Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-10
-,o.,s HEALING POWER.

Iecture by .. n kehexks
absirs', Of hattie Crock ssnitAF'nm.
M ~ no class OF raen who have 80
Ine,v I'm ,p remedies as really sciea-
little ,a' The people who have
ftbc pr, i,splIcit confidence In medi-
the moss those who know the least
|cines NJ I'm The important thing for
about sa w n know is that nature cures
e 'en IneopIe, not doctors Suppose msn
scssdpsntally cuts OF the END q pc
as co the doctor puts the piece on
tha% UNI fastens it with . few stitches
qulVs ~ he thinks 1t will soon Pc we'll
ana =, mt on at the same time little
ne -, IN ment VIII oh he assures the
saw .ea 4 has great healing qualities, bat
p ss,yut people know that nothing
inua aesct a healing; that nature must
a. esSs - the broken stitches gradually
VA VA init the thumb on. This q course
ans n,ain case, but It is analogous TO
ss rrocess by which any part which
w Ian. damaged must be repatred.
ass not done BY medicines or By msg1c
nv the healing power Of nature BY
~. ~ t,barent els medicdsrfS nafuro.
az ,be lower orders OF animal life
M mower Of return is much greater
NJ Il human being Take q polyp
"a ant IT into pieces and each piece
All deyelop new polyp; cut an earth.
N.arr, IN two and the part containing the
4 "a viii grow new tail and the tail
n,,, crow a new head. Some fishes can
,nnnlv themselves with new I'm II one
s.s been lost, and crabs and Holsters
row on new legs HOLSTERS are very
,ockless with their legs and throw them
a q null them off on sight provoca-
ion But Holsters moult every six
.,oaks and deep in the body are what
nav he called leg buds which are cap
ahle Of developing to replace member
~hicb has been lost The supply has
limit and can be exhausted II a lobster
4 too p-odigal These leg buds we'll
,epresent the reserve force and curative
nronerties OF the body. Nature has
ciyen us intelligence so that we are ex-
Tacted to tate better care Of ourselves
than these lower creatures whose power
~ self-protection is very small II, with
our greater intelligence, We neglect to
take care OF ourselves, we are punished,
and greatly punished. If q man abuses
bis stomach by putting into it all sorts
~ indieestible compounds at hours sea-
sonable and unreasonable, after while
ne Will reach the limit OF its cis msdicd-
trix nature. lie my have thought and
declared that 1T DID not make any differ
euce what he ate, ne could digest any
thing. just as the lobster may have
thought his supply of leg buds was in
exhaustlble, and acting upon that sup
uosition, have found himself legless
some day.
The same principle applies to other
organs of the body. Livers are FREE
euently overtaxed with tea, coffee, con-
diments, fats and sweets. and by taking
Medicines Probably no organ of the
body is so abused by medication as the
liver. Others are continually whipping
I'D Their nerves. Nature would repair
and recuperate the nerve force II al
lowed rest and quiet. A lawyer has an
important case in court; his nerve tone
ia almost exhausted. He goes to doc
tor and wants some medicine. The
NUItDT dQflotS u low 6C6h6 I0ok u0
lawyer says: "Rest is impossible; give
me some medicine to make me feel bet
ter" So the doctor gives the man
tonic which makes him feel better when
he is no better and excites his nerves to
18TH greater abnormal activity, enab ing
him to dip little deeper into his cap
ital OF reserve vitality. A tonic does
not supply any thing, and by and by
there will be general crash and break
/ ing down
Let chronic invalid sit down and
consider his case. He has bad stomach,
for instance, which refuses to digest
good food even; now If he will fol ,ow
common sense instead Of popular fall
lacy. he will decide to give stomach
as little work as possib g. He can prob
ably find some food which will not dis
tress him il taken in small quantities
BY ana by he can increase the quantity
and add little variety as his nerve
tone becomes better with the supply OF
better blood. In time his stomach will
be able to do considerable work, though
~ may never be strong enough to
stand the abuse which he once
heaped upon it The same principle
applies to the task OF restoring the
normal condition of any other diseased
part If man plants himself upon this
platform he will not trouble himself
with quacks and their pretensions, for
ne VIII know that his amount of els
medscatrtr nature is no more to be re-
plenlshed than the Holsters stock OF leg
ouas lie will know that medicines
which are advertised to fill up lung
Vasities and restore kidneys in which
snere mas been breaking down of
tissue are just as futile as a liniment or
save would be for grow ng a new thumb
IN the place of one which had been am
putated.
Rational medication and treatment
nave constant reference to causes. II
we stop producing disease, nature by
uoi recuperative efforts will bring us
OaoA 10 state of health again or as
near an approach to 1t as our remaining
9'oo3 OF vital capital will permit Many
PERSONS with stomach and liver troubles
a,e particularly attracted by remedies
ani0n ciaim to cure without any atten-
son W oletSome vendors of simple nos
auui' ADVISE their patients to eat so and
~ anu refrain from such articles in con-
~ with that particular remedy and
t .Sey VIII be cured. In such cases nil
". .he cement derived is doubtless from
~ uV amended diet, for 1t is bad diet
q
wh,oh h nas made them sick. Any thing
80 oa promises cure without cutting
dis. the bad habits which caused the
= % is a fraud. If people VIII only