"I have _not_ got cold." [1]

Why, the doctor's squills and bills would have been
avoided; and through the cold air the little one would
have been bounding with sparkling eyes, and ruby cheeks
painted and fattened by metaphysical hygiene. [5]

Parents and doctors must not take the sweet freshness
out of the children's lives by that flippant caution, "You
will get cold."

Predicting danger does not dignify life, whereas fore-
casting liberty and joy does; for these are strong pro- [10]
moters of health and happiness. All education should
contribute to moral and physical strength and freedom.
If a cold could get into the body without the assent of
mind, nature would take it out as gently, or let it remain
as harmlessly, as it takes the frost out of the ground or [15]
puts it into the ice-cream to the satisfaction of all.

The sapling bends to the breeze, while the sturdy oak,
with form and inclination fixed, breasts the tornado. It
is easier to incline the early thought rightly, than the
biased mind. Children not mistaught, naturally love [20]
God; for they are pure-minded, affectionate, and gen-
erally brave. Passions, appetites, pride, selfishness, have
slight sway over the fresh, unbiased thought.

Teach the children early self-government, and teach
them nothing that is wrong. If they see their father with [25]
a cigarette in his mouth--suggest to them that the habit
of smoking is not nice, and that nothing but a loathsome
worm _naturally_ chews tobacco. Likewise soberly inform
them that "Battle-Axe Plug" takes off men's heads; or,
leaving these on, that it takes from their bodies a sweet [30]
something which belongs to nature,--namely, pure
odors.

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From a religious point of view, the faith of both youth [1]
and adult should centre as steadfastly in God to benefit
the body, as to benefit the mind. Body and mind are
correlated in man's salvation; for man will no more
enter heaven sick than as a sinner, and Christ's Christi- [5]
anity casts out sickness as well as sin of every sort.

Test, if you will, metaphysical healing on two patients:
one having morals to be healed, the other having a physi-
cal ailment. Use as your medicine the great alterative,
Truth: give to the immoralist a mental dose that says, [10]
"You have no pleasure in sin," and witness the effects.

Either he will hate you, and try to make others do like-
wise, so taking a dose of error big enough apparently to
neutralize