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Right and Wrong Thinking and
Their Results, by Aaron Martin Crane;
II mo. Cloth with gold stamping; gilt
top; 1856 pages. Price $1.4O net. $3.50
postpaid. Boston: Lothrop, Lee and
Shepard.
Readers of this book will be forced
to admit the exceptional ciearness ana
strength with which he presents his
views, whether they agree with his
conclusions or not. The book he has
given us is not only a scholarly one,
but it will rank among the very strong
est that have been written in support
of the theories of life which he adj
vocates with such persuasive force.
The propositions which are dis
cussed and advocated in this book are
as follows:
Mind is foremost in rank among the
essentials of mans constitution.
Mind action, which is thinking. IS
first in the order Of occurrence through
out all of mans activeness.
All thinking may be divided into
two distinct classes, the harmonious
ana the OlScOrudnt.
AS consequence follows cause, so all
thinking is followed by bodily action
of some kind.
The bodily action is always of the
same character as the thinking which
caused it.
This being true, then it is also true
that by the action of mind all other
actions Of man are controlled.
Since mans actions are of the same
character as his thinking, therefore
the exclusion from his mind of all dis
cordant thoughts would prevent the
occurrence of disCordant bodily actions
or conditions.
To allow discordant thinking would
result in discordant bodily action.
This is disease.
The exclusion of discordant think
ing ard the cultivation of harmonious
thinking would result in harmonious
bodily action. This is health.
TO allow discordant and immoral
thinking would result in discordant
and immoral actions. This is the Gre
alton Of bad character and conduct
Exclusion OF discordant and immoral
thinking would prevent the occur
renee of discordant and immoral ac-
tions, and cultivation of harmonious
and moral thinking would result in
harmonious and moral action. This
acter and conduct
Man may control the action Of his
mind and his mind controls all his
other actions; therefore, by This con-
troll of his mind he may have complete
mastery of himself.
Consequently man may make of
himself whatsoever he chooses moral
ly. mentally, and physically, therefore,
if he chooses, he may so control him
self as to become absolutely perfect
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