New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth;
Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires! we ourselves must Pilgrims be,
Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea,
Nor attempt the Future's portal with the Past's blood-rusted key.
--James Russell Lowell.
Temperature of Nursery.--Sixty degrees Fahrenheit is the proper
temperature for the nursery, either in summer or in winter. This is not
sufficiently warm to be weakening nor sufficiently cool to cause chills.
Of course, when the natural heat of the atmosphere is higher than sixty
degrees the temperature of the nursery cannot be kept that low, but with
darkened windows during the heated portion of the day and good ventilation
the room can be kept at a reasonably comfortable temperature.