Itisamereplain，simplefact——asclearandascertainasthateightandsevenmakefifteen。Andbyitwerecognizethatweareallinsane，asconcernsthosematters。Ifweweresane，weshouldallseeapoliticalorreligiousdoctrinealike；therewouldbenodispute：itwouldbeacaseofeightandseven——justasitisinheaven，whereallaresaneandnoneinsane。Therethereisbutonereligion，onebelief；
theharmonyisperfect；thereisneveradiscordantnote。
Underprotectionofthesepreliminaries，IsupposeImaynowrepeatwithoutoffencethattheChristianScientistisinsane。Imeanhimnodiscourtesy，andIamnotcharging——norevenimagining——thatheisinsanerthantherestofthehumanrace。Ithinkheismorepicturesquelyinsanethansomeofus。Atthesametime，Iamquitesurethatinoneimportantandsplendidparticularheismuchsanerthanisthevastbulkoftherace。
Whyisheinsane？Itoldyoubefore：itisbecausehisopinionsarenotours。Iknowofnootherreason，andIdonotneedanyother；itistheonlywaywehaveofdiscoveringinsanitywhenitisnotviolent。Itismerelythepicturesquenessofhisinsanitythatmakesitmoreinterestingthanmykindoryours。Forinstance，considerhis\"littlebook\"；the\"littlebook\"exposedintheskyeighteencenturiesagobytheflamingangeloftheApocalypse，andhandeddowninourdaytoMrs。MaryBakerG。
Eddy，ofNewHampshire，andtranslatedbyher，wordforword，intoEnglish（withhelpofapolisher），andnowpublishedanddistributedinhundredsofeditionsbyherataclearprofitpervolume，abovecost，ofsevenhundredpercent。！——aprofitwhichdistinctlybelongstotheangeloftheApocalypse，andlethimcollectitifhecan；a\"littlebook\"