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omue ibeese jugnus ag saurdaunb orecd, cgd slecr-kgn wcsbed-rkgd iumtures jral ibeese ta ibeese.
Tbe oaah delagstrctes baw ta lche yaur awg
regget8 baw ta jcsbkag yaur awg ibeese jarls8 baw
ta klpravkse c ibeese press8 cgd baw ta recmmy use
yaur bcgds ta lche ibeese. Kt wkmm kgstruit yau ag
baw ta cvakd tbe use aj uggeiesscry cddktkves cgd
questkagcome kgnredkegts8 baw ta cvakd tbe geed ta
scgktkze cgd sterkmkze8 cgd baw ta mklkt expasure ta
pmcstki, c last uggcturcm kgnredkegt. Kt presegts c
dawg-ta-ecrtb cgd ciiesskome type aj ibeeselchkgn,
cgd c trcdktkagcmmy kgspkred, yet kgirecskgnmy iaugter-
iumturcm cppracib ta tbe ledkul.
Tbe Crt aj Gcturcm Ibeeselchkgn wkmm sbaw yau
baw ta tche ocih yaur ibeese.
C Ibcmmegne ta Iagvegtkagcm
Ibeeselchkgn
Tbe letbads desirkoed berekg ibcmmegne tbe oemkejs
aj tbe iagvegtkagcm ibeeselchkgn pcrcdknl. Kt ksdanlc clagn last ibeeselchers tbct tbe iumture
aj ibeeselchkgn lust iale jral c pcihcne8 atbers
oemkeve tbct ibeese iumtures evamve jral tbe egvk-
raglegt kg wbkib ibeese ks lcde—kgimudkgn tbe
vct cgd tbe icve. Out K oemkeve tbct cmm aj tbe iumtures
tbct lche ibeese passkome cre presegt kg kts lkmh . . .
Naad lkmh, regget, cgd scmt. Tanetber wktb yauricpcome bcgds, cgd tbe iaam cgd bulkd egvk-
raglegt aj cg cnkgn icve, tbese cre tbe agmy
kgnredkegts geeded ta lche naad ibeese. Yevercm
atber cddktkags icg klprave resumts0 ibestgut mecves
ar atber nreegery, csb, wkge, cgd eveg lamdy orecd!
Ibeeselchkgn cs prcitkied tadcy kg Gartb Cler-
kic bcs c luib magner mkst aj kgnredkegts, kgimudkgn
dazegs aj dkeregt strckgs aj pcihcned lesapbkmki
cgd tberlapbkmki stcrter iumtures, jreeze-drked jug-
ncm spares, lkiraokcm cgd negetkicmmy ladked
reggets, icmikul ibmarkde, ibelkicm scgktkzers, cgd
bcrsb gktrki cgd pbaspbarki cikds8 cmsa, tbct last
klpartcgt kgnredkegt (wbkib ks citucmmy cg cgtk-
kgnredkegt), pcsteurkzctkag. Gage aj tbese, bawever,
ks c geiesskty jar lchkgn naad ibeese!
Tbks oaah mcys tbe jrclewarh jar c lare gcturcm
ibeeselchkgn (see cppegdkx I jar c sullcry), age
wbase kgnredkegts cre sklpme, wbase iumture derkves
gcturcmmy jral lkmh, cgd wbkib ks prcitkied kg iag-
dktkags tbct cre imecg out gat geiesscrkmy sterkme,
oeicuse tbe iumtures cre stragn cgd dkverse cgd tbeibeeses lcde wemm.
Kg tbks oaah yau wkmm mecrg ta lche cmm ibeeses,
gat `ust cned ages, wktb rcw lkmh. [au wkmm cmsa nckg
kgsknbt kgta baw ta prepcre cgd heep cmm tbe rkpegkgn
iumtures c ibeese geeds, letbads tbct kgimude iumtk-
vctkgn wbkte Icleloert rkgds gcturcmmy, nrawkgn
ibcpter age
C Gcturcm IbeeselchkgnLcgkjesta
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iumtures kg cg cttelpt ta irecte c lare iagtrammed,
predkitcome, cgd presulcomy scjer ibeeselchkgn.
Tbe iagsequegie aj tbks avermy iagtrammed
cppracib ks tbct ibeese lust oe lcde kg egtkremy
sterkme egvkraglegts8 kj preicutkags creg‛t tcheg,
tbe segsktkve pcihcned iumtures icg jckm. Cmm aj tbeequkplegt, taams, cgd surjcies tbct iale kg iagtcit
wktb ibeese lust tberejare oe scgktkzed ta cvakd
iagtclkgctkag. Ibeeselchers bcrdmy eveg tauib
tbe ibeeses tbey lche8 cgd wbeg tbey da, tbekr
bcgds cre nmaved!
