Excerpt from Improvement Era, Vol. 14: April, 1911 As independent as one may feel, it is impossible for him to live in the world Without coming in contact with numberless inter acting laws. He may think he can defy the electricity, but if he does, he dies; he may think he can overcome gravitation, but if he jumps from the bridge, he will be destroyed. Again, he may think he can defy the laws of health, and resist all germs of disease, but if he attempt it, he must succumb. Is not the sensible thing for him to do to recognize the supremacy of these great natural laws, and order his life in harmony with them, especially since his efficiency will depend on their proper use? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.