The dependence of civil and social life 

 upon fulfilment of the cosmic require- 

 ments of Earth. 



If our earth and all the planets demand for their 

 perfect evolution the maximum growth of the human 

 race in health and strength and numbers it is evident 

 that human society, in all its public and private forms, 

 should strive to satisfy this cosmic demand; and from 

 this it follows that every government should place as its 

 first aim the encouragement and improvement of a ri- 

 culture and horticulture, and have always amongst its 

 leaders men well acquainted with natural history and na- 

 tural law. Every community is bound to take all possible 

 measures against legislation opposed to nature, however 

 seductive such legislation or social rule might be as an 

 artificial stimulus to mental growth and learning. Every- 

 thing that is contrary to nature is injurious, and only 

 those actions are moral and noble which are founded on 

 the laws of nature and do not violate the rights of others. 

 Human morality can only stand upon this firm basis. If 

 book-learning demands a denial of rights belonging to the 

 young so far as it does this it is immoral and inadmis- 

 sable. I think that for this reason all educational colleges 

 should so arrange their curriculum that their pupils could 

 complete the course between the ages of 16 and 18, 

 whilst the universities and technical institutes should be 

 so conducted as not to interfere with the social and fa- 

 mily life of the students, certainly without any violation 

 of the general law of the state touching the sanctity of 

 personal rights. 



