The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-04-22

ton, should be avoided tor the time
being. Only as the true causes Of their
misfortunes are understood by d peo-
pie, can the natural remedies be found
and applied.
Baron D'FIolbach. in Good sense, Z
realized the difficulties 6f scientific
thinking when he says:
Blinded BY error from their very in
fancy. restrained BY the invisible bonds
of opinion (prejudice and superstition
overcome BY terrors 1.-THE terrors Of an
ecclesiastical he'll and governmental
threats Of violencel, their facultie.
blunted BY ignorance. how should the
people know the true causes Of their
wretchednessp"
People [have been taught toll inn
|pute to themselves the disasters that
daily befall them. IF nations some
times feel the strokes of conyulsed ma
ture, their bad governments are but TOO
often the immediate and permanent
causes, from whence proceed the con-
tinual calamities which they are fore
Jed to endure.
Negligent, ambitious and perverse
princes Egovernment officialsl are the
real causes Of public misfortunes. Use
less, unjust, reiterated wars depopu-
late the earth. Encroaching and des-
Potic governments [plutocraciesl alb
sorb the benefits of nature. The RAJ
pacity of courts [bankersl discourag-
les agriculture, extinguishes industry,
produces want, pestiIence, and misery.
Heaven is neither cruel nor propitious
to the prayers Of the people; it is their
proud chiefs exploiters who have al
most always hearts of iron."
| have quoted Baron D'HIolbach to
furnish the students an indication of
part of the problem. No one would
expect to find correct solution of a
mathematical problem unless every
item Of that problem was included and
the proper method employed. In
similar way scientific thinking requires
that every item Of the problem be in
cluded and its influence in the subject
matter definitely ascertained and Civ
en- its just estimate and credit. Accur-
ate thinking is an ability that is very
slowly acquired. knowledge can be
gained only by patient, painstaking In
vestigation, experimentation, and de-
monstration.
Psychological anodynes and encour-
aging suggestions can exhilerate the
feelings and assuage pain, but they
cannot and do not impart dependable
knowledge for the removal Of wrong
methods in the production and distrib-
ution Of the necessaries and comforts
Of life. nor for the right way of indi-
vidual living.
Wrangling with politicians or with
ecclesiastics does not put right methods
Of social industry into practice. If we
believe in equitable cooperation, we
must put our ideal into practice, and
not just hear people take about it or
chr" about it ourselves. Only by
practicing the right can the wrong be
overcome and be eliminated.
The universe is ruled by immutable
law;
Every effect has its corresponding
cause;
Like causes invariably produce
like effects;
Hence nothing happens by chance. \
To use our minds in such way as
to get knowledge Of these laws and
how to conduct ourselves in conform
ity with these laws, is scientific think
ing. These laws are self-enforcive,
and all the ills of human life are due
to disregard of these laws. Pain and
suffering are a notification from nature
that its order has been outraged, and
pain. want, inharmony, and disaster are
the penalties inflicted. We are con-
fronted by conditions and not by theo-
ries. These conditions must be studied, |
understood and dealt with inteIligently.
have been resident Of the United
States for half century now, and for
over forty years have been an interest
ed student in the subject Of solution
Of the economic and social problem,
and have repeatedly taken part in at
tempts of putting right principles info
practice; but until came to Newllano
never before found group Of people
firmly determined and successfully en-
gagged in this task Of overwhelming i'm
oortance.
This mental science class in this par
-icular lesson is studying inductive rea-
soning. Our reason is given us for
the laws by which results
come to pass. The method Of careful,
systematic and thorough induction 81