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This volume is the product of many years of careful study and intense mental labor, under the most tr yin g circu mstan ces possible for a n au th or to be placed, being home , money, sy mp at hy or assistance in the self-imposed task; besides a strong opposition to encounte r at step has had th e effect to de lay its pu bl icat io n. But financial embarrassment has been the peeding force and the delaying power, since having been compelled to go forth each day to work for bread, and writi ng only when not dri ven to ea rn food, and that too in the most depressed financial condition ever known to the people of the far west. These, together wit h a helpless family of mothe rless children offered no assistance to the circumstances above mentioned. In the face of these facts it would be a surprise to the author if the book was more commendable than otherwise, and though it is far inferior to what th e auth or inten ded it should be , it is nevertheles s all th e circumstan ces would pe rm it. It ought to hav e been through the press three years earlier, but owing to the above named circumstances it has been
I hav e tried to en lis t the at te nt io n of all cla sses, the mill iona ire down to th e ser van t girl of ebon hu e, but failed in each and every attempt. I tried nearly, if not quite all of the printers south of Sacramento to San Diego, California, but always met: to with kind whi of ch I did . I even which was try the somesame one else, wrote Eas t with no better success; bu t I ma de up my mind in the beginning that it took all these mild ingredients to make up the awful dose of disappointmen ts, which ha s in the past , an d still must be ta ke n by all those, who are foolish enough to try to intr odu ce a new idea to th e world. I th in k it is pretty nearly true what a gentleman in San Francisco once re mar ked concerning new ideas; th at is, t h a t it cost 40,000 dollars and required two generations to get a new idea before th e American people . In view of this fact I concluded to write for future generations, and let the book bide its time, for money I ha ve no ne, and $40,000 friends are hovering conveniently near with stringless sacks and bursting with fullness? The foregoing are all of th e apologies I have to offer to the considerate But some of sympathizing friends have hin ted th at the y would like to add a word of apology to my own, for no other reason than to ex pl ai n that I do not rush to the popular trough, drink with the herd and bellow for coin. But as th at would be a ver y u nna tu ral pleas ure for me to enjoy, I m ust deem a ll such apologies out
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Had I consulted pub lic opinion thi s book would never hav e been written. And now it is too late to join th e po pular proces sion, however pleasa nt and profitable it might be to myself and others. I respect pub lic as well as pr iv at e opin ions wh en the y are rig ht, bu t I en te rt ai n no respect for v olun tary slavery in religion, henchmen in politics, nor sy coph ants in science. I hav e a profound reg ard for truth, but no respect for falsehood nor deception. I reverence no doctrine, dogma, subject nor science, because some one else did or does. I only admire them for the truth they embrace. I object to wrong whereever I find it, and accept nothing on authority. No man is so good or great, that I fear to criticise his errors, nor so bad that I cannot accept the good he offers. We are only mo rt al s at best, rule d by th e same natural laws, differing only in intensity. There is no royal name no r blood, That men should love or fear, But royal deeds the clouds Should make th ei r memory dear .
A physi cian once remarked that it was a da ri ng th in g to do, to question the au th or ity of the old teachers on physiological questions . I repli ed, that it required no special degree of courage to oppose an erro r after it has been proven one, that only cowards feared to speak in behalf of truth. Books are too often written, not to defend truth nor to advance the cause of humanity, but to catch doll ars . I test all met als in my crucibl e and tr y them as silver is tried. If I am in erro r on any poin t in
this profound philosophy, the reader may be assured that it was not maliciously nor superstitiously obtained, for I never possessed a pet idea t hat I could not release from the cage of my fancy in a moments warning, if necessary. I sometimes advanc e ideas which I can not support excetp in a logical way, but I make no assertions to-d ay, th at I fear ma y be overthrown tomorrow, but in case I should, I will thank the one who does the kindly act. I am awake to the fact, that world-building and life-creating is not a safe nor sure business to engage in during this age. It would do for Moses an d other speculative minds to attempt such hazardous thin gs in oth er clays when people were imbu ed wit h faith and strangers to the facts of nature. But in a scientific age like th is , when the mental sta tu s is reversed an d facts come first, the prospec t for success in gaining public recognition is not so flattering as forme rly. Never theles s I am going to lau nch a theory on the tur bi d waters of chance, and try its powers of end ura nce in weat herin g the storms of criticisms from scientific elements. I beg no points, nor ask for charity; my work is open to criticism. If it is too weak to wi th st an d the buffets of t he breakers, it must succumb to their fury, and be dashed to pieces on the rock bound shore of the sea of science. The reader will learn, before advancing very far in the perusal of th is work, th at the aut hor is not a
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evolutionist, but a spontaneous tionist, and bases his philosophy on the proposition that man srcinally was and now is a product of natu re's laws, which are executed by the heav enly bodies, and that they created him in his present form, and not throu gh the unk now n laws of evolution, nor in the image of his "m ak er ". Moreover, the gr eat laws which created him must necessarily and sustain him from his coming on till his going off of the stage of action. The author also claims for the same laws the power to create species. If they can create a single form of life, they can create many forms, since it is only necessary for the m to create a nucleus in order to create an y form of life. If they could creat e a single nucleus the y could create ma ny more. If more, the ir power is scarcely limited. The creation of a nucleus is all the difficulty ther e is att end ing the creation of a ny and all forms of life; and since they can be creat ed with ease and accuracy evolution is unnecess ary. h uman sepa rati ng into Dissecting its primary the parts, as theybody, were and put together by it the zoadic al forces, may be regar ded by some as hazar dous and uncer tai n work. But the reader can better judge the merits of the point in question after he has finished the book. The attempt to disprove the immortality of man will doubtless with more opposition than
all othe r que sti ons involved in th e te xt ; for few, if wish to believe that they will not be permitted to hear the glad notes of Gabriel's sounding horn when the day ar rive s for the grave to give up its dead, and the an gr y sea to disgorge its many victims, that all shall "come forth to assigned be judged of place the deeds done the body ", and each to his on the rightin or left as the case may be, the re to re ma in forev er. Of my own choice I would deprive no one of the innocent pleasure of witnessing his neighbor's sentence to everlas ting pun is hm en t by t he stern com man d of the tenderhearted dispenser of justice. " Depart ye accursed into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels ". Nor would I deprive him of receiving his own reward of everlasting life for his own good works: "Well done, good and fait hful ser van t; enter into the joys of th y lo rd." Bu t from necessity I mu st judge th e res ult of th e created from the character of the creator, and not from a personal opinion as to what should be the according to my own of justice. It ma tt er s not to her wh at man believes or hopes for; wheth er cre ating or destroying, nature executes her laws to the let ter on all occas ions. We only deceive ourselves by building contrary to her mandates. It has been said that because man is a worshipping animal he has a creator to worship and a soul to save. But, dear reader, when you reflect that his desire to lie to his friends, slan der his ne ighbo r, stea l from th e unsuspecting, starve and torture his fellows, and
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murder the innocent, is greater than his desire to worship his supposed creator, the former argument fades away into insignificance. If one passi on is div ine th en al l mu st be. If one tal en t is Godgiven th en all of th em are. But as a matter of fact man has but a meager desire to worship anything but gold. Modern worship is mostly li tt le faith and less sinc erit y, an d executed by a force of pract ice, us ua ll y for a pur pos e; therefo re, th ere is no weight to the argument. I will doubt less find myself homeless amo ng the medical fraternity, because no one. likes to have his business assailed; but falsehood must be sifted out of science regardless of individual desires or personal interests. If I were writing in my own financial interest this would be a very different book. I would write lies to please, romance to flatter, and falsehoods for effect; for that would catch the for rugged scientific truth, stern and can be ish ed onl y by the wise. Fac ts are alon e for th e freighted br ai n, and these are vas tly in the mi no ri ty ; in these I trust for the success of this book. I will now introduce the reader to " Stellar Dust," with the modest request that he, or she, read underwithout prejudice: weigh the arguments with care and judge according to the evidence adduced; th en he or she will have d one all an honest a ut ho r could ask of an reader.
a former volume, entitled Repro ducti on", whic h I pub lis hed in 1889,
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explained many points of interest in connection with th is new phi los oph y, bu t after seven yea rs of careful I found it very imperfect . I therefore conc luded to give to the public a more complete rendering of the subject, and to it add some of the most important points laid down in the former volume, since I cannot now tell when I shall have another edition published. And though I have been an enthusiastic student of Astrolog y for ne arly a qu ar te r of a cen tury, yet I find no limit to the field of investigation, open to the mind tha t can unf ette red roam th ro ugh nat ure 's fields , blossom ing wit h everlasting tr ut hs . I hav e an abidi ng confidence in th e in tu it io n of t he human mind, notwithstanding its finite powers to unfold many of na tu re 's most subtle se crets, which have hit her to been unrevealed to man , not only in connection with this world, but with the universe of systems. Wh en philos ophers, scientists and learned men extend their researches out into nature's open, broad and free fields, which is becoming a scientific mind , instead of ignoring the great unive rsal nat ural laws, because the y are called astrol ogy and because a certain class of people have arrayed their forces against it to frown it down, then th ey ma y expect to
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raccomplish results in proportion to the efforts put forth. But so long as the y st ud y effects beneath their feet in searching for the laws which produce them, just so long will they be wandering in the unproductive dessert of thought, all barren of results and finally fall by the wayside , unre ward ed for the ir toil. In th is , however, the y only shar e th e fate of many of their predecessors , who surrender th e scepter of life at the very throne of success, had they only looked in the righ t direction to behold the gems of truth read y to flash out before the ir wa nd erin g eyes. What a surprise would have been theirs, had they only turned their eyes tow ard h eav en, as they ha d so often been commanded to do, and studied nature as a whole; they would have learned much pertaining to her subtle forces and become familiar with the secrets of her mi gh ty works, th en how mu ch th ey would have learned to their own interest and to the advantage of the human family, and how m an y facts in na tu re the y mig ht have discovered long ago, an d what beautiful truths they might have scattered broadcast to an anxious waiting world, and how much falsehood and superstition they might have throttled in their embryonic form and thus made their lives both profitable and glorious. But instead, they have bolstered up stale dogmas, divine falsehoods, old saws and ancient superstitions, which came to, and have con tin ued to curse th e h um an family since they first entered the mi nd of vicious ma n. It is p ainf ul to contemplate the social and political conditions of the
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world when compared with what it would have ha d t ruth prevaile d an d falsehood been deth rone d. Had the laws of nature been properly understood, generally taught and zealously observed at the proper time to quicken the human germ, that it might receive the full benefits of the benific, heavenly forces, which would have finally developed it into the full frutitio ns of manh ood and womanhood. How would be th e condi tion of society to da y. In st ea d of vast sums of money being expended for the care of vicious ly ins ane , the hu ng ry an d the dest itut e, it might be spent to educate thousands of neglected youths and train their minds for lives of usefulness an d per son al satisf action . But wi th all the power of human intelligence man has arrogated to himself. He is a frail, incapable creature, subjecting himself too muc h to the whi ms of the less cap abl e, who have no asp ira tio ns above a p ett y personal motiv e. It is not the laws of na tu re th at concerns the ir microcos m, nor the force of heaven that reaches their underst an di ng . Wha t do they care whenc e comes the gases which produce the wheat, sheep and cattle, so long as mutton their tables theirribs of beef, supply of bread, chopreceive and roast to sustain thei r wearing mus cul ar tissues , t o invig orate their me nt al organs and to refill their ra pi dl y ex ha us ti ng brain cells that they may have health and strength to jostle each other in the wild race for lucre. Wha t mat te rs it to the m whether God made the world in six or that it was thr own from the sun
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and found its orbit in six years, or by a slower process it was formed by the of gases in six millions of years, so long as her ample products are forth coming at their command. What does it matter to them whether our boys are to be confined in asylums, locked behind bars, or hold h ono rable positio ns in bu siness, science, lit er at ur e, ar t, or profession, so long as their appe tites and passions are appealed, they love God and pay the preacher. Forethought is not a marked characteristic in the human family, as proven by the lack of interest taken in the subject of reproduction. This is not a question of information, only simply to gratify a longing for unknown facts of na tu re , as the discovery of a comet, a di st an t st ar , or the satellite of another planet, but it is one of importa nce to all mankin d. It is for the social good of every na tio n an d essential to the me nt al progress of th e whole world, in di vi du al ly and for th is reason it should enlist the atte nt ion and gain the su pp or t of all , an d especially tho se who are able to thinkHowever, for themselves, buts does the re ha been it.a pass ing inte res t tak en in the srcin of ma n since evolution ha s been placed upon th e spit . It ha s been roasted, cooled and toasted again, assailed by its enemies and defended by its friends, until its strong points will scarcely hold its weak ones together, even in th e han ds of its most powerful supporters, while its theological enemies who
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have long and faithfully been drilled in the of creation as found in the first book of Genesis and purported to have been a divine revelation to man of th e srcin of life, condemn th e Darw inia n theo ry of evolu tion with all the veheme nce at their com man d, while a very larg e percentage of the hu man family do not accept either as a correct solution, and are patiently waiting the promulgation of a more logical ren der ing of the problem, and one which is more in keeping with the present order of things than are either of the former doctrins. And since there is a marked divergence of opinions amo ng the hon ored, learned and great in regard to the beginning of life, the author feels justified in formulating a new theory which is supported by more facts than either, if not all of the known theories combined. But doubtless ma ny will deem it a pre sum pti on on his part to oppose the life efforts of the great Darwin, while others will declare it sacrilegious to doubt the statements of Moses, and perhaps sigh for the re tu rn of the Holy Inquisitio n to check the flood of free thought and thus preserve the institutions of fables, falsehoods and superstitions. But the dykes are down and the wild waves are upon them, washing the sand s from bene ath thei r uncer tain foundations. It is onl y a ma tt er of tim e when the grea t wrongs of the and those pract iced in th e prese nt will be right ed, and mi gh t will not alway s be right, neit her will superstition reign.
years the au th or ha s been pleased to know th at the inquisit ion of the "H oly of Ho li es " has been abolished, even in wicked Spain, and has had cause to rejoice that it is not now th e ru le of law on the free soil of America, where free speech is not altog ether suppressed an d where tho ug ht s can freely flow fear of priestly frown or the rack, dungeon or ax. Though the vicious blade has ceased to vibrate in the jaws of the murderous to silence the voice of the t hin ker and reformer, y et tongu es still co ntinue to wag in defense of classified superstit ion. But their echoes are growing fainter and farther, and will finally be drowned in rejoicings of the people made happy that truth has come to BARBARIC LEGISLATION.
It can scarcely be credited that a man could have been in the great state of California capable of framing a bil l to suppres s th e freedom of speech, and especially the practice of a science in the free and easy going west. Yet there was jus t such a man, an d fur ther mor e the re was elected a Se nate of chosen men to and defend the liberties of the people of th e great commonwealth of Californi a, th at voted upon that bil l, passed it, and ha d it not been for the superior intelligence of the lower it would have become a law and thus put a check to free thought, scientific gro wth an d disgraced th e sun, set shore of freedom's sacred land.
INTRODUCTION. For wh at ? Th at super stiti on an d falsehood might live an d flourish off the cre dulity of an inj ure d people. HERE IS THE BILL. "Any person who for valuable consideration or promise of reward undertakes to predict to another th e future or reve al th e pa st by mean s of car ds, communications from the dead, the examination of an y pa rt of a person, of the dead or liv ing , looking at the sta rs or heavens or repr esent ation s thereof, pla net s or other bodies, heavenly or otherwis e, or by any mea ns not natural , or who p ri nt s or causes to be printed, or exhibits any sign or symbols intended to induce others to have their fortunes told, the past revealed, or the future predicted is gu ilty of a m isdemeanor." Now the important question arises: Who was it that introdu ced th e b ill ? Wa s it an infidel, a spiritualist, a clergyman, phrenologist or a crank? Surely it was not an astrologer, but Avhoever it was, tried to disgrace the n am e of freedom a nd received more assistance in his heinous effort to suppress freedom of action than . the have dar ed to guess. Bu t wildest the mafanatic rc h of would science ca nn ot be stayed by law, su pers tit ion , or neglect. It may encamp for the night to recuperate its ever increasing forces, but with the morning sun its unbroken lines will resu me their im pa ti en t march . But the foregoing is proof that the cloven foot sti ll exis ts to protucle from bene ath the sacer dotal
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of inspired divines, to crush human hope and destroy the ha of all ma nk in d. But when the strug gling masses once l earne d that the heavens rul e the development of the hu man brai n th ey will then have their visions clear to the fact that the black robes of ruled sacerdotal forms y ma cover th n, e common an ato my by ordi nar onl y hu n brai and the majority of them doubtless are developed by the most ord ina ry combinati on of pl an it ar y gases Fro m thei r acts one would be compelled to th ink that the y were begotten in iniquity, in selfishness and superstition, educated to deceive, mislead the young, frighten the timid, plunder the poor and rob the widow of her mite.
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DISCOVERED/ ot of the heavens, neavens, as they were
and laid out by the anc ien t astrologers and astronomers, for they are both one in practice in the early history of the science. They were called signs for the reason that they could not understand how the stars so far away could effect the people of the earth. fact they th ou gh t the divisions were onl y signs of what the physical development would be from her editary causes. They did not the n know how the Zodiac executed the great fixed laws of nature which produced all things mundane, which they have since been discovered to do. In primitive days when there were no mechanical devices, by which to note th e passing hour s of fleeting time, it became necessary to devise some means by which the important events of life might be recorded. The handy clock and the more convenient watch, and even the hour-glass were then unknown, and though the semi-civilized people of those days were very ignorant of all arts, science and mechanical devices, nevertheless they discovered a method by which to keep the records of the da ily and noct urna l events of human life. Their custom was to observe the heavenly bodies and note their positions at the tim e events occur. The position of the sun by day, and the places of the moon and stars by night, and
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in some crude ma nn er ma ke a record of the m. They al l knew when th e sun rose, when it reach ed the midheavens an d when it set. Then by prac tice th ey learne d how to divide the qu ar te rs of th e semi-ci rcle into equa l pa rt s, and th en tell the exact time of day by the position of the sun; then by selecting a bright sta r the y could tell the time of ni gh t by its position, for the sun and stars ascended to the mid-heaven and set at the same ra te of speed ; therefore the rul e that would apply to the sun would also apply to the planets and stars. The s un and the p la ne ts wer e doubtless first employe d for th at purpose. La te r on th e fixed sta rs were bro ugh t into use. Venus an d Ju pi te r being very an d be autiful objects amo ng th e fixed sta rs to the rud e childr en of na tu re , early became fam iliar to them; owing to their mutability they were curiously watched by th e sim ple mi nd ed people of those farremo te unscien tific d ay s, before their influences were discovered. The y observed th e moon as she moved from st ar to sta r; the y saw the pla ne ts change the ir places; they admired their beauty and loved their and what charm ed the m most th ey crown with the highes t titl e of adm ir at io n of goodness an d vir tue . They felt th e influence of th e pla ne ts an d knew they brought the m good. They saw them sparkle and gleam in the depths of the blue firmament and ca lled them shinin g angels. Fu rt he r than thi s they knew nothing of those mysterious bodies, floating far away in th eir trac kles s ro un ds of e ndless space.
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Those pe ople are even now dubbed "sta r-g aze rs an d men sometimes laugh at the title thus bestowed. Yet is the re an yth in g highe r in the form of worship, holier in the desire, more beautiful in its simplicity, or more practical in its results than adoring a living truth? Let those who worship an myth, a flaky wafer, a glas s of wine, the spirit form, and laugh at astrology, reflect. Astrology doubtless was the highest form of worship ever known to ma n. Fr om Ju pi te r came th e word Jove or Jehova; from Saturn was derived Satan. Lord of hosts (of stars), Most H ig h fixed shining angels, ministering angels, angels of glory and angels of light, angels of da rk ne ss , seven angels, and swift winged angels , are all ast rolog ical te rms as applied to the fixed stars and planets; but they have all been misinterpreted for a purpose, but eventually their true meanings will be understood. A wri ter comme nti ng on the nu mb er seven found so often in th e Bible refers to it as a sacred nu mb er, because, I presume, he did not understand why it was so profusely employed th atdiscovered connectio its n; bu t hahe d he looked far enough to in have srcin would have learned that the number srcinated with the seven plane ts : Sa tur n, J up ite r, Mars, Mer cur y, Sun an d Moon, all which were th en to the ancient astrologer. The following is a partial list of the things numbered by sevens: The days of creation were seven; the
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of famine and plenty were numbered by seven; there were seven da ys of th e week, and every sev ent h day was the sabbath of rest; after seven times seven years came the jubilee; the of the unleavened bread and the tabernacles was observed seven days; the golden cand lestic ks ha d seven br an ch es ; seven priests with seven trumpets surrounded Jericho seven times, and seven times the seventh day; Jacob obtained his wives by a servitude of seven years; Samson kept his nu pt ia ls for seven da ys, and on th e seventh d ay he put a rid dle to his wife. He was b ou nd by seven green withes, and seven locks of hair were shaven off; Nebebuchadnazzer was seven years a beast; and his two companions in misfortune were cast into a furnace heated seven times more than it was wont. In the new testament everything occurs by seven; in the revelations we read of seven churches, seven candlesticks, seven spirits, seven trumpets, seven plagues, seven vials, seven seals, seven stars and seven headed monsters, and is pretty good evidence that the ancients, whom people now suspect were Christ worshippers, were star worshippers instead, with the Ch ris tia n doctr ine as a for sidethe issue. By of th erecording prac tice of observing the heavens purpose events, they became famili ar wit h th e positio ns of th e fixed stars and the motions of the planets. Occasionally all of the planets would be invisible by being beneath the earth during the night time, therefore could not be observed for th e pur pos e above men tion ed. It th en became necessarv f or the m to
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single out some of the most prominent fixed be observed in the of familiar planets, after which it was discovered that a new influence existed; th en by careful observa tion it was notic ed that t he gen era l influences supposed to em an at e from fixed st ar s exten ded over 30 degrees of space, a nd that all children born at the rising of any one of the twelve divisions of the heavens partook of like developments an d general cha rac ter ist ics . Th us they discovered very convenient and reliable system for finding the time all important events occnred,and also the zodiacal influences in the br ai n. Th is observation continue d till they had discovered twelve forms and ch aracters produced by th e twelve zodi acal divisions which they called houses, or mansion s of the heave ns. Hence the quotation: "In my father's house are many mansions." As language was very imperfectly understood at th at time, an d embraced onl y a simple dialect, t he n the weak understanding of the ordinary people made it necessary for the teachers of those days to to ill us tra tio ns , and dra w compa risons fro m what was known of their mu nd an e surr ound ings . In order to impart the heavenly knowledge the more thoughtf ul ones ha d obtained by observation, the anima ls of the forest and th e beasts of t he fields we re chosen to symbolize the respective houses of the heavens. ancients noticed that all persons born at the rising of the first divisions of the heavens were irritable, quick tempered, active and combative.
To illustrate this character they selected the animal which they thought would answer the purpose best. As the ram was known to possess the foregoing peculiarities he was chosen to symbolize the division of the hea ven s whi ch produce d the effect in man and called it Aries, the Greek word for ram. next division of the heavens produced a short, stout body, a mild, pleasant disposition unt il aroused, when he became as furious and ter rib le as the bul l. He was therefore chosen to symbolize the second division of the heave ns and called Tau ru s, the Greek word for that animal. division following produced a quick, active, pleasant disposition; a person fond of climbing to high plac es. It being a double bodied sign , th e anc ien t astrologer sym bolized it by the twi n kid s, bu t later on they were substituted for the human twins, because of the fine feelings and sensitive nature it produced. It is ca lled a double bodied sign since the moon in that sign at the birth of a male child causes a pl ur al mar ria ge. The sun i n that sign at the bi rt h of a female child causes a plural marriage. next division in the circle of the heav ens is Cancer, so nam ed because it produces a mild, inactive, non-aggressive character, who would shun an enemy, but fond of the water, and like the cra b, prone to retrea t; hence the cra b was chosen as a of th e chara cter produced by that division and elevated to the heavens.
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the lion was of the tion produced by the succeeding division he was immortalized in the heavens, and called Leo. next division produced a modest character, pleasing in manner and possessing an unus ua l degree of refinement. For thi s reason th e fairest an d pure st of their tri bes was chosen to symboli ze th e division, and called Virgo, meaning the virgin. following division produce d a mild, pleasant, inoffensive character, with a gentle and yielding disposition, unvarying in manner and courtesies. For these reasons th is cons tella tion was symbolized by the balances. persons bor n at the rising of the succeeding division were pleasant so long as they were not moleste d; could have their own in all things; but no sooner were they crossed or offended than they became bitter and sarcastic; their tongues would sting like th e sting of a scorpion. For thi s reason th e scorpion was chosen to represent the disposition of the person ruled by that sign. pecu lari ty of the person bor n at the rising of the next sign could not be illustrated by any living animal. Therefore they were compelled to invent a figure for that purpose, and since all persons born at the rising of this sign were fond of horses an d hun tin g they had to combine the forms of two an ima ls , the ma n and horse . Consequ ently the Centaur was invented and called Sagittarius, meaning half ma n and half horse, and thus the division of the
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heavens which produced the effect was symbolized. succeeding sign of the zodiacal belt produced a quiet person, having thin beard and a pecu liar spr ing ing gait, giving at th e knees when walking , and sha king his head when tal ki ng ; chan geab le and somewha t fickle. Some of these peculia rit ies were seen in th e goat ; he was therefore selected to represent the person born at the rising of th at zoa dical divi sion and nam ed Capr icorn us, meaning the watergoat. succeeding division in the zodiacal belt produced a degree of refinement, fondness for flowers, pictures, p ain tin gs and decorations; as the flowers were the only means they had of gratifying that taste, they cultivated, watered and watched them; th us the divisi on was symbolized by the wa te rm an . the last sign in the circle of beasts, is represented by the fishes, because that division of the belt when rising produces a fondness for water, swimming, boa ting , fishing as well as dr in ki ng . This completes the Zodiac, which means a circle of beasts.
CHAPTER I.
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MATTER. ATOMS.
glorious to gaze th e And study the f orces tha t be. To watch from afar planet and star, That creates all life we can see.
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But whence come those atoms of matter, Which are sent the planets to earth ? To give force to the seed of the flower, to animal give birth. Man has struggled this problem to master For thousands of years, they say, But the source whence sprang those atoms Will remain bidden forever, and aye.
Though man can analyze physical matter, and separate it into its component elements, and also name th e gases of whic h it is comp osed, still ma tte r is a my st er y to ma n. Whenc e it comes he does not know, neit her can he find out. Its src inal co nditi on before it resolved itself into suns, worlds and satellites is supposed to have been gaseous, but how they were created is not know n. Some scientists th in k that gases hav e always existed; perhaps it is true. I have no serious objection to endorsing that view of the matter myself, since it is a very safe position to accept, because of no immediate danger of being dislodged therefrom. Gases may have always existed, bu t it matters not whether they have existed always or only half that leng th of time. If the la tte r be tru e, I cannot tell ju st when the fir st cloud began to form.
How each atom of matter was endowed with its special functions cannot be known, and why they will unite with each other will con tinu e to be un exp lai ned . The physical process of growth may be known, but the chemical action never ! Tha t is a po in t too subtle , an d a cause too rem ote' for the gra sp of the human mi nd ; neve rthele ss, some will spec ulate on causes as long as they are able to think, reason or plan, or till nature rend ers her mos t profound se cret to man. Most people are satisfied to let the subject rest, content with believing that all nature is the of an unknown and unseen ha nd . The th in ki ng mind is always agnostic and wa nt s to know why . He is willing that God should have all the honor there is in the office, when he is satisfied that it belongs to an intelligent existing designer an d creato r. But unt il that po int is settled he will ponder in doubt and continue to search for causes unti l th e end. So far as man ca n pen etra te the secret there is no power superior to the chemical action of matter, which alone is able to create force, motion, worlds and life. Whe n the human min d is able to gr as p th e laws which cause two or more atoms to un it e in cre ati ng forms, animal or otherwise, he has comprehended all there is of God, solved the problem of life, the growth of bodies an d th e cre atio n of wor lds. To comp rehe nd the smallest act of nature is to understand her most profound laws and stupendous works. Man knows somethin g of the plan et on which he ha s bui lt a temporary home and has an imperfect knowledge of the
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solar system; but he cannot conceive the magnitude of the mind required to pla n or the str eng th of the arm necessary to put into motion even the bodies which revolve in such perfect order about the genial sun. Pro ba bly m an can comprehe nd a being able to watc h over th is little world of ours, count the ha ir s of the head, number the sands of the sea-shore with little help, but he can know nothing of the being, able to create boundless space and people it with flaming balls of firey ma tt er , dead bodies an d opaque world s; not to mention the creation of gases. A glance into starry space is enough to engulf the thoughtful mind in a sea of reflection, and to reveal to man his utt er insigni ficance. Then , ins tead of extolling himself the tenth thereuniverse, to sit beside the architect andtobuilder of heaven, the mighty he will feel more like clothing himself in sackcloth and ashes, and seeking the society of one of heaven's discarded if he has enough vanity left to think himself worthy the society of a member of the royal family.
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One of the very difficult obstacles to surmount in the path leading the human mind up to the point of accepting the sublime philosophy of planetary influences as set forth in astrology is the question of distance. It is generally supposed that the planets and fixed stars are too remote from the earth to have any influence in the human organism, even if they do throw off gases, notw it hs ta nd in g th e fact all th ink in g mi nd s know the contrary to be true, nevertheless they dispute astrology. It has been calculated this earth is about 92 millions of miles fr om the sun, a distance no one can comprehend, but when we read of a death from a sun-stroke no one doubts the fact, but the thoughtful man ponders over the same, trying to solve the problem for himself, but he is sorely puzzled to explain how it was done, to his own satisfaction, since he cannot understand how heat can be transmitted so great a distance with a violent force simply by radiation, if the such sun rays did not become cooled in makingeven the transit, how the earth could receive them with so much violence after their force is nearly if not quite spent, as one might well suppose, as they would be after traveling that distance, is a thing not easy to To pass through that space at the rate of 250,000 miles per day would require about 365 days to complete
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th is immense jo urn ey, even if there was no loss of energy or hea t dur ing its tr an si t. The ear th would not receive a sufficient number of electric volts to produce the effect reported, therefore it is fair to th e theory of rad ia ti on is wrong; but it m ight be reasonably accounted for by the force of attraction. By attraction of gases may brought to the earth with a much greater force than by ra di at io n, because th e nearer the ra ys of heat appro ach the faster they would advance. But even if there was no difference in the force produced on the earth by a single atom of matter by these two laws, attraction would have the advantage in th e number of atom s collected at a given poi nt on the earth, since attraction converges, and consequently would draw t hem together, while rad ia ti on diverges, therefore would scatter , lig ht heat and gases; so that by the time they reach the earth they would have but little force left to produce any effect. The more atom s at tract ed to a given poin t the greater would be the effect produced by them. Therefore attraction is more reasonable than radiation, regardless of the produced. The nplanetary if the eart h could attract sun forces she could also attract gases. Another evidence in favor of at tr acti on is that the plan et Mercury supplies the gases which produces the organs of causality. Whe n Mercury is at the point nearest the earth or about 50,000,000 of miles away he is in his weakest position except the opposition, and produces the least visible in the brain.
