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no longer be endured and was dissolved, greatly 

 to his satisfaction, leaving him again absolutely 

 free from the long, weary, daily stenographic 

 dictations which had been imposed during these 

 five years. 



Visitors were welcomed until he found it im- 

 possible to carry on the work and meet personally 

 the rapidly increasing number, many of whom 

 had journeyed thousands of miles to confer with 

 him and to learn of his methods. Among these 

 were men and women prominent in literature, 

 art, education, science, finance, those connected 

 with the governments of most foreign lands, and 

 many whose names are familiar in song and 

 story. Much of his inspiration has come from 

 association with these choice spirits. 



During the last ten years, however, he has been 

 able to see but few of those desiring an interview. 

 Words cannot express his sorrow that such 

 should be the case, but it has been found neces- 

 sary; otherwise the valuable work would lapse 

 into utter ruin. Invitations to write and to lec- 

 ture in this and other lands have necessarily been 

 declined by him. 



The success which attended these investiga- 

 tions in plant life has, in my brother's opinion, 

 resulted from a life resolve made when he was 

 eighteen years of age, that the search for truth 



