The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-02
HOW FANCY HAS CURED.
Remarkable Influence Of Imagination
in Recovery from Disease.


used is overwhelming. It is not by
any mesns only the prescription of the
quack, for many physicians Of the
highest repute use it in another guise.
The late Sir William Gull, for iu-
stance, one Of the greatest physicians
of the nineteenth century and one Of
chose in attendance on the king, when,
as Prince Of Wales, his majesty had
typhoid fever, used frequently to give
his patients nothing but burnt sugar
and water, and with that very simple
remedy he made come remarkable
cures, for he knew the value OF
Fancy" in the cure Of disease.
Pure distilled water, acting on the
Fancy" once cured disease when
every other means Of cure had !ailed.
The case is recorded in The Lancet,
and is that Of woman of SO who had
pains everywhere, and was supposed
to have disease Of every organ. At
last she was assured there was one
remedy which would cure her, but it
would have TO be administered by On
experienced nurse and at certain
alou1s TO be ssrupulously adhered 20. A
tablespoonful OF pure distilled water
Was given TO her at intervals Of five
hours regularly as the clock struck.
Within three weeks every one OF her
gains had vanished.
There are many instances recorded
5y physioisns Whese not even distilled
water was required 20 effect signal
cure. Into the out-patient depart.
nent OF one Of che large London hos.
pitsle girl in she last stage OF ema.
citation was one day led by her mother.
The elder woman explained that her
daughter wes suffering from eontreo.
zion OF the gullet, which prevented
her swallowing.
The doctor looked at the girl. II
can cure that contraction in half On
hour" he said. 80 armly did he i'm
press che value OF what he was doing
on the girls mind ehas within thas
time she was sent into one Of the
wards for good square meal. and she
enjoyed large plateful OF boiled
mutton, potatoes end turnips, follow.
ed by an equally generous helping OF
pudding.
TO think tha: woman should lie
on her back suffering apparently from
incurable paralysis Of the spine for
two years, and that preparations
should be made for getting her into
home for inourables while she was
within couple Of hours Of perfect
cure merely through the Influence OF
her fancy" seems to the economist o
terrible waste Of time and 60 the gym
pathetio cruel phase Of nature. Yet
suoh case is recorded, and when Ger.
&ain remedies which seted only on the
A'fanoy" Of the woman veze edwinis.,
tered she got up and walked about and
went home by omnibus entirely cured.
One would hardly think that severe.
Rheumatism could be cured by che
Spilling OF akettle Of boiling water
acting on. the "fanoy." Yet DR..
Buckley records such o case. A doc.
torivas summoned 70 see q lady suffer.
ingin this way. He thought that o
vapor bath would do her good. He
got tea kettle end. filed it:vith ua.
Ger. Then he attached piece Of pipe
to the spout, which he put under che
bed clothes, put q spirit lamp under.
the kettle and proceeded TO boil the
@aateY.:
Unfortunstely he had filed the kss.
tfe zoo full, and instead oR the steam
.ea!S z5a55hhipg the patient, che water
boiled over into the tube, and few.
drops touched che patients leg. "You
have acalded me-" she cried, and che
jumped out Of bed. To her emsss.
mes. aef -heumatism was cured.
A remarkable example OF GOV
s'fanoy" can ouss dissa5o produced
by exactly that same cause was reoor.
ded by o aphySician at Zurich. A pa
tient went TO him one day and told
him that two years before he had had
pneumonis, which had left him with o
headache from which he had never
been free FOR single dsy. he ex-
planned that che physician who had
attended him had told him that He
would always have Q headsehe, as he
had inherited it from his father.
II can cure that headache Of yours'''
saia the physician. He gave enc man
. remedy and impressed upon him che
fact chat his headsohe would remain
CURED. When the physician saw the
man four monkhai, later ha lea...e1