The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-01

1ui experiences as the result OF opera =
tons and drug treatment which dis
tinctiy emphasizes the seriousness of
the snaladies endured Hence. in the
investigation into the merits Of cases.
and into the efficacy Of Christian
Science treatment for all disorders.
whether organic or functional. an ex-
animation of the unabrid sed testi-
monies would greatly enlarge and
strengthen the evidence that upon the
basis Of expert diagnosis by physicians
of the most unreasonable standing,
Christian Science must be credited with
having proved efficient i'm healing
Eases II every variety nf i'll, whether
organic or functional, with which poor
humanity is afflicted.
What pr Cabot means by careful
study is not stated. He does not
make clear whether ne has made any
Investigation outside of a mere consid-
cra ton of the wording Of the test
monies. Neither is IL stated why the
Doctor concluded" that the II cases
vers difficult to classify probably
belong To the functional group" 1t
was doubtless natural that he should
(, sc the benefit af the doubt to his own
.itie-tf- tAe-tfHe4tiea.- Otherwise he
might have said that these doubtful
eases probably belong to the organic
group. or he might have added these
II cases To the fourth group. regarding
the diagnosis of which he declares no
reasonable conjecture can he made.
Then the organic class would have AN
equal chance with the functional
group.
Not very long ago one medical au-
thority Went 50 far as to declare that
many organic diseases We're nervous
disorders. Such an authority adds still
more to the confusion, and we begin
/ To wonder il, after all our medical
brethren Know any more about The
| real nature and cause Of disease than
/ Christian Scientists. At the same time
| We are all we'll aware Of the ability Of
| our distinguished brethren TO make Il
! physical diagnosis of disease, and we
are not unmindful that in this respect
/ they possess an Accomplishment To
! which the Christian Scientists make no
pretences whatever except what he
learns by observation and experience,
ana possibly some reading On the sub
feet
But the real question is. after all.
what is the foundation of both func-
tfonal and organic disorders? II by
correcting the mental conditions Of a
hatient both organic and functional
troubles are healed. we have TIL. evil
,tience that am erroneous mental con
dtion was the Foundation OF the dis
, ease. and we believe that ere long DIR,
Cabot and all the host Of medical men
will have arrived at this conclusion
and will note the fact that. notwith-
standirg nil that is said and done
regarding diagnosis. the Christian
Scientist is correct In his conclusions
concerning the real nature Of disease
In any event possibilities" are not
sufficient evidence to the contrary.
The doctor declares Experience
shows that when person has had
many doctors. many diagnoses, many
diseases or many operations, he us
ualiy turns ont To be suffering from
nervous rrostration. There are n great
many persons in this world who have
had many doctors, many diagnoses
and many diseases. if not many opera
tons. and IL is kind in DIR. Cabot tG
point out the fact that there is hope
for them i'm Christian Science.
DIR. Knapp, who is said to be op.
posed to the Emma nuel movement. de-
clares: "The distinction between f.nc-
tional and organic diseases is indefi-
mite. Many diseases formerly called
functional have been proved to be or
ganic. and the few left which are still
called functional will in all probabilit,
be found to be organic"
This statement practically relegates
all diseases to the functional class
which. we understand even the mos
skeptical admit are amenable to Chris,