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Life is a continuum. It is governed by immutable laws. These laws are unvarying. They must meet certain criteria to be termed laws of nature. These criteria are:

Life is a continuum. It is governed by immutable laws. These laws are unvarying. They must meet certain criteria to be termed laws of nature. These criteria are:

First, the principle, relationship or law must be fixed or constant—the same in all places and at all times, universally applicable under all conditions.

'''First''', the principle, relationship or law must be fixed or constant—the same in all places and at all times, universally applicable under all conditions.

Second, it must be governed by universal order, harmonious with all other laws, reliable and predictable.

'''Second''', it must be governed by universal order, harmonious with all other laws, reliable and predictable.

Third, it must be inherent in the nature of things as an integral factor, necessary to the completion of the sequence of natural process; that is, nature as we know it could not be sustained without it.

'''Third''', it must be inherent in the nature of things as an integral factor, necessary to the completion of the sequence of natural process; that is, nature as we know it could not be sustained without it.

Fourth, it must be all-encompassing, excluding nothing. All aspects of nature must be governed by it.

'''Fourth''', it must be all-encompassing, excluding nothing. All aspects of nature must be governed by it.

And fifth, it must describe succinctly and accurately the normal sequence of developments and be the guiding principle in fundamental relationships.

'''Fifth''', it must describe succinctly and accurately the normal sequence of developments and be the guiding principle in fundamental relationships.

All of these criteria are necessary to the formulation of a law of nature. All the laws of nature meet these criteria in every sense. They are as reliable as the motion of the universe. In the same way, we know where a planet in our solar system or our moon will be at any given moment based on laws of planetary motion in astronomy. With charts and records, we can be sure and feel safe and secure about the laws of anatomy and physiology governing human life and health. The laws never change; only environmental conditions change. The same law of gravity that allows a balloon to rise brings it back to Earth; the difference in conditions controls its altitude, but the law remains constant. Likewise, the same laws that cause a ship to float will, under changed conditions, allow it to sink. Again, the conditions change, but the laws remain constant.

All of these criteria are necessary to the formulation of a law of nature. All the laws of nature meet these criteria in every sense. They are as reliable as the motion of the universe. In the same way, we know where a planet in our solar system or our moon will be at any given moment based on laws of planetary motion in astronomy. With charts and records, we can be sure and feel safe and secure about the laws of anatomy and physiology governing human life and health. The laws never change; only environmental conditions change. The same law of gravity that allows a balloon to rise brings it back to Earth; the difference in conditions controls its altitude, but the law remains constant. Likewise, the same laws that cause a ship to float will, under changed conditions, allow it to sink. Again, the conditions change, but the laws remain constant.

Natural Hygiene/Life Science is the study of the primordial requisites of life and the understanding and correct application of the laws of nature in order to most advantageously meet the needs of life and preserve it and its integrity in the most vital and abundant sense on all levels. What we do or don’t do now and from now on determines, and will continue to determine, our quality of life and our level of health.

Natural Hygiene/Life Science is the study of the primordial requisites of life and the understanding and correct application of the laws of nature in order to most advantageously meet the needs of life and preserve it and its integrity in the most vital and abundant sense on all levels. What we do or don’t do now and from now on determines, and will continue to determine, our quality of life and our level of health.

The future of our health is in our own hands to the extent that circumstances of the past and health of our past generations have not had some peculiar overriding influence of influences upon our birth or the state of our present well-being, such as an inherent constitutional weakness passed on through our forebearers. Nature is wonderfully prov-

The future of our health is in our own hands to the extent that circumstances of the past and health of our past generations have not had some peculiar overriding influence of influences upon our birth or the state of our present well-being, such as an inherent constitutional weakness passed on through our forebearers. Nature is wonderfully provident and compensating in most cases and protects us up to a point which varies from family to family and birth to birth, depending on complex conditions, again within nature’s limitations! The more consistently we live in harmony with the laws of life from generation to generation, as a body of like-minded people, the more we will improve the quality and upgrade the potentials of succeeding generations.