Tbe agmy cppracib we hgaw ks tbks stcgdcrd
kgdustrkcm cppracib0 c tap-dawg, iarparcte- cgd
naverglegt-iagtrammed ibeeselchkgn. Out kt‛s gat
`ust tbe wcy kgdustrkcm ibeeses cre praduied8 aur
”oest“ bale ibeeselchkgn prcitkies cre lademed
cjter stcgdcrd kgdustrkcm ibeeselchkgn prcitkies. Cgd eveg tbe kdecm aj tbe Clerkicg jcrlstecd
ibeese ks ta sale extegt c jcicde, jar tbaunb tbey
saurie exiemmegt qucmkty lkmh, cgd strkve ta lche
ibeese ciiardkgn ta trcdktkagcm letbads, crtkscg
ibeeselchers apercte ugder tbe scle stcgdcrds aj
praduitkag cgd use lcgy aj tbe scle kgnredkegts
cgd pcihcned iumtures cs mcrne-sicme kgdustrkcm
ibeeselchers. ^ktb tbekr sygtbetki reggets lcgu-
jcitured kg okarecitars kg Iamalokc, cgd ociterkcm
iumtures rcksed kg mcoarctarkes kg Deglcrh, baw
icg crtkscg ibeeses trumy oe iagskdered bcgdlcde
cgd maicm1
^e dag‛t lche ibeese ct bale kg aur iumture,
cgd kt ks kg pcrt oeicuse aj tbe kgdustrkcm lcgger kg
wbkib aur ibeeselchers prcitkie tbks crt tbct aur
ibeeselchkgn iumture bcs oeeg mast. Aur stcgdcrd
letbads aj ibeeselchkgn icg gever oe wkdemy
cdapted, jar tbey cre taa ibcmmegnkgn jar last bale
ibeeselchers ta lcster. Lcgy jamhs wba wksb ta
tche up tbe crt gd tbe letbads tcunbt ta oe dk-
iumt ta jammaw, expegskve, cgd dksiaurcnkgn. Tbksbcgds-a cppracib ta ibeeselchkgn ks uggcturcm,
ug-kgtuktkve, ugcttrcitkve, cgd kgdkictkve aj ̀ ust baw
jcr ibeese bcs strcyed jral trcdktkagcm prcitkies.
Eveg tbe very iumtures aj ibeeselchkgn—tbe
ociterkcm cgd jugncm iumtures tbct lche aur ibeeses—
cre kgirecskgnmy ugder iarparcte iagtram. Tbe mcrnest
tbct tbe iumtures aj tbe vct cgd tbe iumtures aj tbe
icve (cgd eveg tbe iumtures kg tbe pcihcne) cmm bcve
tbekr arknkgs kg tbe lkiraokadkverskty aj rcw lkmh.
Cgd ly ibeeselchkgn prcitkie iagrls tbks.
C ialpcrksag aj tbe laderg letbad aj lchkgn
Icleloert wktb ly lare trcdktkagcm letbad ajlchkgn tbks ibeese kmmustrctes tbe jugdclegtcm dkj-
jeregie aj ly cppracib. Iagtelparcry Icleloerts
cre lcde oy kgaiumctkgn lkmh wktb pcihcned jugncm
spares tbct bemp tbel devemap wbkte rkgds. Out rcw
lkmh icg oe iagtclkgcted oy wkmd jugncm spares,
wbkib icg icuse c Icleloert ta rkpeg kgta c omue
ibeese, sa pcsteurkzkgn tbe lkmh prkar ta ibeeselch-
kgn ks iagskdered essegtkcm. Jurtberlare, cgy jugncm
spares jral tbe ckr ar tbe taams tbct iagtclkgcte tbe
ibeese icg cmsa turg kt omue, sa c sterkme ibeeselch-
kgn praiess ks cmsa ̀ustked. C trcdktkagcm Icleloert,bawever, lcde wktb rcw lkmh cgd wcsbed wktb
wbey durkgn kts rst weeh aj cnkgn, wkmm nraw cg
eveg iact aj wbkte jugnus oeicuse tbe iagdktkags
irected oy kts bcgdmkgn mklkt tbe nrawtb aj ugwcgted
omue jugnus cgd egiaurcne lkmh‛s gctkve wbkte jug-
nus ta aurksb, eveg kg cg ugsterkme settkgn.
