[Sidenote:  Man-Federation of Intelligences]

We see, then, that every human body is an exceedingly complex association of units.  It is a marvelously correlated and organized community of countless microscopic organisms.  It is a sort of cell republic, as to which we may truthfully paraphrase:  Life and Union, One and Inseparable.

Every human body is thus made up of countless cellular intelligences, each of which instinctively utilizes ways and means for the performance of its special functions and the reproduction of its kind.  These cell intelligences carry on, without the knowledge or volition of our central consciousness—­that is to say, subconsciously—­the vital operations of the body.

[Sidenote:  Creative Power of the Cell]

Under normal conditions, conditions of health, each cell does its work without regard to the operations of its neighbors.  But in the event of accident or disease, it is called upon to repair the organism.  And in this it shows an energy and intelligence that “savor of creative power.”  With what promptness and vigor the cells apply themselves to heal a cut or mend a broken bone!  In such cases all that the physician can do is to establish outward conditions that will favor the co-operative labors of these tiny intelligences.

The conclusion to be drawn from all this is obvious.  For, if every individual and ultimate part of the body is a mind organism, it is very apparent that the body as a whole is peculiarly adapted to control and direction by mental influences.

[Sidenote:  Laying the Foundation for Practical Doing]

Do not lose sight of the fact that in proving such control we are laying the foundation for a scientific method of achieving practical success in life, since all human achievement comes about through some form of bodily activity._

We assume now your complete acceptance of the following propositions, based as they are upon facts long since discovered and enunciated in standard scientific works: 

a.  The whole body is composed of cells, each of which is an intelligent entity endowed with mental powers commensurate with its needs.

[Sidenote:  Three New Propositions]

b. The fact that every cell in the body is a mind cell shows that the body, by the very nature of its component parts, is peculiarly susceptible to mental influence and control.

To these propositions we now append the following: 

c. A further examination of the body reveals a central mental organism, the brain, composed of highly differentiated cells whose intelligence, as in the case of other cells, is commensurate with their functions.

d. It reveals also a physical mechanism, the nervous system, peculiarly adapted to the communication of intelligence between the central governing intelligence and the subordinate cells.