 

ident and compensating in most cases and protects us up to a point which varies from family to family and birth to birth, depending on complex conditions, again within nature’s limitations! The more consistently we live in harmony with the laws of life from generation to generation, as a body of like-minded people, the more we will improve the quality and upgrade the potentials of succeeding generations.

A consistent, concerted effort to live healthfully and harmoniously is urgently needed to reverse the gradually degenerating trend of our human race. Furthermore, we need to examine our role as an integral part of all plant and animal life and realize our necessity to preserve our symbiotic relationship with our natural environment. We must protect and preserve the ecology of our Earth upon which all life, including our lives and the lives of our children and succeeding generations, must depend if we are to survive as a human race and, ultimately if life as a whole is to survive.

A consistent, concerted effort to live healthfully and harmoniously is urgently needed to reverse the gradually degenerating trend of our human race. Furthermore, we need to examine our role as an integral part of all plant and animal life and realize our necessity to preserve our symbiotic relationship with our natural environment. We must protect and preserve the ecology of our Earth upon which all life, including our lives and the lives of our children and succeeding generations, must depend if we are to survive as a human race and, ultimately if life as a whole is to survive.

There are other important factor elements necessary to human life which contribute to our well-being. They are essential to the functional integrity and systemic harmony of the human organism. They are: Pure air, pure water, cleanliness, rest and sleep, body temperature, exercise, sunshine, relaxation, mental and emotional poise, pleasant surroundings, creative freedom, self-discipline, and other important factors.

There are other important factor elements necessary to human life which contribute to our well-being. They are essential to the functional integrity and systemic harmony of the human organism. They are: Pure air, pure water, cleanliness, rest and sleep, body temperature, exercise, sunshine, relaxation, mental and emotional poise, pleasant surroundings, creative freedom, self-discipline, and other important factors.

==== The Law of Self-Preservation ====

==== The Law of Self-Preservation(Homeostasis), which is also known as Life’s Great Law states: ====

(or Homeostasis), which is also known as Life’s Great Law states:

Every living cell is endowed with an instinct of self-preservation, sustained by a vital force inherent in the organism, the success of whose work is directly proportional to the amount of inherent force available and inversely proportional to the degree of its activity.

 

Every living cell is endowed with an instinct of self-preservation, sustained by a vital force inherent in the organism, the success of t whose work is directly proportional to the amount of inherent force available and inversely proportional to the degree of its activity.

What this means, in a “nutshell,” is that if you provide the proper conditions for living organisms, they will automatically proceed in the direction of perfect health. How Well they will do depends on how much vital energy is in reserve and how little of it is being expended in activity. Instinct is defined by natural law as “an innate propensity to act without conscious direction,” and every living organism endowed with certain instincts, drives, sensations, inherent desires, and indications which can also register as discomforts, which impel it to act in its own self-interest.

What this means, in a “nutshell,” is that if you provide the proper conditions for living organisms, they will automatically proceed in the direction of perfect health. How Well they will do depends on how much vital energy is in reserve and how little of it is being expended in activity. Instinct is defined by natural law as “an innate propensity to act without conscious direction,” and every living organism endowed with certain instincts, drives, sensations, inherent desires, and indications which can also register as discomforts, which impel it to act in its own self-interest.

== The Law Of Order ==

== The Law Of Order ==

The living organism is completely self-constructing, self-serving, self-maintaining, self-directing, self-repairing, self-defending and self-healing. These are biological processes,

The living organism is completely self-constructing, self-serving, self-maintaining, self-directing, self-repairing, self-defending and self-healing. These are biological processes, extensions of the normal physiological mechanisms that renew and repair the organism on a daily basis, and are achieved by the organism’s own forces and processes in a lawful and orderly manner.

 

extensions of the normal physiological mechanisms that renew and repair the organism on a daily basis, and are achieved by the organism’s own forces and processes in a lawful and orderly manner.

