenon is unaccountable; it is altogether beyond the scope of man's creative powers. Time, the great destroyer, is powerless to extinguish this sacred flame; time can neither exhaust its strength, nor put a limit to its range. This is what strikes me most. I have often thought of it. This it is which proves to me quite convincingly the divinity of Jesus Christ." There occurs in all lives, certain climaxes, which undeniably stamp character. No matter what the circumstances, or how sudden the event; no one can act contrary to his real self. It is that which then speaks in spite of all. Milton places the most critical point in the Savior's life-not at the Cross-but after His baptism-when He was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. And if we notice carefully, we see that every form of earthly temptation, mental and physical, was placed before Christ, and He made a glorious complete resistance to them all. It was then that Paradise was regained! I love to think of our Redeemer, who lived on earth as a man, who ate, drank, slept, and suffered as a man. "Divinely human," as some one has said. How just and merciful He was to all and how well He understood the weaknesses of the flesh. His teachings were of life. He had the greatest respect for all laws, both human and divine. We see Him obeying Caesar, and rendering unto Caesar that which belonged to him. What a magnificent example of obedience to order is afforded in His baptism by John! In Him there was a complete surrender of self, and an unerring perseverance in the line of duty, in spite of the fact that He was not understood. No, not even by His disciples, until He was taken from them. How He drew all to Him who would be drawn, never repelled any one. The poor, sinful people, who dared not approach the earthly rulers, were not afraid to throw themselves on the mercy of the divine Ruler. His whole life was a constant succession of acts of charity. True, men surround the life and the mission of our Savior with a veil of mystery; but the gospel of Christ, as revealed by Himself through the Prophet Joseph Smith, clears away all mystery and shows us that His example is one for daily and hourly life; teaching that if we do the best we can in this life, our reward in the next is secure. All His precepts are faultlessly simple, pure, and true. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." "Love thy neighbor as thyself." "Judge not that ve be not judged." How Christ repeats that admonition! "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone!" His life was an example of "peace on earth, good will toward man." And at this holy Christmas season, how we thank our glorious Savior, how we admire Him, how we worship Him, how we love Him! The Christmas number of the New Crusade contains much of interest and help to parents. The leading article is, "The Santa Claus Myth,' by Martha Crombie Wood. In it the author discusses, from a philosophical standpoint the question as to whether or not the little one should be taught to believe in Santa Claus. As all children have a greater or less amount of imagination which calls for cultivation, the author decides that the best plan is for parents to direct the imaginative activities. Myths and fairy stories may be the means of education and the Santa Claus myth, so the author tells us, may be used to embody the spirit of love and giving. (Ann Arbor, Mich. Single copy 10 cents. $1 per year.) NATURE STUDIES FOR YOUNG MOTHERS. IN NATURE'S REALM. And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying: "Here is a story-book Sara Whalen. Thy Father has written for thee." "Come, wander with me," she said, "Into regions yet untrod; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." It has been said that, "Heaven lies about us in our infancy." Now whether this be true or not, it is a well-established fact that nature lies about us all the time, from birth to death. We cannot escape her during life, try as we may; nor ought we to endeavor to do so, since in our feeble attempts, we may do ourselves more harm than good. On the contrary, let us walk hand in hand with her, let us court and woo her; entice her to let us into her secrets, so that by combining with her-since in union there is strength-we shall be able to do far more in this life and in the life to come; and thus work with better skill and greater energy. No doubt all of us are studying nature, more or less, but the question is, does any one of us, with the exception of the scientist, pay as great homage at her shrine as we should? She will amply reward us for our observance, be it ever so little. She is shy and gives us unexpected surprises and peculiar developments; but withal, she is very charming, no matter in what mood we find her. We are at fault if we do not love her, for she loves us, and struggles with might and main to cause us to follow her mandates; she strives to lead us in the direction of light and truth. Let us study nature; nature is allied to truth. None of us are too old to learn from her book, and through what we have learned, can we benefit the children and youth. For instance, this is the winter time, when nature is taking her wellearned rest; and although she is not entirely idle, nevertheless her labors. are partially suspended. See how carefully she has prepared the ground, in our climate, to be overspread by the white mantle of snow. Everything is packed close and tight, all plant growth has been, if not wholly, yet partially, suspended for the long winter sleep. The temperature during the night has changed, and snow-flakes have begun to fall and continue to fall, until in the morning a beautiful mantle as white as-what shall I say-as white as the driven snow, is covering mountain and valley. "There's a wonderful weaver Let Oh! parents, what a magnificent scene now to present to the wondering eyes of the little ones, and even to the older ones, if only their attention is directed toward it. It is not necessary to occupy a long time in directing the attention to this artistic work of nature. the mother take the children the yard, or to the door or window for five minutes or three minutes and tell the little one to see how daintily and prettily the snow has fallen on roof and tree. Can anything be laid more precisely than the layer on the top of that old into fence? In city, village, or country, If it be a possible thing, take the children outside the door for a few minutes after a snowstorm to have them feel and taste the deliciousness of the air. Oh! If they could only be made to understand what the air contains for them and for all life. Does some one say, that it