The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-27
HOME HEAL IN CLUB
eEdited by pr. David H. Reeder,

NE1EHVE1S: (COnt1n1IaC1On Of ar TtIcleS
 written for Home Health Club by H.
 Lindlahr, M.D.l Baslng their theories
 Of disease and cure on the facts de-
 scffbed in the last article, osteo
 pathic and chdropractic schools jlIInp D
 to the extreme conclusion that the
 great majority of all- diseases are
 caused by lssatious and dislocations
 Of the spinal vertebrae and of other aonny structures The Mature Cure
 philosophy of disease diners es=entr ialIy from the teachings of these
 schools While 1t recognizes that bones t1fsfooated by falls, over-l ftines
 and other mechanical injuries may create all kinds of diseased condItians,
 it does not overlook the fact that the
 diseased euaid itiuris in the tenn.
 caused by food drink and drug
 pofsonins create acute and chronic in 2
 da1naltion in certain organs This local inflammation is comm llndcat ted to
 the nerves which supply the affected parts, and the unframed nerves in turn irritate and tense the muscles and s1iea1nenks attanhed to the Yer
 off the spdnaa column and to other
 bony structures and pull these out or
 their normal positions As a matter Of fact, probably 90 per cenk of
 spinal aeSions have resulted in that
 way, from csasnieaI causes. and there
 fore. i1 order to prodaice perfeet. oz1re these pfinaafE ch heIndcal causes of dtsaages must be c0rrected as we'll as
 tIle zf1schalli Iez5iddis growing out or. them. Afandpz aIatiye Urea tnaent is all right as far H& it goes, but in order to
 give good and perfect resllts at mus be combined with proper attention fog diet, with elinainative Urea tment and. with the right mental and moral at titude. peutic schools and systems is that they concentrate all their efforts in diagnosis and in treatment on a single one Of the dffferenf phases of disease while ignoring and negIecting other phases just as important. The con scientious physician. In daasnosis and in treatment, takes into Consideration the pl1ysicaI chemical, mechEEnical. mental, moral and spdrattaal causes 4ef dEsease E
 we 1ave already found that aood and drink poisonsg or irri tion and in1pingean nenent of the nerves by lux alted and dislocHted bones might cause all sorts Of nervous syn1ptogns and
 eerious nervous aaiments. Only too often inst cad of renovf1lE tEles under lying accuses. instead of correcting the diet and the bony lesionH, the treatE nent consists in benu1nbing the aching nerves with paraIy yzing drugs or in stimulating the atrophied nerves and sluggish organs by means sz Of iTrItated by food and drink poisons. is temporarily benamnbed by bToInides, opiates, hypnotfcs, antika1nnda pIlen- acetin or other coal-tar poisons Feverdsh and dnfharnnlato condi itions are suppressed by anti pyretf fea and anodynes
 When the nerves are. benairnbed or paralyzed ttroa1gh systemic pofsons oq. through the pressure of luxated bones they are artiiciadly stimulated by all csa1ol. strychnine, arsenic, phosp Eorals and other powerful poisohous ifr taIfts Such treatment is egnnp pto1nat tic, not curative.
 However. not only do the poisonous dz1zgss eaiIs to rexnove the slisae4SIv ing causes of nervous ailments and other diseases, but hhey accum ulate in the system in certain parts and organs for which they have special affinity l and then become themselves the cause | Of continual irritation, and Of actual cestT tTuction of tissues There is no doubt whatever, that the majority Of the so-caIIed sincurabIe;, fliseases are either created or aggravated by Che accumulation of poisonous drugs in the system.
 Mercury for instance, is used as medicine in more than one hundred different forms It is the specfficre- rnedy for venerea1 s1iseasessss In ~=tale form of cadotneI it is commonly used as q liver stfanulant and Ia axative Tn saives ointments and lotions it is ap- l piled to suppress skin erlipffous l Biclalorade of mercury is powerful antiseptic- The effect of this poison is insidaots and destructfv If ac- ct1zaa1lates in the system, and in time I 1t works it's way into the brain and 1 spinal cord, causes degeneration and dfsinteeu'ation of brain and s nerve. l matter resulting in ilel1rastilenia. nsssoI loconnotor ataxy, paralysia agifans palsy), paresis and many 1 other chronic aiInnents
 QEintne IS one of the most popular afzzgH with the medical profession and with the Iafty. Tn many sections of l affected sby catarrhal diseases or nal arfa- this drug is taken as freely as l an ordinary continent People are | surprised when told that it is q powerful poison, and that when taken continuously even dn small doses if produce a. variety of serious chronic ailments, such as indi gestiin. cons tip- | ation, rheurrlaf fisIn, neuritiss fleuraleia. less of physicad and mental energy, lrTitaibility. neurasthenlas and even incl sanity Every .Materia Medica de- scrfbes these chronic after-effects Of l quinine under the heading *sChronie ! Gfrrchonisrn's, or s.Chronic ut1fIrile | Just as we'll known tf, | the medical profession are the sym toms or chronic poisoning by iodine, b1Dmides, arsenic. strychnine cocaine. atd by other 1larcotfcs and ppiates and yst these drugs are pre- scribed and taken though they were as innocent as candy and bon hons
 CLUE NOTES i
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