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 be continued indefinitely in the absence of food, nor is it to be assumed that in the process of evolution man may reach an ideal state of foodless existence. These are but hypotheses of idle dreamers. The source of life will possibly always remain an enigma to finite understanding, and its manifestations can do naught but continue to offer opportunity for speculation.

The theory that human energy and body heat are not derived from food ingested was advanced some years ago by Dr. E. H. Dewey, and every application of the fast for the cure of disease adds evidence to corroborate its verity. In the fast, when elimination has progressed to the point that disease is eradicated, the avenues for the expression of energy and vitality permit of the manifestation of strength strength that was apparently lost on full daily ration when illness began. As previously noted, in disease the liberation of life force is made impossible because of physical obstacles in the paths of expression. As disease vanishes, natural hunger and strength return. Food is not the source of this phenomenon, since the condition results in its absence. The conclusion is forced that Energy is an entity and that the