The secret garden

, asCHAPTER XXVIIIN THE GARDENiIN each century since the beginning of the worldwonderful things have been discovered. Inthe last century more amazing thingswere foundout than in any century before. In this new centuryhundreds of things still more astounding willbe brought to light. At first people refuse to believethat a strange new thing can be done, thenthey begin to hope it can be done, then they seeit can be done then it is done and all the worldwonders why it was not done centuries ago. Oneof the new things people began to find out inthe last century was that thoughts just merethoughts are as powerful as electric batteriesas good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for oneas poison. To let a sad thought or a bad one getinto your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarletfever germ get into your body. If you let it staythere after it has got in you may never get over itlong as you live.So long as Mistress Mary's mind was full ofdisagreeable thoughts about her dislikes and sour353