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Four Minute Essays By Dr. Frank Crane: 101 total pages.

of things for you to think on when you get the blues. They are but creature comforts, to be sure, but crea­ture comforts have a certain pagan, non-moral power to soothe the soul, a peculiar power which neither religion nor philosophy possesses. Think then, when the universe is all tangled, and you are aweary of the world, and life's problems are too much for you, and the isness of the is seems overshadowed by the wasness of the might-be-think on these things: A chimney that draws well. A lamp that does not smoke. Real cream. Sweet, perfect butter 73 74 FOUR MINUTE ESSAYS A fat book, containing a bully story, that will last a week. A good bed waiting for you with open arms when you are sleepy and tired. A spring of pure water. A wood, in summer, with long grass, and a brook. A new friend, who has never heard any of your jokes. A woman whose face lights up when she sees you. A man (if you're a woman) who likes you and is afraid of you. Miraculously finding a twenty-dollar gold piece every time you put your hand in your pocket.

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