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jects from it or has something left over after 

 it has dealt with matter, and is immortal, being 

 incorruptible. 



Such are the theories, and in the eyes of many 

 they will appear to be " pure mysticism," 

 " rank metaphysics," and other things which 

 it would appear are to some men professing to 

 be men of science, not merely puerilities but 

 things to create laughter. On this it may be 

 said that the man who sets out to give a real 

 explanation of anything with the express de- 

 termination of doing without metaphysics may 

 as well save himself the trouble of his journey 

 and stay at home, for he will never attain his 

 end. He may, as many a writer has done and, 

 doubtless, many another will in the future, 

 build up a system, and, having assumed that 

 it is correct, explain most beautifully and con- 

 vincingly everything within that system. 



But he will none the less have explained 

 nothing until he has accounted for his system, 

 and that is precisely what no one has ever 

 succeeded in doing or will ever succeed in doing 

 without appealing to the much abused and 

 unfairly derided subject of metaphysics- 

 mystical or non-mystical. 



NOTE To discuss the various problems con- 

 nected with the human soul would require more 



