Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-21
SARCOGN0. PHRENEOPATHY,
DR.. 0BERG'S LECTURE on THIS
SUBJECT LAST EVENING.
The Existence Of an Olic or Ner, e
Force, and Its Application in the
Treatment Of Diseases, by Many En-
inent PHYSICIANS, Demonstrated Etc.

Treatment Of Diseases, by Many EN-
inent Physicians, Demonstrated Etc.
At the request Of many citizens,
DR.. J. u. Oberg delivered free lee.
ture last evening, on "Sarcogno Phre-
neopathy VS.. Christian Science"
The lecturer, after explaining tina,
his subject was really that of mental
healing, asked: "Is there such
force?" aud answered the question in
the affirmative. In support of his
position he referred to Esculapus,
Father Of Medicine, whom he called
"faith DOCTOR" as he cured by what
was then known as "the magic sleep"
which was neither more nor less than
a trance produced by the laying on Of
hands and other means known to
scholars. Buddha, Confucius, Moses,
Aaron, the Prophets, Socrates, Christ
and His Disciples, Mahomet-all these
were faith but many of them
Christ, for instance-haI not out
grown the old superstition and theory
of disease. This was in ancient
times.
In modern days, Mesmer, Sweden
borg, and others too numerous to
mention, have demonstrated the ex-
istence of this force and employed or
applied it in the treatment of disease.
| Mesmerism is not condition, but a
force which reaches from the com
pletest control of the operator over
the subject to the greatest spiritual
freedom of the subject. Or, in other
words, it is that force by which the
soul, or ''life- substance" is brought
in contact with physical and spiritual
things; and it can be, and is, used fol-
good and evil purposes and is the
greatest auxiliary we have in medi'
cine.
The application Of this mesmcrism
hypnotlsm, odic force, or nervo-vita'
fluid is now taught and rractised by
many of the leading physicians OF
Paris, London, Berlin, Boston, New
York, Chicago, and elsewhere, anc
diseases are now cured by it that were
heretofore believed to be incurable
BY it the mental depravity Of Grim
inals is rectiied or corrected, anc
idotic or dull scholars or pupils are
by its power made diligent and in
telligent. All this has been amply
proved and demonstrated to the salts
faction of scientists by Charcot, al
the great Salpetriere Hospital, by the
famous Drs. Voisin and RECORD, O
Paris, France, DR.. J. r. Buchanan o
Boston, and many others. All those
and multitude of other eminent ply
scians are close students and appli
cants of this science. DIR. Charcot
however, believes that this scienc
ought not to be given to the public
because this is liable to in ure thu
practise of medicine, and becaus
people who have not fitted themselve
for such practise by special studio
may be unable to properly use or ap
ply the science. For instance,
"mind-curer" imperfect'y educate
NAV communicate his own diseases t
subject while curing that subject c
his ailment, and he may also be at
tackled with the very ailment Of whlc
e he has cured subject. But the lee
turer is of opinion that the principle
and practise of the science should b
!, mastered by each and every indivld
= ual in the community.
9 1t is this force that Mrs. Edd
q either learned of or re-discoveree
4 and, not knowing what name to CIV
it, hit upon that of "Ch:ls,la
e Science" The science is neither pre-
e christian nor anti christian; Tor Is
e anything new since its principles wei
S known and applied several thousan
If years ago.
The gentleman occupied the re
trum for about an hour and a hal
and Illustrated his lecture by ane
n dotes, quotations from the Bibl
!, !, citations from history, and from stai
:, dard scientific works. He spoi
). without a note book, or scrap
t paper, and held the attention OF h
y an 'ience FROM the beginning to II
- end.
At the conclusion of the lectur