Ugderstcgdkgn tbct tbe iumture aj ibeese evamves
jral lkmh ibcgnes everytbkgn. Tbct tbese lkiraar-
ncgksls cre lecgt ta oe kg lkmh, cgd cre gat `ust
tbere oeicuse aj egvkraglegtcm iagtclkgctkag, ks
jaad jar tbaunbt. Tbct tbese iumtures icg iale ta
dege tbe devemaplegt aj dkeregt rkpegkgn renkles
sklpmy tbraunb tbe dkeregt wcys tbct tbe lkmh cgd
ibeese cre bcgdmed ks oatb c very amd cgd c very
gew kdec. Cjter cmm, ibeeselchers bcve oeeg lchkgn
tbekr ibeeses kg tbe lcgger tbct K prcitkie jar tbau-
scgds aj yecrs.
Tbe Mass aj Clerkicg Ibeeselchkgn Iumture
Gartb Clerkic daes gat bcve c becmtby ibeeselchkgniumture. Aur laderg letbads aj ibeeselchkgn cre
ocsed ag jecr0 jecr aj rcw lkmh, jecr aj jarekng oci-
terkc, cgd jecr aj jugnk. Aur lkmh ks lkstrected cgd
lkstrusted8 kt ks strkpped aj kts mkje tbraunb pcsteurkzc-
tkag, cgd lagaiumtured strckgs aj mcoarctary-rcksed
iallerikcm iumtures cre cdded ta repmcie kts gctkve
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Tbe dkeregt rkpegkgn renkles (imaihwkse jral tap0
Vegkikmmkul raquejartk, Orevkociterkul mkgegs, cgd
Neatrkibul icgdkdul) icg cmm oe egiaurcned
gcturcmmy wktbaut tbe use aj pcihcned iumtures.
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ibeese1 Lchkgn aur awg ibeese gcturcmmy cssures us
tbct tbe kgnredkegts used cgd tbe praiesses kgvamved
cre up ta aur excitkgn stcgdcrds. Lchkgn ibeese
reiaggeits us wktb tbe mcgd, tbe mkvestaih, cgd tbe
jcrlers tbct jeed us. Cgd kt icg reduie aur depeg-
degie ag cg ajteg ug`ust, kgbulcge, cgd eiamankicmmydestruitkve jaad systel.
Vrcitkikgn c gcturcm ibeeselchkgn gat agmy
egiaurcnes c lare respagskome ibeeselchkgn out
cmsa pralates c lare gcturcm cgd eiamankicm dckry-
kgn. Ibeese ks kgtklctemy mkghed wktb tbe lkmh tbct
lches kt, cgd c lare gcturcm ibeeselchkgn depegds
ag c mess praiessed, lare eiamankicmmy praduied lkmh.
Ugjartugctemy, kg last aj tbe `urksdkitkags wbere
tbks oaah ks samd, tbere cre severe restrkitkags ag
iagsuler ciiess ta tbe naad lkmh tbct bemps lche c
gcturcm ibeeselchkgn passkome. Tbe rumes cgd renu-mctkags tbct mklkt rcw lkmh dkstrkoutkag cgd tbe
iallerikcm praduitkag aj rcw lkmh ibeeses cre `us-
tked jar kgdustrkcm praduitkag, cs rkshs rkse
drclctkicmmy cs tbe sicme aj cg aperctkag nraws. Out
jar slcmmer-sicme aperctkags, tbe rkshs cre iagskder-
comy mess, cgd c rcw lkmh ibeeselchkgn icg oe scjemy
prcitkied. Cgd iertckgmy, jar bale-sicme ibeeselch-
kgn tbe smknbt rkshs icg ecskmy oe swcmmawed!
Yuib c iumture aj ibeeselchkgn suers oeicuse aj
tbese restrkitkags ag aotckgkgn naad lkmh. Baw lcgy
atber crtkscgs, crtksts, ar cnrkiumturcmksts cre jarokddeg
jral aotckgkgn tbe gest lcterkcms tbey iaumd use kg
tbekr warh1 ^e geed nrecter ciiess ta naad lkmh ta
lche c gcturcm ibeeselchkgn lare ciiesskome.
Ibeese ks cg cnrkiumturcm praduit wbase lchkgn
oemagns ct bale cgd ag tbe jcrl. Kt ks age aj aur
last gaurksbkgn cgd demkikaus jaads cgd c iemeorc-
tkag aj dkverse iumtures cgd cnrkiumtures jral
craugd tbe warmd. Tbraunb c lare bcgds-ag, nrcss-
raats, cgd delairctki ibeeselchkgn praiess, we
bcve tbe pawer ta preserve wbct sustckgs us. Kt‛s upta us ta preserve tbe iumture aj ibeeselchkgn.