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Whe n he is nearly twice that distan ce from th e earth he is then in his strongest position and produces his greatest developm ent of the br ain. The exp lan ati on for the different effects is as follows: The ea rth attracts gases from the sun , con seq uen tly there is an imme nse cur ren t passing between the sun and the ear th. When Mercury is passing through that current his gases are so dissipated by the sun's rays that a child born at that time cannot receive it, consequently causality does not develop. But when Mercury is at his great est elongation he has passed out of the sun 's r ay s, and therefore his gases are attracted to the earth in his state, so the brain of the child born at that fortunate time can and does receive and utilizes them in producing brain matter. The foregoing facts I have many times proven by locating the position of the planet Mercury from the development of these organs, which is clone simply by the touch. Wh en causality is larg e it is safe to say that Mercury is free from the sun 's bea ms. If the sun radiates his forces to the earth then it would necessarily follow that he would radiate them the same distance in all directions from his center, consequently Mercury would never be free from his beams, and the farther he would be from the earth the greater would be the depths of solar rays his gases would have to penetrate to reach the ea rth, and the more the y would be absorbed by the sun's forces in their journey, furthermore the farther Mercury is from the earth the greater would be the divergence of his rays, consequently a less
ber of them would reach the earth, therefore the Mercury is from the earth the weaker should be his effect in th e bra in , which is not true until he reaches an afflicting poin t beyond th e sun. Whe n th e sun's ray s ag ain imped e th e forces of th e Merc urial gases, when his force is ag ai n weakened. Th us it can be seen that it is not distance which produces the different effects in the development of the Mercurial brain, but the attraction of the earth. Mars, Venus , Mercury, when at the ir neares t ap proach to the earth are not nearly so far away as the sun is all the time, therefore if the earth can th e su n' s forces al l the time, she shou ld be able to attract planetary gases at least, part of the time, even if distance does interfere. If the sun can radiate his heat and chemical forces 92,000,000 of miles and produce the above named effect the planets could not, for their power of radiation must be extremely limited, owing to their temperature, yet they are kno wn to affect the ear th and all life on its surface. If th e gases were forced here it is not an easy mat ter to und er sta nd why the atmospheric pressure would decrease with the square of the distance from the ear th . If any difference the forces would work th e other way ; for ra di at io n of he at is one atom pu sh in g ag ai nst ano the r. Oxygen is requ ired to produce fire, when wood is being consume d, oxygen rushe s in th e to the assistance of the carbon, thus crowding all of the libera ted gases outwa rd. The grea ter the fire th e mor e force would be produced by the oxygen rushing in, and
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th e faster would the gases be crowded into space; bu t as fast as they would get room they would decrease in motion, even if th ey did n ot stop alto gether. The n, after they had entered ethereal fields they not be likely to plunge on into a more dense atmosphere, like that of the earth's, with a force so violent as to destroy life in man and beast and vernal vegetation. Scientific men have arranged it among themselves to have the atmosphere retained at the earth's surface by attraction, while light, heat and gases are affected differently; bu t I protest aga ins t such abs urd ity , and place them all under the same law, the law of attractio n. The wat ers of the ocean are gre atl y agi tat ed all the time. The cause of its unre st is at tr ib ut ed prin cipally to the attraction of the moon. The moon is a muc h smaller body th an the earth, bu t her admitted at tr ac ti on is sufficient to lift th e water in mido cean one foot heave nward . If the moon, t ho ug h only one fiftieth size of the earth, can affect [the ocean to that extent by attraction, then it is not unreasonable to infer that the earth can attract gases from the heavenly bodies. The moon is said to be a dead body; that is, she ha s no moisture; therefore, life c an no t be created on her surface, nor could it long exist if it were created. The want of moisture is owing to the fact that she has no affinity for both oxygen and hydrogen gases, the union of which is necessary to produce water; but doubtle ss she ha s a strong at tr ac ti on for one of them, the effect of which is to disturb the waters of the earth by trying to separate those gases.
Venus is a much larger body than the moon, logically speaking, she ought to exert some force on th in gs mun da ne , even thoug h it is not so sensibly felt as th e forces of the sun an d moon. He r at tr ac ti on for some of the earth's gases might be just as powerful as that of the moon, but not for oxygen or hydrogen, and therefore her effect is not so discernible on the face of the waters. Owing to their immense distance from the earth it is quite impossible to judge the effect one planet has on anoth er, by any vari ati on from their usu al course. At most th e effect can only be very slight. The influences of the sun and moon are plainly discernable on the ea rt h; but not so wit h th e plan ets. Their effects are only the brain, whichconis thenoticeable only way inanthe yt hidevelopment ng definite ofcan learned cerning th e influence on the ea rt h. The remot e positions of Uranus, Saturn Ju pi te r from the ea rth , their temperature, etc., positively forbids the power to radiate their immense distance thr oug h which they mus t pass to reach the ear th, an d yet their ga ses are kno wn to be here. Therefore it mu st be conceded that they reach the earth by the force of attraction. The distance of Mars from the earth varies greatly. His nearest approach to it being about 50 millions of miles, his most remote point being about five times that dista nce, or about 2 50 millio ns of miles. Yet astrologers have discovered no difference in his influence when at different points in his orbit at the time of birth, which would not be the case if radiated
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He is just as potent when 250 millions of miles away as when only 50 millions of miles from the earth. In ma ki ng his tra ns it Mars is said to be more when passing the conjunction of the sun, than when passing in opposition to that luminary. Of this, however, I am not but if it is true I have no explanation to offer for the paradox, but will leave it with those who have made the to clear up the mystery. Mars is five times from the earth when ma ki ng his conjunc tion tr an si t than when he is passing the opposition, and why he should be stronger when he is farther f rom the ea rt h, I can no t expl ain by any hypothesis. Mercury, like the moon, is also said to be a lifeless body. Some scientific men say that he is hot; yes, red hot , being so near the sun, onl y 37 millions of miles aw ay ; ot her s say he is cold as ice an d har d as lead. "Being so old and a long time dead He is petrified, I think, thev said."
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I sometimes think that scientific men and religion ists enjoy studying subjects they know nothing about, and upon which they never can become informed. Perhaps it is because their views on the subjects, however wild and illogical, cannot be successfully disputed. They therefore cannot be vanquished. When men will study the planets in space without first learning all they can about them at home, savors of the unmentionable, and when they will dispute known facts about the planets for selfish reasons, there
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is room to doubt their honesty or intelligence; yet men have great influence in society. The author once read the horoscope of a young la dy jus t before she visited Lick 's observat ory, on Moun t Ha mi lt on , California. After ta ki ng a view of the mig hty pla net Ju pi te r th ro ugh the immense telescope, she asked th e man at the glass if t he re was any tru th in the pla net s having in fluence i n the hu ma n brain. "No," he replied, "Astrology is an ancient myth." And the young lad y, rig ht in the face of persona l evidence, believed t he professor becaus e he was drawing a big salary. Very lit tl e is known of the te mp er at ur e of th e planets, and very little else except their motion and influence in th e human brai n. If th e fires of Mercury have smouldered and gone out, and ha s no in te rn al heat, and mu st depe nd upon the heat of the sun to operate the quicksilver colcolumn, hi s te mp er at ur e does not ru n very hig h, a nd unless his power of at tr ac ti on for the sun's hea t is proportionately much greater than that of the earth, he is not very hot, and the radiation of the sun's rays could not affect his people so on far of as his physical conditio ns affectd isastrously; the me nt al but conditi man on this earth, it matters not whether his bathe in lakes of molten lead, or live in huts of ice; whether his gases are hot , cold, moist or dr y. Thei r effect on the eart h would be the sam e under the law of att rac ti on, since th e e ar th would only at tr ac t he r affinities from that body, and their temperature would
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be the same on reaching the earth, whatever their condition might have been before leaving that body. There is no evidence against the magnetic powers of the ea rt h being able to at tr ac t gases from an y an d all celestial bodies regardless of dis tan ce. Venu s is very potent for good and, comparatively speaking, she is very near the e ar th . Uranus is very pot ent for evil, and on the contrary he is very remote from the earth. Bu t if by some sudden an d myst eri ous force these two planets should exchange places, their chemical influence on the ea rt h would not be change d in the least degree; for the attraction of the earth is sufficient to reach her affinities at any distance. Sat urn , Ju pi te r and Ur an us are opaq ue bo dies, and could not radiate their gases for the want of heat, even if the sun could thro w hi s he at 92 mil lio ns of miles; bu t th e fact of the ma tt er is, none of the m do, notwithstanding the fact that their gases are here and the source whence they came is well known to all students of astrolog y. Astrology was practiced th ou sands of years prior to the discovery of Uranus, but so closely did the anc ient astrologers observe the pl anetar y effect in mank in d that the y discovered the influence of but not knowing whence it came, they att rib ut ed it to the dragon 's head and dra gon 's tail, and part of fortune, the two former names being given to the moon's nodes; dragon's head being the moon's north node, and the tail the south node; and the pa rt of fortune a given nu mb er of degrees of areas, three imaginary points in the heavens whence
src inat ed no influence what ever ; so when the y a person whose horoscope they would not reveal their characters without the employment of these imaginary points, they were brought into use and were made to acco unt for the influences of th e un kn ow n pl an et . Nor was the fallacy of this practice observed till after th e disco very of Ura nu s, which occurred in but since that tim e astrologers hav e been gr ad ua ll y casting aside those old mythological notions till now the re is not an astrologer of rep ute who observes the dragon's head, tail, and part of fortune; but all have discarded th em as vaga ries . These facts are overwhelming in favor of mundane attraction and planeta ry influences, working in the h uman br ai n. If the above named had not existed, the points ancientin masters would notforces have employed imaginary the heav ens to frame a theo reti cal science, when the re are so many bodies in space which would have answered their purp ose just as well, and which the y could have employed with muc h more reason if the y were only framing a hypo thetic al system of divin ation . But their syste m was based on scientific pri ncipl es; bu t imperfect, because all of the planets were not known to them . And U ranus, being so powerful when in a certa in positi on in the heave ns, th ey could re ad ily recognize his effect in many of their subj ects ; consequently they knew his influence existed, although the planet was unknown. Just here let me state a mathematical proposition: If a spherical magnet, 7 inches in diameter, can
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a fluid 1000 miles, how far can the earth attract gases, pre sum ing bot h to be of equ al power? Answer: 11,088,000,000, ne ar ly six tim es th e distance to Ur an us . I give th is because the br ai n which is abou t that size is believed b y some to possess that It has bee n stated by some that th e Orie ntal psychics can send and receive mental messages hundreds of miles, which I ha ve never dis puted, because I ha ve known th ou gh t to be sent ne ar ly 100 miles di st an t, for whi ch reason I ca nn ot dis put e a greater dis tan ce. I was person ally acqua inted with a lady in Ka ns as , whose hu sb an d was in the ar my dur in g the rebellion. He was statio ned at Fo rt Scott, a dis tan ce of abo ut 100 miles from home. This la dy could alway s tell when her hu sb an d was coming home on a furlough, an d so could her nei ghbo rs, for she told th em beforehand. She could give no rea son for her knowledge . She only kne w it was true. It a brain can receive a message through 100 miles of space filled with atmosphere, why not further? and further what is to prevent the earth from attracting gases through ethereal space.
CHAPTER III. WORLDS.
It will scarcely be expected of any one writing on subjects to enter into a detailed account of nature's methods of creation, even after she has so far adva nced her work as to creat e gases. Nevertheless, I shall offer a theory which may or may not be srcinal, but so far as my knowledge extends it is not very an cien t. I do not pre sen t it for th e purpos e of tr yi ng to establish a new theory only so far as it seems necessary to explain why celestial bodies with ea ch other , and how they produced life on the ea rt h. Withoutwould some plausible reasoninvestigating; for astrologybutmany people it without the necessary explanations, accompanying practical demonstrations, it will be readily accepted by them. I know of no th in g ju st like it in all th e theories introduced to the public, but be it srcinal or secondhanded, it matters not to the author. will present it to the reader of Stellar Dust as the most plausible, not to say scientific, in his judgment, of any theory yet brought forward on the subject of By some scientific men it is believed that confusion reigned the universe prior to the creation of physical matter, and that out of the chaotic condition of gases the earth and other bodies evolved; but doubtless such was never the condition of ma tte r. Nat ure is a st ra ng er to confusion. No ma tt er how complicated her
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fl aws may be they never were confused . Should confusion once reign it could never be dethroned; for confusion implie s the absence of law and order, wit hout which no phy sic al res ults could be produced. What in some cases might be considered chaos, is perfect order, and what is said to be a violation of a natural law is only a confirmation of th at law; for natu ral laws are not to be violate d. But th e ru li ng of one be very different from that of an othe r, and th e ch an ging of their forces would pro duce different results in their work. So far as man can judge by observing th e atmos phere it is a confused bod y of gases, bu t from the result of nature's works in the production of physical form he is able to judge a true condition of her elements. Nature's works always laws which create them are are perfect, and perfect all lawsasarethetrue to the nucleus which they create, be it a flower, tree or world; therefore the conclusion must be that nature and order are synonymous terms. Ev ery at om th at flies in s pace is alive wi th force an d endowed wi th more or less sen sib ilit y, if not intelli gence. There is sound reason for thi nk in g that th e different gases, 75 or more in numb er, are as perfectly organized in their chemical relations to each other, while in their srcinal state, as they are when in physical forms. Though each atom of matter, while in a gaseous state, is free to move about in its own system un dis tur bed , nevertheless it ca nn ot lose its individuality nor its relationship to the nucleus to whic h it belong s. Wh y one atom of ma tt er will attr act
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another and repel the third is a deep mystery, but do, an d in so doing the y form associations, an d thus produce life of every kind. A narrow survey of our immediate surroundings confirms the truth of the statement that every form of life is formed by the specific combination of gases. All th e fruit trees, shr ub s, pl an ts and flowers, differ from each other in appearance, texture of wood, form of leaf and odor emi tte d; but jus t wh at suggested the origi nal nucleus still remains a mystery. Motion is an innate function of matter, consequently gases mu st hav e been in motion before they gat her ed int o sep arat e bodies. In mov ing the y form circles about centres. These curr ents may hav e caused neuclei to form while rapidly moving in their un va ry in g courses . The relat ion of the fixed bodies of gases was the chemical relation they bore to each other, for each gaseous body exercised an at tr ac ti ve and repelling force. Each body of gas contained a nucleus different from all other bodies, and abo ut which they gathered th eir affinities. The number of comb inat ions whic h it is possible to be produced , even by the gases known to the people of ea rth, is in nume rable. And the unknown number might increase the combination man y fold. Thus un de r the law of attr ac ti on each and every atom of matter in space was enabled to find its place in the mighty universe of systems. When a nucleus was established its individuality must conti nu e th rough all time. If it could hold its position n space and su st ai n the body of gases collected
the at tr ac ti on of all othe r nuclei for mill ion s of yea rs, the tran sf orma tion from a gaseou s body to a physical form would not change its individuality nor power of attraction. Thus, once organized into systems, the universe of worlds must continue forever in their established rela tions to each other without or disturbance. In this way would every celestial body become a ce nt ra l force, an d th us would th e smal lest be able with th e largest body to ho ld its place in th e va st economy of na tu re . Th us was ma tte r drawn together and organize d in to system s of gases. In th e course of time a change came over the conditions of the nucleus of each gaseous body which wrought in them a greater power of attraction than they had previously possessed, bu t wha t produced the chang e I am un ab le to e xpl ain, excep t it was motio n. The greater th e mot ion th e denser became th e bod y. As th e force of att rac tio n increased, physi cal ma tte r was produced; as ph ysica l ma tt er for med, its den sity increased an d the pl ay of friction began. The stronger t he at tr ac tion the greater the friction till gradually it became so great that he at was generated, which condition continued till the gases in the heavenly bodies were transformed int o ph ysi ca l ma tt er an d reduc ed to a molten condi tion. The heat till all the mass became as dense as the force of attraction could make it, when th e p la y of frict ion ceased alto get her , after which the cooling proc ess began. The h eat ra di at in g
WORLDS. for a long period of time, finally the surface of the ea rth became cool, and later on a crust formed, when th e once lumi no us became an opaque body. As the crust became thic ker , th e surface became co oler unti l it reached a proper degree of temperature to produce inc ubati on, when life was generated. As th e crust became too large to snugly fit to the molten matter wit hin , it was forced up on certa in lines which form mountain ranges extending from north to south. The motion of the earth upon its axis doubtless caused th e cru st to be thr own out upon those lines instea d of breaking on the equatorial parallels, and thus formed mountain ranges running east and west. After the e ar th had become cool enough , the heav y clouds which su rrou nd it began to condens e and fall in rain, until vast bodies of water covered the en tire surface of the earth, for it was sph eri cal . The weight of water ha d a tenden cy to depress it, unt il finally the cru st gave way on cer tain lines and crowded the surface out on paralle l line s. The centrifug al motion of th e ea rt h, in connection with th e weight of water on the surface, caused the mountain ran ges to f orm as the y are now seen. In te rnal explosions, as some theorists explain, would throw the cru st up into one huge pile, like th e peak s which are seen on all mo un ta in range s, instea d of in chain s. Be the foregoing true or false, it is the only theory which will reasonably account for the different chemical constituents of the planets and fixed stars as they are laid down in astrology. For thi s reas on alone , I shall defend the theory until a better one is brought forward.
CHAPTER PLANETS.
the 500 sun, times center the as solar system, which is said towith contain as of much all the rest of the matter within the limits of this mighty system. It has been computed to be about miles in circumference. Traveling at a speed of thirty miles per hour, it would require only about forty days to encircle the earth; but to girdle the equ ator of the sun would req uire nine year s, Sundays not excepted, traveling at the same rate of speed. Apparently he is stationary, but revolves on his axis fn a little less than 26 days, at the astonishing velocity of about 88,000 miles per hour. He is supposed to be the giver and sustainer of all life, which is only true in part. His density is computed to be 25 hundr edt hs, as compared with the earth, or about one-half as heavy as water.
MERC URY .--Leavin g the sun, and passing out 37 millions of miles into space, the orbit of Mercury is reached. Here find a planet 19 times small er th an the earth. He is moonless, without atmosphere or life. His diameter is 2962 miles. His density, compared with that of the earth, is 1.24. He requires 88 days to pass all the signs of the zodiac in his journey about the sun. His velocity is 110,000 miles per hour. He revolves on his axis in 23 hours. The
gases em an at in g from this pl an et produce intelligence by developing the phrenological organs of casualty. The color of this planet is red, with a bluish tint. the pl an et Mer cury, and passing out toward the zodiac, the orbit of Venus is reached at a point 68 mil lio ns of miles from the sun, where is found th e "goddess of love." She is computed to be about the size of the earth. Her nights are forever da rk ; pe rh aps that is t he reason she is not inh abited, for lovers will not woo where th e moon does not shine. If she possesses human life it is ©La low intellectual order, far inferior to the people of earth, and that notgh sayless ing muc h for the m. an atmosphe re, isthou dense than t ha t She of has the ea rt h. Her diam eter is 7510 miles. Her dens ity is .92, about the same as th at of the ea rth . Her di ur na l revolution is abo ut 23 hour s. Her motion on the equator is 1100 miles per hou r. She moves in her orb it at the rate of 77,057 miles per ho ur. Her color on a brig ht, clear nig ht is a mi xt ur e of sil ver and gold. She produc es the gases which develop the love nature, fine arts and refinement in the people of earth, an d was therefore called the "goddess of love 1' by the ancient "heathen" star-worshipers, but this is what the tramp poet says abou t st ar and other worshipers. The reader can take it for what it is worth:
"To gaze on the star s as they sh in e in the skies And reflect th ei r bri ght lig hts an d the ir And bow to the ir bea uty an d influen ce, is gra nd To tho se who have sense ab ov e horse3. "B ut to worshi p a my th somewhere in th e skies And mumble a senseless phrase Over a cracke r and gl as s of wine Is weak, even for a horse th at br ay s. "
resting place in our outward march from the sun is the which very little is known. Some scientific men say that she has an opening clear th ro ug h her center from the north to th e south pole; that she is inhabited and her people live on the insi de of her shell . Others sa y that she is solid as a brick, hera people live on the surface. I knowand to be some at leas t. The Shelatter ha s one moon, an d revolves u pon her axis once in 24 hour s, 48 mi nu te s and 48 seconds. He r dia mete r is 7912 miles, an d her dis tan ce from th e sun is abou t 92 mil lio ns of miles. She ha s an atmosp here an d pro duces life. He r den sit y is one. Her orbit al mot ion is 65,533 miles per hour. find the orbit of Mars 144 millions of miles from the ea rt h. He is ne xt in size to Merc ury, and six times smaller th an th e ear th. He ha s two moons, a rarified atm osp her e, an d ma y produc e life. He is agric ultura l in his hab its, and mine ral producing in his resources, which facts are e sta blis hed by th e discove ry of an ir ri ga ti ng c an al which exten ds across his entire surface, and three sluice boxes in the
mining Hi s diam eter is 4920 density is 1.24, which makes its surface harder than that of the ea rt h, bu t the ir plows are made of better steel an d the ir horses are stronger. Hi s di ur na l revoluti on is compl eted in 24 ho ur s and 37 min ute s. Hi s velocity at th e equ ato r is 628 miles pe r hou r. Hi s velocity abo ut th e su n is 53,000 miles per ho ur. Hi s year is 684 days, and his color is fiery red. is the largest pl an et in the solar system. He is 490 millions of mile s from the He has five moons, consequently is blessed by moonlig ht every ni gh t in the yea r. He is young in maturity, and is not supposed to have reached a point in his development that would enable hi m to produce a family, and is therefore supposed to be uninhabited. The diameter of this mighty speck of matter is said to be 88,390 miles. His density is estimated to be even less than that of the sun, which, if true, would involve a very difficult problem for astronomers to solve, since that would mak e him a lumi nou s body. He is known to be opa que ; but perhaps he is in his gaseous stat e, an d ha s not yet reached his lum ino us condition, and therefore is liable to blaze forth at any time, and thus add an ot he r beautiful sun to our system. I thi nk , however, he has passed the day s of h is you th, and has entered, if not passed his fruitful period, and since hs sustains such perfect relationship to the zodiac an d th e planets in our solar sys tem, I mus t conclude that he is inha bited, not by a low order of animal life, but by a superior race of beings, which
I judge to be true from the number of moons he possesses. If each of these is as powerful in dev eloping brain matter as the earth's moon is, his people have at least five times the a mo un t of br ain power that the people of earth possess. Again, if his attraction for zodiacal gases is in proportion to his size, his people must be 1200 times larger than the people of this ear th . If a Ju pi te r ma n, in his red shir t, was to step on thi s plane t, with tru mpe t i n ha nd , the whole Salvation Army would have a regular Hallelujah meeting with out notice, an d that God ha d set up his ki ng dom upon earth; but since there would hardly be room enough in our streets for his big feet, it woul d not be wise to ext end an invi ta tion to the Governor of Ju pi te r. The di ur na l revolution of Ju pi te r is completed in 9 hours and 55 minutes of earth time. His sola r speed is 28,744 miles per hour. His equatorial speed is 27,985 miles per hou r, which is ne arly 28 times faster than the earth moves at her equator. His year is 12 mu nd an e years . Hi s seasons are three years each. His color is a soft red. He was worshiped by the ancients as the God of Justice. He is the grea ter benefic, an d the redeeming feature in the plan of life, if there was any plan in it. is the nex t orb encountered on our outward mar ch toward the pleaids. He conta ins an immense bulk of matt er , being only one-si xth less th an that of Jupi ter. He is one tho usa nd times larg er tha n the ear th. He has two marvelous ring s, and eight beautiful moons, sublime in his aspect, bu t ex-
ceedi ngly malific in his influence. He body, and said to be light as cork. His density is said to be only .12, which, however, is not true, or he too would be a lum ino us body. He has an and I judge has life on his surface. His diameter is 71,904 miles ; his diurnal m otion is 10 hour s and 29 minutes. His equ ato ria l speed is 21,528 miles per hour, his year is mu nd an e years. Hi s seasons are nearly eight years long, and his orbital motion is 21,221 miles per hour. He is the greater malific. the immense flight across the fields of space from the sun, travelling at railroad speed of 720 miles a day, we reach the orbit of Uranus after a journey of more than seven thousand years, through 1,800 millions miles of space. Here we find a planet 100 times larger th an our ear th. His diameter is 33.000 miles. His density is .18, and therefore should be luminous. He travels in his orbit the rate of 30.787 miles per hour. He has a pale ashy color and possesses five moons. He is sensitive, original, mechanical and intuitive in his influence in the human brain, and may or may not be inhabited. outward to the extremity of the solar system, through 27,747 millions of miles of space, after a continuous journey of 12,000 years, we reach the orbit of Neptune, where is found a perhaps 50 times larger than our earth, and possessing four moons. He too ma y have an atmosp here, and also possess life. Hi s di ur na l motion is unk now n, but
his orbital motion is estimated to be 11,958 miles per hou r. Hi s dia met er is? His den sit y is said to be .17, which would mak e hi m lum ino us also. Consequently we ought to have suns in our solar system, if the theory of creation set forth in the foregoing pages is and their density known.
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CENTRIPETAL FORCE/ philosophy of this doctrine was laid in t h e following form: Th e su n wa s once a ma ss of ma tt er , and also a mi gh ty ro ta ry mot ion . It completed its revo luti on on its axi s in a li tt le les s t h a n 25 d a y s . Th is mot ion created centrifuga l force. It s at tr ac ti on is called ce nt ri pe ta l force. Th es e two force s continually in operation, the one to throw apart and the other to hold together, solar st ro ng er to pr ev ai l. In th e case in question centrifugal overcame the centripetal, and mass after mass was hurled into space, and eventually became p l a n e ts . Acc ord ing to t h e aforesaid th eo ry , after a ma ss of m a t t e r was sen t flying off from th e su n, ce nt ri pe ta l held it in check, an d finally br ou gh t it to a ci rc ul ar motion about that body; but it not being strong enough to recover the detached fragments, it continued to follow th e sa me p a t h from t h a t ti me down to th e present. In substance, th i s is the theory advocated by some astronom ers. It h a s long prevailed, p a t i e n t l y aw ai ti ng th e ar ri va l of a more rea son abl e one to supercede it. It is a good theory to believe the school of logic. THE foregoing theory is uni-
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taught, and owing to its extreme popularity is not a pl ea sa nt subject to at ta ck . In fact it is qu ite a serious matter to assume the responsibility of trying to overthrow a theory so well founded in the minds all. and one so universally taught throughout the enti re world as thi s one is. If un ive rs al recognition of a supposed tr uth is conclus ive in est abli shi ng it a scientific fact, it would be useles s to que stio n this one; for it is recogni zed by al l nat io ns as the cause of planetary motion. To assail it will no doubt incur the displeasure of all its who will receive it as an insult to science and an offence to the highest standa rd of intellig ence, if no t as an abs olu te for which th e offender sho uld be pu nish ed . Howeve r, it is laid down in legal lore that a man is innocent of an alleged crime until proven guilty; though all the world arrayed against him, the fact of his guilt must be established before sentence can be pronounced on hi m. The knowledge of these fac ts is e nco uragi ng, since there is nothing to be feared from the tribunal of justice, whatever may be the opinion of the lobby, for the reason that the theo ry is not in the least degre e logical in its conclu sions, nor is it satis fact ory to an y th in ki ng mind th at has not been th us instructed in its y ou th an d learne d to believe it as it has le arn ed to accept ma ny other teachings becaus e of their cu rr en t wo rt h. The forces in ques tion, are not established by scientfic facts, sound logic, even by a process of mild reasoning, but simply by common consent, which I mu st ad mi t is not a ve ry
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domestic force for a lone combatant but knowing the weakness the enemy's guns, and the vantage gro und of the ir foe, I hes ita te not to enter the conflict for championship of The vindicator of these forces, in order to make any kind of a defense, mu st first show that the solar system is an ind ivi dua l entity of stella r ma tt er , possessing an indeforce, deriving all of its powers, just or unjust, from a solar orb. He mu st also show that it a selfsupporting factor of the mighty universe, and that the sun is the pa re nt al center, whic h once possessed all the ma tt er now belonging to the solar syste m, which will not be an easy task f or him to perform. Un ti l the foregoing poi nts shall be established he will have no peitrmisanaccomp en t basis on which his defense, and after lished he willtoberest wholly at sea without boat, padd le or compass. In realit y I th in k the theory has no staunch defenders among the thinking class of people, if, indeed, it has an y. It is taug ht to fill an otherwise bla nk page in na tu ral philosophy. Th is the ory does not appeal to hu ma n' reason since there are no facts to support it. It at once becomes legless, and therefore canno t stand. Then, wit h a more logical theory to take its place, it must soon become friendless and eve ntu all y die in obsc urity . However easy to perform, th is is a task I would rather shi rk, and did at one time seriously think of omitting it from these pages since I hav e so ma ny other dr ai ns on my vi ta l forces, a limit of tim e and want of space. Fin ding the work imperfect wit hou t it, I thought it would
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better to offer a few st ray hints than to leave the subject wholly even if the arguments are not all I wished them to be, nor satisfactory to the genera l reader. Enough , however, will be given that thi nki ng mind ma y grasp the contents of the while th e stu den t of na tu re will have an ample foundati on on which to rear a greater st ructure if he wish to, or, for the cri tic to ren d asu nder the whole of argument thus woven, and scatter its worthless fragments und er the feet of a rejoicing mu lt it ud e. At any rate, I will give enough of the theory for all practical purposes, and then leave it with the candid reader to dispose of as pleases him best.
