[ 27 ) sprinkled over the body. The reason is prefectly plain. A sirong. healthy. temperate man can easily communicale the electric force of his body io the ailing child and thus make him recover. The solo cause of child-birth is the emanation of force from the body. This force is electricity— and, like eleclriciły, it is caused by the friction of two bodies. The abuse of this force either lends to sterility or to the birth of weak and short-lived progeny. On auspicious days—on the date of one's birthday—it is forbidden to baihe in hol water. for the use of artificial hot water weakens the force within the body. Again, ihe hend is the main seat of electricity. this electricity requires to be carefully preserved, and hence it is enjoined upon us ihał we should wear a cap or lurban on the head or a long fufi of hair. Also it is necessary that we should use as little of medicines and drugs tis may be possible : for the indiscriminate use of drugs has an adverse influence upon the vilal force. In this connection it may not be out of place ło speak of mosmerism. The man who mesmerises overwhelms his subject with the superior flood of his electricity and is ihus able lo cure any disease or ailment to which the later may be liable. It has been seen that it is mon of strong physique and continent lives who are able to exercise mesmeric powers. Fierce, predatory creatures like the figer