contains nitrogen, carbon, water, and oxygen, the last the great essential for life? It contains life, vigor, perfect delight! Oxygen is bottled and sold for the use of invalids; then why should not we, who can get it free, breathe all we can of it? Therefore, let the children inhale its freshness, while you parents are doing the same. Listen! How still it is. All nature seems asleep, covered over with a white blanket. Suddenly a breeze arises. Now feel the pressure of the wind, blowing against hands and faces. The air has begun to move and we get the glorious wind. "Glorious wind?" some one says, "I don't see anything glorious about the wind. Tearing everything to pieces and leaving ruin and devastation in its track." But do you tell the children that the wind has great value; on its wings it brings that sweet odor from the balm of Gilead, which probably we would not experience so distinctly were it not for the wind. It has many other values; in speeding ships on their way, in scattering seeds, in blowing germs of disease away from our vicinity, and in turnOf course, it does ing wind mills. some damage at times, but perhaps there is no good without its attendant evil; nature is made up of contrasts and opposites; we must have night in order to appreciate day; we must have sorrow in order to appreciate joy; we must have death in order to have life. Give some attention and lead the child to notice the prevailing wind of your section of country. There was once a little girl who was taught the prevailing wind of her home by hearing her mother, when the wind was blowing, trolling this little ditty: "The north wind doth blow, No doubt the mother had a purpose In all our homage to nature, in all our joy and bliss in contemplating her, let us always bear in mind that beyond and above nature is the Creator of all this beauty and glory, One who orders everything well. Do not be betrayed into the thought for one moment that nature is the sum mind travels to the power and genius of existence. While listening one evening to one of the world's most noted musical performers, and seated next to a musician of no mean ability, I remarked that the execution and skill of the performer was marvelous. My companion replied: "I rarely think of the technique of the player; my of the master who composed the work." The reply gave me food for considerable thought. And so likewise should we dwell, not so much on what is occurring in nature; but we should look beyond nature to the God enthroned on high, who ruleth and giveth all these things for our pleasure and good. CARE OF THE FEET. From the time our ancestors left the Orient and exchanged sandals for shoes, to the present, the question of footwear has, no doubt, been one of interest. One can get a good idea of the fantastical fashions of a few centuries ago by visiting the museums of antiquities in Europe. Our immediate interest is, however, centered in the present fashions and their modification; and to select those which furnish the greatest comfort and beauty. The bones of the foot are fastened together by ligaments in such a way as to give great strength and elastic ity. In normal conditions the toes will be found lying straight forward in the line of the foot's length, and the arch of the instep is high. In selecting shoes, care should be taken to get only such as will not interfere with the normal shape and action of the foot. In the fashionable shoe the worst defect is the narrowness of the sole, especially at the toes. Among women, the average width of the foot when bearing the weight of the body, is much greater than the width of the sole. The result is that some of the toes have nothing but the uppers or up Natural Dost. Abnormal Sole. Abnormal Foot. per leather to stand on. This is clearly visible in the original of the X-ray photograph. The posses sor of a thus distorted foot claims to have never worn a tight shoe; but quite a number of the bones of the toes are out of normal position and at least one of the toes has no sole upon which to walk. Most of the shoes worn at present interfere with the healthful growth and function of the feet; hence deformed feet are the rule and normal ones the exception. Our false fash DISTORTED TOES NORMAL AND CHINESE FOOT ions in footwear are responsible for the chiropodist, or professional corn and bunion doctor, also for the great degree of suffering endured by those who are unfortunate enough to be possessors of corns, bunions, and ingrown nails. The person pernicious fashion of wearing high, who has never made the acquaintance narrow-heeled shoes, straining them. of these, is fortunate indeed. In this branch of hygiene we may learn a valuable lesson from the uncivilized Indian sister, whose moccasin is shaped according to her foot. Her great toes are never turned out neither are they piled on top of one another. She never suffers from corns, bunions, or ingrown nails, and the great toes will meet all the way as in the unperverted foot of an infant. Few would think of advising our young women to wear moccasins, but at least we may learn from them a valuable lesson. Some improvements have been made in women's shoes during recent years. The straight last has been discarded, and the springheel substituted for the high, narrow one. The sensible heel is a desirable quality not too common, even at present. The high narrow heel undoubtedly does injury in other parts of the body, as well as in the feet, as explained in the following quotation from Theory and Practice of the Movement Cure by Dr. C. F. Taylor: "Weak ankles, often the result of the ungraceful, and, in other respects, The by rolling about, etc., may be the exciting cause of lateral curvature of the spine. The weaker ankle is generally the left, and the individual soon forms the habit of standing on the right foot. lower portion of the spine is thrown to the left, and the dorsal portion necessarily thrown to the right." Besides it throws the weight of the body more on the toes and causes an ungainly position and carriage of the body. There is much harm done by having the shoe fit too snugly around the ankle. The blood is interfered with in its course, resulting in cold feet and an unbalanced circulation. When there is good circulation in the feet, there is usually good circulation in the whole body. A congestion of the head or other parts of the body is relieved by inducing a good circulation in the feet and legs; then this is sufficient cause for comfortable and warm footwear. During cold weather, the temperature at the feet is several degrees lower than at the head, which would indicate that the dress of the feet should be |