We  feed  the  mind,  not  with  breakfast
food,  as  the  quacks  would  have  us  believe,
but  on  thought,  and  the  problem  is,  there-
fore, to  give  it  that  which  is  nourishing  and
will  strengthen,  and  not  that  which  may
poison  and  debilitate.
The  relation  of  mind  and  body  has  been
harped  upon  of  late,  until  unfortunately
enough  the  idea  has  slipped  into  the  sea  of
platitudes,  where  its  significance  is  lost  to
any  but  earnest  thinkers.  Yet  at  the  risk
of  being  platitudinous,  let  us  again  briefly
consider  this  relation.  Every  thought  has
a  direct  action  upon  some  part  of  the  body.
It  may  be  so  slight  as  to  be  inappreciable;
or,  it  may  be  counterbalanced  by  other
thought  currents  and  its  effect  rendered  null.
