That the selfish person defeats his own ends, cheats himself, is a truism. Only the unselfish person, holding humanity dearer than his own self, enjoys to the fullest all that belongs to selfhood, for he alone has the capacity for real enjoyment--or deserves it. The supremely selfish--the criminal, the grafter, the one who seeks to profit in any way at the expense of others--stands in the same relation to his race as the inferior animal to its species--he pulls down the average of the race, and is at cross purposes with Nature. To condone in one’s self any of the many forms of selfishness, whether it be greed, theft, lying, lust, or vanity, is to put one’s self in the same class with those defective wild creatures which Nature ruthlessly destroys. When a great ethical doctrine is grounded on a scientific basis it becomes doubly convincing. Let the whole truth in regard to each individual’s duty to the race be taught--the scientific half of it along with the emotional, idealistic half. No one who feels the full force of this truth will, in order to “make a living,” take out of the COMMON GOOD fund more than he puts into it, but less, rather. It should be instilled into the minds of youth that the welfare of the race is the supreme duty of each, and that the greatest individual happiness is attained only through the self-development and self-expression of the individual along this line. But, alas! the enlightened legislatures of some of our sovereign states have forbid the teaching of natural selection to children. The reason given is that it might rob them of their religion! The time is near when the conduct of man in every field of endeavor will be tested by the standard of loyalty and devotion to the common good. Certain gainful occupations injurious to the common welfare are already gone or going. Eliminated as unfit will be the greedy parasites that fasten themselves onto the social body on pretense of aiding some industry to function, and who give little or nothing in return for the public pap that fills their maws to repletion--eliminated just as Nature eliminates the animal that would bring degeneracy to its species. They will be forced to take up a work wherein their services shall equal their pay. The route between the producer and the consumer will be shortened, and the two will stand nearer on a level--as viewed from the price of the product. This lesson from the book of Nature we have been studying has a universal application. Its truths are applicable in every field and department wherein man and his activities are employed--in private conduct, religion, government and industry. * * * * *