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228 ESOTERIC ANTHROPOLOGY.
fullness of his nature, and woman all the glorious
beauty of her character, in perfect freedom, and in full
enjoyment, to make up the integral condition of
HEALTH.
The signs or symptoms of health may be given
few sentences.
Beauty is the first sign of health. Health gives de
in a
velopment, and harmonious development is beauty.
Every vegetable and every animal is beautiful, accord
ing to its own type of beauty, when it is most perfectly
developed. And in man or woman, the exact develop
ment of every part, and that which enables it to best
perform its function, is the highest possible beauty.
The handsomest possible head is the one which has the
most perfect phrenological developments. The most
beautiful eye, ear, or nose, are those best adapted to
seeing, hearing, and smelling. The loveliest mouth is
that composed of the best-shaped lips and most perfect
teeth. The most delicious bosom is the one best fitted
for its natural office. The finest limbs are those with
the best muscular development. In a word, there is
where the best condition
no part of the human figure
for use is not, at the same time, the condition of the
highest beauty, and both together are synonymous with
health. Consequently, every deformity, every ugli
ness, every departure from the standard of the highest
beauty of its kind, is a consequence and symptom of
disease.
O ye, who love beauty, and who desire it for your
selves, for your offspring, and for the race, learn that
the single way to attain it is by the practice of the laws
of health. Be good, and you shall be beautiful as well