and deductions are rapidly wearing away the 'materialistic
theory' of matter. You will admit that mathematics is wholly
confined to the realm of mind. It is a strictly mental science, in no
way material. It loses definiteness when 'practically' applied to
material objects. Kant saw this, and declared that a science might be
regarded as further removed from or nearer to perfection in proportion
to the amount of mathematics it contained. Now there has been an
astonishing confirmation of this great truth just lately. At a banquet
given in honor of the discoverer of wireless telegraphy it was stated
that the laws governing the traversing of space by the invisible
electric waves were more exact than the general laws of physics,
where very complex formulas and coefficients are required for
correcting the general laws, due to surrounding material conditions.
The greater exactness of laws governing the invisible electric waves
was said to be due to the absence of matter. And it was further
stated that _whenever matter had to be taken into consideration there
could be no exact law of action!"_ "Which shows--?"

"That matter admits of no definite laws," replied Hitt. "That there
are no real laws of matter. And that definiteness is attained only as
we dematerialize matter itself."

"In other words, get into the realm of the mental?"

"Just so. And now for the application. I have said that we do not
receive any testimony whatsoever through the so-called material
senses, but that we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell our own
thoughts--that is, the thoughts which, from some source, come into our
mentalities. Very well, our scientists show us that, as they get
farther away from dense material thoughts, and deal more and more with
those which have less material structure, less material composition,
their laws become more definite, more exact. Following this out to its
ultimate conclusion, we may say, then, that _only those laws which
have to do with the non-material are perfect_."

"And those," said Carmen, "are the laws of mind."

"Exactly! And now the history of physical science shows that there has
been a constant deviation from the old so-called fixed 'laws of
matter.' The law of impenetrability has had to go. A great physicist
tells us that, when dealing with sufficiently high speeds, matter has
no such property as impenetrability. Mass is a function of velocity.
The law of indestructibility has had to go. Matter deteriorates