El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-20
Ella wheeler Wilcox On My "creed"

A n EMINENT English physician
~ and surgeon said recently: The
4 = doctors. who refuse to take the
metaphysical theories of healing seri-
ously are going to be left in the rear Of
the ranks"
And this physician had but limited
understanding Of the great progress OF
this theory of mental healing in Ameri-
ca. But he was awake and he saw the
signs in the east OF the wonderful day
dawning.
1t may not be generally known that
Chicago has a sanitarium where dis
eases are mentally treated. DR.. Lind
larh is one of the pioneers in this field,
and already has accomplished what the
uninstructed call miracles.
Now the White Sanitaroum. of Free
port. H., has added what is called the
s'Psycho-T hereaputic department. with
Henry Goetz at its head
letter from this specialist in the
new field, says;
For Il years. now / have made
special hobby Of investigatipg cures
where the mind was the chief factor,
and while 1 did this as man in bust
ness and with more or less secrecy, it
finally induced me to take up the work
on an extended scale. l have LETT my
home at New Albany, Ind, and intend
to take Charge of the psychotherapeufic
department recently added to the arma-
ment Of this private hospital l have
had personal talks with Deayitt and
Larson and have recently written my
experiences in a magazine article and
because this hospital is probably the
first Of any of the ethical institutions
TO take I'D this branch of the work, ]
am writing you for the purpose OF get
ting acquainted and exchanging expert
euces many of mine bordering on the
miraculous
Fear and Superstition.
s-There is more or less fear or super
stition in the minds of the public, and
the pioneers must stand more or less
ridicule until it finally comes to an
awakening and receives its proper
credit as probably the greatest thera-
peutic agent. have done some work in
morality cases. and succeeded splen-
didlv in case Of insanity accompanied
by Authorizations, in both waking and
sleeping moments I am so elated that
I am sure the goth century will witness
the greatest, discoveries in the science
of Psychology.
Take for example the case of Mrs. r,
whose husband had died of consump-
ton. and she, nursing him, was finally
Frustrated at mis- death. She recovered,
but was left with cough Whlcn from
day to day was getting worse. She
came to me with cough so severe that
she for the last three months had not
rested more than half hour at time
during the night. Her paroxysms OF
coughing were so severe We feared that
tney might rupture blood vessel.
Power of Mind.
In diagnosing the case it was de-
cided that all physical and medicinal
remedies she~had been continuously TAX
ing could not cure, and that the fact
that her husband had died of tubercu-
losis had impressed itself upon hel
mind until she was satisfied in her SUBJ
consciousness that she must soon fol-
low in her husbands footsteps. The
case was diagnosed as a strictly men
tai case. to be cured by mental means.
and thds was the program followed: The
power of the sub conscious to fix upon
some idea was explained.
s.She was then instructed how the
sub conscious mind had control of the
functions and organs of the body. 1t
was demonstrated how fear, anger or
excitement. all of them mental factors,
could influence the heart beat. Con-