The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
SPECIE |C DISEASES
TREATED BY COUE
BY AUTO SUGGEST|0
Tells Age-HeraId Readers of
Benefits Of "Day by Day
in Every Way"
Theory
By EMILE CoUE

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Let us now talk little about -spe-
cific diseases which can be cured
by uto-suggestion.
1 must repeat what I have said
in previous article-that it is very
difficult to place any limit to the
powers of auto-suggestiop : (within
the bounds of possibility. OF course).
Sfor. even in cases of maladies sde-
scribed as incurable l have had oc-
casion to observe such extraordi-
nary Improvement effected in the pa
TENTS condition that the most ex-
travasant hopes would seem to be
justified.
1t can be affirmed without hesita-
ton that even organic disorders
come within the influence of auto
suggestion. l am aware that this
contradicts the theory of a number
of doctors, who. perhaps, judge the
matter rather too hastily. But my
affirmation Is supported by many
other eminent menbers of the faculty
in France and elsewhere who have
found its truth demonstrated by ac-
tual facts. DR.. Vachet, professor at
the school of psyche contemporaries at
Paris, and a distinguished member
of the growing corps of physicians
who have begun to employ auto
suggestion and suggestion as an adj
junct to the ordinary resources of
medicine, cited recently the case of
a young woman cured of ulcers in
the stomach by the new method.
There was no error of diagnostic.
X-ray photographs had been taken.
A surgical operation had been pre-
scribed. BY means of suggestion. I'M
aided by drugs or other treatment.
the patient was cured within two
months. In the first week the
vomiting had ceased.
The same, practitioner mentions
the rapid disappearance of a tumor
on the tenth rib, the sufferer being
a young girl who was also afflicted
with a fissure. The girl had been
i'll for two years, and in bed for
three months. Her temperature was
high. and her general condition bad.
Thespower of suggestion cured her
in a fortnight. the tumor disappear
ing completely and the fissure heal
ing without leaving trace.
Cites Case of Boy
In the course of my own expert
ence ono of the most remarkable
cases which / GAIA to mind Is that
of boy who, II not actually cured
of serious heart affection-endo-
carditis-at least got rid of all symp-
toms. and lives and enjoys life as
though in perfect health. One day
the door Of my Study was opened
and a pale. thin youth entered, lean
ing heavily on the arm OF his father.
AT every step he paused, and every
breath he took was like the painful
gasp of an exhausted animal. Poor
little chap! l did not expect to be
able to do much for him. However,
after his father had explained his
malady 1 took him in hand. demon
strating the force of auto-sugxes-
ton by means of few simple ex-
periments such as l make usually
during my lectures. For instance
l. maze MIN clasp mis- nanuS tlBntiy,
and then showed him that he could
not unclasp them while thinking and
. saying, Il cannot. 1 cannot" The
boy was convinced. He went away
full Of confidence. promising to re-
cite my formula regularly and to
practice conscienciously the princi-
pies of Interrogation. / saw him
a few weeks afterwards. There was
already considerable change. He
could walk better; his breathing was
easier; but he was still in a pitiful
condition. The lad persevered. how
ever, and he did. indeed, "get bet>
ter and better every day." and wheR
l heard OF him next he was play
ing football! He was exempted from
military service during the war, for
medical examination showed him to
be still suffering from his heart
trouble, although to all intents and
purposes he was a well-grown mus
cular young man. Which proves
that symptoms can always be re-
lieved, by auto-suggestion, even
when the disease itself is incurable.
Take diabetes. According to cer-
tain modern authorities this affec-.
ton may sometimes have its origin
in nervous trouble. Generally. Of