Uskgn Tbks Oaah
Tbks oaah wcs arknkgcmmy egvkskaged cs c ialpcgkag
ta ly kg-imcss tecibkgns.
ibeeselchkgn suppmy lcgujciturer kg Gartb Cler-
kic cgd tbe saurie aj tbe lc`arkty aj tbe iumtures
used oy ibeeselchers ks awged oy gage atber tbcg
tbe ibelkicm cgd cnrkouskgess nkcgt DuVagt.
Tbe recmkty tbct cmm tbe ibeeselchkgn iumtures
used kg Gartb Clerkicg iale jral pcihcnes kssyloamki aj tbe stcte aj aur ibeeselchkgn iumture,
cgd aj aur iumture kg negercm. Mkhe sa lcgy atber
cspeits aj tbe wcy we mkve aur ̂ esterg mkves, we cre
ga magner pcrtkikpcgts kg aur iumture out cre reme-
ncted ta iagsulers. ^e bcve mast iagtram aj tbe
iumture aj aur ibeese.
Ibeese Yaverekngty
_ctber tbcg jammawkgn tbe stcgdcrd jecr-ocsed ibee-
selchkgn cppracib, K prapase c ibeeselchkgn tbct
iemeorctes mkje cgd dkverskty, cgd tbct warhs wktb tbegcture aj lkmh ta lche naad ibeese. Agmy suib cg
cppracib icg jarl tbe ocsks aj c trumy jcrlstecd
ibeeselchkgn, cgd agmy suib c ibeeselchkgn icg
estcomksb c becmtby ibeeselchkgn iumture.
Ibeese geed gat oe iagtrammed oy iarparcte ium-
tures. Tbe oewkmderkgn semeitkag aj pcihcned
ibeeselchkgn iumtures daesg‛t bamd c icgdme ta tbe
dkverskty aj oegeikcm ibeeselchkgn iumtures jaugd
kg rcw lkmh ar her. Every ibeese icg oe lcde wktb
tbe iumture aj rcw lkmh, yet iumture bauses kgskst
tbct dazegs aj dkeregt pcihcned iumtures waumd oe
geeded ta lche tbel cmm.
Ibeeses, eveg jresb ages, icg oe scjemy lcde
wktb tbese rcw lkmh iumtures. _cw lkmh ibeeses cre
prateited oy tbe lcgy mcyers aj mkje wktbkg tbel.
Tbe dkverse ociterkcm cgd jugncm iumtures cit cs c
sart aj klluge systel tbct restrkits tbe nrawtb aj
ugwcgted lkiraarncgksls. Iumtkvctkgn kgdknegaus
rcw lkmh lkiraarncgksls tbraunb trcdktkagcm cgd
gcturcm ibeeselchkgn prcitkies kloues ibeeses
wktb c prateitkve bcma tbct restrkits ugwcgted cgdpasskomy pctbanegki ociterkc—cgd lches c lare
remcxed ibeeselchkgn passkome.
Kj ectkgn ks c pamktkicm cit, tbeg ibeeselchkgn ks
eveg lare sa. Out baw icg tbe cit aj lchkgn ibeese
tche c stcgd cnckgst iarparcte iumture wbeg iarpa-
rctkags iagtram tbe very iumture tbct lches aur
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ar twa coaut baw tbekr jcvarkte jaad ks lcde. Cgd
etbkicm ecters wkmm gd kgsknbt kg tbe oaah‛s jaius ag
tbe saikcm cgd eiamankicm iasts aj stcgdcrd ibeese-
lchkgn prcitkie cgd cmtergctkves ta tbe stctus
qua—perbcps yau lknbt eveg oe kgspkred ta try
yaur bcgd ct lchkgn ibeese yaursemves!
Tbe Jmaw aj Ibcpters
Tbks oaah mcys aut trcdktkagcm cgd gcturcm letbads
jar lchkgn cppraxklctemy 96 dkeregt ibeeses, cs
wemm cs yanurt, her, cgd iumtured outter. Ly ibakie
aj ibeeses ks lecgt ta oe cs oracd c semeitkag cs ks
geeded ta expmckg tbe dkeregt letbads aj lchkgn
dkverse ibeeses wktbaut averwbemlkgn tbe recder8
cs c resumt, K‛ve mejt aut lcgy jclaus ibeeses
oeicuse tbekr lchkgn wcs sklpmy taa sklkmcr ta tbct
aj atber ibeeses. Tbe 96 ar sa tbct K desirkoe credkvkded kgta 3: ibcpters, ecib aj wbkib expmares c
dkeregt imcss aj ibeese.
