The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-30

points OF agreement, concord, and CO.
ordination, instead of seeking out points
or difference and disagreement to quib-
bic and wrangle over. All knowledge
must be matter of human conscious
ness, of its potentialities, activities, and
requirements. There can be no knowl-
edge of any kind apart from such ac-
tivity of the human mind; and, conse-
quently, mental science is all inclusive
of every subject that has ever received
human attention. To consider hui
man being merely as the passive sub
ject of positive environment, by which
he is nodded and formed, without any
choice on his part, would make all his
efforts TO change or modify this en-
vironment a waste of application and
entirely useless.
All human achievement disproves
such claim of individual or associated
impotency, as against an assumed hos
tile and unavoidable and imperious
environment. No claim has ever been
advanced in favor of mental science
that it can override. disregard, or vio-
late natural law. 1t definitely states
that all its demonstrations are achiev-
ed in pursuance of natural law and all
other principles of being.
Cooperation is not limited to any
sect or to the members of any partic-
ular political party. II is non-sectarian
and non-partisan, and as universal as
commercialism in its scope and field
of activity.
Just as the technic in production is
steadily perfected to eliminate every
,dispensable movement, avoid waste,
and accomplish the largest measure
of results with the minimum of effort,
so the idea has naturally suggested it.
self why similar course in the dis
tribution of goods, products and SER
vices would not prove equally advan-
tageous to all concerned. In Golfers
Weekly of September %, is contained
an article entitled: TOO Many Retail
ers." A series of these articles had
been published, in which the writer
stressed the entirely too expensive me-
thods of present-day business opera
tons. Mention was made in it that
a friend one day bewailed to William
K. Vanderbilt that his business was
dead, and asked him what in his opin-
ion was the outlook for men like HIM
self. Mr.. Vanderbilt summed up by
saying: There are too many people
in the United States trying to live oil
the other fellow The day will come
when most of us must become produc-
ers."
This ought to set people to thinking.
In production three men are not en-
ployed to do the work that one man
can well accomplish. Why should more
men be engaged in distributing things
than are absolutely necessary to per-
form the work involved? If a barrel
of flour should pass thru the hands OF
ten or more middle men, and each one
takes his profit out of the barrel, the
final purchaser most likely will not
find very much flour left in the barrel.
Why shouldn't everything be exchang-
ed as directly as possible at minimum
of expense and trouble. imposing no
undue burden on anyone, and yielding
the best possible livelihood for all con-
,cernedp Good sense would dictate
eucb course And more especially, in
view of the fact that the needs OF each
human being for food, raiment. and
shelter are strictly limited. Why
should any one accumulate and mon
opolize more of the necessarles and
comforts of life than he can possibly
use, and more particularly when 1t is
done at the expense Of want and destl-
tuition for others?
Mental science and voluntary coop
Grafton appeal to the good judgment
of the people. 1t is an appeal to rea'
son and seeks to advance the well-be-
ing of every one who cares to become
interested. No attempt is made to DRAG
people into it, or to make converts Of
them, whether they choose to become
interested or not. 1t is entirely volun'
tary on the part of every one. 1t the
promoters can demonstrate its super.
ority over the old way, it will commenc
itself in the course of time to all, JUS
as Improvements and inventions IN any
other line are always preferred when
ever people can secure them. /.
'When the spirit Of truth is come, ]
shall guide you into all truth, laugh
the great Nazarene. To-day we woule
saw: "When the desire for definite, pos
tive, demonstrate knowledge shall IN
spire YOU. it will lead you to the de
velopment of all your innate potential