,,the ,,white ,,spark ,illustration ,a ,new ,book1 giving out a ,new ,philosophy and the ,mysteries of the ,universe ,the ,handbook of the ,millennium and the ,new ,dispensation ,,synopsis ,,of ,,contents ,this book is called ,the ,white ,spark as the white spark or vacuum cell in ,nature ,,is ,,the ,,right ,,hand ,,of ,,god--it is a ubiquitous principle of the universe and is the cause and parent of electricity1 combustion1 radium1 snow-flakes1 flowers1 trees1 leaves1 crystallization1 wireless telegraphy1 animal forms and ,,even ,,life ,,itself4 ,this book is the key to every department of human endeavor1 as it enunciates the basic principle and ,,the ,,prime ,,mover of the universe4 ,it tells the road to health1 the cause and cure of disease1 the truth about the germ humbug and drug treatments1 serums and antitoxins4 ,it shows why luminosity is produced on the flesh of various organisms1 why a slice of pollock when first iced1 then heated to #ajj degrees and then thrust into a temperature of #ej degrees becomes luminous4 ,it shows the farmer that he can become a magician of agriculture--tells that the nitrogen of the air is only a dust of quartz rocks1 like the invisible moisture of the air is a dust of water--that the nodules on the roots of the clover and legumes do not abstract nitrogen from the air1 for if they did nature would have placed these bacteriological growths on the vine and not the root1 the scientists have the cart before the horse in this case and the nodular cells form the proteids from sand or silica1 this book tells how it is done4 ,it tells what a trance is and how the soul can leave the body temporarily4 ,how ,,jesus ,,christ is carrying out the biblical prophesy by ,,telepathy4 ,gives the truths about the ideal society1 alcohol1 drunkenness1 causes of crime1 longevity and law4 ,it shows why milk from the cow at #ajj degrees of temperature if suddenly cooled to #ej degrees by the small stream process will keep long and remain free from bacteria--how radioactivity kills the germs of fermentation and prevents ptomaine poisoning and why out door livers or moderately working farmers are the centennarians4 ,gives the statistics to prove the evils of alcohol and fast living4 ,shows that all force even gravity is a radioactive emanation from the white sparks and that universal gravitation is a vagary1 that the planets move on orbits which are ,,ribbons ,,of ,,force like the gulf stream4 ,the author is the man who converted the great scientists to the idea that matter was simply ,a ,,hole ,,in ,,the ,,ether and that the ether was the real and only element in the universe4 ,this proves the truth of the biblical statement1 that ,god made the world out of nothing1 and that matter is simply spirit in motion4 ,this book shows how all the conditions of crime react upon us1 that physiology and rectitude are interdependent and although you do not go to hell1 yet hell will come to you if you transgress the laws of ,god and ,nature4 ,it shows the power of mind over the body and that the religion of ,jesus is not a fluke to satisfy a whim but is a great commercial like business4 ,there is no vicarious atonement in ,nature1 ,she does not bandy and has no favorites1 you get what you pay for1 ,she keeps no books but has an automatic adjustment which regulates accounts as you go along and marks your soul for the future as well4 ,this book advocates churches and pastors or teachers who are ,god's ,noblemen and it advocates ,,theocratic ,,democracy for if you love ,god and your neighbor you are the ,,correct ,,law4 ,but you can never overrule the law that your temper1 rage1 cruelty and vindictiveness will be uncontrollable as long as you use tobacco1 alcohol and meats1 and ,,war ,,will ,,not ,,be ,,annihilated ,,until ,,you ,,reform ,,your ,,diet ,,and ,,habits4 ,abstinence begets spirituality--dissipation crime1 and yourself1 your wife1 children1 associates1 animals and humanity suffer--you have misapprehensions1 moroseness and misery4 ,war is the result of selfishness1 greed1 graft1 ignorance and animalism and it advocates education of the individual to the end that he shall combine and amalgamate his power with his fellow citizen1 when he can control ,,war and government4 ,this book shows that diffusion of light and the freezing of water into ice is from one white spark radiating high frequency straight cold rays against its warm neighboring molecule and causing it to become a white spark itself1 it gives contagion1 it shows that the ether or spirit gives contagious transmission of ideas4 ,it explains ,,monism as being correct and that there is but one ,god4 ,it explains that all of the material of a combustive nature ,naturally is censored by going to the intestines1 and here it is emulsified and coated with an incombustive coat of albumen1 if an oil and if starch is turned into sugar which in turn is changed to an oily substance in the liver later and this is subsequently emulsified for eligibility to the blood1 but alcohol1 essential oils and the organic bases sneak into the blood surreptitiously1 therefore medicine is not food1 there may be times when a stimulant is a pathological aid and the germs often make a stimulant in the body to help over a bad condition1 as when the system contains useless material which is a load on the organs or when minerals or humors embalm the system1 but only a limited amount is a medicine1 any more is a poison1 these cases are anomalies and under proper conditions are transgressions of ,nature4 ,this book shows that we can live upon a few cents per day and be stronger and better in every way--it shows why many who gave up eating meat failed and how they can discard the evil and cease to make graveyards of their stomachs--the author has experimented with dogs and cats and found that by feeding milk and well cooked oat-meal from the weaning period till maturity they throve and were happier gentler and more active and vivacious4 ,meat causes man to be peevish1 ill tempered and criminal1 like tobacco1 alcohol and drugs4 ,the differentation of animal bodies can be met by the cooking of the cereals1 the short intestines and other conditions of carnivorous animals are not inhibitions to the discarding of meat as a food4 ,man and animals require pure soft water1 hard and polluted water is a cause of much unsuspected poisoning and the hidden cause of epidemics and diseases--all water should be analyzed before being accepted as satisfactory4 ,mineralized waters are not desirable and the waters from some wells and springs are fit for plants but will disorder the liver and constipate the bowels--many farms are in the grip of misfortune and losses from having bad water for the use of the home and the animals4 ,all of the unused elements which are thrown into the large intestine as waste should be discharged regularly and in cases of constipation a mild laxative like ,cascara ,sagrada or ,senna should be taken to help ,nature4 ,the great category of medicines of the doctors is a farce and there is no mysterious selective affinity for certain drugs1 but all elements have either one of two actions--a stimulating process or a refrigerating or embalming process1 some remedies go to the liver and counteract the embalming action and aid the flow of bile and some may be of a resinous nature and saponify in the alkalies of the intestines and aid their action4 ,it will be seen that the book simplifies medicine to ,,two ,,principles1 one counteracting the other like heat and cold but these actions are unnatural and undesirable2 it is only by avoiding discrepancies and ameliorations that we follow ,nature4 ,the book explains that the differentations and forms in the universe are the results of two forces1 the curved force and the straight force1 just the same as every word in ,english language is made up of letters having only two kinds of lines1 the straight and the curved lines4 ,the book tells just what occurs in the life cells and protoplasm2 this is a remarkable discovery and to show how much so1 we quote from ,le ,bon the great ,scientist1 he says3 ,,the ,,scholar ,,capable ,,of ,,solving ,,by ,,his ,,intelligence ,,the ,,problems ,,solved ,,every ,,moment ,,by ,,the ,,cells ,,of ,,the ,,lowest ,,creature ,,would ,,be ,,so ,,much ,,higher ,,than ,,other ,,men ,,that ,,he ,,might ,,be ,,considered ,,by ,,them ,,as ,a ,,god4 7,from ,,evolution ,,of ,,forces1 p4 #cfc74 ,haeckel declared that a cell did not go to the bottom of the secret of life and that we must allow that the naked protoplasm itself held the secret of life1 this book proves that protoplasm is composed of molecules with centers of sulphur and phosphorus which conformed into ,,white ,,sparks by the alternations of heat and cold1 the ,,sparks contain spirit and each spark has a quiet center or consciousness and a potential of radiation of force4 ,this book is terse and compact1 is printed on good paper and bound with red cloth with gold letters4 ,illustration3 ,,read ,,it6 ,illustration3 ,,then ,,tell ,,your ,,neighbors ,,about ,,it ,,the ,,white ,,spark ,by ,,orville ,,livingston ,,leach ,illustration ,printed by the ,,oxford ,,press ,providence1 ,r4 ,i4 ,the ,white ,spark ,part ,first4 ,this work is an exposition of a ,,new ,,philosophy1 and although it has been taught to a number of highly educated men1--in a technical way1 we have had many suggestions made to us to publish a work which the work-a-day people can understand1--some have said3 ,it is too far above me1 and why don't you explain it so everybody may understand it4 ,in this section we have especially planned to overcome all such incongruities4 ,first of all we want to say that nature is a strict economist of time1 material and energy--her acts and laws are the simplest possible4 ,when you see any philosophy that is complicated1 it is wrong1 but if it teaches simplicity it is right--the orthodox creeds have maintained that the universe contained two distinct and eternal elements--,,material ,,and ,,spirit--but this is complication--can be reduced1--,,we ,,are ,,monists ,,and ,,pantheists and we are right1--there is ,,only ,,one ,,element ,,in ,,the ,,universe1 ,,and ,,that ,,is ,,the ,,pristine ,,spirit4 ,this is all that is needed to form the universe1 and we will show that matter is simply an enclosure of ,,space or nothing1 having an outline of spirit which is in such swift motion that it holds the outline--water can be sent through the air so swiftly that it will turn aside a steel bar4 ,to better illustrate the fact we will take a blackboard and paint it all over with whitewash1 then we take a wet sponge and wipe out round figures--these will show as black spaces outlined by the white--these black spaces represent ,,space or nothing1 while the white represent ,,spirit--the black spots then represent ,,matter4 ,they are really nothing1 only a form outlined and held by motion of spirit or ,,ether4 ,the statement in catechisms that ,,god ,,made ,,the ,,world ,,out ,,of ,,nothing is then correct1 although the statement has been called impossible by many scientists4 ,our philosophy was the first to enunciate the true nature of matter1 atoms1 molecules and electrons4 ,previous to this atoms were considered as solid indivisible particles4 ,later the scientists said matter was condensed spirit or ether4 ,i imagined so myself once1 but upon reflection ,i said1 ,,the ,,ether ,,can ,,pass ,,through ,,everything1 ,,so ,,what ,,could ,,hold ,,it ,,or ,,compress ,,it8 ,and spirit or ether could not compress ether1 as ether is all alike4 ,to show our part in teaching the world the truth we will go into a little history4 ,as the readers of this work