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

case is often cured by Christian
Science
Dr. Alfred T. Schofield. a medical
authority. in his we:l-known work en-
titled The Force of Mind says:
There can he no organic disease with
out some arrangement Of function"
while he also declares in agreement
with pr Cabot, functional diseases
may after all De- organic at the bot
toni" Thus in the mouth OF pen of
two Witnesses il is established" that
every case is Il 1T subject for Chris
tian Science treatment, since, accord
ing to the testimony of these reputable
witnesses every person with organic
troubles is also afflicted functionally.
and every functional trouble is fit
subject for Christian Science treat
ment
DIR. Cabot has stated mis- belief that
functional disorders can be cured by
Christian Science treatment. DR.. Scho-
field. as before stated. has asserted
that all organic disease produces func-
tional disorders This is equivalent to
saying that every sick person Is ar
ilicted with functional disease. Now
it is not possible really To cure a dis
ease without going to the bottom of il
and eradicating its foundation. Every
case Of functional disease having an
organic foundation can only he cured
by destroying its organic foundation.
Therefore. on the testimony of these
two distinguished authorities. the fact
is established that Christian Science
cures all kinds of diseases. for il is
evident that a functional disorder
which originates in a defective organ
cannot he cured unless the organic dis
ease is first destroyed. for the func
tional disorder, being an effect, must
of necessity rearpear so long as its
cause is not destroyed"
Since. as Or. Cabot declares. the
sharpness of distinction between or
ganic and functional troubles is some
what blurred" il follows that il is
not easy To- distinguish between an or
Ganic aud II functional disease. nor
Would it Ice easy la distinguish be-
tween an organic disease which is
produced by functional troubles" and
one which ~ hnt accustomed by func-
tional troubles Therefore. DIR. Cabot's
logic conrinccS one that to be on the
safe side every Individual afflicted
with organic or functional troubles
should avail himself of Christian
Science treatment lest he should be
neglecting Il means al recovery.
The doctor declares that he has
grouped the one hundred cases which
ht has analysed" i'll four classes:
First. - in which" he finds ''on care
full study. reasonably good evidence
fur the diagnosis Of functional or ner-
VouS disorder. Second. seven cases OF
what appears Ia he organic disease
Third. II cases very difficult To clas-
Slry. but probably belonging in the
functional group. Fourth, 10 cases, re-
gardlng the diagnosis of which no rea-
Sonahle conjecture can he made.
MAY / state parenthetieaily At this
point that the testimonies published in
the Christian Science periodicals have
all been carefully verified. but that to
avoid nonrishing an enlargtns the
thought OF disease, its elaborate de
scrintian is eliminated from them. These
descriptions. which are usually given
hy those who send in their testimony.
hut which are omitted out of consid-
Grafton for the Young especially. give
the details of diagnosis and OF pain