West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-04
NATURES REMEDIES.
RELlEFS FOR THE AILMENTS TO
WHICH HUMANITY IS HEN.

SnyS Concerning rnst nnd rrcscn; sIcd-
i""l Trontmcnt--A gcw Common sonso
Id"as-rNcrclsc Curc.
In series of papers ON Tho Rcmedics
@, Nature, an eminent Englsh phvsi-
clan comments upon past end present
medical treatment; aud though prcsuina-
bly, IL as the intention Of these rnpcrs TO
convey important aud timely Information
To the medical faculty, they furnish at
the same time hint 90 the pnticut mt
Rrgc which, if he bc wise, h6 will hasten
To avail himself Of pcrhApa il "a tina
authors intention Tint hc should, for at
one moment hc seems TO drlp his Voicc 10
whisper while UdmOuishing tho fra
tcrnity that they must stop dosinr and
drugging and AZ another talks i'm stem
torinn' tones over dhcir heads. warming
the public tQ look to npturc rather thnn
To nrt for relief from all the minor all
mcnts 60 which humanity is heir IL
may, perhaps, hc a disappointment to
thom who have como 60 lean upop their
mcdcinl adviser FOR advice aud rely upon
HIM for health, 60 learn that tho elects
OF fresh mir are moro potent nud enduring
than artificial stimuli, and exercises mora
To oc depended ON than ialnp, Httcuua-
tons or acouttc and hcllUdounn, or even
bread pills lie iuvcighs against the
1 i'''' wv INV u4uulIhlN prevalent, Ol ut
| tacking the effects or outward signs of n
disease instead OF the causc or scnt OF Che
malady-a practice which sometimes
proceeds from Ignorance, though Il is
often adapted 60 allny the fears OF the
patient.
~ swelling suddenly appears on n
mnn's knee, whcrent, ~ says tho author.
nc tics IN alarm To his physician. The
latter sets himself diligently To worl, to
remove The swclling and, 20 the joy OF his
patient, succeeds -
This, nc says, Is like stoppinr tho
alarm bells which tell us that n IRE is
broken out. We should be attending TO
the lire and let the bells ring. The swell
ing on the MANS knee might not. il
seems hc n disorder I'm itself but only
the outward expression of n real troublo
existing within-a warming given bv
nature, and perhaps nm outlet. which. IL
encouraged rather than restrained, might
do much to alleviate the disorder of
which u Is the expression.
llc does not believe I'm pivipr drugs
nnd medicines Of any knd-hc does not
rcicr to simplcs-savc i'm extreme cases,
because their use puts an extra tax on
the strength of the patient, who, nftcr re-
covering from the original mnladv.
must also recover from the elects of the
foreign substances that have been taken
lhlp inc Dody or injected under the skin.
FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE.
\ man, woman, or child who viii take
n fair proprotion of fresh mir and exercise
daily Will not fail TO be benefited I'm
health. The effects Of fresh mir and eXer-
else, when taken continually. would
seem exaggerated If set down hcrc-let
those who may he interested inquire nc
the nearest gymnasium
Mcclellan, the boxing mnstcr M
woods Gymnasium, I'm New York CITY.
said recently TO the writer: ''Thc doctors
couldn't do anything for Mr.. 49, (onco
confirmed invalid. / took hold of him.
made him box with me- very iulo nt
FIRST, increasing the amount of exercise ps
tho weeks went by, until now hcia quito
recovered, goes TO his Office every day.
and walks up and down town in nll
weathcrB. He eats well and sleeps wcll-
IL all came along Of the boxinu
rms man used to be surrounded 10y
bottles containing medicine. Ike an
apothccOry's clerk I'm compouudino,
room lie took something out of ono
bottle when he got out Of bed I'm the
morning, nud helped himself from ofhers
before mud uftor each meal The moro
medicine he took the rccbier Le nm.
penrcd. One malady seemed only 10 pave
the way Tor another, nchc followed achc.
what brought relief 10 one ailfneuf added
TO the intensity OF the other, and hc soon
found That thus TO scel. for hcolth by wav
OF the matcrin mCdicn was, like the FIRST
inhabitants Of Arcadia 10 Chnsc the sun.
which, when they hh& reached The hli
on which 10 seemed 10 rest, wns still be-
held at the same distance from them.
IL Is not intended tp cnst n reflection
upon those estimablc aud skllful phvsi.
clans TO be found to-day In almost every
community, who arc duck b. recognize
symptoms udroit IN lessening pain. and
with whom the saving OF life is n com.
mon incident But many, perhaps 10 is
safe to say most phyHcians. do little fo
encourage the ailing To- rcly upon their
own cXcrtiOug for relief rather tbon
upon medicines which at beat can afford
but temporary respite from suncring
ana disease. Scientific American.