This law is basically self-explanatory and needs no further elaboration.

This law is basically self-explanatory and needs no further elaboration.

== The Law Of Vital Accommodation ==

== The Law Of Vital Accommodation ==

The Law of Vital Accommodation is also known as nature’s balance wheel. The response of the vital organism to internal and external stimuli, agents and influences is intrinsic and instinctive, based on self-preserving, self-maintaining, and self-defending abilities which enable the organism to “adapt,” tolerate, or accommodate those extrane-

The Law of Vital Accommodation is also known as nature’s balance wheel. The response of the vital organism to internal and external stimuli, agents and influences is intrinsic and instinctive, based on self-preserving, self-maintaining, and self-defending abilities which enable the organism to “adapt,” tolerate, or accommodate those extraneous influences it cannot utilize, escape, destroy, eliminate, or control in whatever way possible in order to maintain cellular, organic, and systemic integrity and to protect the life of the organism, at the expense of enervation, overall impairment of health, and consequent degeneration within the organism in direct proportion to the amount of influences and the toxic, enervating effects produced by the degenerating influences.

 

ous influences it cannot utilize, escape, destroy, eliminate, or control in whatever way possible in order to maintain cellular, organic, and systemic integrity and to protect the life of the organism, at the expense of enervation, overall impairment of health, and consequent degeneration within the organism in direct proportion to the amount of influences and the toxic, enervating effects produced by the degenerating influences.

This law means that the living organism can tolerate or accommodate the extraneous influences which enter or come into contact with it. It “adapts” itself to whatever it cannot free itself of. The body tries in every way possible to maintain functional poise, having to sacrifice well-being. Functional vigor is lowered for the sake of survival. When we make compromises, we do so invariably at our own expense. We create conditions; the laws remain constant.

This law means that the living organism can tolerate or accommodate the extraneous influences which enter or come into contact with it. It “adapts” itself to whatever it cannot free itself of. The body tries in every way possible to maintain functional poise, having to sacrifice well-being. Functional vigor is lowered for the sake of survival. When we make compromises, we do so invariably at our own expense. We create conditions; the laws remain constant.

This law may seem a very simple one, but it is a very important law to fully understand. What this means is that no substance or process that is not a factor-element in physiology can be of any value in the living structure under any circumstances of life. That which is nonusable in a state of health must be equally nonusable in a state of ill health. There are two categories of substances that enter or occasion contact with the body: Those that afford nourishment, which is food, and those that have no normal relationship with the body. They may be chemically dangerous or relatively inert but afford no nourishment. These are categorically recognized as poisons. When we are in a condition of disease, only those substances and influences that are not foreign, but usable and necessary factor-elements in a state of health, should be supplied. Only they can be of any advantage to us.

This law may seem a very simple one, but it is a very important law to fully understand. What this means is that no substance or process that is not a factor-element in physiology can be of any value in the living structure under any circumstances of life. That which is nonusable in a state of health must be equally nonusable in a state of ill health. There are two categories of substances that enter or occasion contact with the body: Those that afford nourishment, which is food, and those that have no normal relationship with the body. They may be chemically dangerous or relatively inert but afford no nourishment. These are categorically recognized as poisons. When we are in a condition of disease, only those substances and influences that are not foreign, but usable and necessary factor-elements in a state of health, should be supplied. Only they can be of any advantage to us.