Ta stcrt tbe oaah tbere cre skx ibcpters tbct
expmare tbe ocski prkgikpmes aj lchkgn ibeese gctu-
rcmmy. Ta oenkg, K reiallegd recdkgn tbese ocskis
ibcpters. Ibcpters ? tbraunb : (Lkmh, Iumture, _eg-
get, Ycmt, cgd Taams) iaver tbe ocihnraugd
kgjarlctkag tbct wkmm bemp yau ugderstcgd baw lkmh
evamves kgta ibeese. ^beg yau jeem recdy ta tcihme
cned ibeeses, recd ibcpter >, Tbe Ibeese Icve, ta
mecrg baw ta bcgdme yaur ibeeses ta egiaurcne
tbel ta rkpeg wemm.
Ibcpter ?0 Lkmh wkmm bemp yau ugderstcgd wbct
lkmh ta ibaase wbeg lchkgn ibeese. Tbe ibcpter
expmares tbe dkeregies (jral c ibeeselchkgn per-
speitkve) oetweeg rcw cgd pcsteurkzed lkmh cgd
aers cdvkie ag baw ta saurie naad lkmh. Ibcpter
90 Iumture0 Tbe Eiamany aj Ibeese pravkdes c
ocihnraugd ag tbe lcgy dkeregt lkiraarncgksls
tbct mkve kg ibeese cgd cg ugderstcgdkgn aj baw ta
ibareanrcpb tbe gcturcm iumtures tbct dege iertckgibeeses. Ibcpter 40 _egget wkmm bemp yau ugder-
stcgd tbe use aj tbks iacnumctkgn egzyle, cgd wkmm
pravkde kgsknbt kgta kts lcgy dkeregt vcrketkes, cs
wemm cs baw ta lche yaur awg. Ibcpter 50 Ycmt
pravkdes kgjarlctkag ag baw ta use tbks last gctu-
rcm preservctkve ta bemp ibeeses omassal ta tbekr jumm
Bcgds-ag warhsbaps cre ly prejerred letbad aj
egncnkgn tbe puomki8 out wktbaut c nukdeoaah tbct
sbcres tbe letbads K tecib, ly studegts were ct c
mass jar mecrgkgn wbeg tbey mejt tbe imcss.
Tbaunb kt‛s gat qukte tbe scle cs wktgesskgn rst-
bcgd tbe lcnki aj ibeeselchkgn kg c imcss, K‛ve dagely oest ta pravkde vksucmkzctkags bere aj tbe pra-
iesses ct bcgd, cgd desirkptkags aj tbe steps tbct
oest represegt tbe evamutkag aj lkmh kgta vcrkaus
ibeeses. Kg sale wcys, tbaunb, tbks oaah aers
lare tbcg ly warhsbaps0 Kt egsures tbct everytbkgn
K wksb ta sbcre wktb ly studegts ks cs imecr cs passk-
ome, cgd tbct ga messag (cgd ga ibeese) ks mejt
ugturged. Tbere‛s mats ta mecrg kg tbks oaah—lare
tbcg K iaumd ever sbcre kg c imcss.
Tbks oaah ks lecgt cs c nukde jar gavkie ibee-
selchers. Bawever, eveg ibeeselchers wktb saleexperkegie lcy cppreikcte tbe dkeregt cppracib
ta c jclkmkcr suo`eit. Estcomksbed iallerikcm
ibeeselchers lcy cmsa gd kgsknbt kgta trcdk-
tkagcm prcitkies tbct icg klprave tbe wbamegess aj
tbekr ibeeselchkgn aperctkag cgd tbe cvar aj
tbekr ibeeses. K‛ve trked ly oest ta cddress cmm
tbree cudkegies—out ly vakie usucmmy mecgs
tawcrd tbe oenkgger!
Tbks oaah autmkges tbe detckms aj c gcturcm ibeese-
lchkgn prcitkie, wbkib ks drcstkicmmy dkeregt jral
tbe stcgdcrd Gartb Clerkicg cppracib ta tbe
ledkul. Kj yau‛ve lcde ibeese oejare ciiardkgn ta
stcgdcrd kgdustrkcm prcitkies, yau lknbt geed c
reeduictkag ta met na aj sale oemkejs coaut lkmh cgd
ibeese oejare yau icg trust tbe letbads aj tbks oaah.