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a cer tai n size, the cent rifu gal force became too stro ng for the cen tri pet al to hold the mass of ma tt er th us collected, an d therefo re a part of it was released from the ma in bulk a nd hurl ed far into space. Admitting this to be true, the loss of a part of this huge bulk of matter would not change the original condition of the nucleus, and therefore it would continue to collect mat te r as before. In th e course of tim e the accu mula tion of m at te r would agai n equ al the former body, when the overplus would be cast off Thus would the process continu e til l all of the ava ilable gaseous ma tt er ha d been trans form ed into solar matter and thrown off into space. This is the only logical view to be taken of the subject, if indeed it has any logical side to it. Then, of course, the pla nets would no t only all be of the same size, bu t would occupy t he same posi tion in space, because centripetal could hold together just so much matter against the power of centrifugal force. Therefore, when a gi ven am ou nt had been collected, another mass of matter would then be thrown off into space. If the masses were of of equal size, which they would necessarily be, since the two o perating forces would be th e same all th e ti me, the n, if the y are equ al in size, th ey would reach the same point in space, for bodies of equal size, projected by the same force, must necessarily reach the same point. The sun now revolves on his axis once in 25 14 hours and 8 minutes, and there is no reason to
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think tha t his rotary motion w as different at an y time. Heave nly time tables always remai n the sam e. No changes are ma de, so far as know n, to accommodate theories, science or religion. Bu t admit ting that one ma ss might hav e been a trifle la rg er than another, does not account for th e wide difference existing between the size of the respective orbits of the planets; therefore, their differences cannot be explained by that hypothesis. Neptune and Uranus are computed to be equal in size; therefore, if projected by the same force, they would hav e reached the same p oin t in space and now occupy the sam e orbit or or bit s very near tog ethe r. Yet, the former planet is said to be twice the di stan ce from the sun as that of the lat ter . Sa tu rn is computed to be one-six th smaller th an Ju pit er , yet he is ne ar ly twice Ju pi te r' s dist ance fr om t he sun. Mars is computed to be only one-sixth the size of the earth; therefore, if projected by the same force, he oug ht to have reached a point in space, far beyond the earth, if the ratio between the ea rt h and himself was the sa me as th at of Sat urn and Ur an us ; but he is said to be only one-th ird farther from the sun th an i s the ea rt h, while Mercury, which is the smallest of the principal planets, is the nearest to the sun; but admitting that the planets, by some inexplicable force, were detached from the sun and tra nsp ort ed to thei r places in space, all in good condition, still we find a difficulty in getting them tra ine d into thei r proper places. The sun being a magnet, it necessarily follows that all
othe r sun s possess a sim ila r force of at tr ac ti on . Therefore, while the solar orb exer ts an at tr ac ti ve influence over all other heavenly bodies, it necessarily follows that they must exert a similar influence over him, and consequently over every fractional part of him; which being true, the planets would be influenced by them in proportion to the size of matter each contains. Let us suppose the earth have been th ro wn from the su n; th e cause of it being detached from th at body was the inability of a centripetal force to sustain that bulk of matter intact with the parental mass, and theref ore let it go, when th e earth flew off 92 million of miles from the sun. Now arises the question: Could centripetal force check the flight of a disca rded mass of ma tt er and bring it to a circular motion, and hold it at a comparatively regular distance from the sun, while moving at th e ra te of 65,000 miles per ho ur ? According to physics , the ra tio of force of projected bodies decreases with th e sq uare of a dist ance; therefo re, as th e ea rt h receded from the pa re nt al center, th e sun wo uld lose instead of gain power over it, and, inversely, as bodies approach each other, the force of attraction would increas e with the sq ua re of the distance , which would have a tenden cy to ca rr y the ear th in a line, an d eventua lly cause it to pass out of th e solar syste m. If ce ntripe tal force were un ab le to susta in that weight of ma tter when it was in th e most favorable position to be controlled, it is not likely that
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it could call it to halt and bring it to in a circle his own body , when so far away. But the ad vocates of thi s time-wo rn t heo ry no do ub t will deny th at the fixed st ar s have an influence over the matter within the sys tem . In fact, the y are compelled to do so in order to su stain thei r the ory ; but if it were possibl e for the su n' s at tr ac ti on to force the planets in a circular motion, it is not a logical conclusion that they would remain in exactly the same p at h for millio ns of yea rs. Even if th at were possible, all mus t agree t ha t the ir orbi ts must describe a perfect circle, each degree of which should be an equal distance from the center of the sun; in fact, it could not be otherwise, if the sun produce d all theisforce which controlled them t, on th e coplntra ry. , not in the center of the orbi, tbuof a single an et If, as is alleged the advocates of the Keple r the ory , the solar system once had two s un s, or centers around which the planets revolved, and which caused them to move in an path, then they would all elongate toward the same point in space, but since they do not, and no ashes or cinders of the missing sun were found, the agn ostic will ask for an explanation. The ea rt h' s orb it is a decided ellipse, while Mars varies from the true circle miles, about l-6th th e dia met er of his orbit, which fa cts alone should d estroy the old theories without other evidence or ex pl an at io n. But even if this motion could be intel lige nt ly ex pla ine d, there is another th at would puzzle
couple of professors to elu cid ate to a natural philosopher. The plane ts, in moving ab ou t the sun, do not move in a regular curve, but execute a serpentine movement; why they do has never been satisfactor ily explai ned by th em , but if th is , with all of the other mysteries connected with the unreasonable theo ry could be satis facto rily ex pl aine d, th e following will forever silence the advoca tes of ce nt ripe ta l and centrifugal forces.
CHAPTER VII.
PLANETARY
If th e sun was once a mass of molten ma tt er also im ght y magnet, by a grad ual process of growth increased in size, he was then composed of a given combi nat ion of ma tte r, because his nucleus would attract no other kind than its affinities. Therefo re, all different masses of matte r which were thr own from that bod y mu st necessarily be of the same chemical constituents, to which fact all mu st agree. Therefore, all of the pl an et s thro wn from the sun must be the same in their physical and chemical con stit uen ts. Venus ha s eleme nts peculia r to herself; Mars has elem ents pec ulia r to himself; while Ju pi te r has elements peculiar to the nucleus which created facts alon e are enough to des tro y old theo ry in the es tima tion of all astrolo gical students, even if others in clinging to it. There is a vast difference in the size of th e respective plan ets, which oug ht not to be the case. In the color of the lig hts the y shed the re is no resemb lanc e exis ting betwe en an y two of the m. In the ir diurnal motion there is but little resemblance existing between any two of them. In their influence in the hu ma n br ai n, which is a crowning evi dence again st
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the world-wide the ory , the re is absolut ely no likenes s whatever. If all th is evidenc e take n togeth er would not destrov the groundless theorv of the above-described solar forces, then human reason is hard to reach. NEBULA theory, too, finds a ' place in the pages of phil osop hy, bu t it, too, is wanting in th e ess ent ial points of a science, and will not gracefully bear criticism. If the supposition is tr ue that all the ma tt er now belonging to the solar system was once collected in one vas t molte n body, of course it is sphe ric al, since that is the form of all co ns ta nt ly moving bodies. As it condensed an d cooled, accordi ng to theory, the center sh ra nk from the surface, and th us cracked and discarded an outer shel l. The shell thus discarded by the central sun fell to and was attracted together and formed a planet. Of course, that theory is easy to understand, after it known how man y pieces the broken shell produced, and which way they slid off the sun, and which was th e lar ges t, an d how fast each piece ha d to move to overtake the one thatdetained was moving they were, and what force them as in fast theirasorbits while the su n sh ran k away from the m, for he must sti ll exert the power of attracti on over the m. No wonder th e a stronome rs wanted to dissolve pa rtn ership with the astrologers, so they could find time to calcula te the motion of ma tt er and expl ain theorie s. But if the theory is correc t, the first shell discarded
should have produced the largest planet, and th e force of th e su n' s att ra ct io n, ti ll all the p ieces ha d each othe r and formed a p lane t. The second she ll would pro duc e a pla ne t second in size and the third still smaller, and so on the la st one was reached, which would be the smallest of the entire set. On the contrary, we find no such a regularity in their sizes and positions in space, the planet produced by the first shell discarded being only one-tenth th e size of Saturn, though his shell occupied half the distance from his remo te side to th e remote side of Sat urn, from the sun, and perhaps still more space than that. the pla net produced by the next contains the matter occupied half of the remaining distance from Neptune to the sun and should not be nearly half so large as Neptune, yet he is computed to be equal to, if not greater than he. Saturn comes next and the matter composing this planet occupied half of the remaining distance and should be still smaller than Uranus, but he is said to be one-sixth larger. Mars comes next, an d should be, according to th e law of decrease, much larger than the earth, but on co nt ra ry he is six times smaller. Thu s we find no evidence to support the nebula theory. There are many nebula theories, but none of th em satisfa ctory. In the foregoing the ory , t h e planets should all be alike in their constituent eleme nts , for the nucleus which att rac ted the chemical
would attract but one consequ en tl y each wou ld pr od uc e th e sa me c olo red li gh ts an d ha ve the same inf luen ce in th e h u m a n b r a in , which they do not. de ns it y, of course, would h a v e so me th in g to do wit h th e size of th e bo dy , b u t even t h a t th ro ws no li gh t on th e subject, for it is a re as on able presumption that the first body thrown off would rea ch its gr ea te st de ns it y fir st, since it wo ul d ha ve to be cold enough to crack a n d b r e a k loose it could be discarded. B u t according to the calculations, t h e last thrown off has the degree of density. ANOTHER
the sun was a
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mac d ni man ctundredlike outa mu of simolten an d hin set e,to an sp in ng ufa ar ou ca l to pmonat teanr, open floor , we ca n b etter un de rs ta nd how he slopp ed over and scattered his fragments the solar system, regardless of size, form or regularity, before he settled dow n to a level-h eaded speed; b u t th e t h eo r y involve too many perplexing questios for practic al pu rp os es ; for th e sm al l boy would as k who m a d e th e su n an d wh a t was he ma de o f? W h o mel ted t he lea d to ma ke hi m? W h a t did th ey mou ld in and how long was h e cooling ? H o w lon g was th e st ri ng t h e y used to ma k e hi m sp in ? W a s it a big m a n t h a t set him going, and could a small boy make him spin? W h a t ki nd of a pa vem ent did they st ar t h im on ? an d diverse questions calculated to distract the mind of his m a m m a and cause the Su nd ay sc ho ol su pe rin ten de nt' s he ad to get an e x t ra dig, an d m a k e th e school te ac he r cross for a whole week.
CHAPTER PROPELLING FORCE. Since having disposed of cen tri pet al and forces, it will be necessary to supply the planets wit h a pro pel lin g power, which is more forcible in its operation, more comprehensible in its explanations, and more logical in its conclusions, than the discarded theory embraces, or the te arin g down arg ume nts as previously set forth, will not be acceptable to the philosophical reader. According to the deposed forces, the sun is the abso lute rul er of a ll force in motion existing with in the solar system; bu t I sha ll att emp t to show that he plays only a small role in the beautiful panorama of celestial motion. Elsewhere I have set forth theor etica l ex pl an at io n for th e formation of the planets, and how they found their places; but their exac t motion s in circums cribing th eir orbits was not given . Consequently, I will now proceed to expla in the c ause for their very eccentri c movements. All of these mys teriou s bodies move abo ut the sun in perfect order and harmony, and are continually following the same un va ry in g courses which they have pursued since their first cycles were completed. So tru e are they in their motions th at any point in the heav ens which a given plan et may occupy at any sta ted time in the near future may be calculated with
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• a ma rk ed degree of prec ision . Owing to their unif orm | motions it is evident that there is an force, which sus tai ns the pl an et s in the ir celest ial rou nds , or occasionally they would vary from their usual paths, even if they did not lose their bearings altogether. We hav e been informed by ast ron ome rs that th e pla net s dis tur b eac h other when moving near togeth er. Tha t being tr ue , it would not be out of place to ask what force in natu re settled the m back in the ir places after being drawn or crowded out of their eterna l pa th wa y for a considerable length of tim e, while mov ing sid e by side, which som e pl an et s do for yea rs. Saturn and Uranus are at this time, 1895, very near together, where they will continue to be for years to come, wdthout producing any commotion in the heavens or causing any unusual results so far as kno wn. Of course the y mu st interfere with each othe r now if they did when Dr. Hers che l notice d a chan ge in the movement of Sat ur n when Ur an us was discovered . Owing to his gre at distance, it would be impo ssib le for Dr. Her sch el to be ab le to discover Sa tu rn 's eccentri c movemen ts, with his very imperfect glass, even if they occurred. If centripetal an d centr ifugal f orces locat ed the orbits of the pl an et s in th e way th e theory describes, I am un ab le to understand how any planet can be pulled, pushed or jostled out of its accustomed orbit and yet remain unva ry in g in its motion, and be pro mpt ly on ha nd to ma ke connection with a ll astr onom ical calcu lation s, which are sometimes made years ahead of time; per-
haps the reader can , but those who are delicate receive it in doses to suit the ir me ntal digestio n. The author acknowledges his inability to successfully di spose of such indigestible philosophy. How a planet could fly off at a tangent for a short period of time, or even affect others to the of causing the slightest devia tion from the ir true courses, even when the y a r e moving side by side, I am una ble to un derstan d, and especially is it improbable under the old theory of centripetal and centrifugal forces. Since the forces are in the estimation of the to create and sustain the many motions executed by the planets, he feels called upon to replace the discarded theory with the following subject toin revisions and corrections, it is not wholly wanting the essential of a science. Wha tev er it may lack in detai l, it has a tho roughly scientific basis for its srcin, and th erefo re fail to at trac t att entio n. It was discovered after many years of hard and efficfent study in nection with the zodiacal forces. These forces, for th ou sa nd s of y ear s, have been known to affect t h e hu ma n body. It is therefore not a visio nary scheme ,
concocted for the special purpose of deceiving as shown in the following evidence. There are two forces existing in th e hum an bra in called attraction and repulsion. They produce all likes, disl ikes , friendship, enmity, and assist in producing all of and hatred th at exist s in the hu ma n family; bu t which forces have not been clearly understood.
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the ir first greeting form ties of la st in g friend ship, and oth ers fall pas sio nat ely in love at the first meet ing of the ir eyes, ha s alw ays been a deep mystery to all save the interpreter of the language of the st ars . Wh y disli kes should enter the br ai ns of two entire stra nge rs was ha rd to un der sta nd. The principal influences which produce the abovena me d effect are kno wn to originate wit h the zod iaca l divisions of the heavens, and effect the class of people as follows: The re are as many different classes of people as ther e are division s of the zodiac. These twelve classes are sub-divided into many classes. In the first class, which is ruled by the movable signs, ther e exist bu t little sy mp at hy , few likes and no Among those born under th e rule of the ne xt class is-. found much sympathy, friendship and love. de mo ns tr at in g th e foregoing facts, I came to the elusion that the human body could not be so affected, or, rather, hold such strong affinities and antip ath ies , for th e zodiacal elements an d the ea rth re ma in wholly unaffected by th em . This th ou gh t led a further inquiry, and finally to the conclusion that the movements of the earth were produced by an d not sola r forces; but I found some tr ou bl e in co mparing and harmonizing the influences thus discovered, since the zodiacal forces were not just the sameas they were on the earth. The earth and the moon I found to be attracted alternate zodiacal divisions, while the human body appeared to be attracted very irregularly, which
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the influences qui te difficult to un de rsta nd . But it was known that each division of the heavens imparted a certain magnetic influence to all persons born at its rising, which, without any opposition or counteracting influence, would cau se each person to act on all others the same as the zodiacal influences upo n the earth. It was found upo n closer exa min ation that the effect was different. Then, in order to tra ce out the zodiacal influences in man, and lea rn how they would influence each other magnetically, I selected twelve persons, each of whom was born at the risi ng of a different zodiacal division. I the n arr ang ed them in a circle corresponding with the zodiacal signs, and then traced out their influences in each other, and thereb y learned thei r at trac ti ng and repelling forces, as affecting each other. Beginning at one born at the rising of Aries, I learned that he was attracted to the one born at the rising of the division of Taurus and Gemini, but repelled by the one born at the rising of Cancer. Then, again, was attracted to the one born at the rising of the sign Leo, but with the one at the rising of the next sign, Virgo, there was a neutral influence observed. The next sign, Lib ra, I found, produced an inharmonious feeling toward the Aries character. Passing to the next sign, Scorpio, I found a neutral feeling existin g between the two. The next one, born at the rising of Sagittarius, was attracted to the Aries person. The man, born at the rising of the sign Capricornus, was repelled, but the next two,
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Aquar ius and Pisces, were at tracte d to Aries. Th us found the effect was the same, both right and left from Aries, til l rea chi ng the opposition sign, Libra. On each sign two are attracted, one repelled, one attracted and one ne ut ra l, when th e opposition was reac hed, which produced a repulsive feeling. Then , ta ki ng the Ta ur us ma n and passi ng him a rou nd the circle, I found the order to be th e same, bu t he was to and repelled from different ones. Thus I the Taurus man to be attracted to the first two to the righ t, which was Gemini an d Cancer, an d repelled from Leo, at trac ted to Virgo, ne ut ra l wit h Lib ra, and repelled by Scorpio. Then, re tu rn in g to the st ar ti ng point, and passing the other way, I found the attractive, repulsive and neu tr al feeling th e same as in the former case: at tracte d to Aries and Pisces, repelled by Aquarius, Capricornus, neutral to Sagittarius and opposed by Scorpio. Gemini, like all th e re ma in ing signs, work t he same . This man was attracted to the first two on the right, which was Cancer and Leo, and repelled by Virgo, attracted to Libra, ne ut ra l to Scorpio and repel led by Sag itt ar ius . On the left I found the Gemini person to be attr acte d to Ta ur us an d Aries, repelled by Pisces an d attract ed to Aquarius, neutral with Capricornus. At first I thought their influence a little irregular, but on ma ki ng th e appl icat ion I found the rule app lic abl e to each zodiacal sign. But why th e influence varied, as it did, with the alternate divisions of the zodiac, was a problem I found very difficult to
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The only exp lan ati on I could find such eccentricities in nature's work was that the earth, being somewhat foreign to the zodiac, had an inflence of her own which the zodiac could not altogether overcome, an d th at a child being born at a given poi nt on the earth could not receive in full force all of the zodiacal elements, owing to the position he occupied, hence the influence is found to exist in the people. Th e ear th, not hav in g any environments, or rathe r being a part of the great economy of nature, had affinities in the alternate divisions; therefore was attracted to six and repelled from six of the zodiacal divisions, which causes her to exercise a serpentine move ment. The moon being composed of si milar elements, occupies the same orbit as the earth, but its nucleus being somewhat different, causes it also to be attr acted to alternate signs, and the divisions of the zodiac which at tr ac t the earth repel the moon. It the nuclei of the earth and the moon had been the same they would have both occupied the same place in space , conse quent ly the re would have been only one instead of two bodies, or else one would have followed the other in the same path, but as it is they cross and recross each other's orbits in their journey about the sun. These attractive an d repulsive influences of the zodiac cause the vibratory motion of the as the moon; bu t the zodi acal divisions which cause the earth and moon to vibrate may not affect the other planets just the same, though they all have a similar motion in that particular; but they may make a differ-
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number of vibra tions in com ple ting their orbital j ourney. Inasmuch as they are composed of a combination of elements the zodiacal affinites of Jupiter may be very different from those of the earth. The planets ha ve an oth er moti on which produce an elongation of the ir orbits , which motio n I also exp lain by zod iac al cau ses . Some of th e pl an et s have a stron ger affinity for a zodiacal d ivision than othe rs do; con seq uen tly th ey are carr ied furt her in one direc tion, which cause the ir orbits to be elon gated . If all th e division s of th e zodiac possessed the same magnetic influence over the planets, they would all revolve in a perfect circle about the sun; but instead of that they each follow or bit s. Str an ger yet is the fact that no two of the m toward the same point in space, as the following cut will show: The orbit of the planet Mercury elongates towards the divi sion Sag itta rius . Ur an us elonga tes towards Aries, Saturn toward Capricornus, while the Earth elon gate s towa rds Scorpio. Th us it ca n be seen that none of the pla ne ts have a cir cul ar pa th . The explanation of these laws by the zodiac is the only ex pl at io n for the ena. of Ithe have not yet reac its ed ananexplanation forphe thenom motion earth axis, but I la te ly devel oped a hy po the sis which I will to the reader in its imperfections, hopin g to give it more tim e an d att en ti on in th e not di stant future, a n d have it ready for the next edition of Stellar Dust. Th e ma gneti c needle is said to become un se ttl ed it reache s a point th ir ty miles south of the equa tor.
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The cause of the pecul iar behavi or of the needle I at tr ib ut e to the fact that being the magneti c center of the ea rth all of the zodiaca l gases are received in t hat belt and pass into the earth, where approaching from opposite dire ctio ns the y meet an d cause a whirl of forces which keeps the world in a reg ula r mot ion on its ax is ; th en pass ing to the no rt h an d south , they flow towa rds the poles, th us causin g an electrical cu rr en t to continually flow in those directions, and in escaping at the no rt h they produce the no rt he rn lights . I am unable be account for the revolution of the earth upon its axis in any other way. Hence I offer the above hypothesis.
CHAPTER IX. CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS. The heavenly bodies are so situated, and chemically constructed, th at they constitute two separate and distinct forces, which I will denominate constitutional an d im mu ta bl e laws, for the reason th at one is pa ra mo un t to the other, an d t hat the former l imi ts the oper ation of the lat te r in t he execution of all their work in nature. The co ns tit uti on al laws are execu ted by the divisions of the zodiacal belt, and since they never change their relative positions to one another their individual effect upon th e ear th is alw ays th e sam e. However, an ap pa re nt chan ge is sometimes produced, but which is caused by the intervention of the mutable or planetary aws. The twelve chap ters of th e con stitu tion al laws , found in th e gre at book of nat ure , are nam ed as follows: Aries, Ta ur us , Gemin i, Cancer, Leo, Vir go, Lbira, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces. Ea ch of th e foregoing divisi ons execute a separate and distinct law from the other. The constitutional are the inexorable laws of natu re from which the re is no appeal. They prod uce all species of life that now is, ever was, or ever will be, on th is globe; for life of an y ki nd ca nn ot exist indepe nden t of these mi gh ty forces, an d when the y are once
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withdrawn then all life is doomed. They give size body, form to man and species to all life. They also produce planetary motion and hold the world in its present position, and sustain their poles in their present positions relative to the nort h star and the southern cross. They also produce the zodiacal and equitori al aspects, the same today that they did at the beginning of the earth's existence, and have continued to perform the same duty since the cycles of earth's tim e began to ru n. They cause the eart h to complete her diurnal revolution in 24 hours 48 48 s., and speeds her in her course about the sun . They bring the joy of spr ing , the golden har ves t of summer, the fruit of fall, and the hoary cloak of They are the all-prevailing forces of the universe. These laws doubtles s srcinat ed long prior to the earth, or while it was in a gaseous sta te, and they have continued to rule and reign over it since that time down to the present moment, and moreover, they will continue to exercise that unrelenting authority over her long after man has any use for her support or protection. The earth will die by a slow process of decay. It will first lose its attraction for ste lla r gases in part, when they will slowly pass off into space nevermore to return. Then a loss of vit ali ty will be followed by old age and sterility. In fact the process is imperceptibly going on at this time. The water is gra dua lly dep art ing from the eart h; ani mal s are becoming less hardy than former, while many species have become ext inct, doubtless f or the wan t o
food containing a sufficiency of the necessary ingredients to give nourishment to their particular brains. This is the cause in part while the climatic changes ha ve also ha d the effect to shorten life in t he less har dy an ima ls . The weaker go first, and finally others disa ppea r. It is not a law of the s urv iva l of the fittest that protects and prolongs life in certain species. But it is the vi ta l forces which i mpart to them strength and endurance, sufficient to withstand the climatic changes. The carni verou s will survive longer than th e heranim als , and will linge r about th e fishing places until the means of sustenance has disappeared from th e face of th e eart h in t he form of food an d pure air. Then Byron's tableau will be on the scene: " Men will lin ger abo ut their cam p fires, th e meager will by th e meager be devour ed." Exce pt the wate r animals man will be perhaps the last to leave the dreary waste of lifeless matter which, like the moon, will swing its huge bulk through cold trackless space for an eter nit y of time , ca rr yi ng with it th e r ui ns of mighty nations, the crumbling thrones of once happy queens, th e sepulcher kings greatness. and cruel mo na rc hs , and the white bones of of departed Bu t, dear reader, do n' t be frightened for fear you will miss your Ch ri stma s d in ne r, because of all li fe coming sud denly to an end; for the re is not the lea st dang er of such an event ta kin g place. If you meet with no accident, your health remains good, and you have a dollar to spare, you can have your
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dinner served in good form, even according to th e taste and you can enjey it without fear of molestation, because of the wrath of nature reeking vengance on this cold, cruel earth. When it does come to an end it will be after a process of dis int egr ati on. In creat ing and destroying worlds, na tu re never gets in a hu rr y. She shakes up old mother earth occasionally to remind man of her mighty forces; but not because she is weary of supp orti ng her chil dren , and desires to shake them off, or to destroy the marvelous work of her creation.
CHAPTER X. HOROSCOPE OF CHARLES DARWIN. Mr. Darwin was born at the rising of Uranus in the sign Scorpio. Whe n Mercur y was cas tin g a tr in e aspect to that planet, and also when the sun and Mars were in tr in e to each other . Ura nus in Scorpio mad e Mr. Darwin an independent, srcinal man, despising the beaten track of beliefs." Mercury i n tri ne to Uranus also made him srcinal and intuitive, and gave him a br il li an t, scientific im agin ation. The sun an d Mar s in friendly aspect to each oth er gave him mental and physical endurance. The foregoing influences made Mr. Darwin what he was in mag net ic force an d ment al powers. He was a bold, progressive, srcinal, intuitive man, such an one as is number ed by the san ds of the centur ies . But, hi s circumstanc es, an d not his abil ity, g ave him fame. Had he been born of hu mb le par ent age, he would hav e developed in to one of the grea test cranks the world ever knew. There is bu t little in his horo scope, except his great ability to give him name and fame, an d since his mi nd was carried off in such a strange direction, his progressive ideas would have been ridiculed and laughed to scorn. But, being backed up by an ample fortune to support him in all of his researches, which were many, arduous and tedi-
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ous, he compelled att entio n. He was the world, and when he got his ideas in they were found to be too sea rch ing to be laughed at, too profound to be ignore d, and too deep for the ordinary mind to grasp, which place this great man above and beyond the reach of all. But, witho ut the mea ns to help himself, he would h ave been considered a dreamer or a wild, visionary schemer. Hi s min d did not r un to money -gettin g; it was scientific, deeply profoun d and penetrating to the extre me degree. But for wealth he would have lived in obscurity, died in poverty, and his half-fledged ideas would have fl uttered out of existence at his de pa rt ur e; but with it he rose to the crest of the billows of applause, and the world bowed to his desire, not wholly because his theories were incontrovertible, but because he was able to sta nd alone in the gia nt str eng th of bis manhood, in defiance of the opinions of the Christian in defence of what he considered to be scientific and r igh t. In pov erty he would hav e done the same thing, but to less purpose, for which reason I place this ma n in the front ra nk s of the men the world ever produced.
CHAPTER XI. OR SPONTANEOUS PRODUCTION.