Therefore, when sick or manifesting symptoms, the body is not able to appropriate substances that would contribute to ill-health if taken under normal conditions. Anything which offers no nutritive value or cannot be appropriated into living tissue in the context of a natural food substance suitable to our biological and physiological identity as a frugivore must be correctly recognized as a poison and should be avoided in all instances. A poison has no normal relationship with a healthy body. It is not usable in a state of health nor in a state of sickness. Disease is a biological process—a defensive action instigated by the body in an inherent effort to put right that which has developed into a difficult situation and has become threatening to the life of the organism. As such, it is a normal process of correcting that which has developed into abnormality. The body behaves essentially in the same way in a state of ill-health as it does in a state of health,

Therefore, when sick or manifesting symptoms, the body is not able to appropriate substances that would contribute to ill-health if taken under normal conditions. Anything which offers no nutritive value or cannot be appropriated into living tissue in the context of a natural food substance suitable to our biological and physiological identity as a frugivore must be correctly recognized as a poison and should be avoided in all instances. A poison has no normal relationship with a healthy body. It is not usable in a state of health nor in a state of sickness. Disease is a biological process—a defensive action instigated by the body in an inherent effort to put right that which has developed into a difficult situation and has become threatening to the life of the organism. As such, it is a normal process of correcting that which has developed into abnormality. The body behaves essentially in the same way in a state of ill-health as it does in a state of health, dealing with adversity as it is confronted with it; therefore, the factors and elements of health are rightly employed for the same purposes in the care of a sick organism as in the care of a healthy one. Keep in mind that we are dealing with changes in conditions and how to intelligently allow the body to effect the proper changes necessary to recover its normal state of health. Only the conditions change; the laws remain constant.

 

dealing with adversity as it is confronted with it; therefore, the factors and elements of health are rightly employed for the same purposes in the care of a sick organism as in the care of a healthy one. Keep in mind that we are dealing with changes in conditions and how to intelligently allow the body to effect the proper changes necessary to recover its normal state of health. Only the conditions change; the laws remain constant.

== The Law Of Special Economy ==

== The Law Of Special Economy ==

The development of living organisms is regulated by the supply of that element or factor which is least abundantly provided or utilized. The element or factor in shortest supply determines the amount of development.

The development of living organisms is regulated by the supply of that element or factor which is least abundantly provided or utilized. The element or factor in shortest supply determines the amount of development.

Basically this law is: the least plentiful element or factor of health being in reserve or being supplied to the body will limit how much development will take place. It does not matter how much of a certain element or factor we concentrate on providing ourselves with. All factors and elements are integral and dependent on one another wherever they are necessary to the development of a cellular, organic, or systemic capability. Whenever they must be utilized in conjunction with one another, for instance, if three elements

Basically this law is: the least plentiful element or factor of health being in reserve or being supplied to the body will limit how much development will take place. It does not matter how much of a certain element or factor we concentrate on providing ourselves with. All factors and elements are integral and dependent on one another wherever they are necessary to the development of a cellular, organic, or systemic capability. Whenever they must be utilized in conjunction with one another, for instance, if three elements are necessary in a particular natural balance in order to achieve a reparative or developmental goal, the element which is least plentiful becomes the limiting factor for that necessary balance and therefore ultimately determines the amount of development that will result. This is a major argument against the use of dietary supplements, among others which fate to provide us with nutriment in a satisfactory biological form and biochemically correct balance, and it is also a major argument toward the use of natural, whole, unprocessed and unaltered organic foodstuffs which provide us, in accordance with the balance of nature as a symbiotic unity, the correct elemental balance of nutritional essentials necessary for balanced development.

 

are necessary in a particular natural balance in order to achieve a reparative or developmental goal, the element which is least plentiful becomes the limiting factor for that necessary balance and therefore ultimately determines the amount of development that will result. This is a major argument against the use of dietary supplements, among others which fait to provide us with nutriment in a satisfactory biological form and biochemically correct balance, and it is also a major argument toward the use of natural, whole, unprocessed and unaltered organic foodstuffs which provide us, in accordance with the balance of nature as a symbiotic unity, the correct elemental balance of nutritional essentials necessary for balanced development.

== The Law Of Development ==

== The Law Of Development ==

Moderate employment produces moderate results. No at all in time allows atrophy to take place. Energy and a particular physical quality exists only to the degree that it is used, and if not used, it will be lost only to be regained up trio a certain point whereby atrophy has not developed beyond an irreversible stage.

