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  | publication date = 1875-09-09
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{{Style P-No indent|''To the Editor of the “Spiritual Scientist.”''}}  
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{{Style S-Small capitals|One}} word at a time is an excellent motto; it is the practical philosophy of my life.  I need no spiritual condiments to make this life agreeable and attractive, and I think that there is in the world everything that is requisite for all our wants, yet  I  find  myself  speculating on  the great  problems  of every age, cause and effect, origin and destiny; and I presume that while there is a mind to  question there will be a mind to answer or attempt the solution of these speculative problems,  though utilitarian philosophers should bleed at every pore, in their efforts to frown down the  apparently useless task.  I am {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB underlined|not a Rosicrucian a Brother of Luxor}},{{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|<sup>x</sup>}} nor a member of any occult philosophical society oriental or occidental.  Nor do I think that spiritual monopolies are any better than the terrestrial monopolies which obstruct the progress of individual and collective humanity.
{{Style S-Small capitals|One}} word at a time is an excellent motto; it is the practical philosophy of my life.  I need no spiritual condiments to make this life agreeable and attractive, and I think that there is in the world everything that is requisite for all our wants, yet  I  find  myself  speculating on  the great  problems  of every age, cause and effect, origin and destiny; and I presume that while there is a mind to  question there will be a mind to answer or attempt the solution of these speculative problems,  though utilitarian philosophers should bleed at every pore, in their efforts to frown down the  apparently useless task.  I am {{Style S-HPB SB. HPB underlined|not a Rosicrucian a Brother of Luxor}},{{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|{{Footnote mark|x}}}} nor a member of any occult philosophical society oriental or occidental.  Nor do I think that spiritual monopolies are any better than the terrestrial monopolies which obstruct the progress of individual and collective humanity.


If agreeable to all concerned, I wish to present a few of my speculations in philosophy, just for what they are worth.
If agreeable to all concerned, I wish to present a few of my speculations in philosophy, just for what they are worth.
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{{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|<sup>x</sup> I see you aint, my boy?}}
{{Style S-HPB SB. HPB note|{{Footnote return|x}} I see you aint, my boy.}}
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