The point ha s now been reached which involves the question of spontaneous production, or as Huxley defines it, life out of not living matter, which is a misnomer, or how nature produced the first pai r. All of the necessary con dit ion s for the pro duction of life ha vi ng been e xpla ined , except sexes , which will receive attention further on. First it will be necessary to locate nature's incubations which created the first life. As the east ern hem isp her e was, or is supposed by some, to have been inhabited before the western world was populated, it is presumably true that animal life began its existance in the old world, which, however, is only a pre sumption; for it is more than likely that life was created at every point around the entire globe at or near the same time. On all islands of any extent have been found human and each differing however, in a smallis degree from forms, the other. Thetribe difference, more noticeable in the i nte lle ctu al and facial than in the physical development, which is evidence that they did not spr ing from a common pa ren t, bu t were produced under slightly different stellar forces, which would account for their intellectual difference. The earth's surface having undergone so many change s since the first cru st was formed, it is qu ite
impossible to tell just when life ma de its debut on earth, nor how long the conditions lasted necessary to produce the higher forms of life. But presuming no radical change has taken place on the earth's surface since nature began to produce life, it will be safe to locate the srcinal birth-place of man on the East India Islands, Moses to the contrary notwithstanding. However, there is no spec ial reas on why life sho uld not have srcinated in, or near, the Mediterranean Sea, as well as in mid-ocean, except that th e position or the former po int is less favor able for th e rece ption of th e zodiacal forces th an is the la tt er place, it being low, moist an d well pro tect ed, fitted it for th e requ ire ments of nature in her work of producing life. Owing to its su itab ility, it has been selected as th e most probable point on the earth if only one was chosen for the beg inn ing of life. Fu rt he rm or e, it ha s been located directly on the equator, and under the ecliptic, where the electrical currents from the zodiacal belt play with more energy than at any other point in higher or lower latitudes, which increases its adaptability for the purpose. thelasprimordial germ, and vast Here fieldssrcinated of pro top m were formed by here na tu re 's subtle forces. Pro top las m, like other ma tte r, appeared on the e ar th by a gr ad ua l process of growth. Its begin ni ng was the beginnin g of all phys ical l ife, regardless of w ha t ma y be said of a tomi cal life. It m ay be doubtful logic to assert that the re exists an ato mic al life possessing intellig ence , neve rthele ss ther e is some
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reason for such a view. However , I would he sitate to affirm that the president of a club of atomical characters called a meeting and proposed to organize an animal compact for the purpose of furthering their individual interests, and thus created life. But we cannot follow all the way down the scale of life, from m an to t he monad, or atom , an d th us learn all of th e eccentric ities of the lowest possible form of life. Neit her can we begin at the ato ms an d trace out all of their peculiar combinations up to man, and, therefore, cannot know all of the facts connected with the ir myster ious likes, dislikes and social and business customs. It is not safe to say that man is th e on ly int ell igent an im al on the ea rth , since it mig ht be an un pleasant task to prove it. Then, if we accord intelligence to animals one step lower in the scale than man, it will be a difficult matter to stop at an y point short of th e atom . However, I can see nothi ng unr eas onable in ta ki ng th at view of th e ma tt er , since human intelli gence is the result of a closer associ ation of indi vi du al atoms of ma tt er than when in their gaseous state. I confess that it would be a difficult task to ascertain the degree of intelligence possessed by a singl e atom, or why one should possess more intelligence than another; but doubtless they do, as the result of thei r comb inat ions will testify. Twenty , nor even fifty billions of inanimate atoms could not under any condition produce a live brain; but that number of live
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atoms could, under certain conditions, produce life and a degree of intelligence; but because a specific combination of ato m s do manifest intelligence, it does n o t necessarily follow that all combinations of gases produce li ke resul ts. Th e co mb in at io n which ent ers in to the construction of the brain is the mind-produc ing ma tt er m a n knows many more may exist.
an yt hi ng abou t; however,
Fl es h, bon e, wo od a n d sto ne ar e composed of gases, b u t it can scarcely be und erst ood t h a t th ey possess intelligence; however, I have heard intelligent men def end th e position t h a t adhe sion is a man ifes tation of intelligence, and however hard to prove, there is ro om for suc h a view , if the re as on in g is ca rr ie d to th e ex tr em e lim it. Th e force whic h ho ld s an iron pl at e to gether is claimed by the advocates of this idea to be an int ell ige nt one, bu t when t h a t pl ate is broke n to pieces and ground to dust, then t h a t force is ap p a re n tl y lost, and the supposed intelligence is not acute enough to reunite the scattered particles and hold them togeth er as bef ore wi th ou t ass ist anc e, bu t if t h a t assistance is rendered by reducing them to a molten condition, then the molecules of liquid matter, with an app a r e n t intelligence will rush into each other's embrace; and, finally, when cooled, reunite as before in forming a so lid iron pla te, in whi ch con diti on th ey will rem ai n until separated by a grea ter t h a n t hei r own. When heated the molecules of liquid matter active, and manifest an active intelligence, but when cooled, they can only manifest a passive intelligence, if it
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can be called inte llige nce at al l. The clod of cla y when dry is passiv e, but when it is moisten ed it manif ests an active intelligence by dissolving. ball of will shrink when drying, but why the molecules will cling to each other , and move tow ard th e center and crowd closer together, is not clearly known. By this process of reasoning it is possible to grant intelligence to all ma tte r, bu t I prefer to dra w t he line of distinction between animate and inanimate intelligence in all physical matter. Vege table life man ife sts a gre ate r degree of ligence, than does th e mi ne ra l king dom , bu t I much prefer to recognize the force in the mineral kingdom as att ra cti on undef ined, and th at of veget able ins tinc t, for I think the vegetation ma ny times instinctively but not following the sun; the inter cha nge of pollen; tbe growth of one plant on an other, as the licorice root, or plant instinctively grows on the lim bs of trees, and accord to all animal life however minute in form intelligence undefined because there are many degrees of each which requ ire speci al defin ition. But these are un im por ta nt technicalities which I shall not discuss just here. But brain life and human intelligence with its many degrees of power are bu t the exact modus operandi pursued by nature in organizing matter into intellectual forces may never be known for the reason th at the atom s themselve s of whic h th e respective br ai ns are composed are too unfamiliar with man to be fully comprehended by hi m. It is pl ai n, however, that
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nature executes her work by force, and that all of products are ingeniously, systematically and scientifically produced. If she works by force, there mu st be • a law back of it to im pa rt energy to ma tter and th us give it executive power. However wise and learnedly men may talk of natural laws, they must necessarily have a very poor conception of the m unti l they are able to define them; at least they must presume to understand them and be able to define them, accordin g to their presumpti on. To say that a law exists, without being able to define it, is ta lkin g at random, even if th e law does exist, si nce no one can inte llig ent ly converse on a natu ral law, or an y other subject, with out first un de rstand ing it. So, before going further of itthis question, I will define natural in lawthe as discussion I understand to be, and leave it to the reader for his candid consideration. But before definining natural law, I will draw a comparison between it and civil law to show their similarity. printed code is only an expression of organized force, existing in the people and it shows to what extent that force may be executed in maintaining justice and order in society by those delegated to ca rry it into effect. The highest officers receive their executive powers from the people. The subordinate officers usually receive their instructfon from their superior officers, notwithstanding the fact that both are responsible to the people whom they serve. Thus, in civil we CIVIL
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have bot h prin ci pa l and subo rdinate officers. Officers with their prescribed duties before them are powerle ss to act, as officers since they must conform to the letter of the law. Law m ay exist and the officers may be clothed wit h full power to act, but a stranger with the custom of the cou ntry mi ght be present and not know that either for until an individual oversteps the bounds of his legal rights, the officers cannot inter fere with him. Therefore, both law and officers mu st re ma in as though they did no t exist. Aga in, an officer mi gh t be in a coun try, in whic h he ha d no jur isd ict ion ; in that case he would be powerless to act in th e capacity of an officer. Th us civil law prescribes the legal rights of a citizen regardless of its source, whether derived from a republic, monarchal, or tr ib al gov ern men t, for in all cases the la w resides in the people and not in the books. Natural is not altogether dissim ila r to civil law, though civil law h as nothing to do with nat ura l law. But it is am usin g to note how readil y and perfectly man conforms to the force of natural laws in every de pa rt me nt of life. Civil law, NATURAL
so far as can in both exactlaw conformity to natural lawbe. known, In nat is ureframed we find and officers the same as in civil gove rnme nts. The fountai n or forge of force whence srcinated natural law, is unknow n. It is too subtle and remote for ma n' s me nt al grasp, consequently it cannot be fully understood. Not being able to comprehend the great first cause, we are compelled to accept the second and third as agents
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or officers of the first, and deal with them according to the ligh t we hav e. Na ture is a organizer. She has all of her ato mic al forces tho roughly under the control of the heavenly bodies, which are the superior officers, and receive their forces or au thor ity from the great first cause. The gases are the sub ordin ate officers and are directed in the ir work by the heavenly bodies, though both, like civil officers, receive the ir power from the first cause. Without org aniz atio n ther e could be no life, since individual atoms of themselves have no executive power or intellectual selection, but are as much under the control of the hea ven ly bodies as a soldier is under the contr ol of his commanding officer. Each ato m works in the ra nk s assigned to it, and is ever read y to execute its work when authorized so to do, or when conditions are favorab le for its operation ; but, like a civil officer, it may not alway s have juris dictio n. In th at case they must rem ain in a passive state , in which condition the ir existence mig ht n ot be know n. The proof is seen in the facts: The laws which created the mammoth, mastodon, and the sepyornis, the bird that laid an egg three feet long, exist the same tod ay as they were thousands of years ago; but those quadrupeds and fowls have disappeared from the face of the earth, and no new ones are in being created, for because the lawsthe which the m are a passive state, earthproduced is cool, and not because the laws themselves have chang ed. They simply have no jurisdiction. The creative then are the unknown, but organized force s of natu re, inn ate in ato ms of matter, but directed in the execution of their work by the earth and the celestial bodies.
CHAPTER XII. INCUBATING. Before proceeding further with the explanation of generation, or na tu re 's mode of prod uction , pe rh ap s it will be just as well to review th e pa ten t process of incub ation , which was n at ur e' s srcin al plan of production, only conducted on a somewhat larger scale, which will make the subject of spontaneous genera tion plai ne r to many , if not clearer to all of the readers of this volume. But before incubating, let us inquire into the natu re of th e th in g to be incu ba ted. We see the eggs go into the mysterious box, there to remain a given period, during which time we watch them closely, and occasionally examine one, and wait till life appears in another . Still not hin g is lear ned of how th e atoms were induced to unite in producing the animated thing. Dr. Dalton, in his famous work on physiology, explains, so far as he could, the chemical constituents of th e egg. He informe d his rea der s that it is composed of oxyg en, hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen, and th at during incubation it takes on more oxygen and throws off car bon ic gas . The egg abs orb s nea rly two per cent of its own weight of oxygen, while the quantity of carbonic acid, thrown off at the same time, amounts to no less than 24 grains, the process going on during incu-
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bation. He further adds that it is the same in eggs breathing is in animals. The foregoing explanation being true, plainly shows that the animating elements necessary to produce life come from the outside of the shell, which is further evidenced by the that eggs oiled before going into the incubator will not hatch, because the pores of the shell are closed, and thus exclude the necessary gases from ente ring the egg. But the learned doctor leaves his students in the shadows concerning the chemical construction of the egg, or how it proceeds to organize life. From a chemical analysis it cannot be learne d whether the egg in question was that of a duck, turkey or chicken. The chemists can find no beak-forms nor foot-prints on the yellow island floating in that chr yst allin e sea to reveal the form or cha rac ter of it s progeni tors. Neither can there be found anything which will reveal the spark of life that is supposed to slumber in that masked substance, nor explain the cause of its differentiation. To the chemist the egg is a deep mystery. Then, if from a chemical ana lys is, l itt le can be learned of the causes which produced the life within the egg, nor lead to the discovery of its hidden mysteries , it will be necessary to proceed by men tal analysis in order to reach any definite conclusion concerning the matter; for reasons must reign where demonstrations fail. In order to learn the process of incubation it is necessary to understand the organization of its
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constituents; for the egg is an organized body; but it co nta in s no life wi th in its walls any more than un wood co nt ai ns fir e; but th e elements are the re which under proper conditions will produce life in the one or fire in th e othe r. The egg is only a bit of pro toplasm, not altogether unlike the jelly-like substance which produced the srcinal progenitors; the chemical elements of which the egg is composed are uot a homogeneous mi xt ur e, as th ey a ppea r to be, bu t th ey are perfectly organized in every part, and possessing a given number of nuc lei, bu t which are too sub tle in the ir rel ati ons to each othe r for thei r in di vi du al ity to be discovered by any process of analysis yet known to chem ists; nevertheless, the y exist. Now, brother scientists, don't dispute that fact; for you know that the brain is composed of chemical divisions, called phrenological organs; yet many scientific men dispute phrenology because they cannot prove the mental divisions of the brain by chemical an al ys is. Nevertheless, the most ig no ra nt as well as the most learned can testify to the truth of phrenolnotwithstanding Dr. Dalton says that the brain is a un it. Though we hav e no reason for de ny ing that different parts of the brain may be occupied by different intellectual faculties, there is no direct evidence which would show th is to be th e case. The laye rs of gray matter in each principal portion of the brain is continuous throug hout . There is no ana tomi cal division or limit between the different parts, like those between the different ganglia in the other portions of
the nervou s system. Consequently such divisions of the cerebrum and cerebellum must be altogether arbitr ar y in character and not depende nt on any anatomical basis. If the phy sic al divisions are not obs ervable in the brain, they are on the skull, and the chemical action of the respective chemical divisions produced them. Then it illy becomes a chemi st or any man of science to dispute a subtle point in chemistry, when a glaring fact of li ke nature defies his ski ll. The egg contains three distinct physical parts as seen by the eye, which are, first, the cica tricu la, the lit tle white speck which is always seen in eggs, and which is the germ correspo nding to the ovum of the ma mm al . Second, the yellow center. Third , the white albu men substance which s it. the ir structure these partssur in rou no nd wise differIn from the chemical srcnal protoplasm. The egg is a physical growth, containing no active or visible life. The cic atr icu la is the germ, and contains all of the necessary eleme nts for quick eni ng. The othe r pa rts are the food necessary to sustain the germ in th e process of its growth. The egg thus organized will produce life. e egg bo dy some forcebeen organized If it, th and thatisis an theorganized agent scientists have long looking for. The following is my solution for the problem. The brain of the fowl, like all other brains, is composed of chemical divisions, or brain centers, each of which snpplies its part of the life essence to the egg, while it is forming in the fowl. Thus eac h brain center creates in the egg a chemical nucleus cor-
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to its own center. Ea ch nucleu s th us creI ated in the egg is a center and magnet of attraction, and is and perfect in its chemical structure, after th e ma le forces are received; after which the y are locked up in the she ll to prote ct t he m for futur e use. The egg receives its in cub ati ng forces from th e brain of the fowl, and the brain receives its life essence directly from the zodiacal divisfon of the heavens in a pure state, by the process of inhalation and attraction. They are inhaled into the lungs when the blood receives wh at it needs an d carr ies it to th e br ai n, when the br ai n at tr ac ts its af finities and utilizes t hem i n cre atin g a life essence. The br ai n will not att rac t from the blood what it does not need for that purpose, therefore the blood will no t at tr ac t from the atmo spheric air in the lungs that which the brain does not need, therefore it can not impart to the egg elements foreign to its chemic al divis ions. Th us each brain center creates in the egg a chemical nucleus corresponding to its own center. Each division thus created in th e germ is a mag net , which as soon as th e necessary conditions are supplied, is ready to begin the work of organizing its part of the animal body. The brain of the male operates the same as that of the female, in producing his fecundating forces; when the egg receives the male principle, every cen ter in it becomes fertilized. Th us it can be seen that th e egg can not possess a greater nor a less number of center s than is possessed by th e br ai n of th e fowl which produced it; neither can the male bird produce fecun-
INCUBATION/ dating forces to accommodate a greater nor a nu mb er of centers th an those of th e fowl belonging to his own species, for his elements must correspond identic al ly with those of th e egg, or the y will not un it e. If from any caus e either of th e divisio ns of th e female brain fails to sup pl y a sufficiency of its forces to perfect its nuc leu s in th e egg, that divis ion will no t receive the male elements, consequently the egg will not inc ub ate . The male prin cip le, too, mi gh t be defective in some particular, which would destroy its effect, therefore the egg would not fertilize when coming in co ntact wi th the sper mata zoa, cons equen tly it would not attract stellar gases; but if the egg is perfect in all its parts then it will hatch. The brains of fowls belonging to different species slightly vary in their chemical structure, consequently in the ir chem ical affinities, a nd , theref ore, will only receive the combination of gases peculiar to themselves, which alone will produce forms characteristic of their own. The turkey has a head adorned to correspond with its genus; consequently it must have a brain capable of throwing out a nerve branch to create its head gear, an d also to pro duc e in its egg th e chemic al center s nece ssar y to produce the br ai n. What is tru e of one is true of all oth er fowls. Now we understand the nature of the thing to be inc uba ted . It is, therefore , in order to ex pla in the process of its development. one tim e it was gen eral ly suppose d that eggs must be covered by a fowl, and thus receive
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an im al heat, in order to induce them to ha tc h. But science laid th at idea gently aside by de mo ns tr at in g with a heated oven the fact that animal heat is not necessary to produce inc ub ati on . The egg in its perfect form is placed into the incubator properly prepared to receive it. The heat warms it through, when the process of attraction begins and development commences where it left off. The t he nucle i in th e egg was formed in th e fowl, by the zodiacal laws, and now the same forces con tinu e th eir work of developmen t. As th e world revol ved on its axis , each nucl eus at tr ac te d in th ei r regu lar order, unti l the bra in was formed. One br an ch the he ar t, anothe r the lungs, and still an other the kid ney s, and so on, ti ll the entire org anis m is perfected, at which ju nc tu re the magnets in th e egg become consumed and must be supplied otherwise, in order to continue the growth. At this hun gr y an d, shell. The life, when it
point of development the chick grows in necking for food, br ea ks th ro ug h its oxygen rus hes in an d invig orat es th e new struggles to free itself from its covering,
to new form of form exi stence. now takes an dbegin newama gn et s are ed in theIt blood, whichfood, at tract their stellar affinities, and life continues. Nerves, thrown out from the brain, form every part of the body an d develop every p ec ul ar ity of th e fowl. The brain of the chick sends out nerve branches corres pon din g to th e num ber of nuclei it possesses. The duck sends out nerve bra nch es corresponding to the
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nuclei it, The former has five toes and round beak . The la tt er h as web-feet and a flat beak. The duck does not have nerves in its beak because the beak is flat, but because the nerves grew and formed it that way. Fo r th e same reaso n it ha s webs between its toes. Species will not cross; therefore, their differences must rema in the same.
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wall now explain the process of creating physical which began with the protoplasm. First, let the reader get the right understanding of its nature, before he tries to comprehend the results of its gr owth . Then the whole lesson will be clear an d comprehens ible. Pro top las m, scientific men tell us , is composed of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon an d nit rog en; but I am of the opinion that it contains many more than four elements. In fact, I know th at the src inal protoplasm did, because life came from the protoplasm, and life contains many more than four elements. Whe n manu factu red in th e labo rato ry of the chemist it may contain only four gases, but perfectly developed protoplasm, capable of producing hu ma n life, con tai ns no less number than twelve different chemical elements. The egg of th e fowl is know n to hconevolved tai n te nthe or hmore Pronot top las m from whic umanelemen bod y,ts.could contain a less number of gases than the goose egg and produce a higher form of life than the goose. In the National Museum there are on exhibition vessels containing the following named ingredients which are found in the h uman body of the average man, who weighs 154 lbs . A lar ge glass jar holds the
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nin ety- six pou nds of water which hi s body In other receptacles are nine pounds of white of egg, a little less than ten pounds of pure glue, thirty-four and one-half pounds of fat, eight and one-quarter pounds of phosphate of lime, one pound of carbonate of lime, three ounces of sugar and starch, seven ounces of fluorine of calc ium, six ounces o f ph osph at e of magn esia and a little table salt. Divided up into bis pr im ar y chemical elements th e same m an is fou nd to con tain ninety-seven po un ds of oxygen, enou gh to take up, und er ord inar y atm os pheric pressure, the space of a room ten feet long, ten feet wide and ten feet hi gh. His bod y also holds fifteen pou nds of hydrog en, which, und er the same conditions, would occupy somewhat more than two such rooms as t hat described. To these mu st be added thr ee poun ds and thi rte en ounce s of nitroge n. The carb on in th e corpus of the in di vi du al referred to is represented by a foot cubic of coal. It ought to be a dia mon d of th e same size, because t hat stone is pure carbo n, bu t t he Na ti on al Museum ha s not such a one in its possession. A row of bottle s con tain th e othe r eleme nts going to make up a m an. These are four ounces of chl ori ne, thr ee an d one-half ounces of fluorine, eight ounces of pho sph oru s, thr ee an d onehalf ounces of brimstone, two and one-half ounces of sodium , two and one-half ounces of pot ass ium , onete nth of an ounce of iron, two ounces of mag nes ium and three pounds and thirteen ounces of calcium. Calcium, at present market rates, is worth $300 an ounce, so that the amount of it contained in one ordin-
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human body, ha s a money value of Few of our fellow-citizens realiz e that th ey are wor th so much int rin sic all y. What makes thi s met al so costl y, is the difficulty of separating it from the elements with which it is found combined in nature. It seems odd to know that four of the constituents of the hu man body will take fire by sp ontan eous combustion. Everybody knows how quickly phosphorus will do that when dr y. A sc rap of sodium, on being th ro wn int o hot water or up on ice, will bur st into a rosy flame . Pot ass ium acts simi lar ily ; but wit h great er violence. On touching water it flam es an d at length explodes, throwing a mountain of sparks into the air . Mag nes ium , which is used in th e form of powder for flashlights by photographers, is so readily and fiercely combustible that it to be kept tightly corked in bottles. The growth of the protoplasm is necessary in order to accumulate the required combination of elemen ts to produce life; for until the necessary nu mb er in sufficient quantities are gathered together in a single body, nature cannot differentiate any form of life; hence the necessity for protoplasm. It is generally supposed that protoplasm grew from its own voli tion, and that from th at gr owth sp ra ng life; but the reverse is the case. It would be just as logical to say the placenta was produced that the child might be created, as to say the protoplasm was produc ed pri or to the germ . The germ of life was formed first, that the protoplasm might be pro-
104 the vital parts of the germ were gathering' 1 their forces, preparatory to forming organized life, much refuse, crude matter formed about the germ, to protect it its growth; hence th e production of the protoplasm. Prot opl asm, like all physica l mat ter , grew from a small beginning, and of course made considerable growth before taking any form or manifesting any active since that was and is na tu re 's method of producing al l forms of life. There must be a certain amount of growth before protoplasm can receive and retain a sufficient quantity of stellar forces to create t he object of its growth, however sm all t hat object may be. Show to a man who has never seen a wa ln utinto , pear , or an as k him how them the y came existen ce.ear Ifofhecorn, knewand nothing about he would be at a loss to give any explanation for their growth. If he was from a country that produced only toad-stools, potatoes an d p um pk in s, he would very naturally conclude the ear of corn was push ed up through the soil, like a toad-stoo l, or grew on a vine, like a pump kin. If, however, he was a philosopher he would know that a vegetable growth of some ki nd was produced before the corn could grow; but he could not describe the form of the growth, the size of the plant, nor the texture of the stalk. In the an im al king dom the same law exists. A growth of some kind was necessa ry before animal life could be developed. It came in the form of protoplasm. It grew a formless thing till it reached a cer-
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tain degree of development, differentiation took place. But now we want to know the character of the life, or the degree of intell igence ato ms of ma tt er possess und er th e necessary cond itio ns, to pr om pt the m to unite in producing the srcinal protoplasm. like the which they create, possess characteristics, for they not all, when u nder app are ntl y same conditions, unite in same way to pr oduce t he same effect. Those gases only which possess affinities for each other will af filiate; bu t whet her the virt ue of th e association lies in the peculiar form of the atoms composing the body in question, in the affinity of the atoms themselves (if any knows what that means), or the degree of the intelligence possess,tois be yettrue. to be inlearned. But latter I they maintain Nevertheless, that intelligence must be directed by some other than the innate force, which atoms possess, before they will embrace each other in producing growth; and t hat director or director s are no other tha n the zodiacal and pl an et ar y bodies. Prot opla sm was not a divine conception, but a mundane production and man ufa ctu red out of STELLAR DUST, and not mu nd an e dus t. These gases were induced to un it e by the combined efforts of three agents of the earth, as follows: 1st, heat; 2nd, 3rd, motion . Doubtless it never occurred to the reader that the motion of the earth on its axis ever had or now has anything to do with producing and sustaining life; yet, that is one of her most im po rt an t functions
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that particular, since the brain can receive gases when in certain positions relating to division whence they come. Then, in order to occupy all of th e positions, the rotation of the earth on its axis is necessary. If the earth had no di ur na l motion, protoplasm c ould not have formed. Consequently higher forms of life could not have been produced srcinally; neither could they have been subsequently; nor could life now exist on the globe. Should the ear th stop now at high when the sun, the supposed giver of life, is in the mid-heaven in all his glory, all life would soon become extinct; the would die in its mother's womb, even if the mother herself should longer survive, which is not probable, for the reason that the adult depends as much on the zodiacal gases for life as does the embrionic form. Therefore, the motion of the on its axis is necessary to the existence of all life. Moisture necessary to prepare the zodiacal gases for their union, for gases will not unite in a growth of any sort without it; while the motion of the earth on its axis was necessary to bring any given point on the earth's surface in contact with each and every degree of the zodiacal belt once every twentyfour hours, in order to complete the conditions. The perfect prot opla sm to al l appe aran ces, is a homogeneous mass of matter; but nevertheless, it was as perfectly organized in its chemical structure as is the egg in the shell . On receiving the necessary impulse it grew apace, and finally took form, which after wards became animated. It was just as easy for
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to produce an im al life after proto pla sm was created as it now is for her to produce life from the after it has been laid. Moreover was just as compatible with nature's laws to produce protoplasm when the earth was at its proper degree of temperature for that pur pos e as it now is for her to pro duce an e gg in the fowl. is conceded by al l that th e fowl pro duces the egg within her own organism independently na tu re 's ex te rn al laws, but she does not. since she h a s no power to reprod uce ap ar t from the m. She only perpetuates the conditions which the earth possessed at the ti me of it s ori gin al ancesto rs. T he egg is onl y a protoplasm by nature through the agency of the fowl, and not by the fowl herself. The nucleus . which forms the br ai n of the src inal proge nitor s is retained by a ll fowls of like species, subse quen tly reproduced, which enabled n at ur e to repro duce similar nuc lei in the egg of an y given fowl. The brain of the fowl, like all other brains, is composed of chemical divisions or brain and each center supplie s its essence to the egg. LITE previously each 30 degrees of the Zodiac throws out the combination o f gases peculiar to itself a nd different fro m the other eleven divisions of that belt, and which form an attrac tio n to the oa rt h. Fu rt he rm or e, each one of th e twelve divisions create a separate chemical division in the br ai n. It further app ears th at each degree of th e specific divisi on sup pli es a slightly different combination of gases from the other degrees from the
same division; therefore, when a nucleus begins to out of the elements b elongi ng to an y degree of an y specific sign; that degree determines the character of th e nucle us of the bra in subsequ entl y formed, because it determines the combination of gases demanded from the other Zodiacal divisions in producing life. It ha vi ng affinities pecu liar to itself requires certain other elements in order to complete its work. Ea ch degree of the zodiac i s different ; therefore, all the elements from other degrees will affiliate with any given one. The union of the first two atoms which unite to form the first epin ucie us was the beg inn ing . Thi s holds the rul ing posi tion in the completed of the which now resides in the protoplasm. Thus the nucleus began at the rising of the degree of Gemini, then the epinucieus created from the degree of that division o f the Zodiac would hold a commanding influence in the nucleus, and th us control the organiz ation of all the elements subs eque ntly added to it. Should a nucleu s form at the 20th degree of >, or any other degree of that or any other thus formed would differ from all other produced from other degrees of the zodiac al divisions, because each degree has a different affinity from all others, and therefore, would attract other of to it. The first nucleu s is now formed gathers as it goes As the world revolves on its axis this epinucieus is carried through the gases from division of the
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is During the time the point on the earth at which the protoplasm is now being formed, is passing through this division, a second epinucieus is being formed and becomes attracted to the first; as these two are being carried th ro ug h the elemen ts of the ing divis ion. Leo, an othe r epin ucle i is formed an d becomes associated with the former one. Again, while the three are being th ro ug h th e elements from the nex t division the fourt h nuc leu s is formed and finds its place in the association of the othe r centers an d th us the process went on; till the ea rt h ha d mad e one diu rnal revolution, and that point on its surface ha d passed through all of the elements from each and all of the twelve zodical divis ions , an d each ha d completed its epinucieus, and all of them were united to complete the working of life which is composed of twelve chemical brain centers. The process required twenty-four hours for nature to complete her work thus far. Since it requ ires that le ng th of time fo r the e ar th to complete one di ur na l revolution. Dur ing the next twenty- four hou rs, whil e th e ea rt h was revol ving, and car ry ing the nuc lius th us formed th ro ug h the sam e forces, more off th em wou ld added to each nuclei, and thus growth continued. This process was daily repeated until a complete protoplasm or egg was formed and How long it req uired for natu re to produce the egg is not kn ow n; bu t at this point new forces entered protoplasm where embr iotic li fe beg an. Sti ll th e proces s of growth was continued, for the thus formed could
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not further developed without being supplied the same com bin ati on of zodiacal gases as the srcinal. As soon as sufficient brain force was concentrated each br ai n center threw out a bran ch of the nervous system, each of which has an individuality of its own. yet, they all harmoniously together, in produ cing the body. The cr an ia l nerves are named as 1st. Olfactory Nerves serve to convey the special sense of smell to the br ai n. 2nd. Optic Nerves produ ce the eyes, convey vibrations, blight and impart the sense of sight. 3rd. Auditory supplies vital ity to t he ear dr um and conveys the sound vibration to the brain. 4th. Motor Occuli helps to cont rol the eyes, teet h, jaw and 5th. tongue. Pat het icu s assists to su ppl y the bra in force to the muscles of the eyes. 6th. Motor Ex te rm inis also pe rforms an ora cul ar function. 7th. The Fifth pair performs a facial function, and control in part, the jaw, lips and nasal organs. 8th. Glosso Pharyngeal assists in the tongue and mouth. 9th. Facia l Nerves cont rol the action of the face and ears. 10th. Pneum ogastr ic supp orts the hea rt, stomach and liver. 11th. Spinal Accessory control the muscles which rules the actions of the lung when talking or straining. 12th. Hypo-glossal assists in controlin g the tongue. As these and the spinal nerves advan ced, cords, flesh, and all the internal and vital organs were produced.