have probably never read ,,the ,,latch ,,key1 ,i will reprint two paragraphs verbatim1 numbers #f and #ag4 ,paragraph #f will require some explanation4 ,count ,rumford claimed that heat was nothing but a motion1 and in some cases this is so1 a motion of the atoms in a body1 but a line of spirit from the sun will cause atoms on the earth to move1 and thus is the real cause of heat1 and so radiation of force or spirit from burning wood will create heat4 ,perhaps we have in this paragraph used the nature of spirit rather vaguely in saying heat is the prime mover1 but heat in one way is spirit1 or analogous to spirit4 #f4 ,matter ,is ,only ,space or ,nothing1 ,with a ,wall of ,spirit4 ,fire was held in sublime awe by the ,egyptians and the sun was worshipped as the source of ,divine ,power4 ,the wonderful ,pyramids are supposed to have been erected for the glorification of these subtile forces in ,nature4 ,modern thought reverts to ancient ideas4 ,fire is simply spirit in motion4 ,heat is a circular or circumscribed motion or direction in which spirit is moving--it is the ,prime ,mover of organization1 the creator of matter and the parent of the universe6 ,a centrifugal act occurring from the intellectual fiat of spirit--leaving a center1 a whirling away of spirit to a certain circumference or distance from a center leaving space in the center--this is materialization1 a creating of matter1 the formation of an atom1 from nothing6 #ag4 ,the ,point of a ,pin ,illustrates the ,annihilation of ,matter4 ,a point continued to an absolute end must end in spirit6 ,matter is cut down to something beyond our senses2 the absolute end of a point may contain an atom1 but matter ends here--here where one single whirl of spirit surrounds the smallest amount of space possible4 ,beyond there is no whirl or motion of spirit1 consequently no matter1 yet there is now unparticled spirit4 ,if electricity had been studied correctly no scientist would ever have imagined that matter was condensed ether4 ,in ,maxwell's ,elementary ,treatise on ,electricity on page #di he says3 ,,we ,,know ,,absolutely ,,nothing ,,with ,,respect ,,to ,,the ,,distance ,,through ,,which ,,any ,,particular ,,portion ,,of ,,electricity ,,is ,,displaced ,,from ,,its ,,original ,,position4 99 99 99 ,,the ,,actual ,,velocity ,,of ,,electricity ,,in ,a ,,telegraph ,,wire ,,may ,,be ,,very ,,small1 ,,less1 ,,say1 ,,than ,,the ,,hundredths ,,of ,,an ,,inch ,,in ,,an ,,hour1 ,,though ,,the ,,signals ,,which ,,it ,,transmits ,,may ,,be ,,propagated ,,with ,,great ,,velocity4 ,it is the very fact that the ether is not compressible that allows a wireless signal to be given a thousand miles away instantly4 ,it is just the same as if you had a long stick and punched a bell #bj feet away4 ,i sent my work1 ,the ,latch ,key1 to ,sir ,oliver ,lodge and ,sir ,william ,crookes in #aijd4 ,its philosophy was buried for three years before the ideas were presented to the ,british ,association for the ,advancement of ,science4 ,sir ,william ,crookes wrote to me in #aijd stating that he had received my pamphlet1 but he was just leaving home for a vacation of two weeks and when he returned he would give it his attention4 ,in ,sir ,oliver's great work1 called ,life and ,matter1 he wrote3 ,but it appears now that an atom may break up into electric charges1 and these again may some day be found capable of resolving themselves into pristine ether4 ,in that case the ether alone persists4 ,it is the most fundamental entity4 ,in another book called ,modern ,views of ,electricity he said3 ,ether is somehow affected by the immediate neighborhood of gross matter1 and it appears to be concentrated inside it to an extent depending on the density of the matter4 ,so it is seen that ,sir ,oliver at this time believed that matter was compressed or condensed ether4 ,in my pamphlets ,i explained that the ether could not be compressed1 as it was capable of passing through all substance1 and that matter was not more of the ether1 but instead was less1 and that atoms were simply spots of pure space or nothing1 and that the ether or its moving lines or sheets simply whirled around on empty space while what was called a vacuum was really the habitat of real material1 or the ether4 ,in #aijg ,sir ,oliver accepted this new version of the nature of matter1 and it was the cause of much excitement in the ,british ,association1 so much so that the report reached ,america and ,prof4 ,serviss wrote an article about it in the ,boston ,sunday ,american in ,october1 #aijg1 in which he says3 ,the answer as recently given by ,sir ,oliver ,lodge is amazing beyond belief4 ,the solidest thing in existence1 he avers1 is the very thing which for generations has been universally regarded as the lightest1 the most imperceptible1 the most utterly tenuous and evanescent beyond all definition or computation--the ether6 ,and in the same article he says3 ,matter1 ,prof4 ,osborne ,reynolds has asserted1 instead of being1 as we innocently believe on the evidence of our senses1 the only real and solid thing in nature is1 in fact1 the absence or deficiency of mass4 ,the following is an article by ,sir ,oliver ,lodge in regard to spirits3 ,though for many years1 ever since the eighties1 ,i have tried all sorts of other methods of explaining these things1 they have gradually been eliminated one after the other1 and now no explanations remain except the simple one that the people who communicate are really the individuals they claim to be4 ,not always1 of course4 ,one has to prove them in every case4 ,but still the conclusion is that survival of existence can be scientifically proved by actual psychical investigation4 ,that all leads to a perception of the unity running through all states of existence4 ,that is why ,i say that man is not alone2 that is why ,i say that ,i know he is surrounded by other intelligences4 ,if you once step over the boundary beyond man1 there is no limit to higher and higher intelligences up to the ,infinite ,intelligence himself4 ,there is no stopping2 you go on and must go on until you come to ,god4 ,it is no strange land to which ,i am leading you4 ,the ,cosmos is one4 ,we here on this planet are limited in certain ways and are blind to much that is going on2 but ,i tell you we are surrounded by beings working with us1 cooperating1 helping such as people in visions have had some perception of4 ,and that which religion tells us1 that saints and angels are with us1 that the ,master ,himself is helping us1 is1 ,i believe1 literally true4 ,in presenting this work to the public we claim no right to inject any fallacies into the mind of the reader1 and as far as we can discover there is no cause for any misapprehension in regard to our statements4 ,,there ,,is ,,only ,,one ,,truth to any question1 and all we base our claims upon is our ability to present facts pertaining to our enunciations4 ,fallacies are very short lived among persons who use their brains1 and the only credit which any philosophy earns is from the good precepts which it inculcates1 the value which it proves to the world and the ,,truth ,,which ,,it ,,holds4 ,it is usually the case that a careless person resents any philosophy which conflicts with their habits1 no matter how many facts you present to them or how much history you cite to them in proof of your statements4 ,the use of tobacco and liquor deadens the users' alertness to safeguarding their own welfare1 and in many cases with poisons and also diet the only thing we can do is to try to have you learn the truth1 and if the end of the rope has been reached and you are at the ebb of life and hope1 you will have more willingness to conform to the laws of life4 ,if you don't need our philosophy as a missionary1 some time1 you may want it as a doctor4 ,learn it1 anyway4 ,the greatest field for fruitful efforts is with the children4 ,if we can prevent their using improper articles of food and drink and teach them the nature of their effects1 then we may find better soil for the seeds of rectitude4 ,of course a little dissipation may not always cause great trouble4 ,there is but ,,one ,,god and we may tell about ,,saviours1 ,,sons ,,of ,,god and the ,,trinity1 but there is only one ,,saviour and that is ,a ,,teacher--either a ,,spirit or a ,,human ,,being--and the only salvation is in the following of ,natural ,laws which are ,,god',s ,,bible4 ,there are ,natural laws which are ,,occult ,,laws1 and these sometimes contravene what we may call ,,laws ,,of ,,matter4 ,a ,,teacher ,,of ,,the ,,truths ,,of ,,natural ,,science ,,is ,,god',s ,,nobleman1 and ,,knowledge ,,is ,,our ,,only ,,salvation4 ,the use of stimulants is just the same as if you should use a #ajd volt electric lamp on a current with #bej volts4 ,it would be burnt out2 and so your nerves which are the wires of the body are wasted away by stimulants4 ,they are all alike practically4 ,alcohol and essential oils act as a kindler to the natural combustives in the tissues and the alkaloids or organic bases1 as nicotine1 morphine1 etc41 act like radium4 ,quinine is an alkaloid also1 and ,i will here reprint a selection from the original ,,latch ,,key which explains the manner in which the organic bases become dangerous4 ,they all contain nitrogen1 which may account for their affinity for the nerve substance4 #cb4 ,light and ,heat ,from ,radium ,are ,from the ,absorption of ,ether4 ,the emission of light from a substance spontaneously1 as in the case of ,radium1 is not a new phenomenon4 ,nearly forty years ago ,prof4 ,stokes enunciated the fact4 ,he filled a glass tube with a solution of sulphate of quinine and then moved it through the spectrum1 entering at the red ray4 ,when it had passed through all the colors and entered the region of the ultra violet1 or where the invisible magnetic rays were1 the tube lighted up4 ,a solution of horse chestnut acted in the same way1 so also did glass stained with oxide of uranium4 ,paragraph #de was sort of a mysterious alchemical article explaining a secret of life4 ,life comes from the formation of ,,white ,,sparks or vacuo in matter1 and therefore bioplasmic elements ,,must ,,be ,,liquid1 ,,soluble ,,or ,,mobile4 ,they must be capable of conforming into ,,round ,,globules4 ,then the second feature must come in--heat and cold to expand the molecule and cool the outside and allow the inside to later contract and form a vacuum in the center1 the home of ,,spirit4 ,decay generates life as it makes solid substances soluble4 ,of course1 excessive decay creates a gas and then this evaporates4 #de4 ,secrets of ,silicon4 ,moses was a great alchemist1 skilled in all the arts and sciences of the ,egyptians4 ,the works or writings of ,moses are called ,books of the ,old ,testament and not works on alchemy1 but tradition tells us that his sister ,miriam wrote an extensive work on alchemy--7the ,catholic ,bible has the name ,miriam translated as ,mary74 ,in ,genesis ,chap4 #c1 verse #ai1 we read1 ,till thou return unto the ground1 for out of it thou was taken2 for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return4 ,some scientists scoff at the idea of ,moses and some scoff at the idea of ,spontaneous ,generation1 but we can prove that both are true4 ,life can be produced from ,,mineral ,,elements ,,alone4 ,silicon has always been a source of dispute among chemists in regard to its classification4 ,some consider it a regular metal1 but it is usually called a hyalogen or glass former like ,boron4 ,silicon is never found in its pure metallic state in nature1 but is in combination with oxygen1 as is then called by various names as ,silica1 ,silex1 ,silicic ,acid and ,,sand1 which is