Show THE CURE IDEA Four thousand years jears of human history his his' history tory demonstrate the utter futility of curative medicine in disease or of punitive remedies for the cure of crime On the other hand the marvelous marvel ous results following the practical application ap application of theories evolved from modern scientific investigation must convince the most skeptical that only along rational lines of ot prevention can the steadily rising tide of disease and crime be successfully combated There are no accidents in this world Every happening is the Inevitable result result re re- sult suit of a specific cause acting accord accordIng Ing lag to definite and immutable law what we term accidents being a happening unexpected only because of our ignorance of the fundamental conditions con conS and law As heat and cold are one and the same varying only 4 In degree degree de de- de gree greet so accident disease and crime are only varying results from a common common com com- mon cause cause instability instability a lack of harmony har bar mony In existing conditions Accident and disease are the result of ot transgressions of at natural law crime is the result of or breaking manmade manmade man man- made law All three are ver very largely matters of ot geography for tor the reason that what will result In one or the theother theother theother other In one country or state will not produce a like Uke result in another place Either unknowingly or In spite of ourselves and whether we like it or OJ not nature leads us by purely personal person al motive to fulfil her ends In other words humanity must react according to each Individual nature and Its environment en en- Because of this fact tact puni punitive live tive laws have never been deterrent never can be deterrent In our Ignorance ignorance Ig norance we establish laws running counter to natural law and thereby make criminals Because of this fact tact society has been forced again and again either to remove the cause or to amend or repeal the law and legalize the crime But we can neither amend nor real repeal re re- peal al natural law nor by resolution nullify nullify nul nul- the effect of a given action and andas andas andas as each act has a positive and inevitable inevitable able result Irrevocable and extending to the end either we must adapt ourselves ourselves our our- selves to the new conditions or suffer suiter In consequence If It we are elastic and adaptable we react and continue to enjoy good health but If It rigid and we suffer disease and premature premature pre pro mature extinction We Ve do not break natural laws they break us if we are stupid enough to try to run counter to them Therefore the tile logic of the situation should drive us diligently to familiarize i ourselves with Ith the fundamental laws of ot the universe universe uni uni- verse of ot which we are an integral part that we may live In harmony therewith therewith therewith there there- with and fulfil our destiny whatever it may be |