Th e h ea r t was formed first to re gu la te th e flow of ' t h e blood as soon as it be ca me ne ces sar y, for th e he ar t is not a for ce-p ump to pr od uc e ci rc ul at io n ; b u t a re gu la to r to gove rn it's flow; f or ci rc ul at io n be ga n before the h e a r t was formed. The blood is composed of atoms which possess for ce, an d so lon g as ne w forc es ar e bei ng t a k e n in to the blood by inhalation the blood will flow, for force and motion are in na te in ma tt er . At the ex pir ati on of nine months the life had so far advanced in its development that it required more nourishment than nature could supply through the circulatory system of its crude mother, therefore it was freed from its protopla stic p a r e n t s , to survive or perish as t h e stars of fate might determine; but as nutricious food was easily obtained in those very productive times, the s t a r s of fate favored t h e m ; for life of all k i n d s s p r a n g spo nta neo usl y int o existenc e, up on wh ich th e ea rly disco verer s of th e e a r th ra pa ci ou sl y fed, flourish ed an d became mi gh ty . Th ey we re not so pa rt ic ul ar then as now, in a n d bu tt er regime. Th ey h a d no t yet le ar ne d to d e m a n d broi led beef-steak for breakfast, a m o r n i n g cocktail for an appetizer, four courses for di nn er , an d oys ters on th e hal f-sh ell for supp er. Fo r break fast the y pro bab ly took mu sh straight, prepared in the ele men ts in th e m u r k y ma r sh . Neit her we re th ey so fastidious th en in thei r tab le eti que tte as thei r fine h ai re d en ts a re now. Fi ng er s were m a d e bef ore forks, a n d doubtless were used to fish worms out of the mud, and
to ca tc h t he ju ic y bu g on wh ic h to feast before th ey discovered beef-steak and the methods of preparing it, and the upper and nether for grinding grain, as well as the methods of mixing and baking the hoe an d the J o h n n y cake, the unle aven ed bread an d the light loaf, the soda Carolina biscuits, the French, Ge r m a n an d th e ho t rol ls; the waffle, bu ck wh ea t cakes, fritters, Yankee dough-nuts, etc., etc. life now requires ten moons for th e zodiacal b r a i n to develo p; therefore, it is pr es um abl y tr ue t h a t it requires exa ctly t h a t leng th of time for th e pr ot opl as m, after it was fructif ied, to dev elo p human form. Whether the species date from the beginning of the nucleus or not til! after its growth and fructification, by other elements not incorporated in the srcinal protoplasm, is yet u n k n o w n ; but I am persuaded to th i n k th a t th e mome nt t he nuclei of the prot opla sm is completed by the first revolution of the earth on its ax is , th e spec ie is de te rm in ed ; for th er e ap pe ar s to be no reason for a germ thus begun to change its organization, nor its srcinal combination of elements, since the conditions were ever favorable for the continuation of its growth since it had begun, tor it could receive, without interruption, gases from the same source of su pp ly as t h a t whic h srcin ated the twelve epinuclei. In fac t th ey could no t ch ang e, as in the development of the egg of a fowl in wh ic h the gr ow th is arrested at the time it is laid, and it may not be re sum ed for weeks, yet no ch an ge occurs in its att ra c-
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[five power, nor the result of its incubation, because the conditions favorable to its further development have, for the time being, ceased, does not change its mag net ic force nor cause it t o lose its power of att raction for zodiacal gases, for as soon as the necessary conditions by the incubator are restored the process of development is resumed, and goes on the same as tho ugh it ha d not been arre sted. This question mi gh t now arise: why are the conditions not changed by the cessation of the deve lopme nt in the egg if natu re does the work ? The answer is easy so far as species are concerned, for the same zodiacal laws would take up their work of development just where they left off, and proceed with as much precision in the process of evolution as an old la dy would when she resumed her kn it ti ng where she left off a day or week previous. The ruling epinucieus would still preside over the development of th e chemical center. Then , when hea t was applied, and the earth had reached a point at which it could receive the required elements which most likely would be at the degree of rising when the egg was perfectly formed before it was laid. Here na tu re would resu me her work and pr oceed as th ou gh she had not been interrupted, for which reason I must conclude that species began with the nucleus of the protoplasm. If it did not then the protoplasm might produce any species of On the same prin cip le an egg might produce any species of the feathered flock by nature changing the chemical conditions of the egg
by adding or withholding at any time one or more of the chemical elements belonging to it, which being true , the species of t he fowl would not on the character of the egg, but upon the chemical constituents of the spermatozao of the male, which supplies the fortifying forces. If the egg was a homogeneous mass of chemical elements the male of any fowl could fertilize the egg of any other fowl, and then reproduce his own or perhaps any other species; therefore the common hen might produce a guinea, a goslin, or a grouse, an d a goose migh t produce a ca na ry bird or a pewee, a crow or a or a new species. Consequently, no law or order could be maintained in the production of life; but as the laws now exist the epinucieus which are first formed the egg, as previously described, determines just inwhat the species shall be and plainly show why they continue the same and can not be changed. The foregoing rules will good in regard to form, but not in regard to intelligence, for the simple reason that the zodiacal laws rule the development of the physical form or species, and, since they never change their relative positions to one another, they may suspend at the laying of the egg, and again resume their work of at any time within a given limit with no inconvenience, delay or confusion of forces. But since the planets rule the growth of the brain, which produces the intellectual faculties, their effectis different at different times, since they are continually c han gin g their r elati ve positions and aspects to
one another; and, as the planetary brain is produced after birth, it does make a difference when a chick is hatched or a child is born, and the latter in particular. That the epinucieus of a protoplasm, which formed at th e ris ing of a given degree of the zodi acal bel t, pro duced animal form may leave in the mind of thoughtful readers the impression that only 365 species of an im al life could be produced , since that is th e nu mber of degrees in the zodiacal belt. It will be necessary to explain further. The reader mu st remember that the ea rt h' s orbit varies a little in performing its cycle, which requires 29 yea rs. This va ri at io n from the exact la ti tu de and declination relative to other planets, might change the com bin ati on of elements which composed t he first epinucieus, and, consequently, the other eleven, and thus produce different species, even under the same longitudinal degree of the zodiac; which being true, would account for the multiplicity of species found on the earth even if there was no other explanation to be given; but, since the temperature of the earth was constantly changing, species may be accounted for otherwise. Different degrees of te mp er at ur e mi gh t, and doubtless did, cause different combinations of gases to unite in forming the various species, since the combinations are not all affected alike by the same degree of temperature. The nucleus formed when the earth was at its degree of heat that would produce life. Nature created the largest and most tender animals,
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many of which could not survive the chemical and climatic changes which the earth has since passed thro ugh, hence became extinc t. As the tem per atu re of the earth ran clown during the process of different effects on the gases were produced, so that many and varied were the nucleus formed before it reached a degree that would produce nothing higher than the insect life. The life-producing period of the world may covered millions of years, and millions of species may have been which were unable to reproduce; consequently, their species were lost at thei r death. Strong evidence in favor of thi s ap pa re nt fact is that there are barren animals among all species; then, if in reproducing nature fails to perfect one of herher species, may to have perfected some of ori ginshe al cre atuhave res . failed Besides, thou sa nd s of species may have been produced, lived for a time, and finally became extinct without leaving any trace of their former existence. A very natural supposition is that the interference of th e sun 's heat would have made the ea rt h too hot to incub ate an y species of life; bu t th is p oin t is explained when it is remembered that 108 degrees is incub ating heat, and that when the ea rt h was at that degree of temperature water would evaporate very rapidly, and thus keep dense clouds in the air, for the clouds would have to become very dense before they would condense for the want of cold currents, which not exist when the whole surf ace of the earth was hot. These clouds would the sun's
prevent them from reaching the earth; but as time rolled on he at grew less, and cold cu rr en ts were clouds condensed and rain fell in Thus were the clouds while the sun was permitted to pour his violent rays with full force upon the ea rth which made t he d ay s inte nsel y ho t and the ni gh ts cool, whic h had th e effect to brin g th e period of life-producing to a close, after which all an im al life mu st be p erp etu ate d by the sex-process, and incubation for mother earth had passed her change.
CHAPTER REPRODUCTION. repr oduc tion of an im al life n the same in th e human org anis m as she did when th e earth alone supplied the conditions of heat and moistu re. Though her ap pa ra tu s was more crude in all of its appointments, nevertheless results were just the same. The beginning of animal life in the animal organism is the union of the first two atoms of matter in forming the first epinucieus of the ovum, for the human ovum is made up of twelve chemical centers, just the same as was the first protoplasm. The ovum represents the germ of the srcinal protoplasm, and is produced by the same zodiacal laws in the same manner as the first protoplasm was organized and assisted by the same conditions only supplied through different cha nn els . The ea rth supplied the hea t th en ; the mother supplies the necessa ry tem pe ra tu re now. The only difference is that nature was then creating species, and trying the best she knew to create as ma ny variations from a given form as it was possible for her to pro duce . All she can now do is to repro duce the surviving species which she created long ago. what the process is which na tu re employs in the reproduction of a ni ma l life can not be known except by the same mode of reason-
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ing as that employed in determining the beginning of srcinal life, since there can be no starting-point after the union of the first two atoms, which began th formation of the ovum; but when that occurred cannot be known. If it is true, as Drs. Dalton and Hollock have informed their read ers , that the ova were formed prior to the birth of the mother the difficulty of the problem increases, since it cannot be known whether the ova began to form the first day, the first week, the first month, or later on in gestation; whether they all began their existence at the same or different times, therefore the facts must remain a secret with nature. Doubtless the ova nuclei, be they few or many, are formed prior to birth, and out of zodiacal gases, assisted by the sun and moon for the following reasons: 1st. The zodiacal brain was formed at that time for which reason, I judge, the ova also were formed at same time, and partly composed of similar matter and produced in connection wit h cer tai n br ai n lay ers at a cer tain stage of their development. I furth er judge that the layers were affected by the sun and moon the itova were 28 forming. I infer th is from thewhile fact that requires days for the moon to complete her zodiacal revol utio n, which is the me ns tr ua l period. Then, after birth and maturity, the moon rules th e disposition of the ova, and since it requires that length of ti me for the ovum to rip en, it is presu mab ly tr ue th at t he moon is the p rime factor in the ma tt er of cont roling the perfe cting of the ova. The
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ovum will not develop only to a certain point assistance , which I judge mu st be rendered by p la ne ta ry forces, and these forces are supplied in the spermatazoa which I also ju dge to be compose d pr in ci pa ll y of p l an e ta ry gases, since it is constantly accum ulating in the male organs. the sperm is received the ov um ta ke s on new li fe, and beg ins a new series of evolutions. 2d. Th e idioti c female will rep rod uce , th oug h her brain possesses very little of the plan etary m a t t e r which is evidence that a highly developed zodiacal brain is not necessary to the of the ova. Th us it ap pe ar s t h a t n at u re can create an ovum to a that will produce life, even when the gases are almost wholly absent from the zodiacal brain of the mother; but developing it to a point which will impregnate does not imply that is as and magnetic as nature can make it, any more t h a n the ge rm in at in g of a given seed implie s t h a t it is as perfect as nature can make seeds. Thus it can be seen that there are different of vi ta li ty in th e germs of all life. If an ab u nd an ce of planetary matter was necessary to produce ova ail int ell ect ual fema les would produ ce th em highly developed, since it is presumably true that the zodiacal br ai n du ri ng their develop ment consume mor e of the pl an e ta ry gase s t h a n doe s t h a t of the idiotic mo the r, be cause th ey produc e a he al th ie r tro nge r zodiac al br ai n in the ir off spr ing , an d a t t r a c t s more planetary matter.
further judge that after birth the condition of the ovum, when perfectly developed, determines in a measure th e power of the br ai n produced f rom it, an d that the qu al it y an d cond ition of the zo diaca l br ai n of the mothe r at different perio ds dur in g its develop ment, determines the perfect or imperfect condition of the 1
ovum formed at th e same tim e. I furth er judge that a well developed vital ova, to produce its best results, mu st be quic kened by a he al th y vi ta l sperm. If the male sperm is deficient in any way the ovum cannot produce its best results, since its full force of attraction is not supplied. ovum being more perfectly developed and vitalized than another may account in part for the different degrees of strength and intelligence in c hil dre of th sa me pa parerentntss,prfor the re is a found vas t difference in nthem . e Some oduce some good, some ba d, some str ong, and some weakly an d weakminded childr en. Other pa re nt s cannot produce children above the average, while some women cannot produce them at all, which is evidence that it is not the general strength of the system which gives the reproductive power. If the statement made by doctor F. Holleck is tru e, th at the average nu mb er of ova possessed by females varie s from 15 to 30, t hat explodes th e prevailing idea th at one ovum escapes each me ns tru al period. If only 30 exist then less than three years would be sufficient tim e to dispose of the entire num ber at t he ra te of 13 per year. Just where the erro r lies I ca nn ot inform the read er. Just how and
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at what times the ova are formed may never known; but doubtless each one is formed during different periods in gestation, and that each is expelled from the ovaries in the order of its creation, and employed in producing life in the order and in accordance with the law of its development, for doubtless each ovum is developed by a seperate layer of brain matter, and disposed of by the influence of the moon. The strength of the organism of the individual ovum cannot be known only by the force of the planets operating at the ti me of conception. If the mother conceives under benific planetary it is safe to judge that the ovum employed at that time was well organized, healthy and strong; but if she conceives under malific planetary forces, the reverse may be judged. Ova of different vital forces are possessed by all mothers. If are not organized previous to conception, then they must depend solely on the spermatic fluid and planetary forces for their organization, and also their condition after birth, which certainly is not the case. When the ovum passes from th e ovaries to the mat rix it is then ripe, and has progressed as far as na ture can develop it in the female organs with out assistance. yet isininfused th e womb, receives spermatazoa, If, thenwhile new life into its it cells, but if the male prin cipl e is not supplie d the ovum passes out and is dissolved. The ovum is sometimes impregnated in the ovaries. If that was always the case it would account for there being only 30 ova. If that was true, then no ovum would be forced from the
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ovaries un ti l impr egna ted ; conseque ntly, all fect ova would produce but from my own knowledge I can dispute that point, for I known them to escape from both single and married females. After conception takes place the organization of the life forces commence in earnest, and the germ now turns to the electrified walls of the womb for zodia cal forces to enab le it to resume its develop ment. What the germ demands the heavens supply through the agency o f the mot her 's brai n and blood. The being connected to the brain by nerve branches, the can receive the b rain forces or stel lar fluid dir ect ly from the br ai n and blood sin ce it requ ires both of those agents to gather and supply forces to an y and al l par ts of the body as well as to the womb, which is the reason why disturb ing the womb in its work affects th e bra in and why an abo rti on sometimes causes death. As fast as the earth revolves on its axis, the mother inhales the zodiacal gases, the blood receives the m, and t he br ai n absorbs them and sends the m over the nerves to womb, by the thusthecell afterwhere cell isthey are received and life advances. It is claimed by physicians that the mother's blood not pass through the walls of the womb to sus tai n the embrio. but only a clear fluid is then received by it. Wh ich being makes my argument still stronger, since the exis ting embrio must, lik e
protoplastic embrio, manufacture its own blood as it is requi red . The germ from the beg inn ing receives only zodiacal and planetary gases. The process of growth in the human body is just the same as th at in the egg in the incu bato r, except, that all of t he gases used in the growth of the foetus must first pass into the mother's blood and go to the br ai n before it can reac h the embri o; 2d, th at the egg of the fowl supplies all of the neces sary fluid for the of the chick; the cic atricu la, or the lit tle white speck, is the germ, which conta ins all the magnets of attraction, the white and yellow parts are the absorbed by the germ in fts growth. Thus the food is stored in the right quantity and quality to the supply eachts division with it needs for magne to a tt ra ct th ejust stel what lar fluids, necessary to develop the chick without waste or overplus. The hu man egg, not being supplied wit h food in the same manner as that of the fowl, requires a special apparatus for that purpose after generation begins, hence the plac enta and its con tents . After a time the brain grows strong enough to take on celestial gases in sufficient amount to send out a nervous system. The brain being composed of 12 centers throws out as ma ny bundles of nerves. As the y advance in they build the body and differentiate it into hum an form. BRAIN IS THE
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large ; bu t I th in k no reason has yet been given by physiologists for this so-called strange deve lopm ent. The reaso n I shal l assign is as follows: The brain is the root which throws out the branches of the nervous system, which are necessary to construct the physical organism; for without the brain first there can be no consequently, no vital organs nor body prod uced . For the foregoing reas ons th e br ai n must grow large that it ma y store up force in sufficient quantities to supply nerve-growth to produce t he organs and the various other pa rt s of the body of the foetus. After the brain had become sufficien tly developed to ha ve th e nec essary st re ng th to produce the vital organs the pneumogastric and other nerves were extended the required length for that purpose, at which juncture organs were formed. The hear t was formed first, at th e lower end of the Ple xus, and the cir cula tion of the blood contin ued, it having been established before the heart had received the impulse of life; finally oth er organs were formed, while the embrio con tin ued to grow. After the spinal cord had extended the necessary length, the nerve which it encased pr otruded, an d began the work of forming the vertebra. I th in k th e general unde rstanding is, according to Moses, that the srcinal frame was constructed, and holes bored in the joints for the nerves to creep thro ugh on the ir way to the ext rem iti es, as scientific men tell us, for the purp ose of establishing telegraphic communication of the extremities with the br ai n. While answer that
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purpose, that was not the design. The nerves sent out from the bra in to construct the body, consequently they produced the bones which formed them in gris tly-l ike subst ance, bu t lat er on ossified, and finall y became solid. The n, when th e flesh an d mar row were removed , the ap pe rt ur e left in the frame appea red as tho ugh they were created only to accommodate the nerves in giving them easy passage to the extremities. At th e exp ir atio n of the allott ed period for the development of the vital organs to a point which would enable them to perform the necessary functions of life, una ssi ste d by the mot her , the new being was released from its parental prison to continue life in a new form. Th us was life reproduced, sim ply , sy st em ati cal ly and scient ifically, even tho ugh ma n is ''wonderfull y and fea rfully mad e. " So, I physicians claim that the human embrio is a parisite, and has no connection with the mother, because it will sometimes form in the ovaries, an d fall down inside of the abdomen, and stick to the walls, and grow outside of the womb, which being true, plainly proves that nature does the work through the agency of the mo the r, an d th us creates the child. It is on ly necessary for the germ to get access t o the mo th er nerves in order to ma ke a grow th. It is not however, for a placenta, out of its natural case, is too rud e to sup ply perfect cond ition s, hence the im perfect growth.
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themselves are caused by a waste produced by an unusual effort of the brain in supplying magnetic forces in preparing the germ gestation, which, doubtless, is to give the necessary strength to the matrix to do its work well. It is kno wn to be hi ghly electrified at th is time. And ther e is no bet ter reason for its cond ition . The br ai n not being able to properly magnetize the matrix may, in some cases, he the cause of bar rene ss an d the wa nt of the power to retain the embrio th ro ug h the en ti re period of gestation, because it has not the power to cling to the walls of the womb. THE MENSES
CHAPTER XV. BLOOD CIRCULATION.
force pump used by in dr ivi ng the bloo d to all pa rt s of the body, th us prod ucing c irc ula tio n; bu t if th e cr im in al lawwill it, an d th e long-suf fering publi c forgive th e offense, I will here record a co nt ra ry st at em en t to alleged facts, an d subjoin my reas ons for di sp ut in g the high authority that hand ed down from th e days of Harvey, such a serious physiological error, for if the truth had long been known, the method of treating diseases now mi gh t be very different, and pe rh ap s more successful. In the first place, the he ar t of an y hu man being does not possess half th e power nece ssary to force the blood one single time to the extremities of the human body, to say nothing of the power required to keep the blood in motion for even twenty-four hours, without considering a long life-time, it must perform this laborious work without rest or repairs; but if the heart does perform th is work the re is no evidence to that effect only in th e fact t hat the blood does circulate and the thr obb ing of the heart and the beating of the pulse are simultaneous; but with this evidence it might be a difficult task for th e physiologist in the land to tell whether it is the blood passing through The heart,
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he ar t th at caus es it to th ro b, or the throb bing of the heart that causes the blood to flow, if either is true. The former, however, is more reasonable than the lat ter . There is not a m an in all Christen dom who would believe that th e he ar t could prod uce th e circulation of bloo d after he ha d demonstra ted the force necessary to be exerted by that org an in perfor ming the work by us ing a rubb er bu lb in every way rep resent ing the human hea rt, to force a fluid as thick as the hum an blood thr ou gh as ma ny rubber tubes of the same size and lengths as there are arteries and veins in t he human bod y. Again, if the he ar t does perform this wonderful work, whence does it get its power of perpetual motion. It must be miraculously constru cte d to perform all th is work of itself, no motiv e power b ack of it . I believe there is non e explained by physiologists. Then again if it does perform thi s work inde pen den tly, wh at powe r stops its operatio ns so sud den ly, an d th ereby produces de at h in per son s who were supposed to be in good healt h; also what causes the heart to be the only weak organ in some bodies and the only strong organ in other human bodies, since it produces its own force. These are interesting questions to have if the following explanations are wanting in truth. I believe, however, that the physiologists have agreed that there are microscopic capillaries in the veins that bear th e bu rde n of labor, and th us relieve the he ar t of that wonderful f orce it was suppos ed to possess. This explanation, however, only tends to
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mystify the subject still more, since it is assumption, and is not susceptible of proofs. It is not a pl ea sa nt th in g for an in te lli ge nt m a n to say he believes a supposed truth without being able to give a reason for his belief, especially when there is none to be given, t ho u g h he m a y sometim es be com pelled to do so, but to that the circulation of th e blood is pro du ced by th e act ion of the he ar t, is ce rt ai nl y wi th ou t rea son or scie ntif ic bas is. It is har d enoug h to bel ieve t h a t th e h ea rt pos ses ses mu sc u la r strength to perform the simple office of a valve ope rat ed by a kn own for ce, as th e val ve of a p u m p is employed by the engine running it in throwing water; but to say that the heart is automatic and produces the wonderful phenomenon of circulating th e bloo d t hr ou gh th e syste m, whic h would req uir e an in cal cul abl e fo rce, is cer tai nly wi th ou t reason or demonstration. From all the examinations the doctors have ever m ade th ey never ha ve ye t bee n able to discover an y special de pa rt me nt of the he ar t for th e ge ner ati ng of force, which is necessary to produce circulation; sometimes the heart becomes so very weak that it can scarcely beat at all, an d y et circ ula tio n to th e extre mit ie s goes on. The hea rt will even sto p be at in g for an unnatural length of time, and again resume its operations, which it could not do if self-operated; therefore we feel safe in saying that the heart does not produce the circulation at all. The blood is automatic, it being composed of
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gases, is constantly kept in motion by taking on and thr owi ng off its compone nt eleme nts. Wh en the br ai n is in he al th the blood is kep t in a highly charge d magnetic condition which causes it to move rapidly thr oug h the body; bu t wit hou t a regulat or it would flow too fast, or be irregular in its motion. To obviate this difficulty and to produce a regular circulation the blood through the entire system, nature provided a check valve in the form of the heart, with its chambers of sufficient size to receive and dischar ge at necessary in te rv al s enou gh blood to reduce its motion to a proper cir cul ati on to sup ply the dema nd s of th e whole system wi th mag net ism , withou t loss of energy. Thi s org an being connec ted to th e brains, the great magnetic store-house and distributing office of the body, by nerves, its valves are operated by magnetic involuntary discharges from the brain at regular intervals, forcing the valves to open and close, receive and discharge regularly and continuously, thus producing a regular circulation. Resus cita tion in case of suspended an im at io n is stron g evidence in favor of mag netic forces producing circulation. Artific ial r espir ation forces in to t he blood ma gnetism, which finds its way to the brain, which revive s the organ of life and causes it to throw off magnetism, that finds its way to the heart and operates the valves admitting the blood into the chambers of the he ar t, from which it is discharg ed, th us repea ting the operation till circulation is restored.
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If life depended on the voluntary action of heart, all efforts to restore life after the heart had ceased to be at would be wi th out success, bec aus e th e h ea rt is sup pos ed to be th e life mo to r, an d therefo re could no t be forced to be at afte r once wi th dr aw in g its for ces . Bu t, on th e contrary , it has been forced to renew it s act ion severa l mi nu te s after life was su pposed to have become extinct. Some physicians might to this mode of rea son ing, because th e he ar t is th e first org an to for m in all an i m a l bodies. In re pl y to th i s objection I will say t h a t it is quite na t u r a l and reasonabl e th a t it should be so, since it is necessary to have blood and a re ga lar circ ulat ion fir st, an d th e he ar t secon d, whic h is al wa ys th e casefirst, before e a n i second, m a l ca n and be prother op er ly the thheart organs falling in line of development according to the order of their th e b ra in being the last, perhaps, developed, because the par ent of the child performs before b ir th all the offices of the b rain after birth; so this objection is answered, for the b ra in has no office to perform till after the child is born. The pendulum of the clock has nothing to do with operating the machinery; it only determines the spe ed th e wheels sh all move. J u s t so with th e h u m a n heart, nature uses it as a regulator, and not as a motive power. It is well known that violent exercise will accelerat e t h e mot ion of th e bloo d, an d also qui cke n th e beating of the pulse, not because the h eart acts first,
it does not, it ha s no in nate force, an d therefore ca nn ot act un ti l impelled to do so by some exis ting force, and that force is ma gnetism , whi ch is stored in the brain by the blood. The action of the diaphragm, which is instrumental in operating the lungs, is involuntary, because it is produced by mag ne tis m sent from the br ai n. The action of th e lun gs which causes br ea th in g is also vo lu nt ar y, because it is produced by magn etism sent from the br ai n. The action of th e lun gs which causes breathing is also involuntary, since being operated by the acti on of the di ap hr ap m. In the act of bre athi ng th e blood is kept in motio n by ab sorb ing ste lla r magnetism from the lung s, conseque ntly human exist ence is a voluntary action of natural forces, but involuntary human action. The hu ma n organism is so construct ed th at the functional operations will continue, even while man is who lly unconscious of his existence. The blood carr ies these magnetic forces to the brain, where they are stored and used by na tu re 's vo lu nt ar y agent, which operates the whole physical organization from that position, and intelligence. The blood even beingproducing the means of transportation, it is continually receiving magnetism at the lungs and discharging it at the br ain . The br ai n in tu rn mus t relieve itself of th e su rp lu s force by disp atch ing it over the nerves to the vital organs as well as all other parts of the body. This act of the brain, or n por tio n of it, causes
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each organ to perform its functions, whether man asleep or awake, conscious or otherwise; so the magnetic force from the brain to the heart keeps it in constan t action, opening and closing its valves, thus permitting the blood to pass through, by which process life continue s. This reduces the voluntary action of the body down to one force, and that is magnetic, th e motive power of the universe. This being tru e, the he art beats fast or slow; first, according to the mag netic condition of the nerve contro lling th at org an; second, according to the m agneti c str ength of the blood; and third, according to the degree of mental excitement brought to bear on the brain at any given time. The difference in the number of pulsations produced in any two given persons in heal th an d repose durin g a stated time, is not very great, which goes to show that nature's voluntary is not violent. So in order to produce a violent action of the body, the whole organism must become excited, but whether voluntary or it must first occur at the brain through the human senses, or by means of stimulants, and not at the heart; which is evidence th at the he art is not the prime mover in producing, sus tai nin g life, and keeping up the circ ulat ion of the blood. The heart being connected to the brain by nerves, its valves are operated by magnetism sent from the brain. The blood being highly charged with magnetism gives it vivacity, which causes it to press th e valves of the heart, which open, admit, close, and dis-
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charge , at the dic tates of th e b ra in , when a strong, rapid pulse is felt in a healthy person; but any excitement of the brain will cause it to throw off more force, which quic kens the action of th e he ar t, and lets more blood pass through, thereby exciting the pulsations. The act of ru nn in g makes th e hea rt beat faster than us ua l; bu t the he ar t is not alone excited by the exercise of the body, all the vit al organs are equ ally stimulated, but the others being not so sensitive to the effect of the magnetic force as th e he ar t is, th ey are not felt to act with the same power. In order to produce the bodily exertion, the mind must first be excited, which increases the action of the brain and causes it to attract more magnetism, thus making increased demand on the blood morefor power. The brain now dispatches rapidly to theforheart reinforcements, the heart responds to the call by operating its valves with greater ra pi di ty than before, th us permitting the blood flow faster to the lungs, where it is ra pi dl y vitalized by ste lla r force, an d, receiv ing new impetus, drives forward, supplying the brain and nerve center with th e necessary vi ta li ty to keep them in activ e operation . The br ai n sti mul ate s the action of the dia ph rag m at the same time, th us increasi ng resp iratio n, so th at the whole mac hin ery of the body acts simu ltan eous ly und er the command of the br ai n. In pro port ion to the excitem ent, or th e dem and for increased forces, will the hea rt become animated an d the physical structure become excited and ready for actio n. The ma n who is intere sted in his own
business can do much more than his employe less fatigue, bot h being of equal strength, because th e mind of the master, who is deeply interested in his work, is continually excited, thereby causing the brain to stimulate the heart, which accelerates the thus furnishing the system with renewed strength. But in the unintere sted ma n ther e is noth ing in business to stimulate the action of the heart; the blood is sluggish, and every movement is forced and and the body soon becomes tired. In delicate pers ons the he ar t sometimes fails to produce a pulsation when it throbs; the reason for this omission is that the brain being weak, it fails to supply to the heart a magnetic current strong enough to open the valve of the heart sufficiently to receive the usual qu an ti ty of blood. Wit h no resis ting force to check the action of the valve, it comes quickly back to place with a jar, thereby causing a fluttering of pulse instead of a full beat. This double action of ta ki ng place before ad mi tt in g the blood to chamber of the heart, will cause the blood to check flow. A disturbance of mental forces excites the brain, which causes it to discharge additional forces, so that wdren the action of the valve is restored the pulses will become stronger and faster for a few beats, in order to let the surplus blood pass through to the lungs. Extreme fright will also cause the heart to one or more discharges of blood and then beat fast for a while to relieve the pressure at that orga n. A frig ht..
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causes the brain to become excited heart rapidly, causing it to perform i The most intense fright is caused in a state of perfect very regular and measured in its b' slow in motion. To excite the brain at such a discharge to the heart magnetic < cession and causes an imperfc which prevents the blood from thus retards its caused by this check in th< many frightened ones to my throat." There are two reasons action of the brain and in a state of rest and just fast enough to forces to keep the action. In forces blood fright
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can utiliz e. If the excite ment would come on gradually the brain and blood would act in concert without producing unpleasant sensations. The blood in its haste to return to the lungs finds its progress impeded by the inability of the heart to pass it through. The heart cannot increase the size of its capacity, therefore, must perform extra labor by increased activity. While th is is going on a fulness about the that organ is felt, but this feeling gradually passes away as the bra in ret urn s to its nat ur al action, the to its nor mal conditio n. The body is the n to its nat ura l str eng th. A person of delicate organic stru ctu re may be frightened to deat h where the shock is sufficient to destroy the action of the brain cells, and thus suspend the brain force, and it from reach ing the hea rt, which mig ht easily be done where the bra in center is weak, and the action of the heart imperfect. The brain may not lose its functional powers wholly, but life goes out before the blood can supp ly the necessary forces. Artificial respira tio n would, in some cases, restore life. But when the brain centers which the heart are active and strong there is no danger of producing death because nature can rally her forces after shock in time to save life. Wise men may say th at circ ulati on of the blood is produced by the heart, but th at exp lan ati on is not satisfactory to any scientific man living, since there can be no solutio n given for its acti on. If the heart is automatic and supplies its own force, and, consequently, all the forces of the body, then what force
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step in and arrest its action for an unnatural len gth of time an d the n allow it to resume its functional operations, which it not infrequently does? But in the absence of the true cause, this tion has been allowed to follow' in the wake of to satisfy the longing for a perfect solution of the plexed problem. It is an easy matter to assert that it is an innate force of the heart that does the work, but to explain a force where none exists is qui te ano the r th ing. But the magne tic force that rule s and contr ols the actio n of the universe, impels planets forward in their courses with unvarying velocity, and sustains heavenly bodies in their mutual relation to each other, and establishes and sus tain s order thro ugh out the universe. Operating in the blood will produce its circulation. When the forces of attraction and repulsion existing in th e molecules of ma tt er can be expl aine d, th e action of the he ar t will be fully unders tood, the germ of life discovered, and the law of the universe comprehended. The doctor feels the pulse of his patient, not to ascertain strengthwhich of theisheart, but the the enti rethesystem, produced bystrength the magofnetic condition of the blood, though he may not admit it. If the heart produced the circulation of the blood, then the physic ian can tell th e condition of the he ar t only by the beat ing of the pulse, whereas the pulse is the ind ica tor of t he vari ous condi tions of the blood and bodv.
same force to th e blood, and give a round, full all the time. But, on th e con tra ry, the hear t may be in perfect health and the pulse very feeble. The he and ar t full. may also be weak in he al th an d the pulse fctrong Weakness of the heart is caused by a feeble condition of the brain followed by inaction of the nerve, and, finally, by heart failure. The body may be strong and vigorous in every other par ti cu la r and the hea rt weak, but the inaction of the heart will finally reduce the system in he al th , because it prevents a perfect circulation of the blood, which is necessary to keep up repairs of the system, by distributing material to the various parts of the body as it is needed. But it is plain to be seen that the action of the heart is not voluntary, but is controled by stellarforces, which are regu lar or irre gul ar accord ing to the strength of the brain center which supplies it. The blood ma y be highly charged wit h mag net ic forces ar t ina because the nerve center whenceand risesthe its he nerve is cti notvestrong.
