Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-09
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Health and Sickness Dependent Upon tho
Observance of Natures Laws.

If"an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure'' in the ordinary affairs of
life, it is doubly so in the matter of dis
ease, health and disease depending on
the observance or non-observance of the
laws of our being, or the conditions of
health. These laws are as easily learned
asthosc of chemistry, astronomy, ETC.,
while they are of most practical value to
US, our happiness largely being the c
suit of a good physical condition. AS
We were created, 'fearfully and won-
@rfully made" to remain in health was
as natural as breathing, the circulation
of the blood and other fluids.
Naturally, we arc in health so long as
nothing is done to produce disease.
And here, l will remark, that what we
usually regard as diseases are simply
the outward sigma of an internal de-
rangement, symptoms, the indications,
Or what results from the recuperative
{eiiorts OF nature in removing internal
dhleulties. Thus, a cough which
should never be stopped, not abruptly,
II at all, only so far as it is done by the
removal of the cause, or causes, at
Which there is no occasion for its con-
%'nuance, is an indication that there is
somethlngin the lungs, if a lung cough,
winch should be removed, as a means
ol preventing more serious effects. Let
|natlre alone! Let the cough continue
uli 1t has performed its mission, simply
aldlng nature in the removal of the
cause: 1t is easy to prevent the ac-
(cumulation in the lungs, by cleanli-
P,ess' by breaking a cold" opening
Inc pores. that the accumulations Of
waste and dead matters may pass off
through these pores, rather than pass to
ne lungs, elected by coughing. Vom-
Jung Is not the disease, but an eff
[of0 OF nature to purify, cleanse
foul stomach, aside from
[Snich tie undigcsted accumulations
n'ght ferment and purify, contami-
(natlng the whole body, a veritable case
p "olood-poisoning." Instead of giving
pp.ates to stop such natural and neces-
fafy vomiting, it is well to fill the stom-
pell us 1ull as possible with warm water,
,aklllg the act an easy one, at the same
''V WIN thoroughly cleansing that organ.
nen' IN consequence of %over-eating,
from some natural instructions,
mule Is violent purging, as if all of the
uets OF the body were opened, throw
~ their contents into the bowels, in a
Mnaly way, rapidly carrying of
,h su'oos accumulations, preventing
enel ana worse arrangements, purify
: sle system as no other means can
anI al the most rapid rate, it is folly,
"nless to attempt to stop this dis
"lse' Which should be encouraged by
possible means, giving ~cathartics,
tney eVer should be given Cor in
lions Of warm water). Never in
Ftlere with nature, since God speaks
peras nature. Proper dieting will
[rsftei1 THIS occasion for nature to in
.ere' to institute recuperative
boss u AS a general principle,
[oIs VINO eat properly, using only
|ho when a be easily digested, and
W. are cleanly in ali respects, will
re no such symptoms, no occasion
lrra azure to interfere, to cure an IN
nnal arrangement. The same princi-
me PPM to boils and general erup-
when there is internal impur-
rom bad habits, from uncleanli-
baiia lasure seeks the nearest and most
bnn;nle outlet, passing out through
a,tanss made by herself, the efete
vor uis Which, otherwise, might induce
kose 81 examinations, organic diseases.
So " d more serious character. 1t is
" "%Ha safe for us, in our blindness,
d lna our own business" sitting
uoSaih'ng at natures feet-R.
'"aJ0ra, NJ Golden RMe.