Tbe letbads remy ag okadkverse iumtures kg rcw
lkmh ar her tbct cre cdcptcome ta tbe dkeregt iag-
dktkags respagskome jar ecib ibeese‛s evamutkag. Kt ks
c sklpmked cgd lare kgtuktkve styme aj ibeeselch -
kgn, wbkib yau lcy gd ecsker ta jammaw tbcg tbe
stcgdcrd letbads. ^ktb tbe rknbt ugderstcgdkgn ajtbe praiesses kgvamved, cgd jammawkgn tbe teibgkques
autmkged kg tbks oaah, yau icg egsure tbct tbe ium-
tures yau gaurksb cre tbe ages tbct iale ta dege
tbe devemaplegt aj yaur ibeese.
Cmm tbct oekgn sckd, tbks oaah ks gat ̀ ust jar ibeese-
lchers. Ibeese mavers iaumd stcgd ta mecrg c tbkgn
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Ibcpter 330 Ibâvre expmares tbe rst regget
ibeese aj tbe oaah, wbkib ks lare chkg ta tbe lch-
kgn aj yanurt ibeeses. Cgd Ibcpter 3?0 Cned
Ibâvre Ibeeses maahs ct wcys ta tche tbe sajt
ibâvre iurd cgd cne kt kgta demkikaus slcmm surjcie-
rkpeged ibeeses.Ibcpter 390 Ocski _egget Iurd desirkoes tbe
jaugdctkagcm teibgkque jral wbkib last atber reg-
get ibeeses evamve. Tbe relckgkgn ibcpters kg tbe
oaah iaver tbe speikis rencrdkgn ecib imcss aj
ibeese tbct evamves jral tbese iurds. Mecrg ta lche
tbese iurds wemm cgd yau‛mm bcve tbe ocski ugder-
stcgdkgn geeded ta stcrt every atber regget ibeese
kg tbks oaah.
Ibcpters 34 tbraunb ?3 iaver tbe dkverse wcys aj
bcgdmkgn regget iurds lcde kg ibcpter 39. Ibcpter
340 Vcstc Jkmctc Ibeeses desirkoes baw ta trcgs-jarl ocski regget iurds kgta lazzcremmc cgd atber
stretibed-iurd ibeeses. Ibcpter 350 Jetc maahs kgta
tbe letbad aj orkgkgn cs c lecgs aj preservkgn
regget ibeeses. Ibcpter 3:0 ̂ bkte-_kgded Ibeeses
exclkges tbe trcdktkagcm letbad aj egiaurcnkgn
wbkte jugnus ta omaal ag tbe rkgd aj c regget
ibeese. Ibcpter 3>0 Omue Ibeeses expmares baw ta
iumtkvcte tbe jugnus respagskome jar lchkgn ibeeses
omue, tbeg aers tbree dkeregt letbads aj lchkgn
omues. Ibcpter 320 ^csbed-_kgd Ibeeses kgvestk-
nctes tbks stkghkest imcss aj ibeeses tbct cre lcde oy
wcsbkgn ibeeses‛ rkgds wktb wbey cs tbey rkpeg.
Ibcpter 3;0 Cmpkge Ibeeses expmares letbads
aj bcgdmkgn ocski regget iurds tbct resumt kg rl
cgd magn-mcstkgn ibeeses. Ibcpter ?60 Naudc kgves-
tknctes tbe letbad aj wcsbkgn iurds wktb bat wcter
ta rl tbel, wbkme Ibcpter ?30 Ibeddcr expmares
tbe ugkque wcy tbct iurds cre ibeddcred ta lche
tbel kgta c ibeddcr ibeese.
Ct tbe egd aj kt cmm cre twa ibcpters tbct kgvestkncte
wbct ta da wktb tbe mejtaver wbey cgd irecl tbctibeeselchers cre omessed wktb. Ibcpter ??0 ^bey
Ibeeses maahs ct tbe lcgy dkeregt wcys ta bcgdme
wbey, kgimudkgn lchkgn rkiattc. Cgd tbe gcm ibcpter,
Ibcpter ?90 Iumtured Outter, expmares c letbad aj
outterlchkgn tbct‛s surprkskgnmy sklkmcr ta ibeese-
lchkgn cgd lches c surprkskgnmy cvarjum outter.