CHAPTER SYSTEMS.
It is a singular fact, if the foregoing false, that the systems comprising the human anatomy, are constructed on the plan of 12, like th e new Je ru sal em , which the revelator is said to hav e seen come down out of h eav en and rest on 12 foundations, which were garnished by 12 precious sto nes . The city measured 12 x 12 cubits squa re, and was 12 th ou sa nd furlongs. It ha d 12 gates made of 12 pea rl s. They wer e guard ed by 12 angels , with 12 swords. I do not refer to the foregoing numbers as having an yus bearing on th e to hushow ma n an atoper myha , but onlyrevelaas an am in g coincidence that ps the tor recogniz ed the order an d be au ty of the heav ens, an d pe rh ap s underst ood someth ing of th e influence of the zodiac, and allowed his fancy free rein while banished to that lonely isle. Perhaps he fancied that because th e zodiac was sep ara ted in to 12 divi sions, there mu st be something sacred or my sti ca l in that number, an d used for a special purpo se by the "divine" builder of the universe, and therefore thought he would erect his future city on the same plan as his air-castle, but before it was finished he died, poor man! NATURE'S
The human frame
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is constructed of bones, or 2nd. From the top of the head to the end of spinal column there are or 48 bones. 3rd. On each side of the body ther e are 12 ribs. 4th. From the end of the finger to the shoulder there are six joints; from the end of the toe to body ther e are six joi nts , ma ki ng 12 joi nts on each side of the body. 5th. In the hands and arms there are 5 times 12 bones or 60. 6th. There are 12 pa ir of cranial nerves. The eyes ar e control ed by 12 opti cal muscles. 8th . There ar e 6, or half of 12, pa irs of grea t vital systems; 1, the bone str uct ure ; 2, the mus cul ar; 3, th e nervou s; 4, the visceral; 5, the circulato ry, and 6, skin or superficial circulation. The foregoing physiological facts ought to be sufficient evidence to convince the most ske pti cal of th e creative laws of nature, but should they be inadequate to sati sfy the studi ous m ind , let the cr itical reader proceed through the next chapter. FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS coroborate the statement that the nerves control the growth of flesh, another mar velo us coincidence, if it be no thing more, presents itself to the eyes of the investigator. It is the inse par abl e association of the nervous an d venous system, for each and every nerve is attended th rougho ut its lengt h by blood veins. The associati on of these two systems are not accidents eith er; such an occurrence could hardly have taken place by accident,
with two systems so extremely complicated as the two just mentioned, even if accidents are admissable; therefore, it must be conceeded that it was not a slip of the tongue or the toe of Jehovah that caused the association, bu t a necessity with na tu re in the prosecution of her w ork in crea ting a nd sus tain ing the human str uct ure . The body could no t be susta ined withou t a nervous system, neither could it be sustained without a venous system. The question now arises which holds the precedence over th e oth er. It is a well kno wn fact that a larg e pa rt of the blo od can be dr aw n from th e veins without serious or permanent injury to the body, because the absent blood does not affect the functions of that which re ma in s; consequ ently, if there is enough left in the vei ns to receive and convey the nece ssar y am ou nt of stellar fluid to the br ai n, and the various parts of the body, to sustain the organs in the performance of their functions, life will continue, and eventually the absent blood will The nerves are more vital in their office because they belong to, and are a part of, the br ai n; each br an ch thereofsystem sympathises the ce other branches that An great in the with perfoall rman of all its dutiofes. injury to the br ain affects th e whole nervous system, and checks or stops th e flow of th e brain force, which would also stop the circulation; but the blood could not alone be affected by an in jury to the brain. If the pneumogastric nerve is parted, death will soon follow. Severin g the phr eni c nerve will produc e a su dden
death, becau se the dia phragm will cease to vibr ate, consequently the lungs will stop. The foregoing facts are strongly in favor the nervous being the more important of the two systems in executing the func tions of life. Moreover, when any degree of its functional power, any the nerve flesh loses it sustains shrinks. When a large piece of flesh is torn from the body it is never perfectly replaced , for th e reason that the nerves which constructed it srcinally are also torn away; therefore, they must be reproduced before new flesh can be formed, bu t the br ai n is unabl e to restore the nerves in their former perfect state, for like shrubs when pruned, they throw out a greater number of branches than they previously possessed, which necessarily shortened the ir growth. The increase d num ber crowded the formed cells and restored the tissue in an imperfect manner, and left a deep scar to ma rk the place where the wound was made. If the nerv es could grow out in their usual perfect form, the healing process would be just the same as the srcinal growth and each cell would be produce d in its proper place, andwound no scar would be left to mark the place where the was made. Wi thout the le adershi p of the nerves, blood veins could not form; besides, there would be no incentive to push on to the surface of the body and heal the wound. After the veins were once healed, they would remain so, and the blood could adva nce no furt her; and since its na tu ra l tendency would be to re tu rn to
but the wound would heal at once without restoring th e full am ou nt of flesh necessary. Wi th the nerves grow ing out th ey resto re new ve ins, a nd keep th em heale d, an d also opened , so that the y can su pp ly the necess ary elem ents from th e blood to th e brain force, and thus produce growth as fast as the nerve advances. It is evident that th e growth of all pa rt s of the body is prod uced by th e br ai n th ro ug h the agency of th e nervous system from the following facts: 1st. Th e flesh will no t form beyond t he end of th e nerves. 2nd. The newly formed flesh is always tender, whic h is evidence of th e presence of th e nerv es at th e surface, but the nerves never protude through the skin, which shows that they do not advance any faster than the flesh grows. 3th . Fles h ca nno t sh ri nk till the nerv es contr act, for while th e nerv es re ta in th ei r full le ng th th ey feed and sustain the weight of flesh already produced. They do not double back nor roll up un de r th e skin , but grow and contract in length with the force of the brain. 4t h. Fles h ca nn ot increase till th e nerves adv anc e. Where the nerves go there the blood veins follows, but no veins are formed apart from the nerves. 5th . The l ength of th e nerve deter mines the len gth of th e body. Some br ai ns prod uce long ner ves , while oth ers pro duc e sh or t ones, whic h is th e cause of th e difference in stature.
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The five foregoing facts are quite convincing their tendency to prove the function of the nervous system, and pla inl y prove t hat they are the conductors of the life fluid constantly flowing from the brain to every point of the body
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ORGANS.
The following table will show the constituent employed in the growth of the vital organs. Since the brain supplies energy to all parts of the body, with brain force or stellar fluid, it must be of the same comb inat ion of gases as that src inall y used in the cons tructio n of th e enti re body in order to susta in it in h ea lt h and acti vity . The tab le will show the compound constituent elements entering into the const ructio n of the vit al org ans . It shows, at a gla nce , th at the element s so abu nd an tl y used in one organ is little requ ired in ano the r. In th e liver is found 25.23 potash, 1.03 potash in the lungs, and 9.60 of the same in th e sple ne. The blood itself could not suppl y th e necessary elements to all of the orga ns in the ri gh t proportion without some assistance. Lungs
Potash Lime Magnesia Chlorine .. . Phosphorus Sul phu r Silicia Ferine Phosphorus Florine Phosphorine
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Spleen
19.05 1.03
44.33 9.60
1.09 3.02 0.00 48.05 ' 0.92 1.04 0.27 0.00 0.00
7.47 0.49 7.28 .54 2.54 .17 0.00
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If the bra in was a un it in its ope rat ion , in miscuously gat her ing and sup ply ing stell ar forces indiscriminately to the body, the whole organism would be unsystematically arranged throughout its entire structure, and all parts of it would be just alike in its chemical ma ke-up , which is not the case. As shown by the above table, each organ is composed of a different comb inat ion of elements from the oth er; ther efore, syst emat ic laws must have produce d them in the beginning, and if they did the assistance of the same are con sta ntl y required to sust ain the m in functiona l du ties. If a ll th e vital organ s were composed of the same combination of elements they would be exactly alike in their formation, texture and physical functions; but they are not, and in that fact lies thesecret of their existen ce, since the ir difference is sary to life; each organ being differently formed from the oth er requi res a different combi nat ion of gases to su st ain. Now the ques tion arise s, how does each org an obt ain its necessary sup ply of the necessary chemical elements to enable it to perform its special Not alone through the agency of the blood can this be done, since it is a common car rie r lad en with all necessary material for the reparation and reconstruction of the enti re system ; bu t th is is not all which is necessa ry to keep up the repa irs of the body. The re must be a controling to attend to the proper p.n
sulphur, 48.05 phosphorus, and so on through the whole cat alog ue of eleme nts to be disch arged at th e vari ous org ans of th e bod y? Thi s proce ss, as all will agree, be done by c hance . There mu st be a direct or or a reg ula tor to see that each bone, muscle, cord, tendon, and every organ in the body, is supplied with th e requir ed com bi na ti on in sufficient qu an ti ti es to sustain the body in the discharge of its entire functions . Natu re has attended to th at imp ort ant ma tte r by delegating to the brain this important office. From each of th e zodiacal centers of th e br ai n are sent out forces pec uli ar to itself, an d whi ch su stain th e parts of th e body whi ch it crea tes. Alon g th e line of ner ves extend blood whic h co nta in th e necessary eleme nt s to un it e with the br ai n flui d to build up the body. blood, or pla sm, con tai ns the carrie rs, called corpuscles. They are of two white and red. The red corpuscles, I judg e, convey th e elem ents in th e blood, while the whi te corpuscles convey th e ste lla r ele men ts, which th ey receive at the lungs, to the br ai n. The br ai n is cons tant ly dis-
char gin g th ei r fluids over the nervous system to all parts of the body. When it reaches a broken down tiss ue, or an abs ent cell, it draws from the blood th e elements to repair the breach, while the flows on. It mat ter s not wh at ki nd of a cell mis sin g, or of wh at comb in ation of gases it is
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entire physical organism is sustained, and thu s ar e 1 the vital organs supplied with the necessary energy to perform their important functions, and thus is each division of the body supplie d wit h its elements in the necessary proportions mistake or delay ; but should any divisi on of the br ai n fail to accumulate a sufficient amount of stellar forces to supply the loss of waste matter sufficiently to keep up a action of any or all parts of the body, the vital organs will fail to perfectly perform their work, when the body will decline in stren gth, an d ill -he alt h will follow. Thus it has been shown that the animal organism was mechanically devised, systematically constructed, and regularly operated by the chemical divisions of the brain . It is generally supposed th at the vit al organs were created to supp ort and lend activ ity to the brain, as well as strength to the It therefore, be a surprise to many to learn that the reverse is tru e. It is now well unders tood that the bra in gives life to the whole organism, and sustains the vital organs in the discharge of thei r im po rt an t du ty . The organs cannot cease to perform their functio ns except by a cessation of brain force, but when the brain ceases to perform its functions, no matter how strong and healthy the organs ma y be, they will cease oper ation at once. A heavy bl ow on the head will in sta nt ly suspend animation, an d all of the organs wil l cease to perform their for the jar causes the brain cells to discharge their entire supply of vital fluids, and
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collapse and remain in that condition; but if th e blow is not severe eno ugh to cau se th e cells to lose their functional power, they will after a short ti me br ea th in g refill wi th stel la r fluid, an d life will co nt in ue as before. Sometimes, however, the br ai n grows weak from othe r causes than blows. Then if th e org ans cease to perfo rm th ei r func tion s, life goes ou t of the bod y. Occasional ly th e br ai n forces run down to so low an ebb of life that th e nerves ca nn ot dispose of th e waste ma tt er of th e body when diseas e sets in . Th us an organ ma y wast e away to that exte nt that death will follow.
CHAPTER XVIII. ORGANIC
DEVE LOPM ENT OF BRAIN.
TH E
As previo usly explained, the h u ma n ana to my composed of di ffer ent sy st em s, bones , nerves, etc., eac h of whi ch is co ns tr uc te d on a ba sis of The zodiacal brain is also of general chemical divisions, which being it is not improbable that the br ai n is constructe d on t h e same basis. has not yet been proven. I did not reach this from the number of p la ne ts which creat ed th em , nor fro m a st ud y of those but from a study of the attractions of the zodia cal bra in and its divi sion s. It is a fact , well known to the aut hor , t h a t the zodiac al br ai n at moment of birth, becomes a magnet of attraction for pl an et ar y gases, a nd ev en tua ll y produces th e phrenological organs; and since the zodiacal brain doe s at tr ac t zodiacal gases , it is pr es um ab ly tr ue that each division would possess the same power of attraction as the others, and therefore produce the same number of mental organs, since they are formed in group s. Th er e are 42 me ntal or ga ns now discovered an d no divi sior will give 12 for a qu ot ie nt . Fo ur is as ne ar as can be reached to produce th at nu mb er ; but 4 x 1 2 equal 48, which is 6 in excess of the correct nu mb er . If all of the me n ta l divisions hav e bee n di s-
covered, th en thi s theo ry is false, and some other explanation be given to accou nt the number The power of attraction existing in the zodiacal brain is known from the fact that al l th e me nt al groups found in different brains are differently developed, and the various positions and aspects of the planets at the time of b ir th show to degree they will develop, which should not be the case if they were not created in that The var iati ons of br ai n growth and is explained as zodiacal division of the brain will not attract planetary gases from all qu ar te rs of th e heav ens except that of Mercury, bu t cer tain divisions of the zodiacal br ai n will attract Mercurial gases from any position he may occupy when he is free from the Sun's beams; but when passing between the sun and the earth, and also when passi ng the opposition, at th e time of bi rt h, his gases are consumed or dissipa ted by the Su n's ray s to th at exten t th at a child born at th at time cann ot receive th em . Other pl an et s are not illy affected by the Sun's beams; on the contrary, the conjunction of the an d J up it er is very goo d, while the conju nctio n of saturn an d th e sun is very evi l; bu t t he evil effect appears to be on the sun, to weaken his effect, or, what is more likely to be tr ue is th at when they both hold the same position the brain attracts elements from both of them for the same purpose, and the combination does not wor k well together. All th e pl an et s, except Mercu ry, must be in c ertain positions before th e zodiacal br ai n will receive the m. Another si ng ul ar
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known to all the students of this sublime seience, is that no zodiac al divisi on of th e br ai n will at tr ac t al l combin ations of pl an et ar y gases, as sextiles, squares, trines and oppositions; each division will attract a certain combination, and utilize them in developing the brain. Thus the trine aspect of the Sun and Jupiter to each other will supply the combination of gases necess ary to develop the org ans of acquisi tivenes s adhesiveness and veneration, but the combination produced by squ are s and oppositi on of th e same bodies will not be attracted to those divisions, and the organs will remain The tri ne of Venus and the moon supplies a com bin ati on of gases which are attr ac te d to the frontal bra in at bi rt h, and develop the organs of order, while t he squ are aspect of the two bodies will supply a combination of gases which cannot be to that zodiacal division of the brain, therefor e order will not be developed. Any aspect of mars wil l produc e a cer tai n degree of develo pment of th e organs of time, calcula tion an d constructiv eness; but the sextile and trine aspects are much better than the squ are or opposition. The conjunc tion sextile an d trine of venus and Mercury will produce a combination of gases which will be attracted to given divisions and develop t he orga ns of time , color and idea lit y; mi rt hfulness and philoprogentiveness. The foregoing being true, it cannot be truthfully said th at the organization o f the brai n is the result of a design; neit her can it be said that it is th e resu lt of an accident; nor yet, the result of heredity; nor parenta\
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influences. It is pure ly the result of natur al which were, so far as can be kno wn, creat ed design. Doubtless the laws of na tu re cause every event hu man life; but that th ey were foreordained by her from the begi nnin g cann ot be proven by reason, la w or HOROSCOPE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Our ma rty red and lamen ted Preside nt and Char les Darwin were born in the same year, in t he same mo nth , and on the same da y thereof, but not at the same ho ur . If they had been born in the same latitude and longi tude, their bi rt hs woul d hav e occurred two hours ap ar t, which would ha ve left th e pl an et ar y aspec ts in the ir respec tive horoscopes very ne ar ly the sam e. The Sun an d Mars , shedd ing the ir benig n influence on each other , gave to Mr. Lincol n phy sic al st re ng th an d power of end ura nce . The Sun, Moon and Ju pi te r, receiving the friendly influence of each other, gave him hope; Mars, squaring the Moon, gave courage and confidence; Saturn gave tenacity of purpose, while Uranus and Mercury in trine aspect to each other imparted to this great man intuitive knowledge and a clear ness of v ision, that bordered on to the rea lm of prophecy. Being born of the same race of people the brains of their parents possessed similar combinations of elements;therefore the pla nets would affect the m sim ilarly if not same through gestation, consequently, the
heavens would create similar results in tive embr io thr oug h the bra ins of two mothers that they would through the brain of one mother; therefore with a degree of tr uth it can be said that the y were twi ns. No twi ths tan din g the fact the ir fathers were different men an d th eir moth ers were th ou sa nd s of "miles apart when these embriotic giants were born; nevertheless they caught the same planetary inspiratio n. Could Mr. Lincoln hav e ha d a twin broth er born under the same influence as was Mr. Darwin their horoscopes would have read the same; or, if Lin col n and Darw in had both been born on the "old Kentucky shore," they would have been as near alike as if the y had been born of the same mot her . They came that near being twins: they were born under con junc tion signs , whic h gave to each different rulers from the oth er. Mr. Darwin was ruled by Mars and Ur an us , which ma de him wayw ard, rebellious, despisin g au th or it y, somewhat selfish and malic ious , which caused his mind to wander away from the beaten track of publi c opinion , a nd to pass beyond the lines of scientific lim its , far into the waste of the une xplor ed. Lincoln was r uled by t he great Jove or Jeh ova , with Saturn near eastern horizon, which gave him a different bent of mind from that of Mr. Darwin. He was the man of the people; he liked social and political institutions; he liked order and social harmo ny, an d t hou gh possessing the same great as Mr. Darwin, his love of pursuits different; he chose law for his profession bec ause it was genial to
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hi s mi nd ; he was hum ane and unselfish and placed justice above price. To defend the weak was a pleasure ; to advan ce, an d to gua rd the interes ts of all was to him a delight. He loved freedom for himself and desired that all should enjoy what he so highly prized. Uranus and Mercury in trine aspect to each other made him profound an d farseeing in his plans. His sense of right less err ing th an th e lett er of the law ; his justice more discreet than found on the statute books of He could look beyo nd the act to the mot ive of th e offender of th e law an d mete out justice acco rding to his des erts ; he was a friend to the dow ntr odd en, an d his ear s were alw ays open to the ple adi ngs of th e poor; he knew th e righ t and had the to pursue was one ofhis nature's nob lest of courage noble men. In it; h ishehoroscope house of friends was b adly afflicted, consequently he was left wit h planetary influences to scale th e heig ht of fame. His ability alone the victory and landed him on the topmost pinicle of fame's dizzy height, there to glitter in the sun of admiration.
CHAPTER ZODIACAL BRAIN.
The Encepelon is a peculiarly constructed possessing more power than any engine of like size yet produced by the ingenuity of man. It is so from any hu ma n invention yet produced by him that ma n ha s not been able to guess the intri cacies of its operati on, and not being perm itt ed to see it work in the fullness of its strength, and in the execution of its skillful functions, he can lear n bu t lit tle concern ing the force pervading the human brain, heads are interesting objects to study, since the shape of them is determined by the form and strength of the brain. The heads of all animals also afford an interesting study, since the form of their bodies are determined by the shapes of their heads . All animals, belonging to the same spe cies, are p rac tic all y the same in form. They are so near alike that the naturalist can classify them from thei r general appe aran ce with lit tle or no trouble. The skulls of horses, dogs, beast and birds, as well as all Bpecies of animal life, can readily be pointed out by the expert naturalist; yet there is a slight in the skull of ind ivi dual anim als belonging to the same species, but which difference is noticeable only to the close observer. Per hap s ther e is a greater varia-
tion in the form of the human than is to be found in the sku lls of an y oth er species of ani ma l life, which is at tr ib ut ab le to th e ma ny and variou s forces worki ng in the hu ma n bra in, and which take no part in fo rming th e br ai n of other an im al s. The sku ll mu st conform to the size an d sha pe of the br ain , an d sinc e there are more subdivisions in the brain of man than in the br ai ns of any other a ni ma ls it is subjected to a gre ater nu mb er of va ri at io ns . The specific difference found in the human skull is not the result of accident, nor , as some suppose, caused by an irr egu lar pres sure on a conglomerate mass of br ai n ma tt er , which, like so much putty, may be moulded in the various shapes, as the pressure mig ht dete rmin e; but the y are all caused by a natu ral development of th e br ain , which is produced by pl an et ar y forces. Some child ren hav e peculiarly formed heads, and their fond mothers excuse them to those who notice their unusual shapes by explaining that they were produced by a fall, or lying too much one on side when asleep, or by some neglect or carelessness on her pa rt , for th e mot her will bear any bla me to shield her un fo rtu na te chil d. In some cases th e ear s are th rust well ou t from th e hea d, an d the ir tops thro wn forw ard, th us giving the m an un pleasant prominence. The mother explains that • it was caused by wea ring th e cap too low down on th e ears, th us crowding the m out an d forward; bu t she will pro bab ly notice that the child th us deformed is very active , restless, an d often cruel and unk in d to an im al s; also inclined to be rough and wild. He is
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not th us endowed because his ears are pec uliar ly set 1 on the head, but because the shape of the brain which mad e them sta nd out so pro min ent ly also caused the The prominen ce of the ears is the result of natural and not artificial causes. Ears lying close to the head show a want of energy, wheth er the child wore his cap low down on the m or went bar ehea ded. Large , well developed or small, well developed heads, and malformations, are the result of natural laws, and all have been produced with each generation from time immemorial, and it is safe to saythat the same r esult s will follow du ring the coming gen era tion s. However, it is a hope, devoutly to be wished, that with the increase of scientific knowledge, and a better understanding the naturalofcauses which produce them, that the of percentage malformations will decrease in the same ratio, and that less suffering will result from personal gratification in the future. There is a law of growth in the human brain which is not easily understood, and therefore hard to expl ain in regard to the resp ective b ra ins born at different ho urs of the same day. There is a perceptable difference in them, both in size and shape. In their physica l divisio ns the y are the same. These divisions embrace cerebrum, cerebellum, and oblon gatta , with their subdivisions. These parts are so nearly alike in all human brains that it is not difficult for naturalists to select them from any number of brains belonging to the lower animals. The cerebellum is the seat of life and motion . All invo lu ntarv actions
ZODIACAL BRAIN. th e bo dy ar e pr od uc ed by t h e force sen t from t h i s b r a i n . B ut this is not t h e point I wish to call the at te n ti o n of the rea der to at th is tim e. It is th e ge ne ra l form of the diff eren t sk ul ls bel ong ing to th e sa me spec ies, an d espec ially to the h u m a n family. This difference is noticeable in the form of skulls born at diff eren t h o u rs of th e sam e d ay . Th ey are pro duc ed prior to and usually appear at the rising of cert a i n zod iac al sig ns. T h e dif fer enc e in th e deve lopme n ts of th e respective sku lls is owing to th e pre vai ling elements received from the division which rises at the moment of birth. ARIES, rising at the birth, will produce a well devel oped zod iac al, somen h a t elo nga ted , bu t well
balanced b r a i n . TAURUS, when rising at birth, produces a well developed, zodiacal b r a i n , wh ic h is br oa d in front, b ut not very high, a n d somewhat inclined to r o u n d ness. GEMINI, rising at birth, generally produces a hi gh br ai n, na rr ow at th e base, b ut wide at the to p. CANCER produces a medium-sized brain, inclined to roundness, and generally narrow in front. produces a large, well developed, zodiacal sp he ri ca l in form, bro ade r i n front t h a n bac k of the but heavy neck. VIRGO, when rising at birth, produces a long, na rr ow br ai n, ar ch in g from front to rea r, an d a low forehead. LIBRA produces a small, fine brain, and rather
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produces a high, round brain, at the base, back of the ears, but widens as it rises. CAPRICORNUS produces a medium-sized brain, more square than round, backhead medium in size. AQUARIUS prod uces a la rge , well developed, zodiacal brain, but usually narrow just back of the ears, which causes them to lie close to the head. PISCES produces a large, well developed brain, the ears lying close to the head. The foregoing th e forms of the zodiacal bra ins at birth, and before the planetary brain is added to them. Notwithstanding there is a noticeable difference in the general form of the hu ma n br ai ns , their fu nctio ns rema in the same, except in degree of power. Each diviSAGITTARIUS
sion inv olu nta ry ty by th sueir pp lyphys ing ical the in te rnperforms al organ sitswith force to du perform functio ns, b ut all brains do n ot execute thei r work with the same degree of act ivi ty, for th e reason tha t all do not possess equal power to generate brain force, an d therefore can no t suppl y it to th e vit al organs to the same extent. The difference which marks the forms of the born at the rising of specific signs, is observable even in the head s of twin s born at different hou rs of th e same da y. One, born at the rising of Libra , will have a sma ll roun d hea d, while one born two hou rs later , at the rising of Scorpio, will have a large, broad head possessing a much greater degree of vitality than the former one; yet the phys ical divisions an d the vi tal functions of the respective brains would be much alike,
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except that one would possess less vi ta li ty . Why thi s is true I am at a loss to explain, except it exists in the power of attraction of the ruling nucleus, or the one first formed; it being the organizer of the eleven subsequ en tl y added to it. It ma y have th e power draw the m closer, in a more condensed form, in th e la tt er th an in th e former case . Shou ld the first nucle us srcina te in Ta ur us , Scorpio, or Sag itta riu s, it would be more vital than though it originated in Gemini, Libra or Cancer, for the reason above stated; but why one should be stronger than another degree of the zodiacal belt is not yet understood, but there is a natural cause, whatever it may be, for the difference. The development of the zodiacal brain I attribute to the predominating influence which the sign ruling at conception had over the germ from that time on till birth. The cause of the predominating influence I furthe r at tr ib ut e to the fact th at th e germ con tain s pervading elements, which would require contact with certa in other elements in order to create fecundation , for the simple contact of the ovum and the of themselves would not cause im pr eg na ti on . If contact was all that was necessary, then any ovum, when ripe , would receive the sperm at an y time when su pplied, and produce life, which is not the case. Sometimes the ger ms are so inh arm oni ous ly constructed in the ir chemic al m ak e- up , t hat zodiacal forces can not induc e the m to form a un io n. Should Lib ra be ris ing at th e time of bi rt h, I should at tr ib ut e the cause to the predominating influence which that division
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over th e foetus du ring ges tat ion . Th e cause of the predominance of the Libra elements I would further a tt ri bu te to the chemical conditio n of th e ov um at the ti me of conc epti on. If it co nt ai ne d a predominance of the Venus elements it would require th e assi stan ce of Zodiacal eleme nts o f the Venu s na t u re , to un it e th e two forces, ma le and female. Th e divi sion Libra, possessing such elements to a greater degree t h a n oth er di visio ns of the zodiac, suppl ies th em to th e germ as soon a s t he e art h ha s reac hed a po in t which make it possible for them to receive the zodiacal forces required, which would be at certain degree of Libra. T hu s it ap pe ar s t h a t if concep tion tak es place at th e ri si ng of Li br a, th e b irt h will also occur at th e risi ng of th e sa me div isio n, whi ch posit ion w ould give the Li br a el eme nts th e pr ed om in at in g influ ence over the ruling nuclei of the ovum, which it would continue to hold th ro ug h the period of gest atio n. In order to continue this authority over the physical development of th e ch ild , th e Lib ra for ces cau sed it to be bo rn at the rising of that sign, for the reason that the elements from t he zodiac al divis ion were so st ro ng in th e chi ld before birth t h a t they m u s t continue in power after birth. In order to do so, the child must be born at the risi ng of Li br a. Th e reason for Li bra ris ing is t h a t the eastern division is the strongest point for the do mi na ti ng division to h old at the ti me of bi rt h. by '' ac ci de nt ," or by t he design of th e at te nd in g physician, the birth is forced out of its perfect time,
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design is th wa rt ed , and evil res ult s will follow to a greater or less degree; but to what extent can only be known by the influence of the afflicting planet in the horoscope of the mother at that particular time. In some cases the time of birth is apparently postponed, but nature is waiting for the rising of the ruli ng division before pro duc ing the bi rt h. The del ay has caused ma ny a mother unne cessa ry while wait ing in dou bt conc erni ng the resu lt of her confinement, which could easily have been dispelled by ha vi ng a litt le scientific inf orm ati on on the subject at the proper time regarding the cause of the delay. Should the Mars elements predominate in the parental germs at conception, which might be the case, even with parents who are ruled by the planet Venus, because the organism of all are undergoing a co ns ta nt chan ge caused by the pl an et s moving from one to another position, from the influence of a malific to that of a benefic, or vice versa, than it would require Mars elements to cause fecundation, consequently Mars elements be the first to get possession of the embr io, an d when in possession they would hol d the contr oling positi on over th e othe r elements, and rule thei r development th ro ug h gestatio n. Then , according to the law of develop ment, the Mars eleme nts should rul e th ro ug h life, and, therefo re, natu re would cause the birth to take place when the Mars influences were stro nges t, which would be at the ris ing of Aries or Scorpio. Parents, born, one at the rising of Aries, the other
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at th e rising of T au ru s, m igh t beget Lib ra In that event th ey wou ld be very unl ike their pare nts in size of body, form of head, as well as in tas te and ta le nt s. But should the zodiacal forces, which rule du ri ng gestation, say th at of Libr a, be deposed by a stronge r force, say Aquar ius , a short time previou s to birth, the child would possess the Libra form and features for a while after birth, but eventually it would chan ge to the Aquarius form, and be radically different from what it would have be en had it at t he proper time. Then, instead of being ta ll and slende r, the child, when grown, would be stout and shorter. It is tho ught by some mothe rs, that if the child be born short of the regular period, in casting the horoscope it would be necessary for the astrologer to understan d that fact, in order to mak e the necessary allowance for the difference in time, but such is not the case. The tim e of b irth, be it longer or sho rter than the allotted period for gestation, is all that is required. The first bre ath ot life is th e impo rtan t mome nt to observe, regardle ss of wh at it mig ht hav e been. When the sign rules uninterruptedly from conception till birth, the growth is complete, the birth is natural, and the form will develop to fill the description of the rul ing signs, which should be the c ase with every bi rt h, and will be when the law s, which govern hum an life, are properly understood and observed in the reproduction of human life. of the celestial signs, when rising
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bi rt h, prod uces ha nd s peculiar to thems elves , and in ma ny cases the ris ing sign ma y be know n by the form of th e hand and th e len gth of th e fingers of the subject; bu t owin g to the va ry in g of th e com bina tion of the elements which compose the brain, this cannot always be done. ARIES, when risin g at b ir th , us ua lly produc es a well formed hand, med ium in leng th, smooth fingers , tho ugh no t tap eri ng . Among the labo ring classes the ha nds ar e so symmetr ical the y are stud ents an d profe ssional men, born at the rising of that sign. The une mpl oym ent of th e h an ds is not the caus e of them being small and shapely. It is the condition of the brain which produced them. The sturdy laborer has large, rough hands, not because he labors, but because the brain which made him a laborer also gave him the hands with which to do the work. when ris ing , prod uces a pl um p, fleshy han d, rat her short and br oad, and usuall y the fingers are smooth. GEMINI gene rally produces a long, slender ha nd , with tapering fingers, bony and nimble. TAURUS,
CANCER produces a long, broad palm, which extends out between the fingers, thus producing the appearance of webs. LEO, when rising at birth, gives long hands, well shaped fingers, and a narrow smooth palm. VIRGO gives a short, rough hand, with knotty fingers. are long, slender, with tapering fingers.
