The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-28
TELLS WHAT, CHRISTIAN
 SCIENCE IS NOW DOING
BY MRS. FAC SMITH.

Ac SMITH.
 man did have a cancer. Capable repre- sentatves of medical science said that he did. At any rate, he was dying from some mortal ailment. Today he is well. He says he is well and he gives every appearance of being well. He had gained, he said, 36 pounds in weight. You can't very well call the man a fakir. He says his cure dates from his apprehension of the principle of Christian Science and II $ use of mental force. You can't very well call the man a fanatic'
 "The skeptic-and skepticsm is only natural-rnay say that this one instance was an unusual and inexplainable one: but the same argument could scarcely be applied to over 11,O00 cures vouched fo- in this New York record, many of which are cures from the same CT an equally dangerous ailment, and which, all in all, include every disease pronounced curable or incurable by materia medica. The array of testimony is startling. Whether it convinces or not it is worthy
 
 of consideration.
 What Kind of Diseases? 2 'I went over the statements at first with the idea that the great majority might be classified under the head of 'hysteria and all forms of functional nervous diseases the disorders, in other words, which Christian Science is general ly believed to cure or regulate. But such a classification speedily proved impossi- ble. From a small portion of the state ments examined at random the following partial tabulation will give an idea of various diseases treated and the corre- spending number of patients cured: Rheumatism ., 1T cases Tuberculosis, throat and lung
 trouple .' '.....lo Stomach trouble 2. ..S9 Heart disease .. Alcoholism and drug habit .. .. .. l" Rupture -... ...' ''..
 Sprains and broken bones .. .. - " Female diseases z6
 Nervous prostration .... .. .. ...22 ' Eye diseases.... ..23
 Neuralgia .. .. ....... ...,.... " f5.An diseases, scrofula, etc. ......
 Tumors and hemorrhoids .....1O ' Appendicitis, peritonitis, etc. ......7 " Iocomotor ataXla .................
 Cancer ......... ............ ....... 6 "
 "In addition to these were many mis- eellanous cases, among which may be mentioned: Grippe, asthma, pneumonia, malarial complications, prolapsus uteri. St. Vitus' dance. blood poisoning, cerebro- spinal meningitis, paralysis, cholera in- fantum. diabetes, floating kidneys, ty- phoid fever, mastodal abscess, epilepsy, membranous oroup, quinsy, hay fever, va ricose veins, spinal disease, insanity, paresis uric poisoning chronic bronchitis and a great many others which occur less frequently in the New York record.
 Interesting Statements.
 'As types of the statements submitted are the following, only the initials being given by request and consent of the writers. Their full names and addresses can be obstained from the Christian Sci- ence committee on publications:
 1.-TWO tumors have disappeared; par tially paralyZed arm is restored; la grippe has been overcome: sty on the eyeid disappeared in a few hours; lum- bago, the periodic attacks of which were
 
 thing and has never returned I, however, regard the spiritual illumination that has come with this great revelation as of more value than the physical healing.'-Mrs. J. S. B. Portville. N. Y.
 'variously diagnosed as a tumor at the base of the spine, paralyzing the in testines; as a rheumatic involvment of the spine and many other things. Suf- fered excruciatingly; unable to take food other than the lightest-kept alive by copious draughts of whisky and constant ly under the influence of morphine. Eventually given up to die by physicians. Christian Science was turned to and the physicians, unknown to authorities (patient was in New York hospitaD per- mitted the Christian Science practitioner to visit patient in private ward. Normal weight, 1SO pounds, but at this time weight 106 pounds.
 Whisky and morphine were stopped immediately, and pain was somewhat ai- leviated, though for a short time I occa- sionally took some codeine against prac- titioners injunctions Two days (after beginning Christian Science treatment) Wdlkeu dcToSS tHe looii to d Shohs eiiiu five weeks afterward walked daily about | the room unaided and sat up for hours. | June 19, 1906, was dismissed from treat ! ment as practically sound. N. B.-The superintendent of the hospital. upon learn | ing of the practitioner visits, ordered | them to be stopped. After this the pa- 1 tient was removed to the practitioner s office, where the final cure was effected | w. B., New York City.
 Pronounced lncurable. l Affected with Bright's disease, paraly- | sis and locomotor ataxia during a period of about twelve years. After exhaustins all medical assistance obtainable (approx- ! innate cost of medical service, $5O00) and upon the declaration of council of physi- clans that they could offer no further helr l and that the case was hopelessly incur | able. Christian Science treatment was re-
 sorted to and instantaneous relief was ob- , tained with a positive and steady inn 1 provement thereafter, producing a prac- | tical cure and return to good health In 1 something like six nfonths."-E. D. w.. New York City.
 l Have been troubled with rupture since l two years of age Had often worn ban l dages when a child until about three | years ago, when l was under the treat ment of Dr. -. who promised to cure