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consequences of this assumption in a logical manner we may 
arrive at a theory about the natural world which, if somewhat 
astonishing, is capable of abolishing many difficulties ; for 
instance, in the light of it, we need not ask where is reality, 
what is truth ? We need not be sceptical, as some of our con- 
temporaries are, concerning the existence of other things than 
mind, and if we follow its consequences still further, we may 
find this theory still more adequate. But, as I said in the 
first part of my Paper, we should not accept the perfect all- 
explaining theory without a thorough investigation of the 
facts to which it pertains. These are the facts which we as 
members of the Ceylon Natural History Society are particularly 
interested. It has not been my object to construct from these 
a pretty conclusion for your amusement, but to suggest what 
appear to me reasonable lines of procedure, and to point out 
where these same lines may possibly lead you. 