Moderate employment produces moderate results. No at all in time allows atrophy to take place. Energy and a particular physical quality exists only to the degree that it is used, and if not used, it will be lost only to be regained up trio a certain point whereby atrophy has not developed beyond an irreversible stage.

Irreversibility is always tragic, and yet it is inevitable where the body has been damaged or allowed to atrophy beyond the point of recovery. Fortunately, for most of us, this degree of irreversibility is preceded by many warning signs in the form of crises and dysfunctions all along the way. The tragedy lies in our ignorance of the laws of life and how many of us suffer from our ignorance of these laws, largely brought on by a commercially-oriented society that often deliberately miseducates us or fails to properly educate us, mainly from its own lack of education or pernicious self-interest, in order to exploit and control us.

Irreversibility is always tragic, and yet it is inevitable where the body has been damaged or allowed to atrophy beyond the point of recovery. Fortunately, for most of us, this degree of irreversibility is preceded by many warning signs in the form of crises and dysfunctions all along the way. The tragedy lies in our ignorance of the laws of life and how many of us suffer from our ignorance of these laws, largely brought on by a commercially-oriented society that often deliberately mis-educates, or fails to properly educate us, mainly from its own lack of education or pernicious self-interest, in order to exploit and control us.

The more we learn how to take control of our own lives and take that control away from those who seek to control us out of their own fear and ignorance, the more we will be able to take responsibility intelligently for our own actions, improve our self-awareness as individuals and as a body of like-minded people, and change our degenerating conditions into a constructive force capable of controlling our own destinies within the guidelines set forth by nature and her laws. Somewhere there is written a quote which reads: “Don’t stand by and watch the future happen to you. Go out and shape it yourself.” We are the designers and builders of tomorrow’s world, and what we do today and everyday will determine what we will have to bring tomorrow. As Life Scientists we have the tools nature has provided for us to build a better tomorrow day by day. Another principle which is of worthy consideration states: “out with the old and in with the new,” and this begins within ourselves.

The more we learn how to take control of our own lives and take that control away from those who seek to control us out of their own fear and ignorance, the more we will be able to take responsibility intelligently for our own actions, improve our self-awareness as individuals and as a body of like-minded people, and change our degenerating conditions into a constructive force capable of controlling our own destinies within the guidelines set forth by nature and her laws. Somewhere there is written a quote which reads: “Don’t stand by and watch the future happen to you. Go out and shape it yourself.” We are the designers and builders of tomorrow’s world, and what we do today and everyday will determine what we will have to bring tomorrow. As Life Scientists we have the tools nature has provided for us to build a better tomorrow day by day. Another principle which is of worthy consideration states: “out with the old and in with the new,” and this begins within ourselves.

# Vital force or vitality is a constitutional endowment and not a product; it produced us but cannot be produced by us; it is a cause and not an effect. We expend it doing work, but no work ever manufactured it. It is inherent in the constitution of living things as gravitation and chemical affinity are inherent in matter, and can no more be manufactured than can these.

# Vital force or vitality is a constitutional endowment and not a product; it produced us but cannot be produced by us; it is a cause and not an effect. We expend it doing work, but no work ever manufactured it. It is inherent in the constitution of living things as gravitation and chemical affinity are inherent in matter, and can no more be manufactured than can these.

# The work which this power does is sometimes called health and sometimes disease.Both disease and health are manifestations of the same vital power, which produces corresponding expenditures of it. Chemical affinity makes dynamite or explodes it according to the conditions supplied; gravitation floats the balloon or dashes it to the earth in answer to conditions; so vital force makes health or disease just as we supply the conditions for health or disease.

# The work which this power does is sometimes called health and sometimes disease.Both disease and health are manifestations of the same vital power, which produces corresponding expenditures of it. Chemical affinity makes dynamite or explodes it according to the conditions supplied; gravitation floats the balloon or dashes it to the earth in answer to conditions; so vital force makes health or disease just as we supply the conditions for health or disease.

