Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-05-02

have that effect, and her flushed cheeks
and full, clear tone showed that the
blood had started into healthy action.
She laid her hand on mine deprecat-
ingly, and her sorrowful expression
half made me repent my experiment.
'And thought you were Chris
tian," she said in a shocked, grieved
tone.
$50 l am, I trust" / answered;
''that is. if loving God and trying to
keep His commandments makes a
Christian"
Then how can you say such dread
full things ?''
Because mean it. do not doubt
that in many cases it is a good thing,
but carried 10 extremes as it is by en-
thusiasts, believe it teaches a false
doctrine and does great harm Sick
ness in nearly all cases is caused by
breaking natures law-God's laws.
either wlllfully or ignorantly, and faith
cure apostles teach you to expect God
to work miracle to save you from the
just penalty of His broken law. Would
it not be wiser, honoring God more,
to show you your error and teach you
how to avoid it in future ? But it is
not faith cure we need, but more COM
mon sense cure
"Why, what is common sense cure?'
when you want to raise fine flow
ers, you shut them in Il close, dark
room, do YOU not ?" l asked with SEEM
ing irrevelance.
'Oh, no! give them all the sunshine
and air they can get"
..'pl,nn ;c,,SE
pose that human flower needs the same
conditions to keep in health?"
''Why-yes. suppose So"
I'D you ever see a sick animal, a
dog, for instance? He always seeks the
warmest softest bed he can find in or
der to cure himself, does he not?"
mo, certainly not; he goes away and
finds a bed on the cool earth.'
Then is it common sense to put a
sick human animal in warm bed in a
close room?"
But we couldn't live on the bare
earth like Towser"
More pity that we cannot-but we
ght get little nearer to it than we
usually do in such cases. Then if YOU
were well you would try and keep your
health by making a diet of poisonous
drugs. strong tea and small quantity
of toast would you not?"
"Of course not-that would make a
well person sick"
Then is it not common sense to sup
pose that what would make healthy
person sick would not restore a sick
person to health?"
But | could never eat such food as
would if were we'll i have no appe-
tite"
:" know it; but did it never occur to
you that your lack of appetite; your
headache and sleeplessneSs are natures
protests against the lack of fresh air
and sunshine?"
II don't know-I never thought of
it. | suppose it was part of my dis
ease"
"'And your disease, my dear, is large
ly due to breaking these very laws of
nature"
Yes" slowly and doubtfully, 'yet
it is disease after all-and the doctors
themselves powerless to help it. Do
you think ever can be cured?" turn
ing to me with an eager, appealing
glance.
Nor answered so bluntly and en-
phatically that the poor soul fell back
with a half uttered "Ohr' of disap-
pointment. But" 1 added, II have
no doubt you can get we'll"
"Why what is the differencep"
Just the difference between an act
i've and a passive verb; in being cured
you are passively waiting for some
agent outside 10 do the work, in get
ting we'll all your will power is aroused
and you do the work yourself-one gets
up and says 60 the other lies down
and says come"
"And you believ can get wellp'
Certainly. l have no doubt of it,"
Then do please teach me how. I've
lain here month after month, in such
severe suffering, waiting for the doc
tors to cure me. and they all fail; now
if can get we'll I'm willing to do any
thing you think best"
Gall right my DEAR then I shall
give you the first requisite of health
fresh air." And pulled up the shade,
opened the window and threw back the
blinds.
1t was beautiful day early in Sep
TENDER, and the sun had just sunk be-
hind the distant hills, leaving the sky
above a mass of purple and rose, am
Der and gold, such soft tints. such
gorgeous coloring it reminded me of
the description of the glories of the
New Jerusalem; but Mary. poor soul.
had laid there too long already, wait
ing and longing for the other world. /
wanted now to endear her more to this
one, so repressed the impulse to speak
my first thoughts and said simply, 'See,
dear, what a lovely world you are
shutting out"
At first her eyes sank sensitvely
from the light and she pressed her hant
over them; but she was determined
evidently to follow my advice, and af
ter a few attempts looked out with de
light.
drew another light blanket abou
her, bringing it up around her head Sc
that only her face was exposed.
had very little fear of her taking
cold from such mild air, but | would
run no risks.
Now l am going to leave you alon'
to watch the colors fade from the sky
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