In praising “Ambrosia” as the climax of food-substances, Greek mythology attributed to it the power not only of regeneration, but of procreation.  For the reproduction of healthy human life in its offspring, was to them just as sacred and important a preoccupation as it was natural, to ensure the survival of the race; and to secure to all the food that would assist in this, their highest and most worthy aim, seemed to them a manifest duty which, at the present day, prudish “morality” either practically ignores or modestly pretends to neglect.  Healthy food, generally speaking, will do much towards ensuring healthy offspring.

But the times of extreme leisure, as enjoyed by the ancient Greeks, are long past and a more exacting age makes its more strenuous demands upon the human tissues, and in innumerable cases causes them to deteriorate more rapidly than they can be regenerated and restored to their original vigor by even the healthiest food.

Hence I have felt justified, in considering the best interests of the race—­present and future—­in devoting the crowning effort of my long scientific career to the production of modern biological remedies such as would be felt in the reproductive powers of the people—­a consideration concerning which the old-time, prudish reticence is a foolish figment rapidly passing away.

Now, as regards myself and my great work.  Surely to boast a little is but human.  The man who puts his very best efforts into an ideal, and having achieved it, has not striven to reap the fruits thereof for selfish gain, but year by year, has perfected that work until the tests have finally permitted him to cry:  “Eureka”—­it is accomplished beyond dispute,—­that man has the right to overstep the conventional rule which forbids self-praise.  While in other work accomplished I see but the links of an uncompleted chain, the synthesis of Eubiogen, I feel to be one of those so rare occasions in human life, when a tested accomplishment allows and even demands a somewhat different treatment.  And so I have the courage to speak as follows in eulogy of my own production: 

This product is my masterpiece.  I am proud of it.  Nothing like it in efficiency has ever before been given to the world.  In the fullest sense of the word, it is in food value the most perfect concentration that science and research have ever evolved.  It is the result of the quest of 30 years and should make its finder famous.  Hundreds of men of mark have each one given to mankind some noble token of their genius; but of such gifts not one possessed the concentrated virtues, the materialized knowledge of “Eubiogen.”  This, to unsympathetic ears, may sound like vain, exaggerated vapouring;—­but it is not so. It is the truth.  It is impossible to describe the real value of its properties within a limited space.  Sufferers in their thousands will yet live to be grateful for the benefits derived from it, and the full and positive knowledge of its excellence makes it the more difficult to describe in a few weak words.  An abler pen than mine would fail to do it justice.