The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-05-28
NUMBER 10.
From The Medical Retormer.
HAPPY RESULTS Ora POSITIVE OVER
A NEGATIVE MIND.
BY wM. FIELDS, NJ. d.

The physician that would be successful
in the practice of medicine. must possess
| and exercise positive influence over the
mind of his patient do not mean by blus-
ter, arrogaHce or domineering spirit, for hs
should always treat his patients with tho
most perfect respect and kindness for this is
always due to every one soliciting his pro-
fessional aid. But mean that when called
to see patient he should in the first place
examine the case most thoroughly, not only
to satisfy himself, but to convince the pa
tlent that you not only understand his all.
ment but are really concemedFor the restor.
alton OF his health. This course inspires
the confidence of the patient and gives YOU
possession of at least one half of the ground
without single grain of medicine. In the
next place after thorough and rational ex.
PLANTATION of his or her disease, speak with
assurance in reference to your ability to erad-
icate it-speak positively, and thus by mind
acting ON mind you gain another fourth at
least Of the ground IN the management of
the case. Thus may three. .Jourths of the cure
be performed, most positively believe, in
almost every durable case. The next and
last step is 10 give the medicine. Deal il
out with your own hands to the patient or
nurse, telling them exactly how you desire
1t to act in every particular, and charge them
to watch as with an eagles eye in order that
they may report to tho physician a, his nevt
visit. If the physician understands mrs uuo-
mess he can do it, and the result will prove
most salutary, especially if he confines his
appliances to the innocuous materia medica.
To illustrate, will relate a case or two
out of the hundreds could refer to were it
necessary ....
Mrs. Moore, seven miles from Steuben-
vile, Jefferson County, Ohio, was confined
with her second child, took cold and brought
on a fever. Had two physicians attending
her for four months. AT length she took to
sweating, drinking quarts of water, which
would pass off through every pore of the
surface: her clothes would be so thoroughly
wet through that her friends would have to
change her two or three times day. At
this time, after her physicians and friends
had given her up TO die, was called in TO
see her. / examined the case most thor.
oughly, and though never having mot with
a similar one in all my practice, assumed
all the confidence imaginable. I told her
could check the perspiration in one hour.
| did so, and had her relieved of all the worst
symptoms in short time, and that too by
the most simple treatment. My confidence
and positive assurance exerted beneficial
influence over her negative conditon-this
done more than all the medicine gave her.
Mrs. Cotner, of the same county, lay for
two years with torpid state of the liver,
dyspepsia and nervous debility. She was
confined to her bed during this whole peri.
cd. Her physicians had salivated her, keep.
ing her mouth discharging most excessive.
ly. I examined the symptoms in my usual
thorough manner, spoke positively in refer
ence TO the name and character of her dis
ease and that could certainly cure her. She
recovered rapidly, turned off her hired girl
and done her work without assistance