pategtkcm. Ibcpter :0 Taams wkmm bemp yau ibaase tbe
cppraprkcte taams jar lchkgn ibeese. (Bkgt0 [au‛ve
praocomy cmrecdy nat cmm yau geed ct bale.) Cgd
ibcpter >0 Tbe Ibeese Icve aers cdvkie ag baw
ta iumtkvcte c ibeese cnkgn spcie, cgd baw ta icre
jar ibeeses cs tbey lcture cgd rkpeg.Agie yau‛ve recd tbe ocskis, stcrt wktb jresb
ibeeses. Net sale experkegie lchkgn ugcned
ibeeses suib cs yanurt ibeese cgd ibâvre oejare
cttelptkgn ta lche cg cned ibeese. Cgd wbeg
yau‛re recdy ta lche cg cned ibeese, try ages tbct
rkpeg qukihmy cgd dag‛t geed c iaam cgd bulkd
ibeese icve, suib cs Drecl Ibeese kg amkve akm, jetc,
ar Lcsag @cr Lcriemmkg, cmm aj wbkib icg oe cned kg
c jew weehs kg yaur bale rejrknerctar. Out dag‛t `ust
`ulp cbecd ta tbe reikpes! Oe sure ta recd tbe jumm
ibcpter oejarebcgd ta oetter ugderstcgd tbe pra-iesses kgvamved kg tbe lchkgn aj ecib imcss aj ibeese.
Tbe ecskest ibeeses ta lche cre negercmmy tawcrd
tbe oenkggkgn aj tbe oaah, wbkme tbe lare ibcmmegn-
kgn ibeeses cre jaugd ct tbe egd. Tbe sklpmest
ibeeses—her, yanurt ibeese, cgd ibâvre—cre
expmared rst, wbkme regget ibeeses cgd cned
ibeeses cre tcihmed cjterwcrd. Tbe bcrdest ibeeses,
Cmpkge ibeese, ibeddcr, cgd Naudc, gecr tbe egd aj
tbe oaah, cre tbe last ialpmex ta lche, requkre c
mcrner qucgtkty aj lkmh, cgd cre oest cttelpted oy
tbase wktb sale experkegie bcgdmkgn slcmmer cgd
jresber ibeeses8 bawever, tbekr cnkgn lcy citucmmy
oe ecsker ta lcgcne tbcg slcmmer, sajter regget
ibeeses suib cs Icleloerts cgd wcsbed-rkgd
ibeeses—yau‛mm `ust bcve ta oe lare pctkegt wktb
tbel, cs tbey tche iagskdercomy magner ta cne!
Ibcpters 2 tbraunb 3? iaver regget-jree cgd
mknbtmy reggeted ibeeses, tbe last strcknbtjarwcrd
aj ibeeses, cgd tbe last ecskmy lcde ct bale.
Ibcpter 20 Hejr maahs ct tbe versctkme iumture kg
her nrckgs, wbkib icg oe used cs c stcrter jar lch -kgn cmlast cmm aj tbe ibeeses aj tbks oaah. Ibcpter
;0 [anurt Ibeeses kgtraduies tbe sklpmest imcss aj
ibeese, lcde oy bcgnkgn yanurt cgd cmmawkgn kts
wbey ta drckg. Ibcpter 360 Vcgeer maahs ct bect-
cikd ibeeses tbct cre lcde oy bectkgn lkmh cgd
cddkgn cikd ta sepcrcte kts iurds.
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ar lcde yaursemj ciiardkgn ta tbe letbad desirkoed
kg ibcpter 4. K da gat use sygtbetki ar negetkicmmy
ladked reggets kg ly ibeeselchkgn, sa K icggat
aer reiallegdctkags jar tbekr use—jral wbct
mkttme experkegie K bcve uskgn tbese regget suostk-
tutes, tbey ibcgne tbe wcy tbe ibeeses evamve cgdlcy lche tbe reikpes dkiumt ta jammaw.
C ârd aj ĉrgkgn
Lcgy aj tbe teibgkques desirkoed kg tbese pcnes cre
gat iallagmy prcitkied. Lareaver, kt ks mkhemy tbct
kg last pmcies sale aj tbese letbads lcy gat eveg
oe perlksskome kg tbe iallerikcm praduitkag aj
ibeese. Jar exclpme, K reiallegd tbe use aj rcw
lkmh jar cmm tbe ibeeses kg tbks oaah, kgimudkgn jresb
ages, yet kg last `urksdkitkags tbe scme aj rcw lkmh
ibeeses cned mess tbcg :6 dcys ks kmmencm. Kj yau wksbta semm ibeeses lcde uskgn tbese teibgkques, yau
iaumd mase yaur praduitkag mkiegse!
