Telegram-herald., 1891-03-30
CURED A CLASS EYE
Unprecedented Feat Accomplished
by Q Mind Cure Artist.
LUyC TISSUE AND LEGS RESTORED
DIR. Kellogg Punetarss the 1scsssss of
Christian Science Healing and sag
gests an Adsnirabie Test-
Two Tough Cases.


BATTLE CREEK, March %. j. II.
Kellogg. NJ. D., recently delivered
lecture at Battle Creek on the subject
of mind cure and Christian scientists.
Among other things he said;
Perhaps Mrs. Eddy is one OF the
best exponents of the doctrine OF mod
ern mind cure. She claims, in her
book 10 have discovered metaphysical
healing in 1886. The radiant reali-
ties of good and lawful unreality of
evil were specially revealed to her.
After few pages OF random state
ments from which she draws concln-
sions still more random. she makes this
modest l?l claim: By mind alone l
have prevented disease, preserved and
restored health, healed chrome as well
as acute ailments in their severest
forms, elongated shortened limbs. re-
laxed rigid muscles, restored decaying
bones to healthy conditions, brought
back the lost substance of the lupgs and
caused them to resume their proper
functions"
Manifestation OF Mind.
She says further that "what is termed
matter Is but manifestation of mortal
mind" and then takes this extre mely
scientific % view of appliances of
hygiene: '.Is civilization but higher
state of idolatry that man in the nine
teenth century should bow down to
flesh brush and baths, to diet, exercise,
air? The idols of civilization are far
more fatal to health and longevity
no dnl Af al fo g IL 81
ensm." physiology is anti-Chris-
tian." After such startling statements
rs these, one need not be surprised to
read that "the daily ablutions of an in
FAINT are no more natural or necessary
than it would be to take fish ont of
water once day and cover it with dirt
IN order TO make it thrive more vigor-
ously thereafter in Its native element"
Are we TO infer from this that un-
cleanliness is the "natlve element" of
the human being? Putting on the
whole armor of physiology and obey
ing to the letter the so-called laws of
health, have neither diminished SICK
ness nor heightened life" II Mrs.
Eddy would consult statistics she
might learn in refutation of this wild
statement that the average length of
life in the middle ages was only seven
teen years while now it is about forty
two years.
Leaders Are Charlatans.
1t IS a little puzzling to understand
how anybody can be found to believe
these absurdities. Among Mrs. Eddy's
disciples are refined, bright people, in.
cl,ned to literature but who are not
wholly cultivated nor mentally edu-
Gated. You will never find one among
them who has ever studied mental
science-the metaphysics taught in the
schools. The leaders may be demo-
minated as charlatans without an ex-
ception, but among the rank and file
are many who are mere innocent dupes.
They claim to be able to work Won
ders without cooperation on the part
of their subjects-why would it not be
grand scheme for them toconcentrat te
their powerful minds upon some one
disease, like consumption or typhoid
fever and stamp it out of existence?
Two Pointed illustrations.
Iknew young girl who met with an
injury to one eye so that it necessltated
removal by surgury. She sent letters
to scores OF mind cure doctors, merely
stating that she had lost the sight of
one eye, and every one of them prom
lsed speedy cure and made no inquiries
as to the condition Of the eye. Mrs.
Eddy says she has drought back the
lost substance OF the lungs" and "elon-
gated shortened limbs" and to grow in
an eye would be no more remarkable or
require any more power. A friend of
mine out West was boarding fer a sea-
with lady who had just paid the large
fees required by the teachers OF meta
physical healing and was ready to be-
gin practice. She said she noticed that
one of his eyes was little defective in
appearance. He responded that he had
been blind in that eye for several years.
She offered TO give him absent treat
ments' while he was about his work,
and in about a week she announced to
hun that his eye was much improved,
and that he could now see with it as
well as the other. Fer a reply he took
out the eye, il being an artificial one.
In numerous cases patients have been
allowed TO die from sheer neglect of
proper remedial means or care while
taking this mystical treatment"