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smoke, uo sickening odor; it is a memory of Ingersoll. And this is
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which it is resolved into its chew-
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the body.
a university founded on the sub-
We are all more or less carried lime truths for which Ingersoll la-
away by our emotions and sensibil- bored.
ities, especially in the matter of the
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treatment of the bodies of our dear
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ones. As rational beings, we must
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not allow our instincts and emo-
The price of wisdom is above ru
tic u lar.
tions to run away with our reason, bies.—[Job 28:18.
I t tells you how to cure yourself
by
sim ple and h arm less hom e rem ­
especially in a matter as important
edies.
Great is truth, and mighty above
as this.
It recom m ends no poisonous or
all things.— [Ex. 4:51.
d an g ero u s drugs.
Leaving out of the question all
It teaches sim ple com m on-sense m ethods in
but sanitary reascns, cremation is
Life is a comedy to him who accordance w ith n a tu r e ’s laws.
far preferable to earth burial; and thinks, and a tragedy to him who It does not en d o rse dangerous e x p erim e ts with
th e su rg eo n ’s knife.
we can not but think that bv de­ feels.
I t teaches how to save h ealth an d life bv safe
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grees this reform will supplant pre­
Man’s noblest gift t o man is his It is en tirely free from technical ru b b ish .
judiced superstition, the pomp and
It teaches p rev en tio n —th a t it is b e tte r to know­
sincerity, for it embraces his integ­ how
to avoid disease th a n to tak e anv m edicine
profits of undertakers, and give to
as a cure.
rity also.
the living immunity from many
It teaches how typhoid and o th e r fevers can he
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for la grippe, dipr
diseases arising from foul air, im­
A word fitly spoken ia like ap­
tn e ria , c a ta rrh , c o n su m p tio n , ap p en d icitis and every o th e r disease
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disease.
which they are entitled to receive [Prov. 25:11.
from the progress of sanitary sci­
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The function of education is to ano
easiest m eans, do not delay g e ttin g it.
ence.—[Scientific American.
prepare us for complete living.— Dr. J. 11. G re e r, th e a u th o r, is a p ra c tic ing p h y sician in C hicago, is P rofessor of
H College President’« Cestimor-
|D e n ito -V rin a ry D iseases in th e College
J [Herbert Spencer.
IN THE
For the T orch o f Reason.
Death of D. L. Moody.
BY n . E .
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toothache patiently.
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two men. They were alike, and
renowned, then it will work for
yet very unlike.
T h e G re a t
thee.—[Tunision Proverb.
They were nearly of the same age.
They were reared under the same
The fate of a nation has often
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system of religious teaching. They depended on the good or bad di­
had great power as public speakers, gestion of a prime minister.—[Vol­
No Need to Suffer from Any Disease.
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Wherever affection can spring, it
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Success is a crown that trans­
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to benefit mankind.
forms a murderer into a hero, es­
S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n .
But their differences were as not­ pecially if the shipld of patriotism
able as their resemblances. Inger­ protects him from the law.
soll seemed to see onlv the errors
Suspicion is the attribute of a
of the religion which they had both
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weak nature. Respect all you meet
been taught, while Moody seemed
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till you have cause to do otherwise,
to see only the good of it. Inger­
then avoid; do not condemn.
soll sought to benefit man by de­
The G ov ern m en t nationalized th e P o stal S y stem , w hy n o t also
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Humor is the electric light in the
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building it up. Ingersoll worked flashlight and sarcasm a torch
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