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to nerves and soul derived from long country 

 tramps. This fact also discloses the deep philoso- 

 phy of Father Kneipp's barefoot treatment. In 

 the early morning, before the day's struggle and 

 conflict have generated discord (this especially in 

 large communities where human beings are herded 

 closely), the vibrations are at the highest state of 

 harmonic activity; and when the feet tread the 

 dew-wet grass, the double benefit is gained of re- 

 ceiving the two most favorable Tattvas in their 

 freshest and most refined, highly electrified states. 

 On our planet, the Prithivi vibrations are negative 

 to Tejas (Mars) and positive to Apas (Venus) ; 

 thus water is negative to the earth. Most dwellers 

 in large cities, where the earth is for the most part 

 solidly incased in stone and brick and asphalt, are 

 grievously handicapped, for it is seldom that their 

 feet come in direct contact with Mother Earth. 

 The efficacy of mud-baths is derived from the earth 

 vibrations, but like benefits can be obtained by en- 

 couraging in more congenial ways the flow of 

 'Prithivi/ 



The planetary influence of Venus upon terrestrial 

 life is very important as the A pas Tattva which 

 predominates in that near and brilliant planet is 

 the unifying element that gives to organized mat- 

 ter its quality of stability. In dry seasons all the 

 green things of earth suffer and many of them 

 quickly fade and perish because Mars unites with 