the most abundant of mineral substances4 ,the most important and useful elements as air1 water and sand ,god gives ,,free ,,to ,,all1 they are found everywhere4 ,sand is at one time a crystallized substance and at another time it may be ,a ,,colloid substance and thus become the same nature as an organized substance1 as albumen4 ,sand is insoluble in pure water1 but it is dissolved by alkaline solutions4 ,natural waters which contain alkaline carbonates always have some sand in solution4 ,sand from its two fold nature seems to be the bond between death and life or the solution to the theory of from dust to life4 ,sand when in solution is a colloid4 ,if #h or #aj parts of carbonate of soda or potash are mixed with #ab or #ae parts of sand and #a part of charcoal on being heated they melt and form a mass resembling ordinary glass1 but it entirely dissolves in hot water4 ,if now chlorohydric acid be added to the solution it neutralizes the alkali and the silica or sand separates as ,a ,,transparent ,,jelly4 ,a colloid6 ,it is hydrate of silica1 but it is now fixed like albumen or an organized substance and is insoluble in water or acid4 ,if it is kept moist it remains a colloid1 but by drying it and separating it from its partner1 water1 the colloid making alchemical mysterious ,,water1 the sand turns to dust again--a gritty powder6 ,at common temperatures carbonic acid is stronger than silica1 and upon many of the combinations of silica the air acts as a destructive agent1 its carbonic acid slowly uniting with bases or alkali and liberating the silica1 and at the moment of its liberation the sand is soluble in water4 ,sand1 it will be seen1 acts both as an acid and combines with an alkali and as a base and combines with acids4 ,sand in solution enters the roots of plants and from its transforming nature or transmutation1 it performs great wonders in nature1 it performs miracles in the animal body and in water itself4 ,it is the ideal agent for the generation of vacuo spaces or life cells1 from its being in one state when warm and in another when cold1 from its being capable of forming soft cell walls and then concreting around a quantity of ether or spirit upon cooling4 ,it proves itself the ,philosopher's ,stone4 ,hot and cold and silicon6 ,what a wonderful combination6 ,it explains the mysteries of the universe1 radio-activity and life4 ,it may be well to here state that there is no chemical difference between a dead man's brain and nerves and a live man's brain and nerves4 ,this in itself shows that the cause of life and intelligence is simply from some conformation of matter which allows the presence of ,spirit4 ,this is the invisible process of the formation of ,,white ,,sparks or the making of a hollow center to molecules4 ,,life is not a principle per se of organic matter1 but organic matter is arranged into round molecules with cell center of silicon phosphorus1 sulphur or iron4 ,the hard and fast nature of the elements is an imagination and it is only a short step of nature from quartz or silicon to carbon and ,i may also say to nitrogen the gas of the atmosphere4 ,,the ,,farmer ,,can ,,become ,a ,,magician by intellect4 ,we once proved that by the use of lime or an alkali vegetables can be made to grow ,,in ,,sand4 ,a tomato plant was planted in a mixture of sand and plasterer's mortar 7a mixture of quick lime and sand7 and a bushel of tomatoes were gathered from this one plant4 ,the lime makes the sand soluble and acts the same as manure which produces carbonic acid which at the moment of its formation acts as a solvent of sand and this gives growth4 ,water is the great element of life and growth--with the heating effect of the sun and the alternations of temperature or cooling after heating we augment the life and growth4 ,i will reprint some more of the articles which were in ,,the ,,latch ,,key1 as they seemed to strike the readers more impressibly than anything which ,i ever wrote1 and in fact ,,the ,,latch ,,key seemed to have hypnotic influence4 ,first of all ,,it ,,was ,,anonymous and no author's name appeared and further it was given away4 ,one lady in later years found out the author and wrote to me for a few copies1 saying she could not help crying when she read paragraph #cg4 ,perhaps the paragraph took on the poetical and thus reached her sentiments4 #cg4 ,the ,secret of ,life6 ,the little chapel peacefully resting under the overhanging trees1 with the solemn graveyard beside it1 tells the story of life's longings and miseries4 ,yet within the little chapel1 however humble1 can be learned the secret of life's joy and success and the eternal happiness of the soul6 ,life's sentiments are fragrant1 space only is fraught with pain6 ,spirit fledges space1 unlocks the caverns of misery and sheds the light in the gloom4 ,man grovels in the dark mid the skulls of despair till he lists to the whisper of spirit4 ,the lisping pines1 the rustling oaks1 the sunshine in the meadow and the moonlight on the hill speak in accents calm and clear4 ,our motto3 ,,spiritus ,,excello4 ,water is the great agent of life or conformation as it is mobile4 ,molecules which are round when whirled or heated take to orbits1 but the metallic substances having molecules of a disc shape whirl on their axes4 ,i herewith give articles #bf and #db of the ,,latch ,,key3 #db4 ,why ,ashes or ,water ,do ,not ,burn4 ,fire is the action of atoms or molecules in separating farther apart4 ,to be sure1 ashes have atoms1 but for atoms to whirl apart their motion must be so that they can separate4 ,if the heat causes them to whirl on their axis only1 the substance may get red hot1 but will not burn4 ,and some substances do not burn because the heat and motion applied whirls the molecules or groups of atoms apart and wastes its motion in that way4 ,water acts this way 7steam74 ,crystallization is the result of the formation of vaco cells or white sparks1 and ,i reprint paragraph #bf to explain this fact3 #bf4 ,annealing and ,malleability of ,metals4 ,crystallization has been considered in paragraph #ba1 but when matter is cooled very slowly through long periods of time1 vacuo spaces are not formed4 ,ordinary cast iron is crystallized1 but when it is heated in a furnace and gradually cooled through several days or weeks1 it becomes malleable iron4 ,the iron which is used as an electro-magnet for a telegraphic machine will not work unless the iron is annealed very soft by being heated and allowed to cool in the ashes as the fire gradually dies out4 ,crystallization is the most wonderful dovetailing process conceivable4 ,when a liquid is cooled the molecules become radio active and radiate lines of force4 ,these lines are nearly straight1 unlike heat lines1 and therefore they are cold lines4 ,they drive matter in planes and straight lines or surfaces instead of into globules or liquids which move4 ,the discs of ice cannot move or roll about like the globules of water1 and ice is hard like quartz or a form of flint or silica4 ,all objects are formed by the action of ,,two forces1 either a curling force or a straight force4 ,plants form leaves in the air1 and where there is more obstruction and curving influence they form roots4 ,,all ,,cells ,,are ,,alike in their first state1 but are changed in the process of growth or from influences4 ,a slip from a geranium when stuck into the earth will form roots4 ,it seems to me that each cell in an egg contains a counterpart of the whole body of a chicken--that is1 it contains electrons or occult matter which1 once having passed through all parts of a fowl's body1 in the blood photographs these parts4 ,we can account for the various parts of the egg yolk turning its cells into different forms by the location which the particular cell occupies--as cells in various parts1--at the center1--or at the surface1--would be subject to curling forces or straight forces4 ,at the center forces would be obstructed and curled1 and at the surface just the opposite1 and a hundred variations1 according to the location and surroundings4 ,how many times ,i have wished that a social condition could be instituted by which ,,every ,,living ,,being in the world or the universe could be happy and free from fear1 worriment1 hunger1 and exposure--where peace1 plenty and pleasure existed for all--where all could have a horse1 automobile1 golf link or any correct thing which their ideas called for to make them enjoy themselves4 ,,four ,,hours' labor per day is enough for any one and there is enough in the world to give every one happiness and plenty if ,,the ,,social ,,condition was arranged correctly4 ,while there are many unfeeling capitalists1 yet the poor are not always right4 ,they don't know how to act for their own welfare4 ,they may know what they want1 but don't know how to get it4 ,an ignorant poor man will often sell his vote or he is too ignorant to learn that he should obey correct laws4 ,the ,london ,spectator recently gave a biography of former ,secretary of ,state ,,john ,,hay and ,i give an excerpt from the same3 ,it was natural that ,hay should despise the arts of the demagogue4 ,he speaks with scorn of what he calls 'gutter ,ciceros1' and of the practice adopted during a sharp electoral campaign of 'hiring dirty orators by the dozen to blather on street corners4' ,he very rightly held that it was the special duty of statesmen in democratic countries to have the courage of their opinions4 ,he himself wrote a novel1 entitled ',the ,bread ,winners1' which was widely read1 and which was really an elaborate defence of capital against the attacks of labor2 and in #aije he wrote to ,president ,roosevelt3 ',it is a comfort to see the most popular man in ,america telling the truth to our masters1 the people4 ,it requires no courage to attack wealth and power1 but to remind the masses that they too are subject to the law is something few public men dare to do4' ,america at her best can produce men of a very high type4 ,such a man was ,john ,hay4 ,part ,second ,spirits and the ,spirit ,land4 #a4 ,reveries in the ,country4 ,it was a day in ,january4 ,the desultory snow-flakes were skudding here and there and a white mantle was becoming visible on the fence tops and pine trees1 and as ,i gazed dreamily from the window of my study ,i heard the church bell in the belfry of the village church peal out its glad tidings of love2 and as its decadence faded away1 a thought peaceful and quiet captured my soul1--it seemed as if the reverberating voice of the holy bell had told me a story--a secret of happiness and peace4 #b4 ,redemption of the ,world4 ,and as ,i settled back in my broad wicker arm chair before the blazing hearth fire ,i said to my inner soul3 ,how beautiful is this moment6 ,can ,i perpetuate the sentiments which give me joy on this ,sabbath day1 can ,i delve into the laws of comfort and rest and emerge with a ,,trophy ,,to ,,redeem ,,the ,,world8 #c4 ,spirit and ,matter4 ,the scintillating sparks in the fireplace rose up on the wings of a golden glow1 paused for a moment and then ,i saw a flash of pure white light gleam like the star of ,bethlehem4 ,i had seen the wild1 red coals changed to peaceful1 redeemed souls of light4 #d4 ,a ,truism of ,nature an ,eternal ,principle4 ,the church bell1 emblematic of religion1 and the white spark1 a ubiquitous principle of the universe2 visions of the superstructure of the millennium1 rose up before me--religion and science hand in hand1 science the fact and religion the herald or harbinger4 #e4 ,matter ,only the ,wake of ,spirit4 ,i had seen that from out the depths of the base matter come forth a substance pure and glorious4 ,transmutation then had