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 So far as the individual influences of the two vital numbers are concerned, the NAME NUMBER asserts itself chiefly in the general affairs of life. We feel its power in all our social, domestic, and business relations. The BIRTH NUMBER, on the other hand, acts more directly upon the body, affecting the health of the individual according to the position that it occupies in relation to the NAME NUMBER, and yet, as perfect success or happiness are impossible without health—the three qualities combining to complete the vital trinity—the importance of bringing the two numbers into the closest possible harmony is a fact that must be recognized. Thus, we know, by reference to our own experiences, that we cannot be ill in body and at the same time genuinely happy. We know. too, that we do our best work when in good health, and that any attack upon our strength and vitality has an immediate and appreciable effect upon our mental and physical energies. To make