The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-11
Happy Wholesome Living
for all is the Goal Of Llano

unifying sentiments. semi-inteIlectual
faculties, observing or percentive fa-
cuIties, and the reasoning and intuitive
faculties.
1t is only since the days of Bacon
that the Western peoples have really
begun 10 study the world Of nature
around them, and their own nature as
well. 1t is real, genuine study, inves-
LEGATION. experimentation discovery
and demonstration that has given to
man his masterful control over the
forces of outside nature and increased
his productive power hundred-fold
Only because man has learned the pro-
cesses according to which natural
forces and phenomena of all kinds
manifest themselves and function that
he has gained control over them. He
can gain control over teh world within
in exactly the same way-only to the
extent that he studies himself and gets
to understand and know himself. All
human traits in their native use and
purpose are good when controlled by
reason; but every propensity and sem
timent can become a source of harm
to self and others when it usurps the
seat of authority to which it is not en-
titled. The so-calIed selfish propensi-
ties are not bad in themselves, because
their native office is the well-being of
the individual, but when these senti-
ments and propensities lack the light
Of knowledge and the will of righteous
direction, they are destructive to the
individual, to the community, and to
the nation.
A list Of faculties as set forth by
any ordinary book on phrenology is a
suitable outline of the traits Of human
nature manifested by every one. Read
the list and the explanation of each
separate trait, and the manner Of Ell
Their inhibiting excessive and harmful
functioning or on the other hand cul-
tivating and increasing deficient &C
ton.
Auto-suggestion, self-persuasion or
affirmation has been discovered to be
a very efficient instrument in that d.
rection; but it must go hand in hand
with the careful acquisition of accur-
ate knowledge and technical skill in
connection with the demonstration one
wishes to make-otherwise affirma-
ton may lead to and result in self
qualification. The acquiring of know
ledge is not a memorizing process. You
may rattle off glibIy all sorts of spec
ulations and hypothetical guesses that
amt So prove Verify and de-
monstratcl all things and hold fast to
that which is good said teacher
of old-and good advice, too, and val
liable for every one, to-day, and for
the future.
1t should be a matter of common
knowledge that all things that we can
think of o. talk about intelligentIy and
reasonably are the result Of gradually
acquired insight and understanding of
the immanent evolving processes of
natural manifestations. Whatever we
perceive with our senses, and appre-
bend with our own minds is more cas-
lily remembered than anything handed
down at second hand. To remember
means to retain in the mind what is
apprehended and under
stood and the ability to call it up again
in consciousness, recollect it when it
is wanted and required. Mental pic
turing or INSTALLATION is very effec-
tive help in this process.
No one can know anything about
a subject except by patient study OF
it and the knowledge will be in exact
to the extent or the study
applied to it. Ignorant contention
about a subject not studied or not suf-
ficiently studied is not sign Of SUI
periority, but of foolish folly and con-
oeit, and spirit of contentiousness.
The Golden Rule as adopted for the
economic and social relationship Of the
Llano colonists is eminently practical.
While it addresses itself to us as we
are, it also reveals to us as what we
can and ought to be. Mental science
has the same aim.
In his lesson taught by Jesus of Naz-
areth on the mountain, he emphasized
as an undertaking rule of all inter-
course in economic and social relations
between man and man: Therefore,