proved that there is no vile1 low or corrupt matter in the universe1 and the idea is a relic of the ignorance inculcated in the dim vistas of the past4 ,all matter is simply a figure sculptured by the pencil of spirit1 vortices which use space as a playground1 speed which holds the lines stiff and refractory against ultra intrusion4 #f4 ,science of the ,white ,spark4 ,now ,i see two visions--two houses in the precinct of nature--the first a structure of spirit for the abode of space or nothing2 second1 a structure of space for the abode of spirit1 the all1 the great1 the powerful1 and the conscious2 the first1 a minute affair1 an atom2 the second1 a collocation of atoms forming a shell or larger structure for the abode of spirit1 and this is formed by a heated or mobile1 molecule conforming substance1 suddenly cooled by oxygen or a cold temperature1 when a shell is formed and indurated1 and a hollow center made4 #g4 ,symbol of the ,white ,spark4 ,i introduce a new symbol the emblem which will represent the white spark1 the circle or hollow globe1 for this is what the white spark is1 and this spark prevails throughout the universe4 ,it is a hollow molecule1 holding an air-tight reservoir1 excluding everything but spirit or the ether4 #h4 ,the ,spark is a ,receptacle of ,mind and a ,potential of ,force4 ,the white spark is alive4 ,it has a shell formed of rotating atoms which roll in the spirit or magnetic lines of force4 ,the lines converge to a common center4 ,here they must halt for an instant4 ,force cannot be lost1 so it is transmuted into consciousness4 ,this mind can now radiate lines of force from the center out again4 #i4 ,mathematics of the ,spark4 ,if you take a silver dime and lay it on the table you will find that it always takes just six dimes to form a ring around it4 ,this leaves six spaces between the dimes1 and it is the same with atoms1 and a molecule seen from the side if radio-active1 and if we could see the lines of force1 would show six streams of force1 and the snow-flake always has six points4 #aj4 ,crumbling ,sparks and ,permanent ,sparks4 ,the sparks of combustion explode from the inner force1 but the sparks of a magnet and radium do not1 and the sparks formed in protoplasm or in the nerves and brain last longer than the sparks of combustion1 and the sparks in the spiritual bodies of departed souls are like radium4 #aa4 ,location of the ,spirit ,land4 ,in paragraph #f ,i refer to two visions of houses in the precinct of nature4 ,now ,i refer to a third1 the greatest1 most beautiful and wonderful abode in the universe4 ,this house has no interior of simple space or nothing1 and again it has no outer wall of matter4 ,it is the pristine spirit and it is in the interstellar spaces outside of the planets4 #ab4 ,conditions in the ,spirit ,land4 ,in this land there is no gravity or obstruction4 ,what is built and placed there is free from destruction and decay4 ,living spirits can move by a thought and build by their desires2 spirits can outstrip the earth in its flight in its orbit1 can come to earth and leave at any time or part of its orbit4 ,this is a home of joy4 #ac4 ,attributes of ,spirit4 ,the soul is kept in our body by the magnetism of our blood4 ,when a person goes into a trance there is an embargo on the blood and the soul can leave the spark cells of the nerve substance of the brain and occupy a spiritual body or electrical vapor in the atmosphere or ether4 ,during sleep or failing powers of the mind1 the soul is drowned out by matter1 the permanent spiritual center of the spark is overflowed with matter and consciousness is temporarily turned to motion4 ,spirit always1 in any amount1 has the attributes of intelligence and power2 the ether transmits intelligences4 #ad4 ,superiority of ,spirit4 ,when our soul leaves our body it enters its own1 it becomes clear and bright as in childhood2 there is no fear1 pain or dimness of thought and mind4 ,we meet our friends1 we remember and visit our earthly friends in the human body1 we strive for their uplift and happiness1 we live in happiness and peace1 yet our earthly career affects our degree of spiritual advancement1 and the truths which you can learn at the little country chapel and the emulation of the ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount will prove to be your ,,wand ,,of ,,hope4 #ae4 ,the ,pope ,says the ,advent of the ,saviour ,is ,near4 ,in a decree of ,pope ,benedict sent out from ,rome on ,january #ai1 #aiae1 he says3 ,those days which ,christ predicted seem in fact to have come1 ',you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars4 ,for nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom'4 ,christ can return to earth in spirit4 ,there is no need for ,him to come otherwise4 ,he can talk to a person adapted to receive telepathic instructions and give the world ,his message4 ,some readers may be averse to the claims that ,jesus ,christ is anything but an imaginary person from the inventions of the priests of the early ages1 and others may claim that contemporary with the dates applied to the fictitious legend there was a great teacher and the teachings recorded were from this teacher4 ,but what difference does a name make8 ,the only issue of any value is what is taught4 ,no great teacher cares a whit about what the people think about his personality if they accept his works4 ,the name ,jesus has been applied to the teacher of the good things in the ,new ,testament for so long a time now that we can well afford to grant the application1 whatever might have been his acceded name4 ,all the ether in interstellar space is intelligent1 and if we connect our mind with it we gain power and intuition by a sixth sense1 but to do this we must not throw the blanket of too much blood about the brain4 ,prophets have to diet and fast4 ,part ,third ,how to ,generate the ,white ,spark or ,vaco-,cells in ,our ,body4 ,all the life and thought on this earth and in any material and on any other earth or body in the universe comes from a peculiar transaction by which all matter is cleared away and a space left wherein there is nothing but the invisible ether or spirit4 ,the origination of all tangible matter was from the degradation of spirit and the transmutation of thought into motion1 and it is by the motion of spirit that matter is formed from spirit4 ,therefore to regain the conditions of thought and to regulate the adjustment of material or matter conditions must be instituted which simulate the original state1 and evade the decadence from contiguosity of matter and generate ,,spirit in vaco-cells with life and power4 ,this great principle is the keynote of all that we hope for in existence4 ,it is the most vital science and yet it has remained totally hidden from the ken of mankind4 ,this ,,new ,,science opens up a field in the new order which holds the greatest hopes for utopian success ever given to man4 ,it is not gold1 power1 notoriety or glamor that make for this great process of joy and health4 ,it is not the costly foods and luxuries which bring us within reach of this coveted condition4 ,when we learn the facts we find that the great part of mankind are very much misinformed and that human knowledge is upside down4 ,we find that peace and happiness like air and water are not under a ban1 but that ,god is on the side of the unostentatious and simple living people1 and that what has been considered by some as poverty is really greatness in disguise4 ,nature never places any premium on truth and like all good things should be free of access4 ,among the things which we give1 you will find new methods of combatting disease1 a means of economic freedom and of rising above misfortune4 ,we will show that most diseases are caused by the food and drink which is used4 ,the theories of the howling germ doctors are all insane emanations from an ignorant mind4 ,we will prove that there are two distinct types of disease with an admixture of these two types4 ,the first type is malarial and is caused by a mal-assimilation of sugar and grease1 fat or oil in the system4 ,the second type is small-pox and is caused by the non-assimilation of the nitrogenized element of meat1 or gelatinous elements4 ,when you know the cause you can avoid the disease4 ,,germs or ,,microbes are not the cause of disease1 but are beneficent provisions of nature to reduce meat proteids1 etc41 which are blocking the system1 to a state in which they can be eliminated from the blood1 and therefore we always find the poisonous ,,uric ,,acid in all cases of small-pox1 etc4 ,even an excess of vegetable proteid is injurious4 ,in malarial diseases we always find an excess of carbonic acid or other acidulous products of decaying or germ inhabited sugars or glycerines 7from grease1 etc474 ,a diet of skim-milk and white bread will cure malaria1 and a diet of ,,skim-,,milk and oat-meal will cure kidney disease4 ,during health the blood is always ,,alkaline1 while the tissues or nerves and ganglia or brain are always acidulous4 ,,now ,,this ,,is ,,what ,i ,,want ,,to ,,impress ,,upon ,,the ,,mind1 for it relates to my discovery of the ,,white ,,spark ,,principle4 ,an acid acts like heat1 while an alkali acts like cold4 ,the molecules in an acid are rotating in orbits1 while the molecules of an alkali rotate on an axis1 so we can see how when the blood becomes acidulous as in disease ,,white ,,spark ,,cells ,,of ,,life ,,cannot ,,be ,,formed4 ,,sugar has proven itself a bane to humanity4 ,it is a modern product and was not used by the ancients4 ,honey had a limited field as a luxury1 and here ,i will say the high cost of luxuries has been a protective principle for poor people4 ,sugar has no limit of solution4 ,water will absorb it until an immobile syrup is formed1 and glycerine1 a product of grease1 acts similar to sugar in the system4 ,syrup has a great affinity for ,,lime1 and children who eat candy and sweet foods have bad teeth1 as the lime required for the teeth is absorbed from the blood by the sugar4 ,any chemist knows the great affinity of syrup for lime1 and this is why he makes the syrup of lime which is used in prescriptions where lime is required4 ,sugar acts as an acid1 chemically1 forming ,saccarites with the bases or alkalis4 ,sugar destroys the natural alkaline state of the blood4 ,there has been a great scare around ,boston about a ,,new ,,disease4 ,the doctors have various ideas about its nature and treatment4 ,it is generally called ,,acidosis and is supposed to be the result of eating too much sugar2 but some doctors say it is ,,an ,,epidemic and is not caused by sugar4 ,in the disease the blood has been found to be acidulous4 ,sugar will fill the system with an embalming element1 and thus the tissues are saturated with an element which acts on the system like ashes thrown on a fire4 ,they extinguish it1 and as sugar prevents oxidation in the system1 the ,,vaco-,,cells or ,,white ,,sparks cannot form4 ,there are times when electrical machines will produce only a few weak sparks and at other times powerful sparks are produced1 and it has been proved that this state of non-electrical atmosphere is the cause of ,,epidemics when the system is loaded with either sugar or gelatinous products of a meat diet4 ,fasting is often necessary in disease1 for disease is usually a congestion of the blood and a distention of the blood vessels1 and when we lessen the quantity of blood or the excessive pressure from the effects of stimulants1 etc41 we allow the blood vessels to get a grip on the blood and force it along4 ,a dog or horse will never eat when he is sick4 ,an invalid for a time may do best on a little toasted white