# Both health and disease are processes of expenditure on the one hand, or of recuperation on the other, according to the degree of activity of the working organs. Increased activity always means increased expenditure, which may continue to feebleness, exhaustion, and death, as under excitement, stimulation, and active work, while reduced activity, as during rest and sleep, or in the crisis and feebleness of the disease (fever), means recuperation of power preparatory to restored function, increased vigor, and abounding health. The secondary effect is the opposite of the primary.

# Both health and disease are processes of expenditure on the one hand, or of recuperation on the other, according to the degree of activity of the working organs. Increased activity always means increased expenditure, which may continue to feebleness, exhaustion, and death, as under excitement, stimulation, and active work, while reduced activity, as during rest and sleep, or in the crisis and feebleness of the disease (fever), means recuperation of power preparatory to restored function, increased vigor, and abounding health. The secondary effect is the opposite of the primary.

# Recuperation is the process of recovery, the means by which vitality, vigor, and a real increase of power is secured, while development means increased capacity to do work, expend power, and exhaust the vital resources at the very time and by the very means that it appears to give power. Recuperation means closing the valves, preventing escape of the steam and increasing the pressure in the boiler, so getting ready for future vigorous work, while development is the process of enlarging the engine, increasing the expenditure, opening more widely the valves, and so, by increasing the amount of work done, reducing the capacity for further work. When the motive power in a railway train is insufficient to its needs, there are two ways of hurrying the train to its destination—one is to close the valves and wait until sufficient pressure has been built up to work the engine vigorously. The vital organism may be rigorously worked, as by tonics, stimulants, or other violent processes and so become exhausted, or it may be recuperated by soothing, quieting, restful appliances, such as sleep and other relaxing means, by which power is accumulated and vigorous health secured. The locomotive differs from the vital organism in one important respect, however, which must not be overlooked. The power of the one being producible, production may be hurried, while in the other, no means has ever been discovered of increasing its powers except by recuperation through their non-use—that is, through rest and sleep, which involve patient waiting.

# Recuperation is the process of recovery, the means by which vitality, vigor, and a real increase of power is secured, while development means increased capacity to do work, expend power, and exhaust the vital resources at the very time and by the very means that it appears to give power. Recuperation means closing the valves, preventing escape of the steam and increasing the pressure in the boiler, so getting ready for future vigorous work, while development is the process of enlarging the engine, increasing the expenditure, opening more widely the valves, and so, by increasing the amount of work done, reducing the capacity for further work. When the motive power in a railway train is insufficient to its needs, there are two ways of hurrying the train to its destination—one is to close the valves and wait until sufficient pressure has been built up to work the engine vigorously. The vital organism may be rigorously worked, as by tonics, stimulants, or other violent processes and so become exhausted, or it may be recuperated by soothing, quieting, restful appliances, such as sleep and other relaxing means, by which power is accumulated and vigorous health secured. The locomotive differs from the vital organism in one important respect, however, which must not be overlooked. The power of the one being producible, production may be hurried, while in the other, no means has ever been discovered of increasing its powers except by recuperation through their non-use—that is, through rest and sleep, which involve patient waiting.

# Rest and sleep produce inaction and weakness in the present in order that activity and vigor may be secured in the reaction; while stimulants, tonics, high feeding, exciting baths, etc., produce activity, excitement, and apparent strength in the present only to be followed by increasing weakness and final exhaustion and death. Under such treatment patients are always getting well, but they never get well. The increased power which the patient exhibits is his own vital power which is being called forth and expended with a rapidity corresponding to the vigor of its manifestations. Power manifested is power expended; the strength it seems to be giving is the strength it is taking away. As Newton’s law proved that the sun does not revolve around the earth, but the contrary, so Life’s Great Law proves that the real effects of all treatments, whether medical or sanatory, whether drugs or baths, even including food in most cases, are the exact opposite of the apparent effects. By sleep and its corollaries we recuperate power through present weakness, and by stimulants and tonics we exhaust power through increased activity and apparent vigor. Life’s Great Law is not simply the analogue but counterpart of Newton’s law of gravitation, and answers to vital existence and phenomena just as Newton’s law answers to mechanical and astronomical phenomena.

