Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-15
eowsER AND THE MIND CURE.
How Mrs. II. Allowed Him to Demonstrste
the Theory and Practice of Slightly
Unreliable Therapeutics.

MIN lltl nav az NbAAOSANJ
on the subject | queried;
Something now on poultry!
mo-
1T isn't Hoyle?"
40"
"Well, what is itp"
IL can tell you the title of it, but you
can't understand. 1t is a very, very
deep work"
"Oh, it is! You can understand a
very, very deep work and | can't"
Naturally. Man has the stronger,
deeper mind, of course. The title OF
this work is: Natures Diseases and
Remedies-Control of the Body by the
Mind"
"Boshm
what! What's thatr'
you are too old to waste time on
such nonsense, Mr. Bowser."
Nonsense! Why, it's the plainest
principle OF philosophy in the world.
The human body is but clay, the soul
is immortal. The soul is the mind.
The mind ought to be able to control
the body"
"Yes, in some cases"
''In all cases, Mrs. Bowser. For in
stance you stub your toe. 1t hurts.
You let your mind turn to something
else and the pain ceases"
"Humph"
That's it! That's the usual way of
the ignorant-ridcule what they can't
argue and discuss in sensible manner.
l have often wondered if you really
had soul"
Don't worry yourself, Mr.. Bowser.
If haven't got any soul I've got some
common sense"
VERY well. It's no use to talk to n
person brought up in a log house on
the edge of huckleberry marsh. l
know that the mind can control the
body. You deny it. l hope to furnish
you with proofs within the week"
He was TO furnish them that night.
We were about ready to go upstairs,
and he had been out bareheaded and in
his slippers to see if the barndoor was
locked. when he suddenly gave great
start and cried out:
"Gee-mi-my to Johnsonm
whats the matter?"
THAT tooth tried to Jump clean out
of my head. Whew! vi! Hang itr'
He sat down TO hold his jaw and
heave to and fro, and | said:
Your tooth jumps. 1t hurts you.
You let your mind turn to something
else and the pain ceases"
He looked up at me with the CLINT of
pounded glass in his eyes. aud was
about to reply in kind. when the jun
per jumped IN on him again, and he
seized his jaw and yelled:
Great Scots to scatteration, but |
can't stand this! Get me some cam
phor!'
/ got him some, and after time the
pain eased up and he went to bed. He
expected me to say something about
Control of the Body by the Mind"
but | was waiting. | knew that he
wouldn't get off SO easily. and could
afford to give him little time. l was
just falling asleep when Mr.. Bowser
suddenly lifted his feet high in air and
uttered whoop which set Il neighbours
dog to barking, followed by the re-
mark:
Thunder and lightningr
Mr.. Bowser, are you asleep" /
asked.
Asleep! No! I'm dead! Say. this
Internal thing has come back on me!
Where's that camphOr9"
ION the bureau, dear but it won't do
you no good"
'Oh-h-h-h! Jewhittaker! My stars
and soul, but she's jumping my jaw
right ont of it's socket! I've got to have
something done for nae or l won't live
ten minutes!"
"Pshaw, Mr.. Bowser, have some
spunk about you! What is little
toothache"
Grit! grit!' he shouted. as he danced
around OH one leg. I've got more
grit than any seven families like yours
rolled together; but this is awful-aw-
full! Are YOU going TO lie there and see
me drop dead?"
You can stop it If you will. Just lie
down and put your mind ut work.
Think of something else. Think of
being out in the woods at May day
festival - beautiful flowers - happy
children-greon-"
"Green-whoop- upr'
he yelled. Haven't we got any pare
goric in the houseP"
yes, but it's downstairs in the medi-
cine-box. Why don't you experiment
little, Mr.. BowserP If there is any
thing in yeur theory now is a good
time to try it. If you can imagine
that"
Observation-Disclosures
hot ashes-hot salt-cotton- battingv
he howled as he pranced around and
finally disappeared downstairs. He
was gone about five minutes. aud then
came back on the Jump with tho box
| under his arm. He filed his mouth
with painkilcr, tried mustard. flew to
peppermint. and after exhausting al
the remedies he jumped up and down
in the middle of the room aud yelled
'.fire!''
had to get up and go down and stir
up the fire and make warm pouiticc
for his jaw aud fuss around for an hour
and he finally grew easier. Then |
said to him:
"Mr. Bowscr. you brought home
book last night"
''Never!"
You brought home book about
the control of the body by the mind"
mo. didn't"
lin your argument you declared that
the soul was the mind. and that the
mind had control of the body"