The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-25
Home Health
Club
Nv DAVID Il. REEDgR. Phi. D.. MI.
/ La Porte, Ind.
WORRY AGD HEALTH.

evil would be worry. Worry makes
people old; worry makes people sick,
worry makes people poor; worry kills.
Anger and worry are two OF the greatest
evils, but Of the two eylls think worry
is the greater; abolish worry and you
abolish the greatest cause of anger.
l have known many people who were
made iii unto death by worry. In fact,
only recently one of the highest medical
authorities has published the opinion
that there is no real cause for the dread
disease called hydrophobia; that fear
and worry. which are practically the
same thing, are the cause of the disease.
The horse and the dog are about the only
domestic animals that exhibit mucn OF
the emotional nature, and, therefore, are
most capable Of worry; and they are
about the only animals in which hydro
phobia is exhibited.
Less than a year ago a prominent
physician died in Chicago of fear and
worry. He had been in charge of pa
fient suffering with hydrophobia, and.
becoming impressed with the idea that
he had been inoculated, he at once cau-
terized the wound and applied other pre-
yentiye measures-but worried. Al
though there were absolutely no symp-
toms of the disease, or change Of any
kind, he kept constantly thinking OF It,
and at last left his business and went to
Chicago for treatment. Still no symp-
toms appeared, but, in spite Of all that
could be done to stop the worry, he died
in less than two weeks in slight conyul-
sions.
MANY a case of Iockjaw, in my opin-
ion. has been brought on by suggestion,
causing worry, and it, in turn, the dis
ease. A comparatively healthy person
runs rusty nail into the foot, and some
one with more tongue than brains i'm
mediately suggests that there is danger
of lockiaw. The seed is sown in the
mind. AS the mind can, and in many
cases does, unconsciously control every
| function of the body, the germ thus soWn
soon grows, and a case Of worry is de-
| yeIoped which ripens into lockjaw.
| It may, at first, appear a cruel method
| Of cure, but many times, in order to
| prove to patient that worry and fear
| were the cause Of their illness, I have
| caused severe sickness and positive pain
| by suggestion, first suggesting to the pa
| tient that certain indications would
point strongly to a certain disease, and
| then minutely describing the disease
! and its symptoms.
| In one such case. inside of q few hours
L had an extremely sensitive woman in
| bed and suffering intensely with ter
ribIe neuralgia pain in her left shoulder
| I cured her just as quickly, and, as knew
her to be q woman of good sense, clear
| logic, and having unlimited confidence
/ in my statements, afterWard explained
| to her fully what | had done, and why
| She saw the point, gladly paid me fo1
my trouble, and thereafter when she
was inclined to worry, and fear pain, she
would look In the mirror, laugh at her
self and say: ''Ah-ha, SO you want DR.
Reeder to come and suggest pain ir
your shoulder, do you?" She would con
4 tinue thus saying various amusing anf
/ ridiculous things until in a thoroughly
1 good hunor. She would then say aloud
/ in a positive manner: Il have excellen'
health, and it is SO much to be thankful
/ for This she would continue to affirm
for some time. when the symptoms
would disappear.
Not every one can so quickly accom-.
| p1ish results. but all cases that are
caused by worry can be cured by sugges
| ton; and the list is much larger thar
the most fertile Imagination would 1eae
| you to think The remarkable success
in many cases, Of Christian science, mint
cure, mental healing, magnetic healing
/ yes, and in 80 per cent of the cases O
dTt5 TIE result e
ful suggestion.
I quit worrying a. number of year:
ago. Before that weighed 100 pounds
and, as I am nearly six feet tall, was
to say the least, an interesting looking
specimen. During the succeeding yea
I gained 40 pounds in weight, and since
then have hardly known what sickness.
and pain are from actual experience
while previously I was continually suf
fering.
/ could cite hundreds Of cases in which
I know that the law Of suggestion, or, a
1t is called by the professional, suggest
| i've therapeutic laws have cured
and could fill a whole neWspa
per with testimonials that woul,
bring me thousands of dollar
for miraculously curing diseases
But, as a matter of fact, there was nj
miracle about it: simply made a coun
ter suggestion which was more powerful
IN its effect than the one which cause,
| the trouble or worry. My suggestion
acted as an antidote, the worry ceased
the cause was removed. and a cure nat
sfally followed. Within the last mont
/ have known of a highly sensitive per
son being made i'll by worry which wa
caused by gossip. Serious pain AM
sIeeplessness, followed by what she sup
posed was heart trouble, resulted, AM
the family physician was consulted. TIL
process of digestion having ceased
worry was assigned as the cause, tn
nerves controlling The digestive organ
are also the ones which control the emo
tionaI nature, and their activity wa
confined to the process of worry; tn
emotions being greatly wrought up, tn
food stayed as it was until fermenta
| ton took place, causing an accumulation
Of gas. The gas raised the diaphragm
which, pressing upon the heart, cause,
the imaginary heart disease. Is it an.
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