The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-09
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Home Health
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By DAVID q. REEEER. Pm. D.. n. D.
| La Porte. Ind.
WORRY AND HEALTH.

YIN AMI 11IL1ALA
i'll could name but one evil that should
ba forever banished from the world, that
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 evils l think worry
is the greater; abolish worry and you
abolish the greatest cause Of anger.
have known many people who were
made i'll 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 much 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 prominent
physician died in Chicago of fear and
worry. He had been in charge of pa
t1pnt suffering Will lily lOpLAoOAe~, eANs
becoming impressed with the idea that
he had been inoculated, he at once cau-
terized the wound and applied other pre-
ventive measures-but worried. Al
though there we're absolutely no symp-
toms of the disease, or change OF any
kind, he kept constantly thinking OF 1t,
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 convul-
sions
Many a case of lockjaw, in my op1n-
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 inn
mediately suggests that there is danger
of lockjaw 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-
yeloped which ripens into lOckjaw.
1t may, at first. appear 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
tent that certain indications would
point strongly to certain disease, and
then infinitely describing the disease
and its symptoms.
In one such case, inside of few hours,
l had an extremely sensitive woman in
bed and suffering intensely with ter
rible neuralgia pain in her left shoulder.
cured her just as quickly, and, as knew
her to be woman of good sense, clear
logic, and having unlimited confidence
in my statements, afterward explained
to her fully what I had done, and why.
She saw the point, gladly paid me for
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 in
your shoulder, do you?" She would con-
tinue thus saying various amusing and
ridiculous things until in thoroughly
good humor. She would then say aloud
in positive manner: 81 have excellent
health, and it is SO much to be thankful
for This she would continue to affirm
for some time, when the symptoms
would disappear.
Net every one can so quickly accom-
plish results, but all cases that are
caused by worry can be cured by sugges-
ton; and the list is much larger than
the most fertile Imagination would lead
you to think. The remarkable success,
in many cases, of Christian science, mind
cure, mental healing, magnetic healing,
yes, and in 80 per cent. of the cases OF
drug treatments the result of power
full suggestion.
l quit worrying number of years
ago. Before that I weighed $50 pounds.
and, as l am nearly six feet tall, was.
to say the least, an interesting looking
specimen. During the succeeding yea,
gained 40 pounds in weight, and since
then have hardly known what sickness
while previously I was continually suf-
fering
1 could cite hundreds of cases in which
l know that the law of suggestion, or, as
It is called by the professional suggest
i've therapeutic laws have cured.
and I could fill a whole newspa-
per with testimonials that would
bring me thousands of dollars
for miraculously curing diseases.
But, as matter of fact, there was no
miracle about it; simply made coun-
ter suggestion which was more powerful
in its effect than the one which caused
the trouble or worry. My suggestion
acted as an antidote, the worry ceased,
the cause was removed, and a cure nat
Erally followed. Within the last month
l have known of highly sensitive per-
son being made ill by worry which was
caused by gossip. Serious pain and
sleeplessness, followed by what she sup
posed was heart trouble, resulted, and
the family physician was consulted The
process of digestion having ceased,
worry was assigned as the cause, the
nerves controlling the digestive organs
are also the ones which control the emo
tiOnal nature, and their activity was