bread and skim-milk1 as oat-meal1 etc41 may contain too much gluten1 which is not needed in the system at this time4 ,there is a difference in proteids4 ,gluten is more like gelatine and is used where toughness is required as in the skin1 tendons and muscle4 ,the vital proteids are required in the nerves and brain4 ,it is not well to eat eggs for breakfast in all kinds of sickness1 but a soft boiled egg for dinner may be good for some4 ,the excessive use of meat is a cause of cancer1 and it is the gelatine which is to blame4 ,there are two factors1 however1 which should be considered4 ,we may eat gelatine1 sugar or grease1 and if we work hard in the open air we overcome the disease in a measure4 ,it has been proved that carnivorous fishes have cancers if the fishes are crowded in a pool1 but removal to running water cures them1 as running water contains more air and oxygen which gives more nerve power and eliminates the useless material4 ,it is the same with malaria4 ,work in the pure air burns off the hydro-carbons better and the blood becomes more mobile4 ,when we use oat-meal1 mush1 etc41 with skim-milk we don't get much solid food1 for we fool ourselves by taking lots of water which we would not use otherwise4 ,in winter stabled horses are seen to excrete dark heavy urine1 as they are fed on grain or proteids and drink little water4 ,vegetables contain much water and are useful4 ,the air in closed rooms is dead1 but out-door air is in motion4 ,decay and filth fills the air with gasses and oxygen is displaced1 which means death to the white spark of the nerves1 the generators of power4 ,if you have money and leisure you can dissipate more with less inconvenience than as if you had no money or time4 ,it has been proved that the use of alcohol1 tobacco1 etc41 wastes the tissues and nourishment the same as hard work and overworks the liver1 kidneys and lungs2 but work is the poor man's bulwark1 and thus it is that the abstemious person is always a better1 wiser1 more reasonable and industrious employe than the other4 ,the sport has a debauch and then a loaf or else he soon goes to the sanitarium4 ,stimulants always lessen your powers after each dose or after the first effects are worn out4 ,we can show you how to overcome poverty without a labor union propaganda1 or a lodge benefit1 for you can live on a few cents per day and become better off thereby1 if you follow the right method4 ,many have tried to live on boiled potatoes1 beans1 skim-milk and vegetables1 but have failed2 but the trouble was this3 the system had been adapted to the stimulation of creatinin1 the stimulant of meat1 and when this was withdrawn there was a slack action to the stomach and general system4 ,but ,i have proved that if you use some onions or celery or some mild condiment like pepper or the like you can avoid meat without trouble4 ,many reformers have failed because they drop stimulants1 yet still eat soups and meats or cakes and rich dishes4 ,,you ,,must ,,drop ,,these ,,things ,,when ,,you ,,drop ,,alcohol ,,and ,,drugs1 for meat gelatines1 grease and sugar make a heavy refractory blood and nature calls for an increased nerve action1 but this stimulation is a first stage of inflammation with its weakening reaction4 ,starch is transformed into grape sugar in the intestines1 yet nature regulates this better than when sugar is taken directly into the stomach1 as this goes directly to the liver4 ,the simple living person gets up earlier1 works easier and gets more enjoyment from the sunshine1 the open fireplace and all the beauties of nature4 ,a fine cigar may stimulate the brain1 but like ,emerson you may decline when you should be in your prime1 and perhaps1 like him1 lose your memory4 ,emerson in his last years attended the funeral of his old friend1 ,longfellow the poet1 but could not remember this man's name at his last rites4 ,i believe it is utterly impossible for any person to live a real safe moral life1 according to the ,christian code1 and subsist upon the ordinary food and drink of the times4 ,for instance1 the use of coffee will often create immoral feelings which a saint could not overcome4 ,tobacco creates sensations in a like manner4 ,anything which creates undue nerve action causes a congestion of the inner organs4 ,i might as well tell you to place a torch in a powder magazine and then prevent an explosion as to tell you to become a true ,christian and live upon highly exciting foods or drugs4 ,there was never a true saint which did not practice self-restraint in regard to foods1 drinks and habits4 ,you will see that ,i am an advocate of the simple life1 yet ,i want to say that ,i am not trying to drive anyone against their will1 and ,i also want to say that ,i do not say you will go to immediate destruction1 always1 by diverging from my creed4 ,some persons from the nature of their ordinarily proper habits withstand much that is taboed by science1 yet this does not change the facts that correct physiological habits are the only ones to be condoned4 ,the use of some fruit sauce may not always prove serious1 of course1 and the farmer who eats baked apples and milk may plod along in his own way and retain good health1 yet an invalid who can barely keep alive had better be fed on easily assimilated concentrated life building food4 ,as explained elsewhere1 a person who does not use alcohol or tobacco1 etc41 can use some fruit sauces1 etc41 and as the poisons have not weakened the nerves which govern the liver and vital organs1 the liver can take care of the acids and sugars4 ,stimulants create wastes in excess and overpower the kidneys and liver1 and when they are discarded there is loss of required nerve power4 ,when a nation has any serious business on hand or when ,arctic explorers want to get to their goal they abolish the use of ,,alcohol4 ,russia has been under prohibition for the short time of the war1 and the decrease of crime has already proved what a monster ,,drink has been4 ,in #cc precincts of ,moscow for the first half year of #aiad there was an average of #ihf criminal cases a month1 while for the first temperance month there were only #djf4 ,crime was reduced #ed4g per cent4 ,within two weeks after the closing of the wine shops of ,russia she felt as if ,,resurected1 and it was proved that perfect temperance was possible and that alcohol was not a necessity4 ,this is only the working out of a ,natural ,law and is the enactment of one branch of codes1 and it holds true of drugs and all of the many branches of physiological requisites4 ,individual freedom many times is a menace to a person's welfare4 ,this is proved by the freedom with which persons can get drunk4 ,if the monarch was a wise and conscientious ruler1 an absolute monarchy would be a blessing4 ,god is an absolute monarch and his law is absolute4 ,nature has no favorites and we must obey the law or pay the penalty4 ,society is to blame for crime4 ,if municipalities would enact ordinances preventing the dispensing of injurious foods and drinks1 and otherwise control the ,,prevention of a person's dissipation1 it would necessarily vanish4 ,but we see the evils of giving legislatures power to enact coercive medical laws when ignorance controls the legislators4 ,the forcing of citizens to submit to the inoculation of virus or serum in themselves or their animals is equal to the monstrosities of the medieval ages4 ,the recent epidemic of hoof and mouth disease1 the ,germ ,doctors themselves admit1 was caused by a hog cholera serum which was tested by the government bacteriologists and pronounced clean and was sold by a ,chicago firm4 ,the hoof and mouth disease has never been proved to be a generator of specific germs1 as no microscope has ever detected any such germ1 and the poison will pass through a porcelain filter4 ,so how can the virus be tested8 ,there is an epidemic of ,grip about now1 and a health doctor1 ,dr4 ,chapin of ,providence1 ,r4 ,i41 says3 ,persons with mild attacks continue at their work and thus rapidly spread the disease4 ,it is for this reason that isolation and official control have never been able to check an outbreak4 ,the epidemics run out themselves after a few weeks4 ,well1 then1 we are safe6 ,let them run out instead of poisoning thousands of healthy persons with ,typhoid and other serums4 ,every ,german soldier1 it is claimed1 is given the three inoculations of ,typhoid ,serum before going to the front1 but recent medical reports say the ,typhoid fever has been malignant in the men in the trenches4 ,there has recently been a great amount of study about the ductless glands of the animal body4 ,it has been variously claimed this thing and the other for their uses1 but ,i am going to tell what nature made them for1 ,,they ,,are ,,for ,,the ,,reduction ,,or ,,decay ,,of ,,proteids ,,which ,,makes ,,them ,,very ,,soluble ,,and ,,ready ,,for ,,the ,,feeding ,,of ,,the ,,nerves ,,and ,,cells4 ,the elements which go into them never come out1 but are reabsorbed4 ,with one exception1 the male sacs eject the nerve food for the propagation of the species1 but it is a cause of disease and weakness4 ,it is proved that the ductless glands 7or sacs7 take in proteids which become formed into granules and gradually decay or are broken down enough to be reabsorbed4 ,the loss of the fluids of these glands is the loss of an alkaline nerve food1 and many diseases would be avoided if chastity had been preserved4 ,they prevent the acidity of the blood1 which is the cause of many diseases4 ,the bacteriologists must learn that they cannot fool nature4 ,if your system holds substances which nature must remove by germs it is of no use to kill the germs1 because this does not remove the cause4 ,if we kill all the specific germs of one disease1 then nature will give some other germs in place of them4 ,there has been a great cry that consumption has decreased4 ,perhaps it has1 but nature still gives just as much action with her required eliminating process as ever4 ,here is what ,dr4 ,hutchinson writes in the ,boston ,american1 ,january #aj1 #aiaf3 ,although1 in the main1 the march of modern medicine has been a series of triumphs1 at certain points its progress has been checked1 if not actually defeated4 ,while we have been steadily beating back typhoid1 tuberculosis and diphtheria1 most of the diseases which have baffled us have been either maladies of later life1 like cancer and arterial sclerosis1 or conditions depending upon long continued action of a variety of imperfectly known causes1 like heart disease1 ,bright's disease and insanity4 ,but there is also one disease among the pure infections whose germ has been identified1 whose active cause known for nearly thirty years past1 which still defies us1 and that is pneumonia4 ,in fact1 for some ten or fifteen years past1 we have been faced with the singular and disquieting paradox1 that of the two greatest and most fatal diseases of the lungs1 while tuberculosis has been steadily declining1 pneumonia has been rapidly increasing in deadliness4 ,twenty years ago tuberculosis caused about one-seventh of all the deaths in the ,united ,states2 pneumonia1 about one-fifteenth4 ,to-day tuberculosis has fallen to about one-twelfth of the deaths1 while pneumonia has risen to one-tenth4 ,one reason why pneumonia so baffled medical skill was that1 although the germ1 or rather germs--for there are at least four varieties of them1 each producing a different type of the disease--were well known1 the infection seldom naturally spreads to other human beings1 and it was for a long time rather difficult to transmit it experimentally to animals4 ,further than that1 the pneumococcus which