CONTENTS

PART ONE: THE BOOK OF THE MIND

CHAPTER I. THE NATURE OF LIFE..

Attempts to show what we know about life; to set the
bounds of real truth as distinguished from phrases and
self-deception.

CHAPTER II. THE NATURE OF Faith . .

Attempts to show what we can prove by our reason, and
what we know intuitively; what is implied in the process
of thinking, and without which no thought could be.

CHAPTER III. THE USE OF REASON

Attempts to show that in the field to which reason applies
we are compelled to use it, and are justified in trusting it.

CHAPTER IV. THE ORIGIN OF MORALITY.

Compares the ways of Nature with human morality, and
tries to show how the latter came to be.

CHAPTER V. NATURE AND MAN.

Attempts to show how man has taken control of Nature,
and is carrying on her processes and improving upon them.

CHAPTER VI. Man the Rebel.

Shows the transition stage between instinct and reason,
in which man finds himself, and how he can advance to
a securer condition.

CHAPTER VII. MAKING OUR MORALS . .

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Attempts to show that human morality must change to fit
human facts, and there can be no judge of it save human

Attempts to show that wise conduct is an adjustment of
means to ends, and depends upon the understanding of a
particular set of circumstances.

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CHAPTER IX. THE CHOOSING OF LIFE

Discusses the standards by which we may judge what is
best in life, and decide what we wish to make of it.

CHAPTER X. MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBOR

Compares the new morality with the old, and discusses the
relative importance of our various duties.

CHAPTER XI. THE MIND AND THE BODY

Discusses the interaction between physical and mental
things, and the possibility of freedom in a world of fixed

causes.

CHAPTER XII. THE MIND OF THE BODY.

Discusses the subconscious mind, what it is, what it does
to the body, and how it can be controlled and made use
of by the intelligence.

CHAPTER XIII. EXPLORING THE SUBCONSCIOUS

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Discusses automatic writing, the analysis of dreams, and
other methods by which a new universe of life has been
brought to human knowledge.

CHAPTER XIV. THE PROBLEM OF IMMORTALITY.

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Discusses the survival of personality from the moral point
of view: that is, have we any claim upon life, entitling
us to live forever?

CHAPTER XV. THE EVIDENCE FOR SURVIVAL

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Discusses the data of psychic research, and the proofs of
spiritism thus put before us.

CHAPTER XVI. THE POWERS OF THE MIND

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Sets forth the fact that knowledge is freedom and igno-
rance is slavery, and what science means to the people.

Concludes the Book of the Mind with a study of how to
preserve and develop its powers for the protection of our
lives and the lives of all men.

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Discusses the body as a whole, and shows that health is
not a matter of many different organs and functions, but
is one problem of one organism.

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Narrates the author's adventures in search of health, and
his conclusions as to what to eat.
CHAPTER XX. ERRORS IN DIET.

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Discusses the different kinds of foods, and the part they
play in the making of health and disease.

CHAPTER XXI. DIET STANDARDS.

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Discusses various foods and their food values, the quan-
tities we need, and their money cost.

Concludes the subject of diet, and discusses the effect upon
the system of stimulants and narcotics.

CHAPTER XXIII. MORE ABOUT HEALTH.

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Discusses the subjects of breathing and ventilation, cloth-
ing, bathing and sleep.

Deals with the question of exercise, both for the idle and
the overworked.

CHAPTER XXV. THE FASTING CURE .

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Deals with Nature's own remedy for disease, and how to
make use of it.

Discusses various methods of building up the body after
a fast, especially the milk diet.

Discusses some of the commoner human ailments, and
what is known about their cause and cure.

PART ONE

THE BOOK OF THE MIND