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BY

THE AUTHOR OF

THE REASON WHY, GENERAL SCIENCE,' "THE REASON WHY, NATURAL HISTORY,"
""
"THE BIBLICAL REASON WHY,' "THE HISTORICAL REASON WHY,"
66 THE HOUSEWIFE'S REASON WHY," ETC., ETC.

"Man is the interpreter of Nature, Science the right interpretation.”

"The practical man who adopts this method of solving all useful questions, need
entertain no dread of acquiring the reputation of a theorist. He may rest assured
that by no other means can he solve a single problem. He must first seek after the
'Why,' and the 'Wherefore' will follow as a matter of course."-Liebig.

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ROVIDENCE

exhibits

things;

and it is

the duty of Man to

ascertain

what that

purpose is.

Nothing

exists

without

laws to

govern its existence.

The high

er the or

ganization of a body,

the more multiplex are the laws that operate upon its being. Nothing exists that is not, or may not, be made useful to Man; but the power of using depends