The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-10-07

Is Your blrJnr1gnC -OTuSS NeN0A
Cure, But Will Tide Over Elmer
gencies-Health Essentials The
Seven Indications of Health-"No
Hard and Fast Rules"-Subjects
to Be Considered.
When an author writes a book, he
writes a preface; the preface Is a key
that in a measure reveals the contents
of the book. If the reader = interest
ed, he proceeds; if not, he seldom goes
beyond the mere introduction. II, IN
stead OF a book, it is a series OF artl-
cles the same rule holds good. II
writer is a specialist, the reader WISHES
to know at the outset-hrst, Is ne a
mere theorist or does he practice what
he breaches? Second, what are the re-
suits of his observation and expert
ence? Third. are his teachings such
that one can practically apply them
and receive the desired benefits?
In answer to the first, l quote from
the Chicago Daily Tribune as far back
as 1888: "Mr. Warman is not merely
a theorist, but practices what he
breaches, and is in consequence one OF
the healthiest and most vigorous OF
men,"
Second. my observation and expert
enco have been such as to warrant the
assertion that health is your birth
right. If you have not come in pos
session of it or, having possessed it,
have since lost it, you may still have
1t. eff thou wilt thou canst be made
whole" but you must exercise the will.
Third. laying hold of the principles
that l shall endeavor to inculcate you
will surely rea0 your reward, and that
reward is health.
Fundamental Principles.
Health! What is it? Health is
Wilderness. 1t therefore stands to rea-
son that there can be no modification
or qualification of that term, no such
thing as good health, poor health, Ill
health; but simply and gloriously
health, every letter Of which is a CAPT
tai. Besides, health Is just as con-
tagious as disease. l hope that every
reader of these articles will come so
closely in touch with the writer as to
feel the effects of that c~ontagion and
go forth assured that he has a new
lease on life.
But can l get health without drugs?
You can never get it with drugs. Drugs
never cured anybody. Every reliable
physician will tell you that. Nature
cures. If drugs would cure the acute
cases. there would be no chronic ones
The doctors. God bless them-the
good ones. the noble self-sacri1c-
ing ones. There are very few of them
that would give you drugs if you woulc
take advice instead, but you do no
feel that you get your moneys r
unless you carry away a prescription
Or a bottle. But there are doctors ant
doctors. Some Of them represent pa
thence on a monument; some Of then
put their patients under a monument
Still l believe in the physician-th'
good one. Sometimes a mans life /
saved by the absence instead Of tn
presence of the physician. A friend o
mine in Washington, D. c., told me o
q INSTRUMENTATION noted nor skill
ful-that saved his life after the mos
noted physicians had given him UT
When I asked him to explain this ap
parent inconsistency, he facetiously re
marked: CAS- a last resort we sent TO
him-but he didn't come"
Truly. many a mans life has bee
saved by the physician not gettin
there, but l am also frank to admi
that tie timely arrival of a physical
has saved many a life.
I verify believe that the late 81
Morrell Mckenzie, M. D., was RICH
when he declared "If there were n
doctors nor drugs in the world. tn
rate Of mortality would be less"
Why? Because of the indiscriminat
use of drugs and that nature woul
have a better chance to right til
wrong. 1t should be remembered. tina
DIR. Mckenzie died Of a diseas
of which he was a specialist C
international reputation. 1t had be
come chronic. No drug could cur
him.
AS a teacher of physical educatio
and hygiene; having lectured an
taught in every state and territory an
many of the provinces Of Canada, an
that experience extending over a per
cd of 81 years, l have come to the pos
ton where I can view all remedis
agencies without prejudice; hence al
not a physical training crank. l wi
put my decision in a few brief SCI
fences, thus:
Cd While drugs do not cure, the
will sometimes tide over a case {
emergency-not by aiding nature, bl
by opposing and arousing to create
action, as in the case of a torpid live
Ills true, the system may be somewh;
weakened by getting rid of the diseas
plus the drug.
(2) go great is the power Of sus
gestion (unexpressed) in the givin
and taking of medicine that no or
can say just how much is due to II
suggestion, how little to the drug.
go The drug habit will continl
until the people shall have been ed
- - 81 49, - IL III