The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24
NOTES ON HEALTH
AND HYGIENE.
Necessity of Sanitary Environment
for Mix Herds.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
They Contribute More To the Preva-
lcncc of Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever Than Any Other
Circumstance.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS

After referring 10 the well-known power
Of milk for absorbing odors which flavor
IT, a. A. Tho 81 Of the onion, turpcntlnc,
tobacco-smoke. etc. II the milk is allowed
TO stand IN an atmosphere impregnated
by them. q medical journal adduces sew
eral instances showing the danger OF this
property. A number OF mich COWS hav-
ing 10 pass a decompOsing calts body,
on their road 10 be MIXED, apparently
smbibcd the odor 20 such an extent as TO
distinctly faint their milk, and not only
theirs, but that of other COWS with which
they mingled prior 90 milking. In an
other case. the milk Of twenty-five cows
was tainted with a horrible odor ON
searching for the cause. these COWS were
found 10 bee pasturing near the decom-
posing body of a dead horse.
In both cases, removal OF the carcass
suficed 90 put an end 10 the trouble.
These obser adOns show not merely the
danger of leaving drawn milk in un-
wholesome places. but the absolute ne
Ccssity for perfect cleanliness ana sani-
tary environments for miik-herds. Fur
thcr. they suggest the idea that odors
may materially Influence the vital pro
cossos OF the body and its secretions, and
not merely prove disagreeable sensations
and nerve disturbers.
MEDICAL "PATHlCS"
Following are some of the points maze
1y Dr. Henry Jameson. of indianapolis,
in an address on the Science of Medi-
cine and IT'S Relation 10 the People when
while not exactly pertinent 10 Notes on
Health and Hygiene" are an excellent
expose Of rational medicine:
~ is onF those who are free indeed,
that can come from out of the shadow
Of the mystery Of life and be ready with
awoless minds 10 face the full light OF
the aruth on their horizon. The average
I'd
want to see He Cings with almost in
fantils cagcrncss 20 the underlined feeling
that results are accomplished myster-
ouslv. that hOcus-pOCus instead Of reason
guides a cure. Strong men who bear
their full share Of the burden Of life like
men. learnA of some physical disaoil,y
that assailsNthom, and arc yet afraid TO
know IFS extent or % be told their actual
condition Every physician knows Of
many such cases. They illustrate the
fund of fear ON which fraud relies with
confidence and ont of which charlatan-
ism finds the subs Of its prosperity.
Concerning speculative dOgmatism and
SCHOOLS" he says that IL IS accepted as
q matter ~ course that the regular ply
ician is a believer in call pathics.' and
that he simply differs from a practitioner
of a special pathy ia having more Of
thcm. Astonishing as this statement rs
when boldly made he was convinced
that reflection ON 10 would win belief i'm It's
truth The whole mass and currency Of
general thought regarding medicine is
sullied ard yilated by this false concep-
fion. In science. where rules are exact
and are nothing if not exact, the news
PAPER docmatizcs continually. the most
doematic of It's dogmas being the assump-
tiou that science Is itself a dogma.
~ OTHER PROFESSIONS
Imagine sectaran work ON mathe-
arlfrt or .aIa
city according to a pathy! Fancy
waterNorks expert announcing himself
ass "A pathy engineer-as q man who ludg-
ed of grades and resistances. Of gravity,
Of evaporation. according 90 "a certain
pathy, Fancy an electrician who proposes
10 wire your house or supply YOU with a
battery according 10 "a certain patty Of
electricity Think of AN institution that
would teach mathematics according 10
certain dogma, To propose such things
as these rs at once 90 win assent 90 their
utter prnoostcrOusncss. And vet the
minds that would gladly give such assent
cravclv talk of the science OF medicine
as o. pathy. Gs So too much 20 ask Of the
general standard of intelligence to know
That medical science stands precisely
where the science of electricity on mathe-
matics stands. and that, though partly
cmpiric, 70 ie exact?
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
The Health Inspector of Chicago reads
the Christian Scientists lecture. i'm
which he states some plain facts. telling
them. saws "a medical journal, that they
contribute more 10 the present prevalence
of diphthoria and scarlet fever than any
other Circumstance or combination of
circumstances. IF they choose 10 starve
or neglect themselves and do not harm
their ncighbors, the law will let them
alone. but ~ they imperil public health
eel "a
peculiar belief the inspector saw. that
teaches MS to cover our eyes and call
upon the Lord To DO the work of the
doctor and sanitarian. has helped iguor-
ant PARENTS ian the work Of spreading the
coutagion of preventable diseases The
beauties OF this method of treatment are
10 he found only in the wealth of flowers
placed upon uttlc graves" The journal
goes on TO saw that some of the principles
of the sO-callod Christian Scientists are
In hte1ly worthy of the most careful
consideration. but when they are made
The basis of an exclusive system with an
Interpretation often illogical, the system
a. a system. becomes an element OF dam
ger So great that its working in It's de-
TAILS should be carefully watched 10y the
legal guardian of tho public health.
THE DANGER.
4 recent number Of the outlook gives
n telling Illustration of the danger OF
calling in Christian science in q large ana
varied class of diseases:
Suppose a Norman were 10 set up as
pUo. claim divine guidance. and insist
ON his right 10 take steamships IN ana
ont OF New York harbor on the strength
or his proficiency in the Book of Mormon,
would 30 be- violation of the liberty OF
rho Individual lo prohibit and put MIN IN
SAN n be- persisted? Yet the danger 10
the community from incompetent pilotase
Of an ocean steamer would not be so
great as tho peril from incompetent
treatment OF certain contagious and other
diseases Does any person at all famli-
lar with disease. or the many so-callei
accidents in life. FOR a moment believe
that three weeks course Of training,
which IS AN Mrs. EDDY system requires.
g. sufficient Zoo constitute a good pilot
along the stream OF life? No one real
izes the fact better than the physician.
that many patients would get well with
out medical aid. But suppose there is am
exaggerated. abnormal condition. would
Thomas Eddy's three weeks training
qualify the Christian Scientist 10 meet