Barber - Ch. Naturally, it has been copiously written upon, and while, as on most all other subjects, there have been not only slight variations of opinion, but complete conflict, many physiological truths have undoubtedly been evolved, and some things of importance, perhaps, discovered and set forth by nearly every thinker, observer, experimentalist, and author. However, there is no system of government, of religion, of ethics, of philosophy, or of science that is complete in the knowledge of men, nor can there be, in real sense, a perfect system outside of that which comprises all, and which is the Creator's handiwork, and is under the laws of the Omnipotent.
Man is finite and limited in conception and execution.
He gets but glimpses of the truth - the superficial view of things. He succeeds in tracing nothing to its beginning or ultimate termination, and rarely sees more than a few of the numerous sides, colors, and shapes. But we are now in an age of intense progress. All are getting nearer to Nature. There is, though, a tendency, and it is a thing to be regretted, that founders and practitioners of new methods, however good they may be, are unable or unwilling to perceive good in other methods than their own.