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126 126 HARVARD LAW REVIEW. fully sensible, it has at least this advantage, that its elasticity ena- bles those who administer it to adapt it to the varying conditions of society, and to the requirements and habits of the age in which we live, so as to avoid the inconsistencies and injustice which arise when the law is no longer in harmony with the wants and usages and interests of the generation to which it is immediately appUed." Lee Max Friedman. S3 State Street, Boston.