When
Goliath challenged the armies of Israel, he regarded himself as exceedingly formidable on account of his massive stature, encased in armor for protection.
The
nineteenth Psalm, credited to David, closes with a prayer which is searching and scientific: "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
Although
mesmerism was first brought to the attention of men by Mesmer in Europe less than two hundred years ago, it has been practiced more or less since time began.
Readers
of the ordinary newspapers of the day might easily believe that human existence is precarious and even perilous, so laden are their pages with accounts of evil—cupidity and crime, poverty and pain, disaster, disease, and death.
