Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-04-13
A Great Revelation.
Some Valuable Thoughts Concerning HUI.
man Happiness and Timely Sug-
gcStiOns About Securing il.
Synopsis Of Il Lecture Delivered by DIR.
Chas. Craig before the Metropoli-
tan Scientific Association.

"The public speaker of the present day labors I'M
der difficulties OF which the speakers Of the last
fury never dreamed FOR while the audiences Of In,
past received what was said without question those
OF the present day are usually the mental equals
supellors OF the ones who address them. Rev. DIR.
lying or New York, when theological student, sup
pied "A church IN n neighborng town. and on his way
TO preach one morning met an aged colored man.
| 'Nell Uncle, do you ever go TO hear the young
preacher" asked the uniedged doctor. NO, Alassa'
replied the negro, dis chile don't lot none o. dem
dents practis him. The darkey had begun TO
| think The free and independent thought of this
age accepts statements only where they are proven to
| be truth, while the development OF mental power
seems equally great in every other department of life
The valuable inventions Of the day counted by
thousands. The increase of scientific study is uni
Nefsal' Inc spirit OF inquiry in all fields is mark
"a as 10 cause comment ON every side while people
seem investigating and advancing in every direction
which can help them morally, mentally or physically
This is specially true of the human body and every
thing which concerns il, and the truths which the
people have found even in the last fifty years, are
SIMPLY marvellous How really ignorant some cultui-
ed ana supposedly scientific people only few
years ago ~ compared with the present day. may be
better understood from few illustrative facts A
prominent winter prepared an elaborate essay 70
prove that steamships could never cross the Atlantic
and his pamphlet was issued just in time to be carri-
ed by the first steamer that went 20 England Poo
pie once believed that the heart was the seat of life
and health Ii Is now known that this organ is only
pump, simply keeping IN motion what other and
more important organs Ct the body have created and
transformed. II was once supposed that II person
felt pain in the back the liver was deranred: If "A
pain came in the lower chest the lungs were affected
ana consumption ntNrt u known that "A
pain in the back indicates diseased kidneys while
troubles IN the lower chest arises from disordered
liver and not imperfect lungs a severe pain in the
head thought 20 come from some partial de-
rangement of the brain t Is now known that troub-
les IN other parts Of the body and away from the
head, cause headaches, and that only by removing
the cause can the pain be cured. 40 is a matter Of
private history that Gen. Washington was BLEED to
death His last illness was slight and caused princi-
pSlly by WEAKNESS; \ physician was called who
'blcd him cOpOusy. Strange TO say the patient he
came no better. Another doctor was called, who
again took away large amount Of the vital fluid
Thus in succession four physicians drew away the life
OF great man VINO was intended by nature for an
old age, and who pTematurcly dicd-murdered by
mslpractice-bled TO death. That the age OF
medical blecding"
The speaker thsn graphically described another
period which came upon the people, in which they
assigned the origin OF all diseases 20 the stomach and
altef showing the falsy OF this theory and that the
kidneys apd liver were The causes OF Diseases and
that many people are suffering from kidney and liver
troubles to-day who do not know H. lint who sbopld
know II and attend 10 them az once continued:
m Let us look NJ this matter a little more closely |
The human body Is the most perfect and vet the most
delicate OF al created things. IL is capable of the
greatest results ana il is liable TO the creates. disor
ders The slightest causes sometimes seem TO throw
It's delicate machinery out of order, while the most
simpie ana coininon-s'usc care restores and keeps
them IN perfect condition. When it j. remembered
that the amount OF happiness or misery we are 10
nave IN TINS world Is dependent upon perfect body
is 1t not strange that simple precautions and care are
not exercised This j. one of the most vital oues-
tons OF life. People may avoid it for the present
II Ox-
perience when II must be faced.
And here pardon for relating q little personal
9 experience. In the year 1870 found myself losing
both IN strength and health. could assign no cause
for the decline but II continued until finally chilled
10 my ana two prominent physicians After treating |
me for some time they declared was suffering from
Bright disease of the kidneys and that thcy could
10 nothing more for me. At this time was so weak
could not raise my head from tho pillow and /
tainted repeatedly My heart beat 20 rapidlv II was
with difficulty i could sleep. Ny lungs were also
badly inyolvcdi / could retain nothing upon my
stomach, while the most intense pains in NV hack
ana bowels caused me 70 long for death as m relief
IL was az this critical luncture that physical long
ing which felt and which most firmly believe WIS
an lnopratlon caused me TO send for the leaves of "a
plant had once known in medical practice Aftor
great dlilculty at last secured them and began |
heir use IN the form of tea noticed lessenind OF
he pain at once began Ia mend rapdlv i'm five ,
weeks was able 20 bs about and in two months 7 :
became perfectly well and have 50 continued IN tbs
lay 1t was only natural that such result should .
ave caused me 70 investigate most thoroughly |
carefully examined fields in medicine never before
1iored sought the cause OF physical order and dis
'rder, happiness and pain, and found the kidneys
ma lver TO be the governors, whose motions reglate
he entire system e ''o
After describing at length tho Offices of the kid.
leys and liver and their important part in life The
loctor went on 20 say: " nv '''' '
Having found this great truth | saw clearly tbo !
ause OF my recovery. The simple vegetable leaf .