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SCORPIO produces large, strong hands, not always rough and bony, but many times they SAGITTARIUS gives a lon g, bo ny h a n d , but a sho rt palm. CAP RICORNUS give s sho rt, bo ny ha nd s, usu al ly knotty fingers, but not always.
AQUARIUS produces a well shaped hand, long, smooth a nd tap er in g, me di um sized pa lm , an d sometimes it is broad. PISCES gives a short, plump, fleshy hand and fingers. The following chapter will be devoted to explaining the growth of p la ne ta ry bra in , or th e min d pr oducing grey matter, which is formed after the child born. 1st . In so doin g I m u s t n ecess arily s how t h a t t h e h u m a n min d as an en tit y, did not exist prior to b i r t h , nor prior to th e add iti ona l growth of bra in ma tt e r , which occurred after birth. 2nd. I sha ll conclusively sho w th a t the br ai n is produced from the gases received from the celestial bodies. 3rd . T h a t th e gases rec eiv ed fr om th e p la n et s
produce the grey m atter, intelligence, an d adds to or detracts strength from the brain forces. 4th. T h a t the s tre ng th of the mi nd depend s (a) on th e size, (b) on th e form, an d (c) on th e ac ti vi ty of the Th e sm al l bra in , however good, is no t A badly formed brain, however large, is not forcible.
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large, well developed, inactive brain is not. forcible. 8th . That a ll of the foregoing con diti ons on the local a nd rela tive positions of the pl an et s at the moment of birth, and their association after birth. I shas al l well also show that thedivisions br ai n is of composed of chemical, as physical, gray matter. 10th. T hat th e min d is the re sul t of a chem ical action of the brain, superinduced by electrical currents from the planets. 11th. That the strength of currents, producing th is effect, dep end s on th e pos itio n of th e pl an et at any given time. 12th. That when the chemic al act ion ceases, mi nd will then be no more.
CHAPTER XX/ PLANETARY BRAIN/
The growth of the planetary brain, its formation, its divisions and subtle functions, embrace, perhaps, the most perplexing part of the entire subject now under discu ssion , an d the one most difficult to make clear to all, owing to the extreme intrincies involved, and the unf ami lia rit y of the general reader with the subject. But I will try to make it easy, by abridging as much as possible, without obscuring the ideas set forth, and yet ind ite enough to ma ke clear the theories adva nce d. The subject, however, is too exte nsive to be fully embrac ed and cle arl y comprehended in a work of this size. The details are too complicated to be fully brought out until the leading points become established as scientific facts. Eventually the metaphysician will find the study of th e bra in from thi s sta ndp oin t, not only inte resti ng and facsinating, but inst ruct ive in all of its deta ils, since he will find a reason for all things human. The brain has never been properly studied for the reason that it could not be reached by physical analysis du ring life. In dea th, its function s hav ing ceased, the cells collapse, which places it in a very unfit conditi on to be studied, to say not hin g about the mutilations caused by the knife in dissecting it; there-
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fore, the brain can only be successfully studied in conne ctio n wit h the laws which produced it, which is the author's method of analysis and synthesis. In discussing the planetary brain, its physical funct ion, being the most im po rt an t, m us t receive first at te nt io n. The Zodiacal br ai n ha vin g been previously discussed, it is now understood that the planetary forces ha ve no power, in de pe nd en t of th e Zodi acal brain, to create life, nor to construct brain therefore th e Zodiacal brai n mu st be formed firs t, th e pl an et ar y br ai n added to it after the bi rth takesplace. This additional growth of planetary matter was and is necessary to assi st the Zodiacal brain in more perfectly performin g its physical funct ions. Th e addition of gray to the white after birth must necessarily cha nge t he form of the bra in from wh at it was at bi rt h, for t he reason t hat all of th e Zodiacal brain centers of attraction could not be supplied with an equal am ou nt of pl an et ar y gases all the time, nor could th ey all receive an equal su pp ly at an y given time, because the planets could not hold positions from whi ch they could sup ply it ; therefore th ey could not al l develop alik e. Person s born at different ho ur s of th e same da y, are supplie d with di fferent com bin ations of gases which are attr acte d to different centers in respectiv e br ai ns , which is the reason the y do not alw ays develop al ike . It is impossible for nat ur e to create two brains just alike except they are born of the same race of people, at the same place, at the same time.
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The planetary brain is composed of two an d man y subdivisions . The two gene ral, or to be more explicit, the out er and inne r laye rs of pl an eta ry matter which compose the cerebrum and cerebellum will be expla ine d now in a gen era l way and late r on more specifically. Wh ile forming , prior to bi rt h, th e zodiacal brai n has but little power to utilize planetary matter, but at the moment of birth it suddenly becomes transformed into a very active magnet which is able to attract planetary gases, with which to complete the growth the encepha lon. I at tr ib ut e th is change to the fact that the Zodiacal brain, prior to birth, must remain in a passi ve con ditio n, since it is o nly in an evolutio nary state, and is being acted on by other forces, through th e agency of the moth er. It. therefore, possesses no volition oi its own; but so soon as it is fully developed it is th en born and becomes an ind epe ndent power, an d able to create additi onal growth by attr ac tin g planetary gases and transforming them into layers of gray matter. It mu st be remembered, however, th at all of the twelve divisions the the Zodiacal brain cannot planetary gases of from planets, only whenattract they are in certain positions at the moment of bi rt h. When the local positions of the planets are favorable for a given division of t he Zodiacal brai n to att ra ct th eir gases, it grows very large, and the increase of planetary brain is plainly visible in all heads, except those of idio ts, for they ca nnot receive it for the reason th at
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the Zodiacal brain did not receive enough of the planetary gases during gestation to magnetize it sufficiently to awaken in it, at the mom ent of bi rt h, th e necessary force of attraction for planetary gases, to produce a he al th y br ai n, therefore it rem ain s as it was bo rn . Itmight not promote the friendship existing between yo urself and the newly-ma de mot her to tell her that her child is an idiot, nevertheless such is the case, and so it remain without the additional growth of pl an et ar y bra in. All children are born in th at conafter all, it is a well-known fact that all newly-born infants arrive without intelligence, but the mental condition of the child at birth is supposed to be only in an undeveloped state, and, like new wine, will impro ve with age, since the br ai n an d mi nd are supposed by some be be separate entities; and susceptible of a theory not easily explained, but clear enou gh to be dens ely errone ous at best, for age alone cann ot give men tal stren gth to an y br ai n. If it could, then all brains would be equally active, since they all have the same opp ort uni ty in that respect, to gain str eng th; but it is pla in that all of th em do not grow alike; on the contrary, no two of them develop the sam e. Every degree of inte llig ence , from the philosopher down to the idiot , is shown in th e human family, and sometimes that difference is noticeable in the same fa mily. No two br ai ns are ever fouud just alike at bi rt h, or ten years la ter, consequentl y there must be some other reason than age or cultivation for their difference in developments.
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The eyes of the newly-born in ia nt are less; its at ten ti on can not be gained in any all it knows is to kick and cry, both of -which a full-grown idiot can do. but a calf or a pig can do for they can balance their bodies on their run about, take food without assistance almost immediately after birth. If a child should remain in the mental condition in which it is found at no one would dispute its idiocy. No one disputes the growth of the brain. He only questions its conditions at the moment of for it is supposed by all to be as perfectly organized before, as it is any time after birth, and all that is needed to perfect its developm ent is time and food. Gen eral ly it is believed that the child receives its nourishment from the food taken into the stom ach. Food, of course, is necessary to produce growth, but most children take food equally nourishbut no two develop the same intellectually, therefore a more potent reason be given to explain the puzzling facts. If the divisions which produce the mental faculties are wholly absent at the moment of which the y are. then what force in separ ate brains would cause them to take form, and thus produce different talents and traits of if not the planets? They could not have inherited their peculiarities they were receivod after birth. They do not will the development they assume, since they have no power to therefore no power to govern the form they will take. It is sufficiently evident for comment th at the re is a code of laws which rules the
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gr ow th of th e body , the form of th e b ra in , gives po we r to mi n d ; prod uces th e eve nts of life, a n d dete rmi ne s the des tiny of th e m a n . All clear -head ed reasoners realize th ese fa cts, tho ug h they m a y not un d er st an d the laws which produce them; but all have witnessed th e res ult s of th e un se en forces of n at u re , an d kn ow t h a t th ey exist. It is th is co de of n a t u r a l laws wh ic h I am now going to explain. BRAIN
two layersof
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now under discussion, are produced by the same planets, b u t un de r diff erent ci rc um st an ce s. Bot h la ye rs th e st r en g th of th e m in d a n d bod y, b u t in d ifferent way s. Neithe r layer, un de r a n y cir cum sta nce , can be perfectly formed, but under very favorable circu ms ta nc es bo th m a y b e well formed, or on e m a y be wel l formed a n d t he ot her ve ry imp erfe ctl y formed, al l de pe nd in g on the local an d rela tiv e position of th e p l a n e t s at t h e m o m e n t of b i r t h . T h e first lay er spoken of is produced by the local position of the planets relative to a given po in t on th e E a r t h . Th e second la ye r is produ ced by th e asp ects of th e p la ne ts to eac h other , from the different positions of the heavens at the mome n t of bi rt h. The la tt er is th e outer laye r, and termi na te s in pro tub era nce s call ed phrenol ogical orga ns. Th e Zodi acal br ai n co nt ai r s twelve ch emi ca l divisions or centers . Ea ch divis ion ha s a dis tin ct and function t o pe rform in deve lopi ng th e in te ll ec tu al b r a i n after b i r t h . The frontal division a t t r a c t s gases from th e eas tern q u ar te r of t he hea ven s. If th e b i r th in t h e absence of all of th e p la ne ts from t h e
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easte rn horizon, the frontal br ai n will be sm all . planet rising increases the size of the frontal brain above th e avera ge by depos itin g one lay er of gra y ma tt er . Two pl an et s rising at b ir th giv es a greater inc reas e in th e size an d wo rk in g power of the fr on ta l brain by forming the second layer; but when the b i rth occurs at the rising of three planets, they produce immense con volu tion of gr ay m a t te r in front of the ear s. Thr ee is the gre ates t nu mb er of pl an et s I have ever kn ow n to be ris in g at th e bi rt h of a n y per son . [See horosc opes of Gr an t, Garfiel d an d But ler .] The up pe r an d rea r port ion of the br ai n a tt r ac t gases from the mi dh eav en s and develo p the sub -lay ers of t h a t por tio n of the br ai n. Th e lowe r an d rea r p a r t of th e Zodi acal b ra in attracts p la n e ta ry gases from the western divisio n of th e horos cope, and develops t he su b- la ye r of the domestic region. The fore goin g ex pl ai ns how the su b- br ain s are formed. top of this sub-brain there are other layers formed by a combination of gases, produced by the m a n y aspects of the vari ous pla ne ts . Fo r acut eness of mind and activity of body, the layers thus produce d ar e more i mp or ta nt t h a n the sub -br ain , for wi th ou t some of these co mb in at io ns th e body would not be sup ple . The Zodiac al b ra i n supp lies the nervous system with sufficient force to sustain life; th e sub- br ai n a dds st re ng th to i t, an d gives mor e strength to the muscles, while the development further lends str eng th and activi ty to th e entire
rcular system, and gives control over the movement oi the body; therefore, the act ivi ty of the body is known by the aspects of the planets at the time of birth. To explain the power of the brain over the muscular action of the body, I will present the following illustration: Beg inn ing with the lo west form of human life, or st at e of abso lute idiocy, or a life produced alone by Zodiacal gases, no physical strength is at the age of twent y-one years , for th e ad ul t idiot is a helpless mass of hum an flesh. He experie nces no events of life; he has no business ability, no matrimonia l inc lin ati ons , no vices, no virtu es. Eve ry day to him is practically the same; but taking a higher form of idiocy, when only a small amount of planetary matter is added to the Zodiacal br ai n. The child can st an d and walk and is not altoge ther helpless. He ha s some contro l of his mu sc ul ar acti on. Then take a sti ll hig her form of the same ma la dy . The boy can ru n, pl ay , and do some ki nd s of rou gh work, which requires no dexterity of hand; but not in the least degree is he mec hanical. He on ly has a clu msy use of his body and muscle s. But as the pl an et ar y br ai n increases in the healthy child its physical strength, activity, and m en ta l power also, incre ase; bu t if the re is an y difference between them the physical advances beyond the me nt al powers . Whe n the br ai n grows lar ge enough to produce organic developments, intelligence is there manifested in gracefully directing the moveme nt of the body in moti on. As the br ai n increases
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in size, th e body inc rea ses in ac ti vi ty . Some men wa lk a tig ht- rop e, la y length wise o n it; aga in rise to their feet, and even push a wheel barrow along in front of them, and feel perfectly at ease on a single rope suspended in midair, at a distance from the ground, t h a t some me n could no t rea ch on a long la dd er wi th ou t fea r of fallin g. An ot he r ca n rid e a ba re ba ck horse, t u r n a somersault, j u mp thr ou gh a hoop, ali gh t in the place, at th e pr op er ti me , to avoid acci den t. The juggler too, will keep three or more knives in the air, whi rli ng ar ou nd an d aro und , cat chi ng th em by their poin ts, tossing the m aga in, wit ho ut ma ki ng a mi st ak e, losin g a knife, or wou ndi ng his fingers, which , however , is no t th e wor k of an id io t, b u t of one wh o has time, weight and calculation well developed,which gives prefect control of the muscular action, so that could al wa ys th ro w his kn ive s wi th th e same force , wat ch th eir progress, an d be re ad y to ca tch the m when th ey re tu rn ed . If the kni ves were not th ro wn ju st so, th ey wo uld no t r et u rn to th e ri gh t poi nt, at the ri gh t tim e, to be ca ug ht when th e ope rato r is re ad y to recei ve th em ; but by bein g th ro wn with the sam e force, they make the same revolutions in the same circuit, in exa ctl y the same time, an d th us reach the rig ht poi nt to meet th e ni mb le fingers of th e juggl er. Th e da nc er, too, can make his feet follow the figures of the dance in th e walt z, qu ad ri ll e, o r th e clog , and keep perfect ti me with the music, an d so ma y m a n y other un us ua l feats be performed by ce rt ai n in di vi du al s who posse ss the necessary brain development for that purpose, but
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not by the clumsy feet nor the unskilled hand of the undeve loped br ai n. The comb inat ion of the Sun, Mars and Mercurial elements are necessary at the time of bi rth to produce th e pro per develo pments to give power over a special set of muscles for that purpose. The sub-divisions, or mental organs at the outer corner of the eyes, are some of the points necessary to be developed to give such perfect use of the necessary musc les. It is pl ai n th en that the office of thes e mental organs is to control certain sets of muscles, by supg the m with b ra in force, an d also to direct th e movemen ts of the body when set in mot ion. Wh en larg e, these organs create an abundant supply of brain force for the purpose, and dispatch it to the muscles when desired, thus supplying them with power to continue in act ion for a given le ng th of time . The muscle s can be compelled to obey the will just so long as the brain can ob tain ste lla r forces in sufficient qu an ti ti es , an d sup ply th em wit h that fluid. After a tim e the danc er becomes exhausted, because the brain force is insufficient to sustain the action of t he muscl es; while the breath grows short and quick, because of the desperate effort ofthethbrain e lu ngs obtain enou ghafter stellar force to sustain in itsto laborious work, supplying the muscles with the necessary power to do their work. It will be noticed that the brain becomes wearied first, and at the same time confused in following the figures of the dance. It is then the feet begin to fail in the performance of their task, and refute to perfectly execute the ir work, an d finally get out of tim e, blun der
an d br ea k dow n. In ord er to co nt ro l th e feet th e fig ure s of the danc e, th ey mu st ha ve intell igen t directors to m en ta ll y o utl ine every line, curve an d circle, th ro ug h which the y mu s t pass. Thes e directors can be no other t h a n the divisions of the brain which supply the electric force t h a t operates the muscles which control the legs and of the dancer, the rope-walker, an d th e h a n d s of the juggle r. In pr op or tio n to th e size and act ivi ty of th e sub-divi sions whi ch su pp ly th e fluid to a n y given set of mu scl es, wil l th ey obey th e will of th e perf ormer f or a longe r or sh or te r ti me . The sma lle r th e orga ns the less force the y su pp ly to th e consequently the less perfect will they control the feet, in the execution of the dance, and the dimmer will be the intellectual lights shed; therefore, the less accurate will be the forms outlined by the mental dire ctor s. Th e feet ca nn ot bett er perform t h a n t he mi n d can direct. No ma tt er how large the org ans m a y be, their power is limited, since they can only receive an d su pp ly a ce rta in am ou n t of flui d in a given ti me , which will last a longer or shorter period according to th e way in whi ch it is ex pen de d. If ex ha us te d by ra pi d an d violen t exercis e, th e ti me will be m u ch shorter t h a n thou gh th e exe rcise was mod era te; bu t when cellscan fail,supply the vital fluid becomes exhausted, and thethebrain no more, the thoughts grow di m, a nd th e mus cle s fail to perfectly perfor m th ei r work, when the feet grow clumsy and rest is demanded that the cells may recuperate their lost powers. If the brain can create lines, curves, and circles, for th e feet to follow in the da nc e, th e h a n d s of the
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'juggler to trace in his performance, it can also create lines, curves and circles, without making any physical dem ons tra tion whatever, beca use th ou gh t can flow, without connecting any branch of the nervous system with an y sub-division of the br ai n. It was the pl ay of electric lights from the above named organs which gave to man his power to invent, combine numbers, in producing arithmetical forms, higher mathematics and architectural designs. The foregoing are some of t he re su lts wro ugh t in the human brain by planetary forces, and plainly show that the first duty of the brain is to perform a physical office, which is shown in fact that all animals have the use of their bodies, however weak their minds may be, and it is a noticeable fact that the less control the animal has over the movements of the body, the weake r is its intellect. Bu t th e br ai n rules the action s of the body of all life, regardless of its intelligence. The second duty of the br ai n is to create me nt al functions, if they are not simultaneous in their actions. The action of the brain cannot cease; it must continue active from bi rt h till de ath , asleep or awake, whic h condition can only be sustained by continually receiving a fresh su pp ly of vi ta l fluid fro m th e atm osphere by breathing. Even after the cells are full to overflowing, the same sources of su pp ly mu st con tinu e, which would be impossible unl ess the re were some means by which the accummulated forces could escape when the muscles were at rest; bu t Na tu re provided for that necessity by allowing the brain to exhaust the
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accummulated physical forces in mental action pendently of the physical efforts of the body. The brain could not, like the physical dynamo, shut off its entire energies and resume them at plea sure , and go on as before, for it could not have life again infused into its cells, hence the necessity of keeping the m in action and also disconnected from the nervous system, except when desired. The connection between the brain and nervous system is made by a mental effort of some one of the twelve Zodiacal divisio ns. The connection is made for the purpose of conveying the brain force to the set of muscles to be operat ed. The medulla obbeing composed of a multiplicity of nerves, it is evident that it has a very complicat ed and imp ort ant office to perform. This office I shall compare to the central telegra ph office, which connect s the entire system of wires, so that a wire from any part of the country may be connected to a wire leading to any locali ty desired, and a dis pat ch sent. Then the connection is broken, and, if desired, connection with another wire is made, and so on till al l of the wires in the office are used. So the medu lla oblon gat ta conne cts the sub-divisions of the brain to the desired branch of the nerv ous system. In this way any muscles of the body may be reached by any sub-divi sion of the brain, and brought in to play by a force of the will or an effort of that sub-division . Such, I believe to the office of the medu lla oblongat ta and the method employed by the brain in controlling the muscular system. After the dispatch is sent, th e force is expended, the connect ion
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'is broken, and the muscles released until further used. The foregoing is the sol uti on I hav e for the pro ble m, and the following explanation will reveal my reason for enter tai nin g it : If the br ai n was pe rm an en tl y connect ed wit h th e entir e nervous system, th e flow of brain force over the nerves would be constant, therefore the muscles w ould be kept c on ti nu al ly in mot ion , and there would be no rest, day or night; for each subdivision would alt er na te ly send a di spa tch over th e nerves, and thus keep some of them active all of the ti me . But , as it is, the re is no connection wit hou t an effort of the sub-division of the brain, which sends the dis pat ch. An y and al l bra nch es of th e nervous system can be connected to any given sub- divi sion of the brain at will, which is shown in physical action. A singl e sub-divis ion of the br ai n may be conne cted wit h one-half of the entire nervous system, which is proven in the act of controlling the body by the organ of t ime . The force from that sub-divi sion can keep the legs, ar ms , an d the ent ire body in perf ect tim e wit h th e musi c. Tha t al l pa rt s of t he body have full connectio n wit h the br ai n is furth er evinced by the development of the hands, which have been discovered as indices of the brain, are caused by the development of the musc les which are produced b y the branc hes of the nervous system which develop the ha nds . It is tr ue th at each sub-division supplies its pa rt of th e matter for developing the hand, since the muscles are thrown up and make certain developments according to the force sent from the bra in, and th us creat esg
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mounts, lines, and other marks, which are indices brain power. It further appears that the muscles develop in layers, and th at each sub-division produce s its own layer. If they are well developed and the layer s are many, and the hand is well developed and highly marked with lines, stars, crosses, and other symbols of mental strength; but if the mounts are absent, and the palm is badly marked, the hand a badly organized and weak brain, incapable of great effort or business success. If there were no between the brain and the hand by the nervous system, there could be no indic ation in the latter of the strength of the former. If the nerves do not form the muscles of the hand, there can be no active connection between the brain and that connection of the with the pedal extremities is just as perfect as that of the hands; but the muscular development of the feet is very different and requires a special stu dy. The brain of an infant is ately large, and supplies a supera bundance of bra in force, causes the mind of the healthy child to very active, and also keeps its muscles active; therefore, the body is in a constant state of unrest. This is why educators say that acti vity is a law of childhood. As the brain increases in strength, it is thereby to throw out its force, feed the nerves, extend them a lit tle farther on, and thus produce each day. When the nerves have reached t he full the has power to extend them, the mind less active, because the full force of the brain is re-
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quired to sustain the body it has created, and restore th e broken down tissue th at is con tinu ally away. Thu s the p la ne ta ry br ai n assis ts the Zodi acal brain, in producing growth and muscular development. The Zod iacal br ain , hav ing a per man ent conne ction with the nervous system, it is constantly supplying a mild flow of vital fluids to the entire body in sufficient quantities to restore to the muscular cells their exhau sted v it al energi es, and th us keep up the rep ai rs of the body, wi th ou t producing an y visible e ffect on the muscular system while it is in a state of rest. That the Zodiacal brain does produce this office is shown in the case of idiots, their muscles being very inactive for the want of pl an et ar y br ain to sup ply the nece ssar y cu rr en t of force to give the m str eng th and ac tiv ity . The Zodiacal brain also supplies the necessary forces to the vi ta l organs to sus tain them in their labo rs, without an y assistance of th e gra y mat ter . Should the Zodia cal br ai n become detached fr om the ner vou s system de at h would in sta ntl y follow, which is th e reason that the cen tra l port ion of th e br ai n is more vi ta l than the outer layers. Any disturbance of the medulla oblongata will cause instant death, because the breaking down of its fibrous work shut s off th e suppl y of brain force from the vital organs, when the whole machinery of the body stops. There are two hemisheres of the brain, each possessing the sa me n um ber of like sub-div isions, whic h perform like ph ys ic al functions, so that each side of th e
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body may be controlled by separate divisions of brain, which make both sides work in harmony together. The nerves, sent out from th e ri gh t side of the brain, cross over to the left side of the body, and each half of th e br ai n creates an d contro ls the opposit e half of the body , which gives balance and poise to the entire body. By thi s arran gem ent of th e bra in, one or both sides of the body may be put in motion at the same time, without interfering with each other. Where the organs of time, which control the regularity of the movem ents of the body, are developed t he same on both sides of the forehead, then each supplies force to its side of the body . If thes e org ans are well developed, then it will control the actions of the muscles in an y way desired. Thus it can be seen that th e body is double, and is composed of two distinct organisms, which is further known from the fact that each side of the b ra in produces its side of the body, which gives pairs instead of single organs and members. On each side there is one eye, one ear, one nostril, one leg, and one ar m. Th e mo ut h is also double, it having the opposite half of each jaw like the oth er; the are cent formed in pairs; theuce tongue, wiseteeth in the re, woul d prod two split halv es exactly alike . The du al orga nism of th e body is furth er evinced in the internal organs, for there two lu ng s, liver s, kid neys , and a double he ar t; other in te rn al developmen ts might also be classified in pairs. If bo th ar ms depended on a single sub-di vision of the br ai n for its motive power, only one could work at a time ,
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the other must rem ain at rest; bu t, since each is ruled by a se parat e sub-divis ion, both can work at the same time without interfering with the other; for each also ha s its own me nt al director to cont rol its every movement. To all outwar d the phrenological organs and the following named physical divisions, cerebrum, cerebellum, and the medulla oblongata, nu mbe r all of the mech anica l divisions of the brain,, or those that have special functions to perform. Had not Dr. Mayer, an em ine nt chemist by Dr. Flint in his late work on physiology, by a very careful analysis discovered seven layers of brain matter, it might be a difficult task to convince the general reader, and perhaps would not be a safe experiment to inform th e physiologist , t hat a greater num ber of lay ers yet exist to be discovered in the same way before the doctors are wit h tha t marve lousl y constru cte d org an. These lay ers can not be trac ed out by the unassisted e ye of th e most astu te anat om ist . It mu st be aid ed by the finest in st ru me nt s known to the profession. And, even then, they cannot be discovered by any plodder. These important discoveries, made by Dr. Mayer, were wholly due, he claims, to the peculiar form of the cells which compose each layer, but why they were thus formed the doctor did not deem it necessary to inform his co-workers. In mak in g thi s discovery Dr. Mayer added another feather to his own plume, and innocently won a brilliant victory for astrology and spontaneous production. CHEMICAL
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mor e subtile divisions of the brain, and discuss the ir forces and functions as the y are manifested in life. At one time this would have been a very unpleasant task to perform, since there was no evidence to support any statement which might be made concerning the existing layers of brain m att er; but since the wonderful discovery by has been made by Dr. Mayer, I can now proceed with more confidence in my effort to estab lish the fact th at man y more th an seven layers exi st, and moreover, I sha ll do wha t the learned doc tor, however wise and expert he might be in his profession, could not do, and that is to explain how the chemical layers were produced, and also exp lain thei r functions wh ich have never been under stood . their were no planets to affect the Zodiacal brain, then each division of the heavens would produce t he same effeet on all brains born at th e risin g of any given division of the Zodiacal belt, but since there is a marked difference in all persons born at the rising of the Zodiacal division, as the following will explain: The motion of the earth on its axis is necessary, in order th at the planetary gases may be supplied to the BRAIN
Zodiacal brain after th, so at the sub-divisi may be produced, andbiralso the th layers thereof; for ons the sub-divisions are composed of layers of brain matter. The first day after birth the nucleus of the first layer of each sub-division is formed. The second day after birth the second nucleus of the second layer in each sub-divi sion is formed. The thir d day the third nu -
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is formed. And so on till the whole nuclei are formed, which are to create all th e lay ers of bra in ma tter , after which growth is added to each nuc leus until the br ai n is perfectly developed. The number of layers of brain matter thus formed cannot be known; however, the re are as many la yers as there are years of life; bu t how many more cannot be told. It is singular, but tru e, that each laye r of br ai n ma tt er above described has a vital effect upon the power of the Zodiacal brain which they affect the most, for each sub -di vis ion of the br ai n does no t affect al l of the Zodiaca l divi sion s. The Zodiacal division which crea tes any given sub-divisions and their layers are alone affected by th em . The st reng th of the and th ei r lay ers are known by the positi ons and aspects of the pla net s which produce them. These laye rs produce the events of life, and cause them to occur at state d periods. The brain layers cannot all work at the same time, bu t each mu st ta ke its turn in the executive department of life, and dispense the vital forces of the brain for twelve months, after which time its physical functions are never again required for that purpose. Ea ch layer , however, mu st ret ain the re cord of all the events that occur during its reign of twelve months, as business events, sickness, accidents, births, deaths, and be able to reproduce them when called upon to do so, which act of the brain is called memory. That a single layer of the brain rules the events of a single year of life is known from the fact that a child could not live if the laye rs must all work at the same
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time, because they are not formed at birth, and fore ca nn ot all b e pres ent in a newly bo rn in fa nt 's sk ul l. In fact, th e nuc lei ar e no t al l formed sh or t of ni ne ty da ys aft er bir th , an d even t he n n one of t h e m are perfectly grown. Th e o rg an iz at io n of th e first lay er det er mi ne the eve nts of th e first yea r of life. T h e organization of the second layer, determines the events of th e secon d yea r. Th e th ir d lay er the even ts of th e th i rd year of l ife, an d so on. Th e te nt h la ye r t h e year, the twentieth layer the twentieth year, on to the clos e of lif e. Th e posit ions of th e resp ectiv e pla nets an d their aspects to one an ot he r each d ay , afte r bi rt h , determin es th e men tal and physic al qua lit y of t h e la ye rs of m at t er th ey pro duc e; for no two of th em ar e con str uct ed ju st ali ke, owing to planets changing theis local and relative positions, thus daily and hourly forming new aspects, and supplying new combinations of gases for the co ns tru ct ion of b r ai n laye rs . E a c h layer thus produced is strong or weak according to the chem ical com bin ati on compo sing th e nucle i. If the comb inat ion is h arm oni ous , the n the nucleus formed will prod uce goo d re su lt s, an d a ye ar of good eve nts will be produ ced by t h a t la yer du ri ng its reign. In order to know the qu al it y an d the ch ar ac te r of even ts th ey will produce, an d th e ti me when the y will oc cur, it is onl y neces sary to kn ow th e posi tion s of the vari ous pl an et s on the da y the nuc leu s was for med, an d the character of the planets which produced it, or them. CHEMICAL Moon moves faster t h a n the Sun or any of the planets; consequently passing
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thr through all of the divisions of the Zodiac, she must pass all of th e pl an et s before comple ting he r revolutions aroun d th e Earth. Whe n passing the benefic planets, they produce good combinations of gases which the Zodiacal br ai n at tr ac t, and utilizes, f or benefic purpose s, in forming t he nucle us wh ich will later on develop into a lay er of gr ay ma tt er . Whi le the Moon is pas sin g evil pl an et s, their nuclei which prod uce evil resu lts will be formed. gases from the Moon and Jupiter are harmonious, and when those two bodies are joined toge ther , or are forming har mon iou s aspects, the Zodia cal br ai n will at tr ac t their gases and produce strong, active, and health-producing layers, with business producing forces, journeys, gifts and social reunions. When she passes Venus, the combinations of gases thus supplied to Zodiacal br ai n is utilized in pro ducing a layer of matter which will bring new friends, introductions, social advantages and marriage. the Moon passes Saturn, the combinations of gases from those bodies produces a badly organized nuc leu s, and br ai n cells that store up malefic forces, which produce unfav orabl e events in the years corre sponding with the number of days in which they were produced, as ill health, accidents, losses, disputes and law suit s. Should th e Moon pas s two pl an et s in a single da y, th e lay ers of br ai n ma tt er so formed will not be mixed, but they will produce a mixture of events du ri ng the year corresponding with the da y on which it was formed. Should she pass Mars and Ju pi te r on
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' the thir tie th day aft er bi rt h, the n, dur ing the thi rti eth year of life, severe sickness, would be followed by success in business, gifts, or legacies. The above described motions of the Moon are called directions. They are of short dura tio n, and last bu t a few months. The re are other directions which last much longe r, consequen tly muc h more severe. The ap pa re nt motion of the Sun is much slower than that of the moon, but faster than Mars, Jupiter, Sa tu rn or Ur an us ; therefore in the course of time he mu st pass all of the m. He requires eight or ten days to pass either of the m. These days repre sent the years when the events will occur. The direction of the Sun to Saturn causes a depression of spirits, a low ebb of life, sometimes ill health, heavy losses, and even death, may occur, during the evil transits of the malefic pla nets. The Sun pass ing Ju pi te r brin gs successes for eight or ten years, and especially when Jupiter is mak ing favorable tr an si ts d ur in g thi s time. Any of these directions may occur, early , in middle, or late in life, all depending on the positions af the planets at the time of birth. Should the evil direction occur at thirty, forty-five, or sixty yea rs of age, unl ess the horoscope is very strong, heavy losses, serious sickness, or death , will follow, because the brai n is only a dynamo which is kep t active by the stellar and planetary forces. By t he pla net s chan ging thei r positio ns in the heavens, th ese forces will increase and also dim ini sh in their effect in this human dynamo.
