. TK and the great work in America ; a defense of the true and ancient school of spiritual light. k to actresses,his bill from one florist alone, averaged $ permonth. He purchased from $ to $ worth ofperfume at a time. His limousine expenses were about$ a month. And all this while he was secretly and regularlypassing his hat among his followers, and taking alltheir spare cash. With these collections he wasplaying the millionaire, and actually feeding his twocats a quality of porterhouse and cream that many ofhis students and friends would not even dreamof purchasing for the
. TK and the great work in America ; a defense of the true and ancient school of spiritual light. k to actresses,his bill from one florist alone, averaged $ permonth. He purchased from $ to $ worth ofperfume at a time. His limousine expenses were about$ a month. And all this while he was secretly and regularlypassing his hat among his followers, and taking alltheir spare cash. With these collections he wasplaying the millionaire, and actually feeding his twocats a quality of porterhouse and cream that many ofhis students and friends would not even dreamof purchasing for themselves or their families. Traveling de luxe, his cats were, in July, 1916, ship-ped to him in Pasadena, The cage was 27 inchesdeep, 3 feet wide and 7 feet high, affording dailypromenades on the upper deck, and was suppliedwith choice salmon and all the delicacies of ethicallycultured cats. Which was nice for the kitties, but quiteunimaginable to the students, many of whom deniedthemselves even the necessities of life to contribute tothe masters cause. SIDELIGHTS ON TKS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS 255. 256 TK AND THE GREAT WORK IN AMERICA The following is quoted from an article, Physicaland Personal Refinement/ by TKs daughter andpublished in Life and Action February, 1916. It isonly just to explain that this portion of the articlewas written in Chicago by TK himself and sent to hisdaughter in California on September 6, 1915, with thesuggestion that she insert it in her essay. It is alsojust to state that TKs checks to his daughter be-tween January 5, 1909, and October 9, 1915, amountedto $42, The accompanying photographic reproductions ofchecks, constitute $32, worth of the evidence inthis case. The Quotation For instance, social conventions are all right within cer-tain limitations, but they must always be adapted to the con-ditions of life, the wealth, health, and the understanding ofthe individual. As an instance, I know of a family who aresaid to dress regularly six ti
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