The Labor enquirer., 1888-05-05
WOMAN'S COLUMN.
Edited by mrs. A. L. washsurn.

Human beings, like trees, grow
from and upon the soil. The
eatrh like a wise parent supplies
the germ. = Like trees, also,
do souls attract to, and assimilate
with themselves qualities of con-
genial substance from the organ
isms and from the atmosphere OF
universal nature.
"You will observe that trees abb
sorb vitality and substances from
the earth and the atmosphere,
which is generated by and thrown
out from all the planets in space.
And thus you see giant trees
building themselves up-adding
ton after ton of substance, limb
and leaf--without in the least d.
minishing the size or weight of
the ground, which they so beauti-
fully refine, refresh and decorate.
$50 it is with human souls.
Minds absorb vitality and sub
stances in general from the at
mosphere, which is generated by
and thrown from all the spiritual
spheres. Therefore you will
perceive that there is spir-
itual atmosphere withinin the
material atmosphere. The soul
feeds on the one, the body upon
the other; until by refining pro-
cess, they blend into one whereby
the spirit is made to increase in
substance. And as you see trees
growing without diminishing the
earth so you also see souls multi
plying and building themselves up
bringing into the world new
thoughts and principles without
exhausting the spiritual Fount
which they correspond to and rep
resent. y.
You will remember the exact
analogy, that trees grow by at
tracing and assimilating to them
selves the terrestrial atmosphere
which is thrown from all the
planets; and that souls grow. in a
ing and assimilating to themselves
the celestial atmosphere which is
thrown from all the spheres.
Therefore, human minds, like
trees, grow large and beautiful, or.
like trees, remain sometimes small
and deformed, strictly in accord
ance with their origin and subse-
quent situation. Minds possessing
an equal amount of spiritual life,
though of dissimilar ternpera-
ments. will be drawn to associate
with each other. As there are
hundreds of different types in this
respect, so there are hundreds of
different associations. Hence the
entire naturalness of sects and in
stitutions; the inevitableness Of
parties, clanships and isolated
nations. The Harmonial philos-
ophy should teach the world,
therefore, to shake hands over its
multiform distinctions: to forget
all uncharitablenesS and draw a
wet sponge over all animosities."
Andyrsp jackson Davis in The
Gyrat Ha,monia, Vel. W., The Re-
former.
-
absolute purity of heart and
life is the richest human posses
sion; and perfect obedience to the
highest attractions of the soul is
the only means of its attainment"
Ibid.
While the greatest enemy Of
social justice and equality of op-
portunity is the greed and selfish
ness of men there are those who
seek upon the mount Of self-sacri-
fee the blessings of human happi-
ness, failing to find itoften through
this mistake: that they themselves
in the higher nature instead of the
lower; devoting themselves to
worldly gain and sordid pursuits
for some duty which they fancy
requires it. forgetting that it is
only in. being true to our highest
nature that we may expect any
permanent good either for our
selves or others. Therefore hu-