produced the most serious types of the disease was1 if not identical with1 quite hard to distinguish from two or three types of streptococci which were found in abundance in the human mouth1 about the roots of the teeth and in the tonsils1 even in conditions of perfect health4 ,so that we were driven to the discouraged conclusion that some 'state of the system1' or lowered resisting power or other unknown factor1 was necessary in order to allow the pneumonia coccus to get a foothold in the lungs and produce the disease2 and there the case hung for a number of years4 ,the ,open ,air ,cure4 ,considerable improvement in all but the most virulent type of cases was produced by the introduction of the open air treatment1 with abundant feeding similar to that relied upon in tuberculosis4 ,but we could not honestly say that we knew of any drug or remedy which appeared to have a directly curative effect upon the disease4 ,can't you see that the product is #bb in either case8 ,and don't you see that the germ doctors have not fooled nature8 ,there is a great epidemic of grip and pneumonia sweeping the country--one of the worst ever known4 ,in ,providence1 ,r4 ,i41 the disease has been the cause of more deaths in a given time than was ever known4 ,here is what the ,evening ,bulletin says in the issue of ,january #aj1 #aiaf3 ,fifteen persons in ,providence died of pneumonia or grip during the second half of last week1 making #ce lives claimed here by the epidemic in the first eight days of ,january4 ,this is the largest number of deaths from these diseases which the city has ever had in a similar period4 ,physicians report that there is no indication of a let-up in the epidemic as yet1 and that a continuance of the unusually high death rate may be expected4 ,there were nine deaths from pneumonia last ,thursday1 ,friday and ,saturday1 and six fatalities from grip4 ,the deaths for the first eight days of the month are as follows3 ,pneumonia #bd1 grip #aj1 acute bronchitis #a4 ,at the ,rhode ,island ,state ,institutions there are nearly #cjj cases of the disease--#ajj at the ,state ,prison alone--but at the ,state ,reform ,school for girls there is not one case1 as this school gives better hygienic care to the inmates4 ,but the great reason is the girls are not dissipated and nature does not have to produce the germs in their systems4 ,reformers are often bombarded with statistics by brewery owners1 distillers and those whose ideas are regulated by personal benefits4 ,the favorite weapon is the story of the man who lived to be old and always drank or smoked4 ,here is a reprint of such a story3 ,,hale ,,and ,,hearty ,,at #ajb4 ,new ,jerseyman ,chews ,tobacco as ,preventive of ,disease4 ,newton1 ,n4 ,j41 ,dec4 #bb4--;,charles ,ashford ,shafer1 ,sushex ,county's oldest resident1 celebrated his one hundred and second birthday at the home of his son1 ,george ,shafer1 to-day4 ,mr4 ,shafer is still active1 hale and hearty1 and walks several miles a day4 ,he was born a few miles from here and has spent all his life in this section4 ,for many years he conducted a distillery4 ,the centenarian declares that chewing tobacco is a means of preventing disease1 and he has been chewing it since a boy4 ,mr4 ,shafer reads without the aid of glasses4 ,but wait a minute--here is a better one3 ,,teetotaler ,,dead ,,at #aae4 ,west ,virginian ,never ,tasted ,liquor or ,tobacco in ,his ,life4 ,wheeling1 ,w4 ,va41 ,nov4 #bi4--;,henderson ,cremeans1 known to be the oldest man in ,west ,virginia and probably the oldest in the ,united ,states1 died to-day at the home of his grandson1 ,clark ,cremeans1 near ,point ,pleasant1 ,mason ,county1 aged #aae years4 ,he never tasted liquor or tobacco in his life4 ,and when we study statistics of the insurance business we may rest assured that they are correct1 for an insurance company gets a premium on every policy and regulates its action upon the correct statistics4 ,here is another reprint3 ,,says ,,prohibition ,,in ,,russia ,,will ,,save #ejj1jjj ,,men ,insurance ,expert ,claims ,that ,if ,czar ,carries ,out ,present ,intention1 ,loss of ,half ,million in ,war ,will ,be ,made ,up in ,decade4 ,new ,york1 ,dec4 #aa4--,results of an investigation in which an entirely new set of statistics had been gathered were put before the ,association of ,life ,insurance ,presidents at their annual meeting at the ,hotel ,astor yesterday and threw a new light on the influence of alcoholism1 overeating1 undereating1 and other factors in shortening lives4 ,the investigation1 which has just been completed1 concerned the causes of premature deaths in the last #be years among the #b1jjj1jjj policy holders of #dc leading insurance companies4 ,the object of the investigation was to determine which types of persons could be insured safely at regular rates1 which ones should pay extra premiums1 and which ones should be refused4 ,the results were given by ,arthur ,hunter1 chairman of the bureau that made the investigation4 ,if the ,government of ,russia carries out its present intention to abolish permanently all forms of alcoholic beverages1 the saving in human life will be enormous1 said ,mr4 ,hunter4 ,the loss of #ejj1jjj men as the result of the present warfare could be made good in less than ten years through complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages by all the inhabitants of ,russia4 ,among saloon proprietors1 whether they attended the bar or not1 there was an extra mortality of #gj per cent41 and the causes of death indicated that a free use of alcoholic beverages had caused many of the deaths4 ,the hotel proprietors who attended the bar1 either occasionally or regularly1 had as high a mortality as the saloon keepers4 ,among the men who admitted that they had taken alcohol occasionally to excess in the past1 but whose habits were considered satisfactory when they were insured1 there were #bhi deaths1 while there would have been only #aij deaths had this group been made up of insured lives in general4 ,the extra mortality was1 therefore1 over #ej per cent4 ,cardinal ,gibbons says3 ,reform must come from within1 and he opposes prohibition2 but there is no question but what prohibition is the right thing as has been proved1 for in some persons the only thing within is alcohol and ignorance4 ,,society is about our only hope4 ,lord ,bacon wrote the first half of a book on this subject of an ideal society or community1 and he described as a first requisite his ,,solomon',s ,,house1 a college or school where ,,natural ,,science was taught4 ,thomas ,more portrayed the same ideas in his ,,utopia1 a beautiful island where ideal laws and conditions prevailed4 ,campanella also had an idea in his ,,city ,,of ,,the ,,sun4 ,where temptation is removed better conditions exist1 for human nature always wavers and no one is permanently wise4 ,the lad in the country is healthier than the one in the city4 ,why8 ,because there are less temptations in the country4 ,what is it that perfects animals but forcing proper rules upon them8 ,i have experimented with fowl and found that you can perfect them by proper treatment4 ,i raised #ef pullets one spring1 and that winter ,i had eggs galore4 ,the fowl were healthy and happy4 ,i fed them only two meals a day on cracked corn and wheat or the regular scratch feed of the market in the morning1 and at night gave them scalded meal1 seasoned with some salt1 pepper and onions2 sometimes cooked potato parings1 etc41 were used4 ,i supplied the fowl with fresh ground bone which held some fat1 of course4 ,i always had gravel and ground oyster shells before them1 also plenty of fresh water4 ,they had their run and found grass both in summer and winter1 and had a dry1 roomy house4 ,meat is not only unnecessary to animal life1 but is injurious4 ,my hens laid more eggs than any others about and were bright1 active and healthy1 yet they had no meat during all the winter4 ,the bone was not necessary1 for ,i had at times fed poultry a little fat or oil instead of the ground bone1 and they did just as well4 ,the mind has a great effect on the digestion1 and it is necessary in selecting our food and drink to have it agreeable4 ,of course1 this does not mean that because something tastes good we should use it1 for poisons often taste pleasant4 ,we mean that from a variety of salutary food we should select what we like1 and again any combination1 adjustment or preparation which enhances the food is very useful4 ,for instance3 ,potatoes mashed1 mixed with eggs1 flour1 pepper and salt and other articles which are not injurious1 and then fried in a little butter are very agreeable1 and many such manipulations of foods are wise4 ,but spices1 coffee1 tea and such condiments contain tannin and poisons and should be eschewed4 ,if a person should suddenly change his diet from a liberal one to mush and skim-milk it might give him indigestion and disgust1 for the organs try to adapt themselves to certain kinds of food2 and if the persons cannot take a vacation while reforming their diet1 it might be better to wait until they can4 ,after a fit of sickness one can start with the right kind of food and drink and improve by it4 ,people who are raised on simple food relish it and keep happy and healthy4 ,here is a reprint which proves this to be true3 ,according to census reports1 persons who live #ajj years or more are very scarce4 ,the ,united ,states1 with a population of more than #ij1jjj1jjj1 is given credit for only #df4 ,germany's population is #fj1jjj1jjj and its quota of centenarians is #gj4 ,great ,britain1 with a population of #df1jjj1jjj1 has #id4 ,france1 with #dj1jjj1jjj1 claims #afd4 ,bulgaria1 with #d1jjj1jjj inhabitants1 boasts of #c1cjj1 and ,roumania1 with #f1jjj1jjj people1 has #c1cbj centenarians4 ,the last named little countries eat little meat and use a great deal of milk and dark bread4 ,the persons who used tobacco1 etc41 and lived to be old might have lived much longer if they had been abstemious4 ,william ,smellie in his ,philosophy of ,natural ,history records cases where persons have lived to be over #aej years old1 and some of the oldest people1 for instance1 ,capt4 ,diamond1 was a simple living man and lived to be #aac 7when ,i last heard from him74 ,he never even used sugar and was an old bachelor1 showing that simple life allows continence4 ,it has been proved that meat allows an alkaloid condition in the intestines which generates poison producing germs1 while vegetable food1 like oat-meal1 etc41 produces an acid condition which1 it is claimed1 prevents the generation of microbes and poisons which produce premature old age4 ,the large intestine when retaining the elements from the bowels too long becomes a filth reservoir4 ,prof4 ,metchnikoff says that animals having a greater length to the large intestines do not live as long as those with shorter large intestines1 which cannot breed the poisonous bacteria so well1 yet he is puzzled by the long life proportionately of the squirrel1 which has a long intestine1 and he says he has found few of the dreaded bacteria in the intestine of the squirrel4 7,this is because the squirrel has not the noisome elements here which harbor germs47 ,the recent discoveries that ,,vegetable food inhibits the generation of the microbes or renders them unnecessary is an object lesson which tells us to live upon the foods as ,i recommend1 for the squirrel lives upon vegetable food or nuts1 which are seeds with ,vaco-,cell forming molecules4 ,we need not discard the use of a few condiments of a mild nature from our food1 and a little salt1 pepper or onion1 etc41 may not be prohibited4 ,it has been found that a good regime is made up of a