# Rest and sleep produce inaction and weakness in the present in order that activity and vigor may be secured in the reaction; while stimulants, tonics, high feeding, exciting baths, etc., produce activity, excitement, and apparent strength in the present only to be followed by increasing weakness and final exhaustion and death. Under such treatment patients are always getting well, but they never get well. The increased power which the patient exhibits is his own vital power which is being called forth and expended with a rapidity corresponding to the vigor of its manifestations. Power manifested is power expended; the strength it seems to be giving is the strength it is taking away. As Newton’s law proved that the sun does not revolve around the earth, but the contrary, so Life’s Great Law proves that the real effects of all treatments, whether medical or sanatory, whether drugs or baths, even including food in most cases, are the exact opposite of the apparent effects. By sleep and its corollaries we recuperate power through present weakness, and by stimulants and tonics we exhaust power through increased activity and apparent vigor. Life’s Great Law is not simply the analogue but counterpart of Newton’s law of gravitation, and answers to vital existence and phenomena just as Newton’s law answers to mechanical and astronomical phenomena.

# Increased development of body and brain does not necessarily mean increased power possessed by the individual, but rather increased capacity to expend the power. The gymnasts increase their capacities for work but do not, therefore, prolong life; they are generally short lived, the result being due not to licentious habits, for they are generally models of propriety, but to the very exercises which they vainly imagine are promoting health and prolonging life.

# Increased development of body and brain does not necessarily mean increased power possessed by the individual, but rather increased capacity to expend the power. The gymnasts increase their capacities for work but do not, therefore, prolong life; they are generally short lived, the result being due not to licentious habits, for they are generally models of propriety, but to the very exercises which they vainly imagine are promoting health and prolonging life.

# The supposed or imagined discovery of an elixir vitae is one of the most dangerous discoveries any man can make, for it places his life in jeopardy. A good friend in the prime of life believed that electricity is life, and that with it he could cure any disease and .prolong life indefinitely. He died from exhaustion within two years. Not long since in the great city a vigorous man in the flush of young manhood had discovered what seemed to him a near approach to the “fountain of perpetual youth,” and after being before the public for a short time, as a prodigy of physical development, he was carried

# The supposed or imagined discovery of an elixir vitae is one of the most dangerous discoveries any man can make, for it places his life in jeopardy. A good friend in the prime of life believed that electricity is life, and that with it he could cure any disease and .prolong life indefinitely. He died from exhaustion within two years. Not long since in the great city a vigorous man in the flush of young manhood had discovered what seemed to him a near approach to the “fountain of perpetual youth,” and after being before the public for a short time, as a prodigy of physical development, he was carried to an insane asylum and soon died. The man who teaches that “weakness is a crime” is dancing the jig of death on Mt. Pelee. Weakness in man or woman may be the result of bad habits, but is often the God-ordained method of recuperating power for future strength, sleep and rest being the illustrations. Let every man see to it that he first possesses what he would develop, thus making development as easy as it is for water to run down hill; but let him not imagine that he can produce by development any power which does not previously exist in a passive state. Development calls power from the passive into the active condition so expends it; we may develop and use our inheritance but we cannot product it. Development, whether physical or mental, which can be sustained by adequate vital resources, is to be commended, but a physical monstrosity is no more health-promoting than is a cyclopediac mentality.

 

to an insane asylum and soon died. The man who teaches that “weakness is a crime” is dancing the jig of death on Mt. Pelee. Weakness in man or woman may be the result of bad habits, but is often the God-ordained method of recuperating power for future strength, sleep and rest being the illustrations. Let every man see to it that he first possesses what he would develop, thus making development as easy as it is for water to run down hill; but let him not imagine that he can produce by development any power which does not previously exist in a passive state. Development calls power from the passive into the active condition so expends it; we may develop and use our inheritance but we cannot product it. Development, whether physical or mental, which can be sustained by adequate vital resources, is to be commended, but a physical monstrosity is no more health-promoting than is a cyclopediac mentality.

