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32 They did not need to give proof; or if they did it was an act of condescension. It was their privilege to deliver with oracular authority their message.

Plotinus and Mrs. Eddy, like Ralph Waldo Emerson, have the style of great wits, namely, brevity. This is my defence — in which there is additional proof of my theory — for quoting them as I do.

The following suggestions will be helpful to the reader.

After going through this first chapter, which explains the general character of the argument, study the others also in the order in which they are found. Each subject is discussed in the light of preceding developments. If one chooses not to follow this plan, then, to look at the table of contents, and select what topic he wants, is as good a way as any. The chapter on Psychology the author considers the most valuable, both for conducting the student into the heart of the subject and for conclusiveness of demonstration.

The abbreviations, figures, etc., in the footnotes will be easily understood by a little study of the Bibliography, which is recommended.