Physical beauty is a perfectly natural condition, for Nature made all things beautiful. Physical ugliness is a sure indication of present or past violation of Nature's laws. To formulate a standard of beauty, based upon the color of the skin, and the size and proportion of one feature to another would be an absolute impossibility for no two persons are constructed after the same model. Then the features that one person would consider beautiful, would make an opposite impression on another. Hence real beauty is not to be discovered by measurements.

It is my purpose to teach you to discover within yourself the real source of beauty and to give such a true expression to it that it will be admired by all who see it. What people need to make them attractive is real beauty and not the sham and pretence affected by so many. There is a popular saying that beauty is only skin deep. Unfortunately much of the so-called beauty does not reach as deep as the skin. True beauty, however, is as deep as the innermost recesses of the soul. Beauty is expressed from within and not applied externally.

It should be your purpose to acquire natural beauty, a beauty that will endure as long as you live. Beauty should be more perfect at fifty than at twenty-five and still more perfect at the age of one hundred. Enduring beauty is the only kind worth striving for. The power to realize this ideal is yours. You have but to wisely co-operate with Nature as I shall here explain and the greatest, purest beauty will be gained and retained beyond the century mark. The foundation of physical beauty is a beautiful mental attitude which entertains and expresses beautiful thoughts.

There is nothing evanescent above real beauty. It continually grows upon one's perception. The better you become acquainted with a person who expresses real beauty, the more charms you discover. A beautiful soul always illuminates the face with an indescribable charm and radiance.

To cultivate true beauty one must make it a habit to entertain beautiful thoughts. As the habit of right thinking becomes more firmly fixed upon the mind, a gradual change will take place in the expression and general contour of the face.

There are people who will acknowledge that the facial expression is capable of change and improvement, yet doubt their ability to actually change the contour of any or all features. This doubt shows a very limited knowledge of the power of thought. The entire body is amenable to improvement. Every curve of the body, the size and shape of the head, eyes, cheeks, nose, lips, chin, ears, neck, etc., are expressions of the thoughts that have been entertained by the mind.

A single thought or emotion may have no noticeable effect, yet when a repetition of thoughts become a mental habit, they produce apparent physical results. Each time that the body is reconstructed, the prevailing thoughts are emphasized more strongly in the physical form. If you have any doubt that the face expresses in beauty or ugliness the thoughts of the mind, stand before a mirror and think unpleasant thoughts. Think hate and revenge toward some one and envy of another and watch the expression ; note the hard cruel lines, see if you can find a beautiful feature. Then change your thoughts to love, sympathy and generosity and behold the softening of the lines, the tender expression of the eyes and mouth. There will appear a difference so marked that it should forever decide the question of the secret of true beauty. Let the mind continue to hold those ugly thoughts and the face will hold an ugly expression. Let the mind instead entertain only pure, beautiful thoughts toward its fellow men and the face will continually express that beauty. By persistently sending out beautiful thoughts you construct permanent beauty.

To look beautiful you must be beautiful. To expect to cultivate beauty without trying to make your thoughts, words and actions beautiful would prove a failure and reveal insincerity, shallowness and love of artificial display.

If you determine to express kindness in your every act of life you will be surprised at the number of opportunities you will find every day for doing good. There is a kind and an unkind way of doing every thing, so be careful, for the simplest act of your daily life reveals your mental attitude.

Loveliness is the true beauty. Loveliness is love-likeness, or the likeness of love. You will, therefore, see how necessary it is to express loving and kind relations toward everyone you meet. Remember that every thought of hate, envy or jealousy you allow to take possession of you destroys your beauty. Then shun them as you would a leper or a poisonous reptile. They are far more dangerous, for one evil thought attracts another in rapid succession.

That you may attain to the highest standard of beauty, it is necessary that you recognize the fact that you are, through your thoughts, continually rebuilding the physical body by molecular renewal. If your present beauty is below the true standard, you need not become discouraged, nor remain a slave to your present appearance, for you can change it. Each day as you build parts of the body anew, you can, by correct thoughts and a hygienic mode of living, create so much beauty and power that in a few months a transformation will have occurred.

The art of rebuilding the physical body is the highest and finest art known to man. Every one pos sesses this art, but few realize their power in. this direction. When they have learned to recognize their ability, they will quickly create for themselves the beauty we instinctively admire and aspire to. Those who now possess this knowledge, whether consciously or unconsciously, express beauty of face and form. Your purpose should be to consciously create beauty, so that instead of the face and form losing its charm with the advance of years, it will grow more perfect as you become more skillful as an artistic body builder.