'''''Reprinted from Life’s Great Law'''''

'''''Reprinted from Life’s Great Law'''''

For the purpose of showing, more clearly, the nature and tendency of the law of life, and its adaptation to the purposes of life and health, it will be necessary to examine it under a number of separate divisions. These divisions reflect a grand system of order that is ultimately based on the same principles and which give rise to a grand harmony which can but excite the wonder and admiration of every man or woman who studies it.

For the purpose of showing, more clearly, the nature and tendency of the law of life, and its adaptation to the purposes of life and health, it will be necessary to examine it under a number of separate divisions. These divisions reflect a grand system of order that is ultimately based on the same principles and which give rise to a grand harmony which can but excite the wonder and admiration of every man or woman who studies it.

Biotic force strives always to preserve and maintain the organism in as near perfect condition as possible. The reaction of the living thing to any adverse condition or circumstance is always calculated to defend and preserve its integrity. In fact, so strong and universal is this effort at self-preservation, it has been called the first law of nature. The instinct of self-preservation is inherent (1) in the smallest microscopic unit of organic existence, (2) in cells associated as a community, (3) in cells organized into distinct organs, and (4) as organized into organisms. Every particle of living matter is under the control of the vital forces and is endowed with the instinct of self-preservation.

Biotic force strives always to preserve and maintain the organism in as near perfect condition as possible. The reaction of the living thing to any adverse condition or circumstance is always calculated to defend and preserve its integrity. In fact, so strong and universal is this effort at self-preservation, it has been called the first law of nature. The instinct of self-preservation is inherent (1) in the smallest microscopic unit of organic existence, (2) in cells associated as a community, (3) in cells organized into distinct organs, and (4) as organized into organisms. Every particle of living matter is under the control of the vital forces and is endowed with the instinct of self-preservation.

The Law of Dual Effect: “the secondary effect upon the living organism of any act, habit, indulgence, or agent is the exact opposite and equal of the primary effect.”

The Law of Dual Effect: “the secondary effect upon the living organism of any act, habit, indulgence, or agent is the exact opposite and equal of the primary effect.”

This law admits of no exceptions, but applies to all departments and actions of life. Work or exercise arouses vital activity, thus giving an appearance of increased vigor as the first effect. The secondary effect is tiredness, decreased vigor, fatigue, and exhaustion. Rest and sleep on the contrary, produce as their first effect, weakness and languor, but no one doubts their recuperative value. Rest and sleep are the only means whereby recuperation and reinvigoration may be secured. But these are their secondary and lasting effects.

This law admits of no exceptions, but applies to all departments and actions of life. Work or exercise arouses vital activity, thus giving an appearance of increased vigor as the first effect. The secondary effect is tiredness, decreased vigor, fatigue, and exhaustion. Rest and sleep on the contrary, produce as their first effect, weakness and languor, but no one doubts their recuperative value. Rest and sleep are the only means whereby recuperation and restoration may be secured. But these are their secondary and lasting effects.

Invalids are frequently advised to keep up; because, if they go to bed they will lose strength. The apparent loss of strength is the first and temporary effect. The second and lasting result is a gain in vigor. Travel and excitement make the invalid feel stronger and better as a primary effect; but their secondary effect is languor, weakness, exhaustion. The invalid must be weak that he may grow strong.

Invalids are frequently advised to keep up; because, if they go to bed they will lose strength. The apparent loss of strength is the first and temporary effect. The second and lasting result is a gain in vigor. Travel and excitement make the invalid feel stronger and better as a primary effect; but their secondary effect is languor, weakness, exhaustion. The invalid must be weak that he may grow strong.