22. CLEANLINESS.

The old adage that cleanliness is next to godliness must have had its origin in the feeling of moral elevation which generally accompanies scrupulous bodily purity. Personal cleanliness, when grown into a habit, draws after it so many excellencies, that it may well be called a social virtue. Without it refined intercourse would be impossible, for its neglect not only indicates a want of proper self-respect, but a disrespect of the feelings of others, which argues a low tone of the moral sense. All nations, as they advance in civilization and refinement of manners, pay increased attention to the purity of the person.

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Affect in things about thee cleanliness,

That all may gladly board thee, as a flower ;
Slovens take up their stock of noisomeness
Beforehand, and anticipate their last hour.
Let thy mind's sweetness have his operation
Upon thy body, clothes, and habitation.
-GEORGE HERBERT.

To every act of devotion purity of heart is necessary; and to purity of heart Zoroaster supposes purity of body greatly contributes.†

The country has a right to expect that each citizen will use his best endeavours to promote the causes of justice and public health.

"CITIZEN OF INDIA."‡

From The Elements of Hygiene by Dr. Dhana Koti Raju.

† From Hora Biblica by Butler.

By Sir W. Lee-Warner.

But after all, government can never do as much for the health of the people as they can do for themselves, and it is therefore the duty of every citizen to learn the value of cleanliness, and to practise it not only in his own interests, but in the interests of the families which surround him.

Honest courage is of greater worth than any amount of grace; purity is better than elegance; and cleanliness of body, mind and heart, than any amount of fine art. -SMILES.

By Sir W. Lee-Warner.

23. COMMON SENSE.

The condition of human nature would be lamentable indeed, if nothing less than the greatest learning and talents, which fall to the share of so small a number of men, were sufficient to direct our judgment and our conduct. But Providence has taken better care of our happiness, and given us, in the simplicity of common sense, a rule for our direction, by which we can never be misled.

-LORD CHATHAM.

The path to success is common sense.

Common sense is not a common thing.

Common sense is the most uncommon, and most valuable quality in man or woman.

-ANDREW CARNEGIE.

Neither does it so much require book-learning and scholarship as good natural sense, to distinguish trueand false.

-T. BURNET.

Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right, without

them.

-COLTON.

24. COMPANY.

Man is known by the company he keeps.

The world will always form an idea of the character of every man from his associates. Nor is this rule founded on wrong principles; for, generally speaking, those who are constant companions are either drawn together from a similitude of manners, or from such a similitude to each other by daily commerce and continual conversation.*

Tell me with whom you live, and I will tell you who you are.

-SPANISH PROVERB.

Tell me what company you keep, and I will tell you what you are.

Tell me with whom thou goest, and I'll tell thee what thou doest.

Tell me what company you keep and I will tell you what you do.

-OLD ITALIAN PROVERB.

Milk that's drunk at tavern door

Counts as wine, you may be sure.

From Bewick's Select Fables.

If you stand where you ought not

Why be shocked, when shame is got.

Join the vile, and vile you 'll be

In the eyes of those you see.

If beneath a palm you drink

Though but milk, what must we think?*

Whosoever associates with the wicked, even if their principles make no impression on him, will be suspected of their acts; just as, if a man went into a tavern to pray, he would be suspected of drinking wine. -SADI'S GULISTAN.†

Sit not with bad men, for their company-
Though thou be sure-will cast a stain on thee.
The sun with all its gloriousness of light,

Is by a cloudy atom hid from sight.

-"ANWAR-I-SUHAILI."

Whoever joins with the good, will bring goodness with him; and whoever joins with the bad, will bring evil with him just as the wind which, when it beats upon a stench, will bring a stench with it; and when it heats upon a perfume, will bring a perfume with it. "MAINYO-I-KHARD."§

By contact with the good demerit appears to me merit just as the cloud drinking the salt water gives out the sweet one. By contact with the bad merit

*Telugu Songs from the Folk-songs of Southern India by Charles E. Gover.

† Translated by Platts.
Translated by Eastwick.
§ Translated by West.