The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-08
a New Science in the Northwest.
From the Minneapolis Tribune

Isn't this new christian science Just perfectly
| lovely?" said the young lady from st. Paul, as
| she chatted with her Minneapolis friend over
the bargain counter.
What on earth is that? never heard of it :"
and the Minneapolis girl peered around ex-
| cltedly on the feminine glitter of a big dry
| goods house, Was 1t possible that there was a
| new fad in the fashions and she ignorant? horri-
| bic.
| ''Oh, my, it isn't to wear" smiled the other
| condescendingly, rummoning over the pile of
| ribbons reduced from so cents to 10 cents. Its
a something you do. It's new science, sort
| of medicine Ma is just perfectly wild over it.
IA says, whenever we talk Of it, and you know
| how set pa Is? well, ne says rats and slams the
| doors but that makes no difference to ma and
| l. ia Is not at all up in spiritual things, anu
4 ma is SO progressive. Why, do you know" Sc
| lecting collar reduced from 10 cents TO cents
that tins new science is more fun than any
| thing"
But what do you dor" persstered the other.
grabbing over another woman's head at re-
| duced handkerchief.
why, we just deny things; sickness, you
| know, headaches or neuralgia or anything. We
| say there IS no PAIN aud there isn't. That is,
we believe there isn't. which is the same thing.
still | can understand
We'll, l should lemark you couldn't. No
| body can till they are instructed. Ma and |
| paid 500 for the fun course. We we're Just as
| ignorant as you are. We were just awfuily dull
at the beginning, and we can do just
everything"
''how 40 you do it," said the Minneapolis
II told you by denying it, snapped the other
Our hired girl bad awful toothache and
| was going to quit right in the middle of house
cleaning. Will you believe me- ma lust began
| to deny It, and say there is no pain; there is
nothing but coed. She told the girl to say il,
| too. The next day the girl was well. Pa said
| but pa can be so disagreeable, most people are
| who are without inner vision, he said it was
| nothing on earth but creosote and camphor and
| liriment and ashes
That might have helped her, " ventured the
Minneapolis girl. -
| Not at all. 1t was just mas going off in a
dark room by herself, shutting her teeth, fixing
her eyes and denying it, that did it,"
How lovely that must be, :" sighed the other,
enviously regarding the wise st. Paul girl.
| The friends having finished the purchase of
| two yards of lace and the collar, and having
handled everything EithtP -geach. tripped to the
| They discovered Too siatst proximity of a
| French boot heel and d Bermuda banana peel
There was a tutter,ean crash and a swift run
| ming of chromatc scales The lovely st. Paul
! girl was curled up like white pine shaving
| "Oh, dear! o! dear! I've got an internal in
! jury. My arm is broken and my back o! my
head, my head" and she climbed up into the
Not at all, smiled tifs6ther girl cheerfully.
There's nothing the mattel, With you. You're
not hurt bit. There's no pain. CYou are just
as well as ] am. You didn't break your back
| or skin your elbow or bump your head, all is
| good
why. you nasty thing" sobbed the dusty,
| broken-up St. Paul belle. do you suppose
| would fib? Do you think that horrible fall didn't
hurt me? just give me my parasol don't
| thank you for such insnuations.
| But there is no pain; you said so. I was Just
| practcing your science. | thought"
"Oh! You thought you would be smart.
| Well, there's my car. It's time for my train
Good evening TO you, )" and off she bounced.
The Minneapolis girl prinked herself a minute
mirror and started home murmuring, Wasn't
| that funny.