| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from An Open Letter on Translating by Dr. Martin Luther: through a good friend. I could not withhold it, as there has been
much discussion about the translating of the Old and New
Testaments. It has been charged by the despisers of truth that
the text has been modified and even falsified in many places,
which has shocked and startled many simple Christians, even among
the educated who do not know any Hebrew or Greek. It is devoutly
hoped that with this publication the slander of the godless will
be stopped and the scruples of the devout removed, at least in
part. It may even give rise to more writing on such matters and
questions such as these. So I ask all friends of the Truth to
seriously take this work to heart and faithfully pray to God for a
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London: measure.
Sigmund shook his head. "You can't make me mad, Hitchcock, nor do
mad things because of your madness. It's a cold business
proposition and a question of facts. I didn't come to this
country for my health, and, further, it's impossible for us to
raise a hand. If it is so, it is too bad for the girl, that's
all. It's a way of her people, and it just happens we're on the
spot this one time. They've done the same for a thousand-thousand
years, and they're going to do it now, and they'll go on doing it
for all time to come. Besides, they're not our kind. Nor's the
girl. No, I take my stand with Wertz and Hawes, and--"
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