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Zodiacal br ai n ha s power to create o nly so ''many layers of pl an eta ry ma tt er . When th at is done the growth is complete. The far the r the lay ers extend from the central brain, the less vitality they possess, ti ll finally it ru ns out altogether. No ma tt er how vit al the y ma y be near the center of th e bra in , the y grow weaker, as the y recede from that poi nt, until the y are able to sustain life no longer, when the mental dynamo st op s. Even when the full len gth of th e golden th re ad is reeled off, life cannot extend very far bey ond the century mark. Some bra ins are more vita l than othe rs, owing to the very favorable ma te rn al and pl an eta ry con ditions which organized them, and will live much longer than those less for tun ate , bu t even th ei r yea rs are n umbered. Thu s, by stu dyi ng th e laws of na tu re , facts are snatched from the realm of mystery and the ignorance and folly of ma n is ma de p la in ; his duty cle arly pointed out; his relation and responsibilities to his fellows permanently established, and the justice of nat ur e extolle d. It further proves that the "sins of th e fa th er "thneed notgenbe enta thed issecond, much less e th ir d, era tio n;iled for, upon as a chil born, so will it be; "as the tree falls so it shall lie."
CHAPTER XXI. LAW STILL IN FORCE. It seems never to have occurred to evolution ists that the laws which produced man in the beginning , are just as necessary to perpetuate his existence now as were to create him originally, or they would not so persistently dwell on hereditary influences, parental causes and social environments to explain mental and physical effects. How easy it is to believe, that after nature produced man, she withdrew her forces, andelements, left him animal in his feeble condition to battle with the ferocity, and his own, the most unkind of all, and thus mak e the most of his very unfavorable surroundings and even claim for him the and insist on him exercising the power of free agency. But how they have veered from the dire ct course of facts. Ins tea d of nature wit hdr awi ng her forces, she continues to exercise her power with the same unabated energy as before, and still the work of re prod ucti on goes on, the same as the original process of production, only in a sligh tly different way. Man thinks he is responsible for the existence of species. He does not realize that he is a of law, and has no more to do with perpetuating his kind th an he has with producing a tape worm. His rep roductive functions, which na ture gave him at the be-
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gi nn in g of his life, is sim ply to preserve th e ori gin al cond ition which she estab lishe d at th e time the firs t hu ma n pa ir wer e incu bate d, and she does the rest. If she withholds the seed from woman, or the fructifying forces from man, they possess no power to generate life; but if nature imparts the necessary conditions, the n child ren or ta pe worms ma y be produced. The only rejoi nder to be brou ght aga ins t th is arg um en t is that there are more children than tape worms brought to light, and that th e worms ap pe ar wit ho ut an effort on the part of the producer. The an im al hea t of the mothe r supplies the germ with the necessary warmth, which the earth srcinally supplied to th e pr oto pla sm, while t he mal e supplies the fructifying forces which the planets srcinally supplied to the protoplasm to awaken in the ovum the sense of attraction for stellar gases, and thus is life generated. But the m agn ets th us created, not being in a position to at tr ac t direc tly from the atmosp here the stellar elements, as the egg does, or the protoplasm did, the y mu st necessaril y obt ain them thr oug h the moth er's organ ism, by a dh er ing to the walls of the germ recepticle, an d ther e absorb the necessary elemen ts from the moth er' s bra in and blood. Fi na lly , after weeks an d mont hs of gro wth, th e new life was thrust upon the world. WHY CHILDREN
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conception the ovum contains all the elements belonging to bo th pa re nt s at that time . But the blood or the brain of the parents never possess THEIR
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exactly the same combination of stellar which they had at the moment of birth, for the reason that their respective divisions of the brain can not collect the same combin ation of gases all th e time, owing to the different positions occupied by the ever changing planets at different times; therefore, they cannot supply the srcinal combination to the embrio at, nor after, conception takes place, hence the difference. The laws of nature, and not the development of the parental brain, only to a limited extent, determines just what combination of gases the embrio sha ll receive at any giv en time; but, since the pla nets were holding a different position at the conceptio n of the child from what they were at the time of birth of the parents, it must necessarily differ from them as much as the combinatio n of elements which compose them differ from those which compose it. The quality of the parental brain has something to do with governing the time of conception, consequently with the time of birth, under the following circumstances: The mother who has a large well developed brain when under favorable planetary influences, will not conceive until the planets are in good position to produce good results,at hence born Conception such agood timechildren is due are to the facttoth her. at at some previous time a vital ovum was formed out of a good combination of gases, and therefore would not impregnate until it received the required combination to elements to produce a certain effect in the child. Then, after conception, the mother being under
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the influence of the benefic planets, they continue to su pp ly the ir gases while the embrio evolves until it develops int o a stron g he al th y chil d. Anot her ovum , formed at a different time out of an othe r combina tio n of gases, woul d req uire differe nt influences to produce impr egna tion. denyi a tendency toward but it isThere only isa no tend encyngand not a law. If it were possible, nature would occasionally develop in the child t he co un ter pa rt of one of the pa ren ts ; bu t she never does. But wh at is more puzzling to the ca su al observer is that no two chi ldr en are ju st alik e. Even tw ins are different; b ut if born very ne ar th e same moment, they are very much alike, if of the same sex. In t hat case, th ey would be very unl ike in ap pearance and the events of life. When the sex is the same their events are generally the same. In th re e cases have I known twins to die at the same time. 1st, by drowning, 2nd, by the same bullet, which passed through their bodies while standing near together, an d th e th ir d from disease. I ha ve read of twin sisters ma rr yi ng twin bro ther s, and of twin brothers marying at the same time. The visible cause of children resembling and differing from their parents in form, features, and events of life, is due to the Zodiacal and planetary laws, and explained as follows: A father, who was born at the rising of the sign Leo, would be lar ge and lig ht complex ioned. Shou ld he ha ve a son born at the risi ng of th e same sign , th e on would resemble the father in personal appearance,
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but not in mental qualities. Such a birth might easily 1 occur, since the sign Leo rises once a day. Again, a father might be born at the rising of the Sun in the sign Leo, which would make him large, light complexioned, with light curling hair, with large bones and a strong frame. As the sun rises in Leo, from July 24 till Aug. 24, a child might be born to thi s father duri ng t ha t period of any year. In th at event the child would resemble his father. In so far as the influence of the Sun could effect the development of the brain, he would be like his father; but if born at other hours, the child might not resemble the father at all. A father mi ght be born at the risin g of the plan et Jupi ter , in the sign Gemini. Jup iter requires twelve months to transit through that sign, which occurs once in twelve years. Then, if a child is born to that father, during his 48, or 60 years, at the rising of that division it would resemble him in personal appearance, but they might widely differ otherwise; for, as the position and their aspects of the planets differ in their respective horoscopes, just in that particular would their brains differ in their development and mental activity. The influence of the Moon at the time of birth has a great deal to do with forming character. If she was very weak, by her position and aspect to other planets, at the birth of the father, she might also be weak in the horoscope of the child. Her motion is very rapid therefore, by nature hast ening or reta rding the birth a few days to accommodate the influences so that the child could
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be born when the Moon was in a similar condition as when the sire was born; consequently the child would be much like its sire in that particular. Children resemble their parents, because they are born at the rising of the same Zodiacal sign, and that some of the planetary influences are the same in their respective horoscopes. All person s who are born at the ris ing of Leo, or an y othe r sign, resemble in personal appearance, and sometimes we find them so nea rly alike tha t the y might be t aken for twins instead of st rangers. This is th e reason we sometimes see such a marked similarity existing between strangers and why we can see in every town some one who reminds of friends or acquaintances of former days in distant places. A moth er might be born at the ris ing of the sign Libra and have one or more dau ght ers born at the rising of the same sign. In that case they would all markedly resemble each other. If given pa re nt s were born when benefic pl an et s Ju pi te r, Ven us, or the Moon, were in the mid hea ven , they would be very fortunate in business matters connected with the general and to alsothem in their relations, should a childpublic; be born at asocial time when one or more of t he benefic planets were in the midheavens. In it s horosco pe it would resemble its parents in the foregoing particular, and, like them, would be very f ort una te in business ma tter s an d in social relations. Now, while the midheavens in the horoscope of
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th e p a r e n t is st ro ng ly fortified by benef ic pl an et s, let us supp ose t h a t th e seve nth hou se of the horoscope which rules their marriage, was afflicted by Sa tu rn . In t h a t event they would be very u n h a p p y in thei r do me st ic re la ti on s; th is would be as stro ng a point for evil as t h e other is for good. Now, supposing t h e m o th er should come u nd e r malefic planetary some months prior to the b i r t h of an oth er child, the forces t h u s received would produce an evil effect in and would cause the worst elements in the parents to develop in the child, which is the domesti c n a t u r e. W h e n the d ay arri ves for b irt h to t a k e place, n a t u r e has designed t h a t the house of ma r ri ag e in th e horoscope sho uld resemble t h a t of the pa re nt s, therefo re the h ou r of bi rt h is postponed until the Earth reached a point which will place one or mo re malefic p la n et s in th e se ve nt h hous es of th e chil d's horoscope; con seq uen tly , th e domest ic orga ns will re ma in und eve lop ed, an d t he child, in his later years, will be very unhappy in his domestic relations. supposing that while nature is selecting a tim e, whic h will m a ke m ar ri ag e very un fa vo ra bl e for th e child , it is not nec essar y, ac cor din g to he re di ty , t h a t th e divis ion of th e br ai n wh ich rul es th e soci al and bus ine ss suc cess es sho uld re ma in un dev elo pe d; b u t n a t u r e , in selecting the ho u r to produce the necessa ry afflict ions in th e se ve nt h hous e, it so ha pp en ed t h a t Mar s m u s t be elevated to t h e t e n t h house, from which he causes losses and troubles and a want of enterprise and public spirit; consequently, he
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would not only be unfortunate in marriage, but in business also. His friends would think he his domestic troubles, but they might have to go back a gen erati on, or so, to ex pl ai n the cause of his business; failure. In ano th er child, when th e influences tro lin g th e mothe r were fa vorable and th e in he re nt forces were trying to create strong public tendencies in the it might be, in order to do so, that the benefic planets would fall in the seventh house. In that case the child, co nt ra ry to pa re nt al forces, would be fortuna te in his domestic affairs. Again, suppos ing a ve ry ordinary couple should come under very powerful benefic planetary influences, which they sometimes do, an d du ri ng whic h tim e a son is born . In such a case nature would select the most favorable hour of the day for the bi rt h of th e child, and the res ult would be a superior brain-development, not necessarily like its father, mother or an y of its ancestors, but pe rh ap s superio r to any of th em , which in some inst ance s is the case. No matter how brilliant the parents may be, they can not prod uce healt hy, hap py, fortunate childre n when under the to influence malefic planets, they have no power impart of their natural talentssince to their offspring; the y can only tr an sm it th at which they receive from the pl an et s du ri ng gesta tion, th e forces simply pass through the brain, over the nervous system and out th ro ug h the pores of th e skin . Na tu re can usually select an hour for the birth when the planets can produce a child much like its father or
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mot her , but never exact ly like either of it can be seen that the physical tendencies may be to reproduce parental talents and traits of character, but when the heavenly hosts are arrayed against it, blood will not tell. Great mental powers do not indicate great reproductive powers. If any difference exists, the reverse is th e case. If th e quality of th e offspr ing or the entire absence of children from the homes of noted men and women is any evidence, there is enough to prove t h a t assertion. Wh er e are the desc end ants of the great warriors, Alexander, Cromwell, Napoleon, Wellington, Lafayette, Jackson, Grant and Lee. Douglass, Thad Stevens and Henry Clay. Byron, Longfellow, Bryant, Dickens. Copernacus, Kepler, Newton. Fulton, Hoe , Wh it ne y, McCormic, Mor se, Howe an d year. Bennet, Darwin, Kant and Voltaire. the saintly mouthpi eces of "J eh ov a" show no bette r res ults i n regen era tio n. W h a t can be said for th e offsp rings of Penn, Cotton, Matthew, Peter Cartwright, Surgeon, an d the famo us Beecher fam ily . Queen Vic tor ia is a famou s woman bu t an unv ene rab le mot her . Ten yson' s m an tl e did not fall on t he shou lders of a n y of his pro gen y. Fi el ds left chi ldr en to disgrace his name. Again, where are the ancestors of the famous men an d women ; they can no t be trac ed back t o pinicles of
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for what is all thi s ta lk of anc esto ria l royai s tr ai ns or evolution? It is a he al th y, lun g exerc ise, bu t no th in g more. It is nei the r scientific, philosophical nor true. Children may inferior to their parents, but they are always equal to the laws of their or they may be superior to their parents, but never superior to the laws which created them; they are only superior to the incubator which protected them during their evolution from the ovum to human life. But m ay th e good st ar s ever shine on that animated machine.
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The forces which rule the universe are familiarly Natural Laws, and notwithstanding the familiarity of men with them, nevertheless they are strangers con ver sin g wit h scient ists in un kn ow n tong ues. These laws emb rac e al l th e forces wh ic h pro duc e th e m a n y aspects ob served in n at ur e. Whe n a str ang e phen oap pea rs in a n y one of th e thr ee ki ng do ms , it is said by sci enti sts to be th e res ult of a n a t u r a l law; whic h e xp la na ti on is satisfactory to all . But so far as th ey h av e yet b een able to enl ig ht en th e world the}* onl y kn ow th e law s by t he ir eff ects, for they can no t tell wh at will be th e ch ar ac te r of the nex t phenomona produced by the same laws. It has been sa id t h a t fools ca n fi nd effects wh er e philosophers fail to explain causes. Nevertheless, ca us es exis t, and th e on ly w-ay to discover th em is to di li ge nt ly sear ch for the m, an d no t refuse to look becau se some one la ug hs . Th ey ca n la ug h, bu t fools never inventions, discover obscure facts nor apply great yet who will deny that the laughing, sneering public does not to a marked degree ru le th e scie nti fic world ? Wh en the tim e comes t h a t the "common herd" will laugh at all men who do not believe in Astrology, t h a n every m a n holding a
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position of importance, will subscribe for the leading Astr ologi cal jo ur na l, and prou dly tell how often they have had their horoscopes read. The Poet Lowell wrote: Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne. But that scaffold weighs the future. PHYSICAL ENDUR ANCE OF of matter, like thei r com bina tion s which enter into the st ru ctu re of the h uman body, can only work for a limited time in maintaining the physical structure when t hei r vi ta li ty becomes exh aus ted ; th ey are released from th eir dutie s, and other atoms ta ke their places at the proper time to sustain the physical orga nism . The des ertin g atom s at once become negat ive forces and doubtless return to the place of their srcin to rec upe rate their lost energ y, for matte r never dies. The loss of energy ma y be accounte d for by a sep aration of their component elements under those peculiar cond itions , bu t glasses are not yet strong enough to reveal all of the excentricities of gases, each of which is now supposed to be a single element, bu t they may be discover ed to be composed of many, the un io n of which gives the m life- sust ainin g forces, an d their separation life-destroying powers. The energy of individual atoms of matter is limited, cons eque ntly they mu st hav e res t, therefore when they relin quis h their hold on the hu ma n body, other ato ms mu st be withi n easy reac h to ta ke their places. Fresh atoms find access to the body by means of
food, wate r an d air . The he av en ly bodie s su pp ly necessary force to sustain the wearing away tissue, but absorbed from the taken into the stomach are dead matter until they are vitalized by the stellar gases, aft er being carri ed by th e blood to the lu ng s. Food elemen ts can not be utilized by the br ai n un ti l they are vitalized at the lungs, when they become lifesustaining forces and are sent from the brain over the nerv ous system to all pa rt s of th e body. T h a t th e vitalization of the food elements is necessary, is known from the fact that strong men will starve to death for want of oxygen when well supplied with plenty of good, wholes ome foo d, if t he y ar e con fine d in an air ti ght roo m. Men will live mo re da ys in th e open air wi th ou t food t h a n they ca n ho ur s confine d in a close d room with the very best the market could supply. There are certain pa rt s of the hu m a n body th at wi ll waste away and are again restored, which changes may often occur du ri ng a lifeti me wit ho ut pro duc ing a n y or pe rm an en t inj ury . In fac t, these chan ges con stan tly tak e plac e within the hu m an ana to my ; but since the waste is being restored, the effect is not noticed except at ce rt ai n time s whe n th e br ai n is unable to make the necessary repairs. The part s of the bod y subject to cha nge s are t h e nerv es, fats, blood, musc les, etc. The fa t m an m a y grow lean and the lean man may grow fat, while large quantities of blood may be taken from the veins without seriou s inj ury to t he gener al he al th of the bod y, th e nerves will increase an d cont ra ct in len gth, th e
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mails and ha ir will con tin ue to grow, teet h will wear out and dis app ear . There are other pa rt s of the body, however, who will not chan ge from a natural cause ; when once produced they remain the same till the close of life, except in case of disease. Some of these parts are the brain, lungs, liver, heart, kidneys, bones, and viscera. If, from disease or a wou nd, the l un gs are partly destroyed, the wound may be healed and health restored, but th e lost tissue ca nno t be replaced. Pa rt of the brain may be removed by violence and the wound healed, bu t the cells as the y origi nally existe d can not be reproduce d. The in te rn al organs are subjected to the same unvarying law, for they cannot waste away even by s ta rv at io n; thei r tissue re ma in s the same till death. The foregoing facts go far to prove that the internal is not undergoing the constant change we have been led to believe that it is, which leads to the conclusion that the combination of gases, which nature employs in the construction of the vital organism, possesses a greater degree of vitality than those which entered into the construction of other parts of the hu man ana tom y. No doubt, the atoms, org inal ly employe d, conti nue in thei r places un ti l thei r vi ta l forces are exhausted, when their functions cease and death follows. The combination of gases received from some of the Zodiacal divisions possess a greater degree of vitality tha n oth ers do, for which reason life continu es longer in one than in an ot he r case. The that
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the brain-cells, after being destroyed, be restored discloses the sophistry of the phrenologist, who teaches br ain cult ivat ion by con sta nt stud y. If na tu re cann ot restor e lost tis sue when removed by violenc e th en st ud y will not increase the size of the n a t u r a l brain, nor add one single cell to its original growth. does not increase but exhaust brain-force; it does no t dest roy cells, b ut stu dy ex ha us ts th e flu id which t hey su ppl y. Wh en the br ai n is stron g, th e cells are active and , therefore, ke pt full. In suc h cases stud y will not affect t he o rg an is m, bu t if th e bra in cannot obtain from the blood a sufficiency of the vital fluids to su pp ly the nece ssa ry force for th e ope rat ion of the ent ire ma ch in er y of th e body ; th en st ud y will ex ha us t an un du e prop ortio n of th e vit al forces, an d, in consequence thereof, the entire physical system will suffer. Th e cell forces at wor k in two given br ains m ay be co mpa red to two st re am s of wate r flowing through two pip es of the sa me si ze. One pip e is forced by a very small, and the other by a very great head of wa te r. Th e fir st is sufficient to ke ep the pi pe full wi th a co ns ta nt st re am fl owing th ro ug h it bu t no t enou gh to give an y gr ea t a mo unt of force, while th e la tt er sends stream of water through with force enough to r u n a factor y. Bot h pipes are eq ua l in size, bu t th e difference is solely due to the of water at the he ad . So it is wi th bra in s of eq ua l size an d possess ing equ al cells; th ey will pr odu ce diffe rent re sul ts for th e rea so n t h a t one has th e power to keep its c ells full to
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overflowing, while the other ha s only force eno ugh to su stain a feeble current of life; henc e the difference in thei r me nt al and phy sic al powers. The stronger br ai n can work overhoufs with little fatigue and a short rest for recuperation, while the weaker brain is always weak and sluggish. It ha s frequently been argued that the brain can be developed by constant study, because the muscles are increased in size and strength by labor; but perhaps the philosopher, who advanced that notion, not aware of the fact, that the muscles are supplied with vital fluid and physical forces from the brain cells, and that every ounce of increase in their size and every pound of strength added to them is obtained at the expense of the brain, therefore it in proportion to the amount of matter supplied to the building up of the tissue of the muscle. Muscle cell may be created by brain force through exercise, but mental and physical exercise always exhau st s it for th e tim e being at leas t, but lost energies are ag ain restored by rest an d in ha la tio n. After violent exercise the brain, having expended its force, its cells are refilled by ra pid respiration, and as soon as the y are refilled th e br ea th in g becomes no rm al . If the physical exercise has been violent and prolonged, the brain cells become so exhausted that they cannot recuperate at once, therefore cannot supply the full flow of force req uir ed to keep up the strength, when the muscles become lax and tired . Thi s fact is made plainer by the experience of a debauchee whose bra in was un der the influen ce of stro ng dr ink
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for the space of 24 hours, and during which time he dreaming dreams and in delerium, thus ex ha us ti ng the cont ents of his br ai n cells, a nd reducing hi s vi ta l forc es; bu t al l of this ti me lie is pr on e on hi s bed with all his muscles in a relaxed state, a condition necessary for rest and recuperation, and therefore he should become strong and active on his feet again as soon as he is sober enough to but, on the contr a ry , his muscles are scarcely able to su pp or t his sta gg eri ng bod y because his br ai n force ha s been exhausted by intense and violent thoughts, which requires hours for it to recuperate sufficiently to support the usual strength of the muscular system. N a t u re completes the h u m a n machine at the mo me nt of ma t u r i t y , beyond which poi nt of developm en t ma n ha s no p ower to ex te nd nor to ch ang e it except by violence. The body is ruled by th e br ai n an d no t the bra in ru led by th e bod y. There exis ts no physical strength, nor mind of th e b ra in . If th e br ai n an d in te rn al org ans could be reconstructed every seven years, as we have been instructed by very high authority that they can, then life would c on tin ue forever on th e sam e pr in ci pa l as that of the old lady's socks that would last a lifetime, sa yi ng t h a t she could k nit soc ks t h a t would las t a lifetime by refooting them every winter and retoping the same every other winter. If new br ai n cells are co nt in ua ll y forming, strength could not grow less, consequently they would support the current of vitality all the time, and, since
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the body is sup por ted by th e br ai n, it could not we ar out . If the renewin g process of th e body is inc ess ant ly going on, there is no reaso n why life sho uld not conti nu e indefini tely; bu t it never does. We have ail heard of a Methusala, the wandering and tibiti an mons tros ity, but none of the m have been cau ght an d placed on exhi bit ion to dem ons tra te the ir existence or to prove the presence of the inexorable forces in na tu re , which were necessary to produce the m, or as freak s that live in de pend en tly, or in defiance of natural laws; therefo re it can safely be said that life is never prolonged beyond the extreme limit of ordinary existence. Whe n one or more of th e divisions of the brain fail in its functions, life goes out of the entire encephalon, be it a Jew, Gentile, or a and he who says th at he can prolong life by any artificial means, beyond a reasonable is not a profitable companion or councilor. The br ai n is composed of layer s, a nd all hav e the ir physical dut ies to perform, an d when each ha s served its ti me in exe cut ing the physical functions of th e body the n life goes out. Whe n once set in mot ion the br ai n never stops , except by violenc e, until some part of it is worn out, and when it does stop from natural causes, man ha s no power to infuse life int o its worno ut cells, for th e atoms of ma tt er , which were enl ist ed in th e service of life at its beg inning, hav e served out the ir tim e an d can no t be induce d to reenlist, while other atoms are not perm itte d to tak e their places since the Zodiacal brain was created, prior
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to birth, na tu re 's secret labo rat ory and can not be! returned to the hands which created it, for repairs. For the above reasons man grows old and infirm, wo ma n becomes wr in kl ed an d fades. Th e rose of yo ut h de pa rt s from th e che ek of th e bl us hi ng ma id , th e lust er from th e sp ar kl in g eyes. The step of pr id e loses its firmness, the mind becomes enfeebled, memoir fleas away , the an im at ed mac hin e refuses to its la bo rs an d stil lne ss rein s sup reme , in th e onc e active citadel of life. T H E HOROSCOPE OF JUS TICE The Founder of the Order of the K. of P. bor n at the rising of the Sun, Jupiter and Mercury in the sign Scorpio, gave hi m a larg e hea d, act ive brain and force of character. Scorpio, rising, gave hi m a lar ge, st out body, endowed wit h st re ng th an d activity. The and Mercury, rising, gave him force of character, magnetic power and social influence. Mercury and the Sun, rising in the sign Scorpio, made him studious, secretive and thoughtful, which are prereq uis it e to t he succe ssfu l pr ac ti se of Medicine, for which Mr. Ra th bo ne would ha ve bee n especially ad ap te d. Ju pi te r, joined to th e Sun, gave him a str ong soci al deve lopm ent. Venu s, in th e house of friends, increased that development; consequently, his mi nd led him int o th e social ch an ne ls, which caused him to study social an d frat ern al rela tion s to each ot he r; bu t th is desire alon e would not ha ve accomplished Mr. Rathbone's object of brotherhood.
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He was born, Lincoln and Darwin, when Mercury Uranus were receiving a trine influence from each othe r, wh ich gave hi m o rig ina lity of tho ugh t, independence in action and a large degree of intuition. This mag net ic st re ng th , coupled with his me nt al acgave reh him th e power to thcts ril lofthethifrsate world while ear sing the pr odu marnstaler and made his name famous the world over. OF THOMAS A. EDISON. T. A. Edison was born Feb . 11 , 1846, one ye ar earlier than the given for his bi rt h. Thi s I know to be a truth from the f act that Mr. Ediso n could not be the ge niu s he is if born in but Feb. 11, '4(5, describes him as he is. He was born at p.m., at which time Scorpio was ris ing , and he is therefor rule d by Mars, whic h I find in sign Ta ur us , joine d to Ju pi te r, th eir influenc mak es h im self-conf ident, self-willed, firm and determin ed. He aspires to leader ship an d takes quie t pride in being famous. The Moon, at Mr. Edi so n's bi rt h, was in the midheaven, which has a tenden cy to give pop ula rit y and public notority. The Moon, Mars and Jupiter, in trine to eac h oth er, also gives hi m force, ene rgy and a degree of popularity, the influence and support of which is to give fame; bu t th ey a lso show a larg e, str ong, active br ai n. I fu rther find Mer cur y in sextile to Uranus, which gave to Mr. Edison srcinality of
thought, independence of action and an and inventive turn of mind. Mr. Ed is on was n ot m ad e for a pl od de r; he is a natural investigator. He takes for granted;he likes to wrestle with th e un kn ow n an d unseen thi ngs of na tu re . Ha d Mr. Edi son been bo rn 50 ye ar s sooner, before elec tric ity was so well kn ow n, he dou btle ss would hav e studi ed che mis try or some mec ha nic al inv ent ion s. Like Darwin an d L in co ln he was b orn when Mercu ry and U r a n u s wer e in friend ly aspect to each other. Ur an us give s sci ent ifi c an d inv en tiv e ab il it y; b ut , in other particulars, the strength of the horoscope determines his bent of mind. I use t he foreg oing h oro scop e to show th at a benefic influence of Mercury to U r a n u s always gives a mi n d t h a t wil l br an ch out in a new an d stra nge field of ope rat io n or in ve st ig at io n, because when th e bra in is large and active it always produces something new an d st ra ng e, if not st ar tl in g. The size an d condit ion of the b ra in can be kn ow n by th e pl an et s. There are many persons born, when Mercury and U r a n u s are in friendly aspect to each other, t h a t accomplis h no th in g above the o rd in ar y, because the ir brains are small and inactive.
