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e the following major, or foundation, premises: All is not gold that glitters. All cold may be expelled by fire. 10. Criticise the following fallacy (_non sequitur_): MAJOR PREMISE: All strong men admire strength. MINOR PREMISE: This man is not strong. CONCLUSION: Therefore this man does not admire strength. 11. Criticise these statements: Sleep is beneficial on account of its soporific qualities. Fiske's histories are authentic because they contain accurate accounts of American history, and we know that they are true accounts for otherwise they would not be contained in these authentic works. 12. What do you understand from the terms "reasoning from effect to cause" and "from cause to effect?" Give examples. 13. What principle did Richmond Pearson Hobson employ in the following? What is the police power of the States? The police power of the Federal Government or the State--any sovereign State--has been defined. Take the definition given by Blackstone, which is: The due regulation and domestic order of the Kingdom, whereby the inhabitants of a State, like members of a well-governed family, are bound to conform their general behavior to the rules of propriety, of neighborhood and good manners, and to be decent, industrious, and inoffensive in their respective stations. Would this amendment interfere with any State carrying on the promotion of its domestic order? Or you can take the definition in another form, in which it is given by Mr. Tiedeman, when he says: The object of government is to impose that degree of restraint upon human actions which is necessary to a uniform, reasonable enjoyment of private rights. The power of the government to impose this restraint is called the police power. Judge Cooley says of the liquor traffic: The business of manufacturing and selling liquor is one that affects the public interests in many ways and leads to many disorders. It has a tendency to increase pauperism and crime. It renders a large force of peace officers essential, and it adds to the expense of the courts and of nearly all branches of civil administration. Justice Bradley, of the United States Supreme Court, says: Licenses may be properly required in the pursuit of
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