New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
TALK ON NERVE CULTURE.
DIR. AUGUSTA BROwN-GIRARD TELLS OF
THE WONDERFUL POWER HID
DEN WITHIN"
'TIE WHO KNOWS HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM AND UN
DERsTANDs HOW TO MANIPULATE 1T
HOLDS THE KEY TO. HEALTH AND
ALL sO-CALLED MAGIC.

ALL SO-CALLED MAGIC.
DR.. Augusta Brown-Girard gave the first OF her
series Of complimentary paror talks Thursday at
o'clock In her home. the Grand Court. NO. 2Ol west
Seventy-eighth-st. DR.. Brown-Girard Is woman
Of great magnetic qualities. Her assistance DUR
ing the time Of the cholera plague she points 10 as
proof of the efficacy of her treatment and her
power OF thought where the nerve centres are dis
eased Her talk Thursday was on the "Posslbili-
ties Through Nerve Culture" and she said In part:
I'VE rarely find an individual who does not feel
that there is power somewhere hidden within
that at times manifests itself In great achieve
ments 1t is a power that gives brilliancy to the
eyes eoquence to speech force to the brain, MIND,
thought, judgment and understanding. Though
rare. these gllmpses convince him that the IKE
principle within every portal contains all posi-
blites and bursts forth whenever conditions FAVOR
In It sleeps In the germ, in another 1t dreams
in the bud In few individuals it attains TO full
frulton; this We call genius, and yet by cultivation
the germ may become the bud. the bud the BIOS
som and the blossom attain still higher state OF
perfection
THE vital principle has been compared to elec-
trcity, which element 1t resembles in its action
upon the nervous system. Man is veritable bat
terry within himself and may generate vitality In
any part Of his organism when he knows wnat
nerves are involved and how to manipulate them
1T has been said that the greatest knowledge is
Man, know thyself' The nervous system Is the es-
sentia man. and the rest Of the organism Is build
ed and controlled through its action. and he VINO
understan nds how to manipulate it holds the key to
health and all so-caled magic or miracle.
THE brain and nervous system, like well-tuned
Instruments are capable OF producing the most ex-
uuiste harmony the most refined torture Ine
nervous system is the grand point through wnch
every organ faculty function may be reached.
7, Is q fact not generally understood that all dis
ease discord virtues intellect. health and strength
have their origin the organization OF the nervous
system This wonderful. fearful, beautiful COM
plex system has complete power over every part OF
the body. The interchange Of certain nerves pro-
duces all phenomena of body and mind
disturbance and confusion III nerve action ex-
plain the cause OF cleft palate. cancer, tumor par
alyss and all freaks in nature. Every muscle.
organ. faculty and function is supplied with nerves
centres are nourishcd and viazed. the more rapid
their growth in health ana strength. Every @ nsiv
has its special function TO PERFORM ana Is uherIhs
IN IT'S normal action 49,, .,,
The sight Of the eye depends upon the nor normal Ia;
condition and action Of the optic nerve ana IT'S
branches; the hearing upon the auditory nerves
taste smell sensation and every faculty ana mo iuhc-
Although the action OF the modlhes thought,
thought has influence upon the nerves; =" 2 a.
and refreshes while grief depresscs and exhausts
Every thought emotion. word strikes TINS deneatey t
a;tuned nervous system causing KS nerves - nlpra &
Almost any desired effect may be produced ny
slightly stimulating o DEPRESSING the nbar,eS nerve ssn en
dencles may be overcome 81 increased, as tme tuhe'
voic. ma ihematlcs order, etc.
"A criminal mPy be transformed into a good. law
abiding citizen II may be probable In our pres
ent state OF nde edness bur Il Is possible for
the thief become honest man and the indiyid9aI
who has not acquisitiveness enough 20 proylde ior
himself may be improved by placing himself in the
hands Of a scientist
Il, is possible empty jails. prisons and insane
asy.ums All these evils come or unbalanced nerve
vibration whether inherited acquired all discords
come from unbalanced nerves. We can no longer
saw we have inherited these weaknesses and cannot
help IL, There s help in a simple Jaw OF nature The
weakest may become the strongest We all know
~ nerSO WhO hardly been considered
worth raising who have become giants In strength;
go with the intellect and faculties.
Excessive action OF the that control abb
sorbeni vessels produce emaciation while dormant
action produces accumulation OF fat. As people ad-
vance IN years the soar plexus becomes less active:
hence corpulence follows. To stimulate the activity
OF this plexus Is ;he safes. way TO reduce fat