The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-09
Dosed to Death .

tian Scientists of mansaughter upon the
death of believer In that new born faitt
with that kind of treatment for disease, is 9
sad commentary on their vaunted civiliza.
tion.
In some heather lands they kill the doc
tor IL the patient dies, but 1t would hardly
do to follow that custom here, else there
would be as great hegira out of the ranks
of the profession as there Is now into II.
And still the question arises in the minds of
those best capable of judging whether
drugs are not killing more people every day
now than are being benefited by them.
One cannot pick up daily paper but a
pro usely illustrated, sickening advertise
ment of some vilainOus nostrum will bang
him in the face, and the public pay for it.
Ii they didn't they wouldn't be there. 1t
has got to such pass that every family has
some one or more patent medicines in the
house constantly to fall back on In case of
emergency or as a standby to keep them
we'll. Some OF them are good for some dis
eases, but the vitalzing principle of nearly
all Is 80 per cent alcohol. l have collec-
tion of the formula of nearly all of those
most prominently advertised, and 1 know
what am talking about.
But we will leave those all out of the
question, people are daily dosed to death by
dOctOrs-so called-and am satisfied that
the somewhat recent innovation. called the
hypodermic syringe has slain Its thousands.
Further, it is known fact that deaths from
hydrophObia have increased vastly since
hydrophObic innoculation was adopted by
certain of the profession. Well informed
physicians are fast coming to the opinion
that hydrOphobla is mental disease with
physical manifestation often times, and that
If the mind can be kept right there will be
no c"nvulsions. ''As man thnketh In
his heart, so is he."
Ri ut here is where Christian Science
so o-called-steps in. Mrs. Eddy, the pro.
mulgatOr of the doctrine, had ascertained
that mental influence can and often does
destroy life, hence go potent an agent could
be utilized to save life which it not un-
frequently does, and the physician who has
no such power over his patient Is weak
staff to lean upon often times. l well re-
member good many years ago being called
in consultation over the case of very
prominent merchant in Ovid, who was dying
apparently of typhoid fever, The local
docfor 90 uuaII oS opa from gt Jobpo suara
In daily attendance and had declared his
case hopeless. They were gUOd physicians,
too, but had lost their grip in his case.
Being very we'll acquainted with the
patient 1 sat down by his bed side, put my
hand on his pulse, and looked long and
steadily at his closed eyelids, listening
meanwhile to his muttering delirium. At
length he opened his eyes and for the first
time in weeks-the attendant said-a CLEAN
of intelligence shot from them. ''Do you
know me?" inquired. He nodded assent
and whispered weakly, "What do you
think?"
took hold of his hand with firm grasp.
and looking him sharply In the eye, assured
him that he would certainly recover, and
that would stay right by him until he did.
He dropped off Immediately into sound
and refreshing slumber, simply rousing to
take swallow Of milk punch occasionally
during the whole night, and when he
awoke in the morning he was moist with
perspration, his fever had nearly all left
him, he was free from delirium-the crisis
had passed. He recovered and is alive to-
day for aught know, and this was thirty.
five years ago or upward. He didn't re.
quire any medicine at all. What he needed
was the assurance that gave bin, coupled
with nourishment and stimulants. But he
needed both Christian Science wouldn't
have supplied the place of that milk punch.
This is only one OF many instances that
every physician of any amount of expert.
ence can relate, and he told me years after
ward that the only thing he could remem-
ber for weeks during his illness was that
came over and turned his craft around and
started him up stream toward health. But
there was no science about 1t, either Chris
tian or otherwise, and right here permit me
to say that medicine is not a science; 1t is a
trade, an occupation, pursuit (for the al.
mighty dollar and is followed by some very
low. down, shameless rascals, too
frequently. Time was when the title of
doctor" was LOOKED up to and supposed to
be applied only to educated gentlemen, but
now every veterinarian, dentist. drug clerk,
or shyster. who can rake the money tOgeth-
er to buy a sheepskin of one of our number
less toadstool medical colleges" which
spring up in night in almost every char
tered city in our state. The only wonder
is that there hasn't been one inaugurated i'm
OwossO ere this There is ample material
there to compose faculty of superior
merit.
Neither Is christianity science. 1t is a
belief, faith, doctrine, and such an ex
as christian Scientists" is utterly
only as 1t may be applied to
people who have adopted certain peculiar
views respecting religious teachings and
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