The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-02
(Edited by Dr. David H. Reeder,
 Chicago.)

Getting Discouraged: It is easy to get blue and discouraged when sick, even though the sickness may be only a cold or a headache, but when more serious troubles arrive real sickness takes hold of you, then indeed. it is hard to smile and be cheerful
 I have known invalids, however, hopeless cases, who were always bright and appeared cheerful to others and thus became an inspiration to all who knew them or came under their influence. Some people realize. that the cultivation of gloom and despend- ency lessens their chances for regain ing health and so they refuse to look upon the dark side of the picture. While they laugh at the sickpess, they at the same time adopt every rational means for restoring health. A sound and well mind will do more for your body than all the drugs that can be read about, while a morbid fear and persistent belief in hopeless disease will counteract the best efforts of the most skillful physician.
 One of the most powerful factors in the success or failure of a physician is the confidence of his patient. If he fails to secure that confidence, he is handicapped from start to finish. Confidence, cheerfulness and sensible treatment are the most potent fac tors for the success in health as well as business. Let me tell you about the case of a dear mother who wrote to the Club from Oklahoma. She just would not give up and be sick, but finally the doctor was called and he said the case was so serious that he wanted the counsel of some other great doc | tor; well, that naturally frightened the family and they insisted that she i should go to a hospital where she could have the best of care. Now that part was all right, but when the great specialist finally reported on the case he used a vast number of pro- found medical terms that sent cold chills down the spine of her husband, although they were absolutely mean tngless to him.
 An operation was ordered and in two months another and again in six months, still another, They had 8 well stocked farm and a fair bank account when she first complained of l SlOI1tdCh LIOublS- llSllpdlIOIl Ildu been persistent for a long time, Ul- ceration was the diagnosis when bailed down. In all, during the two years following the first call of the doctor there were six operations, over years hospital service besides all the pain, suffering and anxiety. I will let you guess at the expense item. Throughout it all, however, she never lost courage, but remained bright and cheerful.
 Without telling me all she had gone through, but simply describing the symptoms and saying she had been told that she had alteration of the stomach and bowels, and wanted to know if there was anything she could do to help herself, I suggested that she make a certain herb tea com posed of myrrhh, goldensea1 and gin ger, as described on page so of Vol. of the Home Health Club books and at the same time to get about 10 cents
 worth of slippery elm bark, soak it in
 cold water, take that also according
 to the directions given in the same
 book. She had the book and I heard
 no more from her for several months,
 but, oh, what a flood of gratitude
 came in the letter. She was not only
 at home and well but was doing her
 housework and as happy as the days were long.
 ! The total cost of all the herbs she used did not amount tD much over one dollar, and just think there was the cure, right there, all the time, SC simple, so easy and had it not been for her courage I believe she would
 not have survived the terrible suffer
 ing she was forced to undergo. I wisf : could tell to the whole world the wonderful power that is at hand, al Athe time in the humble wayside plant