Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-04
eoWsER AND THE MIND CURE.
How Mrs. b. Allowed Him to Demonstrass
the Theory and Practice CT slightly
Unreliable Therapeutics.

Bowser went to his overcoat pocket ana
got out a small book and began reading
It, and after waiting long enough to let
him understand that had no curiosity
on the subject queried:
Something new on poultry!
NO
1T isn't Hoyle?"
mo"
"Well, what is it?"
81 can tell YOU the title of it, but yor
can't understand. 1t is very. very
deep work"
"Oh, it is! You can understand .
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 ths
Mind"
"Bosh!"
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"
I'm 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--ridicule what they can't
argue and discuss in Il sensible manner.
| have often wondered if you really
had a soul"
Don't worry yourself MIR. Bowser.
If haven't got any soul I've got some
common sense"
VERY well. It's no use to talk to a
person brought up in log house on
the edge of a huckleberry marsh.
know that the mind can control the
body. You deny it. hope to furnish
you with proofs within the week"
He was to furnish them that night.
We were about ready to 90 upstairs,
and he had been out bareheaded and id
his slippers to see if the barndoor was
locked, when he suddenly gave great
start and cried out:
"Gee-mi-my to Johnsonw
whats the matter?"
That tooth tried to Jump clean out
of my head. Whew! vi! Hang it!'
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. and was
about to reply in kind, when the jun.
per jumped n on him again, and lie
seized his jaw and yelled;
Great Scots to scatteration. but |
can't stand this! Get me some cam
phorH'
rot him some, and after a 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 oil so easily. and could
afford to give him a little time. | was
just falling asleep when Mr.. Bowser
suddenly lifted his feet high in air and
uttered whoop which set neighbor' s
dog to barking. followed by the re-
mark:
Thunder and lightning"
MIR. Bowser, are you asleepP"
asked.
"Asleep! No! I'm dead Say, this
Internal thing has come back on me!
Where's that camphorP"
son 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 out of its socket! I've got to have
something done for me or | won't live
ten minutes!n
'PShaW, Mr.. Bowser, have some
spunk about you! What is Il little
tootnachePn
Crit! grit!" he shouted as he danced
around on one leg. u We 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 at work.
Think OF something else. lhlnk OF
being out in the woods at a May day
festival - beautiful flowers - happy
children-green-
"Greeu-whoop- !!!--shut up!'
he yelled. Haven't we got any pare
goric in the housepn
Yes, but it's downstairs in the medi-
cine-box. Why don't you experiment
a little, Mr.. Bowser? If there is any
thing in your theory now is a good
time to try it. If you can imagine
that
Observation-Disclosures
hot ashes-hot misunderstanding!
he howled as he pranced around and
finally disappeared downstairs. He
was gone about five minutes. and then
came back on the jump with the box
under his arm. He filled his mouth
with painkiler, tried mustard, flew to
peppermint, and after eXhausting all
the remedies he jumped up and down
in the middle of the room and yelled
''tirem
had to get up and go down and stir
up the fire and make warm poultice
for his jaw aud fuss around for an hour.
ond ha finally orpw easier Then