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ling the body with nicotine till the stale, rank odor 

 oozes from its pores, are of these; and habits which 

 thus ignore the body's need of order, cleanliness, 

 and purity within as without must be changed be- 

 fore the " old bottle " is fit for the new wine. It is 

 a fatal mistake to belittle the body, for it is only 

 when we have, through considering its needs ration- 

 ally, moulded it into a wholesome, perfect body 

 that we can forget it and make of it the perfect in- 

 strument for the soul's activities for which it was 

 divinely destined. 



When consciousness, in thraldom to the senses, 

 is tossed hither and yon by fear and anxiety 

 concerning the painful phenomena of physical dis- 

 turbances, the soul is a prisoner in the darkest 

 corner of the basement, and is powerless to exer- 

 cise control, it is reduced to the lowest servitude. 

 But with recognition of the real status of the soul 

 the physical conquest is more than half-achieved. 

 There need be no ordeal of purification when the 

 soul rules; no struggle of contending forces in the 

 physiological chemistry; for as darkness is dissi- 

 pated by light so there can be neither impurities 

 nor discord when the soul turns on the spiritual cur- 

 rent. When there is painful physical conflict, it 

 is a reflection of the mental state, a half-hearted- 

 ness and wavering of faith and confidence from 

 failure to comprehend the great truths involved, 

 and hence inability to develop the latent soul-force. 



