Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-28
LAST STRAW v
NEEDED To
BRING ON
BLUES
Succulent Asparagus Now
Accused of Being Greatest
Mental Depressant. Wrack
ing Your Backbone Eff
fectS Cure.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. July 28-As-
paragus causes ''the blues, said Dr.
Charles Hazard of New York City,
former president of the American
Osteopathic Association: in paper
which he read today in the section on
nervous and mental diseases, at the
national OsteOpathic convention. This
is not the fault of the asparagus, how
ever, explained the doctor. He did not
condemn asparagus but explained
that when it does cause "the blues )"
it is because the persons }system is
already clogged with its own inpur-
ties.
The asparagus is the last straw
which, added to the toxic state Of the
system, produces a physical state cf
the brain and nerves which is reflected
as "the blues," This happens because
the mechanistic state of the PERSONS
physical systm is such that the organs
Of the elimination have not been cap
able of doing their work we'll for such
a long time that the system has Ee-
come poisoned with its own debris But
had the system been kept always in
good mechanical condition. elimination
would always have proceeded normally
the system would have kept clear of
poisons, and no bad effects would have
followed the eating Of asparagus, for
the normal mechanism would readily
thrown off the acid of. the vegetable.
Mental functions, in other words.
according to the speaker are markedly
influenced by the condition of the
blood. ell explained this as follows:
"In the struggle that mans physi
cal organism must constantly keep up
in order to grow, function, and keep
healthy, it is always that organism
that is handicapped by the presence of
obstructons to the free flow of its
nerve and blood currents that has the
least chance to survive and keep web.
keep clear and efficient and normal
unless his brain and nerves are fed by
copious streams of pure blood. The
blood cannot be pure and circulate
freely so long as the organs of elm
ination are obstructed by the effects
cf such mechanical LESSONS as ',Ght
muscles, contested tissues, or badly
aligned vertebrae, ribs. or other bony
parts.
$50 it is that what is one mans
meat becomes another mans poison
Faulty diet is largely a matter rela
tive to the mechanical status of the
physical body Of the individual.
Long standing toxic states OF the
blood underly the conditions which
eventually lead to mental troubles in
many cases. But this tremendously
important fact should never be over
looked; that those conditions which
finally become functional or organic
mental disorders are, at first and In
their simplest terms merely physical
states Of the nervous system, easily
righted if taken in time.
"Osteopathic treatment of the spine
will at once dissipate intense mental
depression. Insanity resulting from
nerve shock or from physical injury is
usually readily cured. The worst cases
of mental dseaes are those resulting
fro mthe insiduous effects of long
standing unhealthy states of the body,
and these are the hardest to cure. ct
they often are cured.
Fifty five per cent of the insanity
cases treated with osteopathy are
cured. Many cases of children who
are born idiots have been cured. Most
of these have been cured by removing
from the neck and upper spine bony
obstructions to the circulation of blood
to the brain.
"Most cases of mental diseases could
be prevented or cured by osteopathic
treatment, if taken in time. Most
cases would never need to go crazy
in the first place. if their necks and
spines had been kept in good mechan-
cCls ncfannatHIp =
ment."
d. w. Griffiths' "Dream Street
will hauo its first narfnrmancp tonight