STARS AFFECT THE PHYSICAL, NOT THE MENTAL BEING.

The stars act on the body only in a physical way, and thus impart

to them heat, cold, and the variety of temperament which results

therefrom. But how could they endow the man with habits, tastes, and

inclinations which do not seem to depend on the temperament, such as

the avocation of a surveyor, a grammarian, a gambler, or an inventor?

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