The
ninth commandment, which reads, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor," makes a strong demand for truth between a man and his neighbor.
Under
the plausible guise of a desire for the public good, and upon the plea that the public is either incapable or not to be trusted in its judgment of what is best for its own interests, the medical societies of the different states are becoming more aggressive and more persistent than ever before in their efforts to secure the enactment of legislation for the purpose of preventing the practise of any system of healing disease which is not within their scope and control.
It
is not always borne in mind that perfection is a demand of Principle which applies to all we think, say, and do, from the least thing to the greatest, and that lapses from obedience to this demand are sure to cost us dear.
There
can be no question that mental and moral strength is indispensable to human progress, but not all are willing to rouse themselves to make the effort needed for its attainment.
It
is no less surprising than true, as one comes to think of it, that the average man finds it much easier to believe in God, of whom physical sense gives him no knowledge whatever, than to disbelieve in matter, for supporting evidence of which he must look to physical sense alone.
