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till it encroaches upon the general well-being. Man's 

 reason was designed to dominate all the appetites, to 

 gratify them only so far as will conduce to the best use 

 of the higher capacities. If the mind does not rule and 

 restrain the appetites by the dictates of reason, then the 

 body and not the mind is on the throne, and man sinks 

 to the level of the beasts that perish. Temperance in all 

 things, a wise moderation according to reason and expe- 

 rience, subordination of the appetites and passions of the 

 physical being to the nobler requirements of the spiritual 

 nature, and to the still finer sentiment of unselfish conse- 

 cration of all one's powers to the service of humanity 

 these are the principles which dominate the highest type 

 of manhood. 