breakfast of skim-milk and well cooked oat-meal2 a dinner of boiled potatoes1 eggs or fish and boiled rice and skim-milk1 and a supper of skim-milk1 rice and perhaps boiled beans4 ,if you are not a hard worker you should not use too many beans or any excess of proteid foods1 and a few boiled onions1 etc41 may be added to the dinner if desired4 ,a little butter may be used with food if skim-milk is used1 but the use of an excess of rich milk loads the blood with too much grease4 ,the outside hull of grains1 beans1 peas1 etc41 contain cellulin1 an indigestible woody fibre which acts as a mechanical laxative to the bowels and aids health if you can use coarse food4 ,of course1 invalids could not always use such food1 as their stomach can hardly digest milk or eggs4 ,fruit and acids should not be used as foods by invalids4 ,the germ of grain and seeds in general is a great nerve food or spark generator1 but as it is highly organized it changes easily and so is not used in fine flour4 ,my theory is that the whole universe is interdependent and that there can be no separation of its component parts4 ,we and all things are joined together the same as a knitted sock--joined by invisible lines of force2 and as all matter is simply a peculiar aspect or motion of spirit or the ether1 and as no part of the ether can be separated or absolutely isolated1 it is an axiom that the universe is ,,one4 ,nothing can be moved except there is a fulcrum4 ,it may be infinitesimal or like an isthmus though4 ,the great scientists are now admitting this to be a fact4 ,prof4 ,edgar ,lucien ,larkin says3 ,in the ultimate1 what distinction can be drawn between organic and inorganic matter1 since mind is matter or force8 ,therefore1 is it not but matter or force under a different aspect or relation to surrounding appearances1 or1 in other words1 are not all things a unit8 ,this scientist further says3 ,the ultimate distinction between inorganic and organic matter is the inscrutable mystery4 ,and here is where ,i am able to explain this ,,great ,,mystery4 ,,life is spirit and ,i have discovered a process in ,nature1 which we explain in other works more extensively1 by which she forms invisible ,,vacuum ,,cells in matter1 which are conscious and with a potential of radio-activity1 and this is the principle of all life and form in organic bodies and in the snow-flake1 etc4 ,the process is simple and is from alternations of heat and cold4 ,in the bioplasmic foods of nature the germ of seeds1 for instance1 we find a peculiar arrangement of the molecules4 ,they contain a cell center of ,,soluble ,,sulphur1 ,,silicon ,,or ,,phosphorus4 ,this arrangement facilitates the formation of the white spark1 and the formation of this wonderful food in plants depends upon the soil4 ,alkali1 and carbonic acid gas1 in the nascent state1 makes ,,sulphur1 ,,silicon1 ,phosphorus and ,,iron soluble4 ,i have evaporated five gallons of spring water and obtained the solid residue and found out the wonderful nature of the cell center elements4 ,these minerals are hydrated and at a temperature of #ajj degrees they are liquids1 and at #ej degrees they are solids4 ,this explains the reason why certain proteid foods are bioplasmic and how easily the white sparks are generated in the nerves and brain4 ,the bodily or tissue temperature when life is active is #ajj degrees and the oxygenized blood and evaporation from the lungs and skin reduces the temperature of the molecules to #ej and the life vacuo are formed4 ,oxygenized blood cells are discs rotating on an axis like an alkali4 ,i have in other publications explained that meat was a second-hand food1 in which many life molecules were exploded 7gelatine71 and that the proteid portions of milk1 eggs and vegetable foods contained ,,cartridges ,,of ,,life ,,and ,,power1 that is1 molecules having sulphur or phosphorus centers which under proper conditions formed ,,vaco-,,cells1 especially the germ of all seeds which is absent in fine flour usually4 ,i discovered the paradox of temperatures by accident4 ,i had been in correspondence with ,sir ,william ,crookes1 ,president of the ,british ,association for the ,advancement of ,science in ,england1 and in connection with a scientific matter he had advised me to evaporate the water of a certain ,spring1 and it was in following out his directions that ,i found ,,the ,,center ,,forming ,,molecular ,,elements1 which nature uses in forming foods4 ,there have been many changes in the ideas of scientists within a few years4 ,several years ago ,i was taken to task for stating that the wave lengths of a line of force could be shortened or increased by the nature of the substance which it passed through1 but one of the ,great ,professors--,garrett ,p4 ,serviss--has just stated3 ,so the waves of radiant energy sent out from the sun are not heat1 but have been set going by heat in the sun and ,,can ,,be ,,transformed into heat again on encountering the earth4 ,anyone may perform two interesting experiments which prove the statements which ,i make in regard to the white spark4 ,when the soldering compound which is sold to fill up holes in marbleized iron ware is melted and dropped into cold water1 peculiar little bodies are formed--little rubber bags or cells filled with powdered sulphur at the center2 the compound being composed of sulphur1 rubber and quicksilver in this experiment follows the natural laws1 and the opposite features of heat conduction causes the sulphur to be encased with the more organic rubber4 ,the other experiment is dropping melted tinsmith's solder into water at a temperature of #ge degrees when hollow balls are formed1 if care is taken in dropping the metal in a globule4 ,the great provisions of ,nature are so sufficient and magnificent that it is proved that the worriments of mankind are imaginary1 and it is a fact that they are the result of physical disorders brought about by improper food1 drink and habits4 ,when ,i see the beautiful sunshine pouring life-giving rays upon everyone and every atom in the world1 when ,i see the grandeur and stable travel of the bodies of the sidereal system1 when ,i see the unperturbed growth of the trees1 plants and grains1 the gentle rain and the whispering winds1 ,i can say surely the human acts of greed1 malice and crime are the results of a distorted mind4 ,judge ,swann says ,,fifty per cent4 of those who are brought to trial in the criminal courts of ,new ,york ,city are addicted to the use of narcotics4 ,judge ,collins says that since the ,,boylan ,,law allows the sale of medicines containing a certain percentage of narcotics1 the ,health ,department cannot pass laws restricting such sales without contradicting the state statutes4 ,coffee1 tea and other insidious poisons are agents of the ,,devil also4 ,chocolate and roasted wheat1 peanuts1 etc41 are poisonous4 ,roasting often creates empyrean oil4 ,it is the ascetics or those who live upon vegetable foods1 milk and eggs with some fish1 or those who do not overeat and live the ,,simple ,,life1 who look upon the grandeur of ,nature properly and ignore the contingencies of life which others commit suicide over or ply the cry of incongruity in ,nature4 ,consider the religious martyrs of the medieval ages and see how the little ,jap with his ration of rice went to battle without fear and endured hardships and put the ,russian ,army beneath his feet4 ,it is the same with the abstemious prize fighter4 ,he has more coolness and endurance than the beef steak eater and libertine1 as proved by ,freddy ,welsh1 the world's champion lightweight4 ,the ,harvard ,football ,squad had a number of men stricken with appendicitis after training upon a meat diet1 supposing that meat was a requisite to hard work1 a fallacy too often disproved4 ,jess ,willard1 the world's champion pugilist1 says he never smoked nor drank liquor in his life1 and at the end of the battle with ,johnson he felt as if he could fight a thousand rounds4 ,we all wish ,,peace1 ,,happiness1 ,,health1 ,,strength and ,,success4 ,the only differences between us are ,,how ,,to ,,obtain ,,these ,,desires1 and yet a little candid observation will show us the truth4 ,the first transaction must be a determination and an agreement to become independent of all other codes and methods except those by which the above objects can be attained4 ,there are many habits which appeal to us as being a means of personal well being1 and yet they are insidious enemies4 ,it is the regime which has a reaction for our health and happiness which we should follow1 and we must have sense enough to eschew the methods which are sure to bring a subsequent disaster to us1 even if they may induce a temporary pleasure1 for there can be but one correct path which leads to elysian joys4 ,nature is wiser than we are and we must not set ourselves up as her superiors1 for if we do we are sure to fall4 ,we must not make use of her productions until she has finished them1 and we must not use things for food or drink which she has arranged for some other purpose4 ,sugar is an unfinished product of nature1 and leaves1 barks1 etc41 containing poisons are not intended for our consumption1 and we should not breathe smoke into our lungs when it is intended that only pure air should pass into them4 ,we should not entertain passion for passion's sake when it was intended only for reproduction4 ,secretions in ductless and sac filling glands are for reabsorption4 ,if ,i take the finished products of nature and undo them again1 ,i am as unwise as if ,i used them before nature finished them4 ,the breweries take the beautiful grains and degenerate them and people use the liquid poisons and do not realize that they are insulting nature and ruining themselves4 ,we take grains1 etc41 and roast or burn them into poisons and seduce ourselves with the mistaken idea that we are using harmless and innocent food or drink4 ,we steal the property of others1 we extort from them1 we are jealous of them with the delusion that we are the benefitted parties1 but nothing is more untrue than this idea4 ,all of the mental1 social and physical effects of greed1 malice and immorality are indelibly disastrous to us1 and we have a mistaken idea of our needs and of the things which make happiness4 ,what the ,european ,war ,has ,demonstrated4 ,we have previously stated that ,,four ,,hours labor per day was enough for any one1 and this would carry on the world's industry adequately and to prove this we give an excerpt from an article by the great ,english ,divine--,rev4 ,r4 ,j4 ,campbell1 his statistics prove that ,,poverty ,,is ,,unnecessary and that wage earners can be paid enough to buy what they wish to make happiness--1 pianos and other so-called luxuries1 and automobiles could of course be substituted for pianos if their desires should require such4 ,at the present price of automobiles they are within reach of the man who will give up drinking and using tobacco or other narcotics and ,i want to say that ,i believe riding in one of the new type steel bodied automobiles with a magneto ignition is a great health augmenter as these cars when running become charged with electricity and ,i quite often get a shock from one of my automobiles if ,i happen to touch part of my hand to the body of the car while the other part has hold of the side shift lever4 ,this statical electricity has been proved by ,dr4 ,w4 ,j4 ,morton1 of ,new ,york ,city1 to be a wonderful therapeutical agency4 ,when properly supplied to the body it causes the blood discs to take up more oxygen from the air and augments the power of the vital apparatus4 7,see his address published in the ,november1 #ahic1 ,transactions of the ,american ,institute of ,electrical ,engineers47 ,riding in a carriage or car will aid the circulation of the body fluids without waste of our own energy1 the motions massage the body1 the same as muscular action4 ,work is a benefit to us but how much do we need is a question1--a sick person can not work and a person's training and condition must regulate this1--too much work draws the vital force from the vital organs and mental work is absolutely injurious in sickness1 the brain draws on the vitality to the detriment of the vital organs of the body1 yet again the cultivated mind has a power to govern the base faculties which debilitate the body4 ,part of the ,english ,divine's ,article ,which ,we ,have ,referred to3 ,one of the strangest paradoxes about this period of destructiveness through which we are passing is that there is very little dire poverty about4 ,it has taught me a lesson1 a lesson which probably the workers as a class are assimilating too1 namely1 that destitution and the degradation which so generously accompanies it could be got rid of in a month in time of peace if we were only in earnest to do it4 ,it is caused simply by an unfair distribution of wealth4 ,we always knew that1 but what we did not know was that it could be so speedily remedied4 ,we thought it would take a long time even if the nation were willing to tackle the problem seriously1 which it has not yet shown any anxiety to do4 ,we were afraid of drastic experiments of a social nature1 with the consequent displacement of capital1 the shock given to that very delicate entity1 the national credit1 and so on4 ,go more slowly1 was the universal cry4 ,give us breathing space4 ,these drastic changes one after the other--all in the direction of making the rich pay more into the pockets of the poor--are very dangerous4 ,you are impairing public confidence2 do wait awhile before you attempt anything further4 ,you are imposing a tax on industry which is certain to hinder productiveness4 ,and we were wrong1 the whole lot of us--,kaiser1 ,german ,bureau1 ,british ,tories1 hesitant ,liberals1 landowners1 bankers1 manufacturers1 shopkeepers1 taxpayers generally1 and probably the proletariat1 too4 ,it is nothing short of amazing4 ,here we are hurling our accumulated stores of wealth into hell1 the hell of war1 and the workers as a whole were never so well off4 ,we are able to pay1 and we do pay1 without complaining4 ,we are doing it without suffering very greatly1 without hearing the cry of hunger going up from our congested areas as it has too often done in time of peace1 and without the slightest apprehension that we are drawing near to the end of our strength4 ,we shall be able to go on doing it for years if need be4 ,the savings of the working classes have hardly yet been touched for national purposes1 and if report speaks true there has been a not too creditable increase in the purchase of cheap luxuries--and luxuries not commonly accounted cheap1 too1 such as pianos--among a section of these1 unskilled laborers especially4 ,they are not unpatriotic1 but is it to be wondered at that they should suddenly feel themselves well-to-do and fail to realize that war is economic wastage as well as wholesale murder8 ',three pounds a week1 and no 'usband6' a lady engaged in munition work is credited with saying--',wy1 it's 'eaven6' ,there is humor in the sentiment1 one must confess1 though it was not complimentary to the absent husband4 ,we have withdrawn not less than four million men from productive occupations and set them to smash and kill instead4 ,think of it6 ,and then remember that those men have to be equipped and maintained somehow or other by the rest of us1 and that most of them are the very pick of the country's early manhood4 ,and we can afford to do it6 ,we can do it1 and in the process make an end of destitution for the time being and secure to wage-earners a higher standard of comfort than they have ever enjoyed before4 ,will the electors of ,great ,britain1 rich and poor1 try to digest that fact and grasp its implications8 ,the logic of it is that we can if and when we choose get rid forever of the crying disgrace of starvation and misery at one end of the social scale and senseless ostentation at the other4 ,the thing is demonstrated now4 ,the army as it exists to-day is a fine all-around leveller4 ,a good many artificial prejudices and social distinctions are being swept away by the power of actual daily comradeship in the face of death4 ,these four million citizen soldiers have votes4 ,how will they use them when they come home8 ,let the lesson be driven well home4 ,we can do all that is required if we want to do it4 ,behold the economic miracle of to-day1 and consider what is possible to-morrow4 ,there need never be another hungry mouth4 ,no honest man ought to have to dread the loss of a job or to lower his self-respect by seeking the aid of the ,poor law4 ,it is all nonsense to say that the problem of destitution is unsolvable or that our resources will not bear the institution of a standard living wage for everybody and not for the aristocracy of labor only4 ,after the debacle of #ahga ,france was apparently ground to powder1 her manhood decimated1 her trade ruined1 her treasury empty1 and an enormous indemnity to pay to her triumphant foe4 ,she recovered so quickly and completely1 to the surprise of everybody1 that in #ahge ,bismarck1 like the bully he was1 wanted to hit her again1 and would have done so but for ,queen ,victoria and the ,british ,government4 ,i have shown how to rise above poverty even when the capitalists grind the worker down to a wage inadequate to his service1 yet this is not a just condition1 and when the war in ,europe is over many workers will be back to their countries1 to work4 ,there may be lack of employment then1 but let the ,,four ,,hours per day schedule be put in operation and let the pay be proper and all will be well4 ,let the capitalist adjust himself to the fact that the worker is ,,his ,,brother and that ,,theocratic ,,democracy is ,god's ,law4 ,the air1 the water and all necessities are one man's as much as another's4 ,the ,kaiser1 ,king ,george or the ,president of ,france must drink the same water which his lowly brother has once drank and breathe the same air which he has breathed4 ,a ,king has water brought to him--it may be that this water1--the very identical molecules1 were once in the blood and body of a lowly tiller of the soil2 he may have drank it1 excreted it1 it went to the river1 to the ocean1 then evaporated to the mountain top1 and was again precipitated to the earth and leached into the ,king's well4 ,the ,,voters ,,have ,,the ,,power ,,to ,,adjust ,,the ,,law2 if they belie themselves who is to blame8 ,let them institute the ,,initiative ,,and ,,referendum ,,and ,,the ,,recall ,,of ,,judges first1 then make the proper laws to raise man to the social position where he belongs4 ,it is well known that much of the poverty and misery of the world has been caused by ,,alcohol1 and the use of narcotics is also not far behind in the cause of degradation and misery4 ,the prohibition laws which have been instituted in ,russia prove these statements to be correct and to show the wonderful prosperity which ensues from temperance4 ,i give a statement from ,russian ,minister of ,finance ,bark4 ,he says3 ,on the other hand1 there is nothing illusory or specious about the ,russians' prosperity4 ,it rests upon the incontrovertible fact of the ,russian people's increased earnings and savings4 ,when1 a year ago1 the savings banks showed a monthly increase of #ej1jjj1jjj rubles1 it was regarded as phenomenal4 ,but that was only the beginning4 ,during the month of ,january the savings banks alone showed an increase in deposits of #abj1jjj1jjj rubles4 ,this is accounted for principally by the growing thrift and economy of the peasants since the enforcement of prohibition1 by their greater earning power and the higher wages they command4 ,this marvellous prosperity makes ,russia capable of raising large numbers of successful internal loans1 and it is by this means chiefly that we hope to defray the expenses of the war1 which have now reached #a1jjj1jjj1jjj rubles monthly4 ,blessings often come to us masquerading as evil2 this terrible war has its benefits4 ,while death must come to everyone sometime1 it may be that we put too much stress on the fact that so many lives have been sent to the ,,better ,,shore within such a short space of time1 and it is best to believe in the axiom ,,that ,,what ,,is--,,is ,,right4 ,there probably will never be another war1 and perhaps1 it must be that this one is the lever to throw ,,the ,,devil into ,,oblivion4 ,the ,germans have seen the revelations as well as the other belligerents4 ,here is what a writer in ,berlin says3 ,on ,tuesday and ,friday there is no meat to be had4 ,on ,monday and ,thursday the consumption of fats is forbidden4 ,some alcoholic drinks are forbidden to be sold after #i o'clock at night4 ,they are mostly liqueurs4 ,the enforced abstinence from meat on two days of the week has been accepted everywhere with personal satisfaction4 ,you agree with the ,german when he tells you that he has eaten too much meat all his life1 and is glad the government has made him reform4 ,so on these days he eats fish1 oysters and vegetables1 and declares he feels the better for it4 ,this item from ,augustus ,baech is illuminating and instructive4 ,grease is not a colloid2 it does not absorb the gastric juice like a better organized element1 and thus the stomach is irritated4 ,there is a law of ,nature by which the molecules affect matter2 crystalline substances in solution are readily drawn into colloids4 ,a system of symbols helps understanding in the matter--let us represent an acid by a perpendicular line1 an alkali by a horizontal line1 a crystal by a pyramid and a colloid by a globule2 flat surfaces oppose round ones and a confusion of straight forces would produce a spiral force4 ,there is a great law of ,,human ,,brotherhood1 yes1 more than that--a law of the brotherhood of all animal life4 ,the hatred of the ,english1 ,germans and ,russians in this flaming war of passion is wrong--let us remember ,st4 ,peter's vision of the basket let down from heaven with all kinds of men in it4 ,the reform of diet and habits will relieve the tension of malice1 hatred and jealousy1 the lessened rage of sexual passion will curtail the undue birth rate1 the nations will not need to conquer more territory and the social conditions will be adjusted4 ,how beautiful would it be to see all men living in peace1 harmony1 prosperity and happiness4 ,let us regain our reason and settle down to truth and common sense and have peace and correct understanding between individuals and nations4 ,,it ,,can ,,be ,,done1 and ,,this ,,will ,,be ,,the ,,millennium4 ,transcriber's ,notes ,minor punctuation typos have been silently corrected4 ,page #g3 ,possible typo3 differentations for differentiations4 7,orig3 the differentations and forms in the universe7 ,page #g3 ,changed ,scientis to ,scientist4 7,orig3 ,le ,bon the great ,scientis17 ,page #h3 ,changed conciousness to consciousness4 7,orig3 each spark has a quiet center or conciousness7 ,page #dg3 ,changed miscrocope to microscope4 7,orig3 as no miscrocope has ever detected7 ,page #fe3 ,changed ,,cartirdges to ,,cartridges4 7,orig3 vegetable foods contained ,,cartirdges ,,of ,,life ,,and ,,power17 ,page #gd3 ,changed debiliate to debilitate4 7,orig3 base faculties which debiliate the body47 ,page #hb3 ,changed axion to axiom4 7,orig3 believe in the axion ,,that ,,what ,,is--,,is ,,right47