The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-31
BoWSEh AND THE MIND CURE.
now Mrs. b. Allowed Him to Demonstrate
the Theory and Practice of Slightly
Unreliable Therapeutics.

! got out Il small book and began reading
it, and after waiting long enough to let
him understand that had no curiosity
on the subject queried: 5
Something now on poultry"
mo-
ut isn't Hoyle?"
s,No.n
''Well, what is itp"
II can tell you the title Of it, but You
can't understand. 1t is a very, very
deep work"
sOh, it is! You can understand a
y very very deep work and can't
'.Eaturally. Man has the stronger.
I deeper mind, of course. The title OF
this work is: Natures Diseases and
Remedies Control Of the Body by the
Mind
..Bosh!"
sfWhat! What's that'
s'Youare too old to waste time on
i 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"
s'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"
.'Humphm
That's it! That's the usual way Of
the ignorant-ridicule what they can't
argue and discuss in II sensible manner.
& 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 we'll. It's no use to talk to q
person brought up in log house on
the edge of huckleberry marsh. I
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 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 Johnson!''
whats the matter?n
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 I said:
~ our 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 in on him again, and he
seized his jaw and yelled:
"Great Scots to scatteration, but 7
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.n
but | was waiting. I knew that he
wouldn't get off SO easily. and could
afford to give him little time. / was
just falling asleep when Mr. Bowser
suddenly lifted his feet high in air and
uttered whoop which set aneighbors
dog to barking, followed by the re-
mark:
Thunder and lightning!"
.Mr. Bowser, are you asleep?"
asked.
asleep! No! I'm dead! Say, this
Internal thing has come back on me!
Where's that camphor?"
'On the bureau, dear, but it won't do
you no good"
'.Oh-h-h-h! 'Jewhittaker! MY stars
and soul, but she's jumping nv law
right out of its socket! I've got to have
something done for me or won't live
ten minutes!'
Pshaw, Mr.. Bowser, have some
spunk about you! What is little
toothache?n
Grit! grit!'' he shouted, as he danced
around on 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 at work.
Think of something else. Think Of
being out in the woods at a May day
festival - beautiful flowers happy
children-green y
Green -whoop u! shut up!''
he yelled. Haven't we got any pare
goric in the house?"
Yes, but it's downstairs in the medi-
clne-box: Why don't you experiment
q little. Mr.. Bowserp If there is any,
thing in your theory now is a good
time to try it. If you can imagine
& that
"Paregoric peppermint laudanum
hot ashes-hot salt -cotton-batting or
he howled rs 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 painkiller, tried mustard, flew to
peppermint, and after exhausting al
the remedies he jumped up and down
in the middle of the room and yelled
..irer'
! had to get up and go down and stir
up the fire and make warm poultice
for his jaw and fuss around for an hour,
and he finally grew easier. Then
said to him:
'.Mr Bowser you brought home a
book last night"
.tNever!''
You brought home book about
the control Of the body by the mind. =
mo, / didn't!''