St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-28
How to Get We'll.

The following is from lecture by Hr.
J. H. Kellogg, of Battle Creek, Mich:
The real thing in the way Of recovery
of many invalids is the cultivation of dis
ease. They go over their symptoms every
day to make sure none of them have es-
capped and perhaps hunt up some new ones
They dwell upon the condition of their
stomachs and livers until it is no wonder
these organs misbehave from the effect of
this unhealthy scrutiny, for they wero lii"
tended to do their work in secret and 81
lence.
The invalid who wants to get well Eiust
look upon disease rs an enemy, and if he
wants his stomach to treat him well he
must treat his stomach we'll. There is no
question but mental states have great in
huence upon bodily states Let your
thoughts and YOUR conversation be of
health and not of disease if you wish to
get we'll in a hurry. Mimi cure doctors,
who find subjects whose dyspepsia is in
their brain rather than their stomachs,
succeed admirably. Consider every day
how many favorable symptoms you have
and how much strength. The return to
health and strength is a process of growth
and development, 50 do not ge. impatient
if it takes months to build up just as it
takes months for corn to come TO maturity
after the first tiny blade is put forth.
Many symptoms which are purely nerv-
Gus can be driven away by mental occu-
patton of healthy character. Various
schemes of benevolence, public or private,
have worked O wonderful transformation
for many nervous invalids. Make sure of
a worthy object in life, something or some
body to live for apart from your invalid
ism If the nerves have been seriously
over:axed it is probable that you can never
recover the amount OF capital you have
lost, but strive to get as near we'll as you
can.
There are unfortunately many people
who do not care enough about health to
make the proper effort TO get well. W hen
you ask them to make denial Of appetite
in favor of the stomach they lack in moral
courage to respond; or if they do reform
for awhile they are sure to 20 back to their
old bad habits again just as soon as they
have made little improvement. In the
after of food you should select that
which contains the most nutrlment, and
which at the same time will cause the dl-
gestive organs the least labor. And do
this not for a day or month, but earnestly
resolve to stick TO plain, nutritious diet
for the rest of your life, NO matter what
temp. atoms Of the table ray assall you
1t is sad pity that SO few persons have
full control of the body in It's passions a00
appetites Natures laws are MEMORABLE.
and the laws of health must be obeyed or
she will exact full penalty. Develop
your remaining vital powers to the ut
most of their capacity. There are very
few chronic invalds who will set persist
entity and conscientiously to the task of
getting well but can regain a. least COM
Portable degree of health and visor as will
admit of useful living. But instead of
seeking to reform their habits of life and
TO conform to natures laws. the ms n
ity of invalids are seeking for some medi
cine which will antidote all The results of
years of SHINING without involving any
change. They are wiling to swallow any
nauseating dose, but they are not willing
to give up table luxuries or to go to work
in a gymnasium.
The invalid who ssy5 he will get well;
who puts all his time, his vim and energy
into pursuit of health; who counts nothing
as sacrifice which conduces to his i'm
provement; who thus adds little by little
to his stock of vital energy; who makes
the pursuit OF health his business, is the
one who is almost sure to make good re-
covery, and oftentimes this will be- true
when he has been regarded as hopeless
case.