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ings, he makes a blemish upon his character which 

 years may not remove. An ugly scar will ever remain 

 to mar his character. 



Sin is the violation of some law. There are two 

 kinds of sin : that which is a transgression of the moral 

 law, and that which is a transgression of physical law. 

 In one sense, all sin is transgression of moral law; for 

 it is the moral dutj^ of every one to obey every law 

 which relates to his well-being. Both classes of sin 

 are followed by penalties. If a person violates the 

 laws of health, he is just as certain to suffer as though 

 he tells a falsehood, steals, murders, or commits any 

 other crime. Perfect obedience to all of nature's laws, 

 including, of course, all moral laws, is necessary to 

 perfect health and perfect nobility of character. The 

 nature of these laws and the result of transgression will 

 be understood after we have taken a hasty glance at— 



A "Wonderful Machine.— All the inventions and 

 devices ever constructed by the human hand or con- 

 ceived by the human mind, no matter how delicate, how 

 intricate and complicated, are simple, childish toys 

 compared with that most marvelously wrought mecha- 

 nism, the human body. Its parts are far more deli- 

 cate, and their mutual adjustments infinitely more accu- 

 rate, than are those of the most perfect chronometer 

 ever made. 



In order to understand the structure of this wonder- 

 ful machine, let us go back to the earliest period of its 

 existence. At this time, we find it to be but a mere 

 speck of matter, a single cell, a delicate little mass of 

 jelly-like protoplasm so small that a hundred or two 

 would not measure more than an inch if arranged in 

 a row. Under proper circumstances, this little cell 

 grows, expands, and finally subdivides into two, 



