Excerpt from Idealia, an Utopia Dream or Resthaven Reflect that life, like every other bless ing, Derives its value from its use alone. HE day was ideal for me, an idler who had left the train at the sta tion not far from this particular hamlet, more because it looked attractive, than from actual intention. Strolling leisurely along the shady lanes, it seemed to m'e/that something more than the usual calm and restful peace of the country emanated from somewhere. A little far ther on I reached a place where all nature seemed to be rejoicing in her own glory. Even the fence about the grounds sur rounding the very large dwelling within its boundary looked attractive in' its quaint style and bedecked with the flow ering vines which clung lovingly to it. [9. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.