Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-21
NATURES HEALING POWER.

There is no class of men who have so
little faith IN remedies as really scien-
tific physicians The people who have
the most implicit confidence in medi-
cines are those who know the least
about them The important thing for
every one to know Is that nature cures
sick people. not doctors Suppose 3 man
accidentally cuts on the end of his
thumbs the doctor puts the piece on
quickly, fastens 1t with . few stitches
and says he thinks 1t will soon be we'll
De may put on at the same time little
satye or Hniment which he assures the
patient has great healing qualities. but
intelligent people know that nothing
can effect healing; that nature must
take up the broken stitches gradually
and knit the thumb on This OF course
is a plain case but If is analogous to
the process by which any part which
has been damaged must be repaired.
1t is not done by medicines or by magic
but by the healing power OF nature-by
the inherent rEs Dsedicdfrlr adfgra-
In the lower orders of animal life
this power of return is much greater
than In human being. Take . polyp
and cut 1t into pieces and each piece
viii develop new polyp- cut an earth
worm In two and the part containing the
head VIII grow new tail and the tail
will grow new head Some fishes can
supply themselves with a new fin If one
has been lost and crabs and Holsters
grow on new legs HOLSTERS sre very
reckless with their legs and threw them
of or pull them of on slight provoca-
ton But HOLSTERS moult every six
weeks and deep in the body are what
may be called leg buds which are cap
able of developing TO replace nenbeP
! which has been lost The supply has @
limit and can be exhausted If a lo6staS
is too prodigal These leg buils well
represent the reserve force and curaapE
properties of the body. Nature hsEs
given us intelligence so that we are exc
pected to take better care of ourselves
than these lower creatures whose powaE
of self-protection is very small II, with
our greater intelligence, we neglect 60
take care of ourselves, we are punished
and greatly punished II man sbuseE
his stomach BY putting into it all sorse
of indigestible compounds at hours sesC
sonable and unreasonable, after whilG
he will reach the limit of its ris 1nedicsC
trfx naturG- He may have thought an&
declared that it did not make any ditfeE
ence what he ate, he could digest snE
thing. just as the lobster may havG
thought his supply Of leg buds was il
exhaustible, and acting upon that supG
position. have found himself leglsea
some day.
The same principle sppiies 60 otheE
organs of the body. Livers are freq
quently overtaxed with tea. codee. COM
diments- fats and sweets and by taking
medicines Probably no organ Of tho
body is so abused by medication as thE
liver Others are continually whipping
up their nerves Nature would reu&r
and recuperate the nerve force If al
lowed rest and quiet q lawyer has al
important case in court; his nsR<e tone
is almost exhausted He goes to doe
tor and wants same medicine The
doctor advises few weeks rest Tho
lawyer says: Rest Ia impossible; give
me some medicine to make me feel bet
ter" So the doctor gives the man @
tonic which makes him feel better wheF
he is no better and excites his nerses to
still greater abnormal activity, enabling
him to dip little deeper into his caD
ital Of reserve vitality. A tonic desf
not supply any thing, and by and bSs
there viii be . general crash and breaEC
ing down
Let chronic invalid sit down anS
COnSlQ0r case ne mas q D1Q SUOl0&ESH
for instance, which refuses to digesG
good food even- nov. If be viii folloE
common sense inseead Of popular tale
lacy. he will decide 60 give his stomach
as little work as possible. He can prolsE
ably find some food which Will not dis
tress him if taken in small quantirsesa
By and by he can increase the. quantitf
and add a little variety rs his nerve
tone becomes better with the supply os
better blood. In time his stomach wi1k
be able to do considerable work, ehoug&
it may never be strong enough e
stand the abuse which he oncl
heaped upon it The sans principle
applies to the task % restoring th&
normal condition Of any other diseaseG
part If man plants hiaaself upon UhiE
platform he will not trouble himseE
with ouacl1s and their pretensions. toE
he viii know that his amount of ciE
nledicdfrir nature is no more te hS -
plenished than the Holsters stock OF Les
buds He viii know that medicines
which are advertised to fill up Iun@
cavities and restore kidneys in which
there has been breaking down Of
tissue o-e just rs futile as hniment or
sslve would be for growing ne. tn umb
in the place OF one which had been ann
putated-
Rational medication and treatment
have constant reference to causes If
we stop producing disease, nature by
her recugerative efforts Will bring ua
back TO state of health again or as
near an spproach TO it as our remaining
stock of vital capital will permit Many
persons with stomach and liver troubles
are particularly attracted by remedies
which ctsim to cure without any arten-
ton 10 diet Some vendors of simple nos
trums advise their patients.to eat so and
SO and refrain from such articles in con-
nection with that particular remedy and
they viii be cured In such cases all
the benefit derived is doubtless froA
the amended diet. for it is bad diet
which has made them sick Any thing
which promises cure without a cutting
on OF the bad habits which caused the
disease is fraud. If people viii only
give attention to these subjects, study
their own bodies and learn the reasons
why they get sick and how they get
we'll. they will be protected against