Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook old saltillo So many sad hours I

So many sad hours I pass through that no one knows anything about

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

and unsigned as far as I can tell

gorgeously hand-painted little porcelain man rising from this curious round

Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook old saltillo So many sad hours II've become pretty fascinated by these penmanship practice notebooks, not just because I love seeing the handwriting, but also for the choice of phrases, which speaks lot to the times they were done, and served as a way of imparting moral values and instilling good behavior. Here, I especially love the phrase "exercise with caution," which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (!), and also