The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-01

| After q round Of investigation into
| Christian Science, DIR. John 3. Huber.
| Of New York. eonfesses himself banned
by the disciples Of Mrs. Eddy, but con-
| WINGED that there IL much Of chAria-
| tanry Ia their claims. His conclusions
| are given In the Popular Science Month
| ly Cor October. He began his inquiries
with view 20 finding cut whether
Christian Science could cure such dis
eases a. are considered by the medical
men to lie incurable. such A. cancer,
Iocomotor ataxia or advanced phthisis;
and he also extended his investigation
TO the treatment by heaiers OF typhoid
fever. pneumonia. diphtheria, malaria
and kindred complaints.
In order 10 obtain the desired data,
DR.. Huber prepared a set OF questions
for submission TO Christian Scientists
regarding disease and health and treat
mens Of cases under their care. His
questions were forwarded TO Mrs. Eddy,
and at length were returned TO him by
Mrs. Eddy's counsel, with the lnforma-
ton that the questions touched the en-
tire subject of Christian Science. and
could be answered only In one way,
namely. BY earnest study Of Science
and Health
Thereupon DIR. Huber endeayored TO
truca 9n-cafiad <,,ras ~ (shry,ttac Got
enee healers. and examined without ex-
ception the case OF every willing Chris
tian Scientist UP to the number of
twenty. with the result that no cure"
was found that would have occasioned
the medical man the slightest surprise.
what did surprise me-" says DIR.
Huber. was the vast disproportion be-
tween the results they exhibited and the
claims made by Christian Science heal
ers. One Of these cases may be cited
as an example Of the loose generalixa-
ton upon which many OF the claims Of
these healers rest. A lady stated that
she had had pneumonia. asked how
she knew she had pneumonia. She de-
elared she knew because her nurse
could tell at a glance she had pneu-
monia.' No medical examination had
been made. / asked wha, symptoms she
had had-how she had suffered. She
told me she had purposely forgotten
she had tried to dismiss from her mind
all recollection OF this distressing ILL.,
ness. Well. this IL 40 doubt commend
able enough: but how do we know,
then, II she really had pneumonia. or
anything more than an ordinary cold o.
The question raised by DIR. Huber In
this connection IL pointed enough. but
It would Apply with equal effect to many
cases treated by the medical profess
sion. To assert that a physician ef-
fected u cure. or that drugs accomplish
ed the desired cure, Is perhaps going a
little far. and when the patient tells the
exact truth he can go no further than
say that he took the medicine and there
upon recovered. Is II any more pre-
posterous for "A Christian Science pa
TENT to ascrihe cure 10 the healer
than for the ordinary physicians patient
10 credit him with the cure?
DIR. Huber's Investigations led him to
consider cases OF cancer and broken
bones. but every where In his research
he was confronted with obstacles. He
was not able TO trace cures with any
degree Of satisfaction. and he concludes.
therefore. that the claims Of the healers
are unfoundrd lie IL no, prepared TO
take Mrs. Eddy's tcnets upon faith
alone. but declares that faith has moth
ing To do with the question. which IL.
he says. solely a matter for scientific in
Quiry. His tiereest arraignment Of Chris
tian Science. after pointing out the
''mereeuary motives" OF the cul.. is
eouehes In the following Language:
Christian Science has stood by the
bedside OF an infant sick with diph-
liberia. has prevented interference with
FAINT choke. grow livid. gasp and expire.
wlihei. 80 much "a putting n drop Of
water TO It's lips
Yet Or. Huber seems 10 forge; that II
one IL 60 establish preceien. that ev-
cry physician who attempts 90 heal
u:ust heal. he would soon abolish the
DOCTORS profession He himself a.
knowieiges. I'm the beginning II HE ar
ticie. that medical men employ mental
suggestion as - therapeutic means.
rely upon 10 as a part of their arsna-
snentagIaTn. and use Il iu appropriate
cases. either alone cr combined si.h
ether m1eane 81 cure
However, DESPITE The feelings q Ctris-
tian Scientists IN cases # attempted
cure. their attitude G. sFlS&s Isolation
Is &c say ,Ae least logical. They O. no,
rroselyge- They never take the .aifia-
live. \ patient 10 'se treated hy chem
Ysstass sa.rzsfy,tsfa the hrasers h.zs0rx. thai