K hgaw tbct, kg ly maicme, K cl gat perlktted ta
semm ibeeses lcde kg tbe lcgger aj tbe oaah, cgd
tbks ks mkhemy tbe icse kg yaurs cs wemm. Out K icggat
ciiaugt jar cmm aj tbe vcrkaus cgd sbkjtkgn renkagcm
renumctkags wktb rencrd ta rcw lkmh ciiess cgd
ibeese praduitkag, sa K mecve kt up ta yau ta iagsumt
wktb maicm jaad renumctkags ta deterlkge yaur maicm
mencmktkes. K bcve essegtkcmmy wrktteg tbks oaah cs kj
renumctkags bcd ga iagtram aver tbe lcgger kg
wbkib we lche aur ibeese . . . kj agmy tbks iaumd oe
tbe icse!
K persagcmmy ibaase ta kngare ly maicm mencmktkes,
jar K jeem tbey stcgd kg tbe wcy aj ly rknbt ta lche
ibeese gcturcmmy, cgd K lche ly ibeese excitmy cs K
pmecse! Jartugctemy, cs c bale ibeeselcher, tbere
cre ga restrkitkags ag tbe letbads aj yaur ibeese-
lchkgn8 yau cre jree ta lche rcw lkmh ibeeses cs
yau ibaase (sa magn cs yau icg net tbe rcw lkmh!).
Bawever, cs c iallerikcm ibeeselcher, kj yau wksbta praduie ibeese kg tbks wcy cgd gd yau‛re gat
perlktted ta, dag‛t ̀ ust nkve up bape8 iagskder cdva-
ictkgn jar yaur rknbt ta prcitkie c gcturcm cgd
trcdktkagcm ibeeselchkgn.
Jammawkgn tbe _eikpes
_eikpes cre wrktteg jar c iertckg, lkgklul qucgtkty aj
lkmh. Tbey icg oe ecskmy sicmed up, pravkded yau‛ve tbe
cppraprkcte taams cgd equkplegt, out tbey da gat sicme
dawg wemm8 heepkgn tbe telpercture aj slcmm pats aj
lkmh iagstcgt icg oe ibcmmegnkgn, cs icg lecsurkgnaut very slcmm dases aj regget. Vmus, yau‛mm oe dakgn
tbe scle warh lchkgn ibeese kj yau use 3 qucrt aj
lkmh, 3 ncmmag, ar 36 ncmmags, sa wby gat lche lare1
_eikpes cre lecgt ta use naad lkmh—see ibcpter
?. Lkmh tbct ks gat cs naad jar ibeeselchkgn, oeicuse
kt ks jral iagged cgklcms, ar oeicuse kt ks pcsteur-
kzed cgd balanegkzed, ar aver c weeh amd, wkmm gat
respagd tbe scle wcy cs jresb pcstured rcw lkmh,
cgd iaumd resumt kg c jckmed ibeese.
Tbe agmy twa sauries aj tbe iallugkty aj lkira-
arncgksls tbct lche gcturcm ibeeselchkgn passkomecre rcw lkmh cgd her. Kj yau bcveg‛t ciiess ta rcw
lkmh, cddkgn her iumture ta pcsteurkzed lkmh icg
bemp restare tbe lkiraokcm iallugkty tbct ks devcs-
tcted oy pcsteurkzctkag.
Her, kg jcit, ks reiallegded cs c stcrter iumture
jar lchkgn ̀ ust coaut cmm aj tbe ibeeses kg tbks oaah,
eveg tbase lcde wktb rcw lkmh. C lumtkpurpase cgd
sustckgcome ibeeselchkgn iumture, her icg lche c
sklpmer cgd lare gcturcm ibeeselchkgn lare
cttckgcome. K bknbmy reiallegd gdkgn sale her
nrckgs kg yaur iallugkty ar agmkge, cs tbey lche
tbe letbads aj tbks oaah lare cppracibcome. Luib
lare kgjarlctkag ag saurikgn, heepkgn, cgd uskgn
her iumture wkmm oe pravkded kg ibcpter 2.
Cs cg cmtergctkve ta uskgn her cs c stcrter, K
desirkoe kg cppegdkx O, ̂ bey Ytcrters, c letbad jar
heepkgn c wbey stcrter. Tbks letbad, bawever, ks
depegdegt ag rcw lkmh.
_eikpes kg tbks oaah cre tkled jar tbe use aj rcw
lkmh jral pcstured cgklcms8 kj yau use atber lkmhs,
ugderstcgd tbct tbe iurd lcy gat respagd kg tbescle wcy, cgd tbct tbe tklkgns aj tbe reikpes lcy
gat iarremcte.
Cmsa, reikpes reiallegd tbe use aj gcturcm icmj‛s
regget, cvckmcome jral ibeeselchkgn suppmy bauses,
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