INTR OD UCTION 



happiness for the good of all, are unchangeable. The 

 laws instituted must be learned and obeyed. The 

 actions thereof are invariable, not varying capri- 

 ciously nor changed from any cause. It is for us to 

 learn them and obey them, for ignorance or good in- 

 tention will not excuse, nor save from the consequences 

 of their violation. The laws that govern mental and 

 moral action are like the physical laws to be 

 learned and to be obeyed. 



The question, "Is Life Worth Living?" for 

 animals or man, is answered by a rapid glance at the 

 life of each, beginning with the undoubted joy of 

 living by the young of all animals, giving place as 

 they grow older to the duties of providing for them- 

 selves and for their young, and to the parent's care 

 and love for its offspring. In man the youthful days 

 are much the same the animal pleasure in merely 

 living ! As childhood passes with the youth away, 

 the duties of life begin, and with the duties come 

 the pleasures, too if pleasnre-seeking be not the only 

 goal. 



The traits of similarity and of difference in the 

 young girl's character from that of the boy's are no- 

 ticed, and the distinguishing characteristics of woman's 

 psychical nature fitting her for life's duties are de- 

 scribed. The mutual attraction the opposite sexes 

 have for each other plays an important role in the 



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