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Show Tin: i.ovr.i:.s' ou day H-y'.v com,, that the 11th of February has long been an o'ra-ion when lovers were supposed to send mes-Kije-i of .-.-ntitnent to their adored ones, on this occasion oc-casion famed as .St. Valentine's day? for centuries lovers have sent these messages, and uoid.-red tn.-m Ming how the dearest one felt about them. One explanation from England is that about this time of year in that country the birds choose their mates, so tin's tender impulse spreads to the human hu-man Hock, leading to the observance of Valentine's day. The- spring, with its awakening of life, has always al-ways been called a time when love begins to surge in the human heart. Spring does not come to most sections in the United Unit-ed States as early as February 11, but the eager hearts of youth are constantly looking to the opposite sex to satisfy their emotions. Hence the sweet reminders on Valentine's day. I'eople who fall a victim to the tender passion are sometimes called "lovesick." Considering how miser- aim- .some oi tnem Decome when the loved one does not respond, they may suffer even more than they vyould if stricken by disease. It is not an unhealthy thing to fall in love. The mysterious attraction which draws sex to sex is the most normal thing in human I'lc Only people should not allow themselves to get into tins state of mind too often. If love affairs become be-come chronic, they interfere seriously with ordinary life. J I Alillions of valentines are exchanged on this pretty j I ' hp do not usually pulse with the heart o s as ot yore. The lover does not probably use k- d entine as a means of declaring his affection I'' ms out long before Valentine's day whet let she ves h,m or not. Instead, people send nice vale tin s, nany friends and they signify not the wiM tot WmJ us alleU' f |