Nature cure from the inside
Subtitle: The why of chronic disease with many case histories and home treatments
By: by James C. Thomson.
Contributors: Kingston Clinic, Edinburgh.
Edition: Special overseas ed.
Publisher: Kingston Clinic
Published: 1954
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
Subjects: Naturopathy.; Chronic Disease.
First sentence: INTRODUCTION
By James F. Carswell
Some years ago I heard Mr Thomson say in a lecture:—
" Recently a woman died in a London hospital as a result of inhaling asbestos dust twenty-six years ago. The fact that this one woman died after such a time-lag had a splendid press: all the newspapers commented upon it. Had that woman died from any orthodox form of medicine no newspaper would have mentioned the occurrence."
The italics are mine and they emphasise a point of more than passing interest. A failure of the orthodox medical system is not looked upon as having any of what the editor calls " news value." On the other hand, apparent success—and it need only be apparent—is always given great prominence. As I write, many newspapers contain a glowing report of a very uncommon and dangerous operation performed on a patient's heart with the usual " great success." This story apparently did have " news value." Not so the gentleman's death. The only report of it has appeared in the obituary column.
I am exceedingly glad that Mr Thomson has written this book, for it should not only come as a light in the darkness, but should dispel fear and offer hope. It will not only bring courage and help to those who are in distress, but I trust that it will do something to stir public opinion against the system, itself a cancerous growth, which is preventing true progress and advancement.
My own introduction to Nature Cure came through reading one of Dr. Lindlahr's books. I was struck by the fact that no statements or claims were made which could not be substantiated. As a student of science I had come to appreciate only those theories that would work when put into practice. The first essential when an engineer makes a machine is that it must be practical. I found that this was the attitude adopted in all true Nature Cure teachings. When I was studying at the Edinburgh School of Natural Therapeutics, the scientific approach to all subjects—so fundamental in the teaching there—always had the strongest appeal to me. We students were never asked to believe anything which could not be demonstrated.
Throughout this Monograph the same predominating attitude will be discovered.
I feel it is a great honour to write this introduction and I am prepared to vouch for the suggestions offered. I have found them to stand the test of rigid practical demonstration.
J. F. C. Birmingham.
Description: CONTENTS.
 
Dedicated to
J. R. T.
in sincere admiration and gratitude.
Notes: A worthy read in light of the Organic Foods Revalation.
Table of contents: pagenum: 2
label: 1
class: section
title: HOW  WE  TAKE   WHAT HAPPENS	2; pagenum: 10
title: PRESENT TEACHINGS	10
label: 2; pagenum: 13
title: SYSTEMIC  CONDITIONS	13
label: 3; pagenum: 18
title: "WE MADE A MISTAKE  IN DIAGNOSIS"	18
label: 4; pagenum: 23
label: 5
title: RECOVER/ FROM  CHRONIC  ILLNESS	23; pagenum: 26
title: COMMERCIAL  COMPLICATIONS	26
label: 6; pagenum: 32
title: NOTES  FOR  HOME  TREATMENT: 32
label: 7; pagenum: 35
label: 7
title: LATER   DEVELOPMENTS ARISING OUT OF A BROKEN  PROMISE	DISCUSSION   POINTS 35; pagenum: 44
label: 7
title: QUESTIONS AND  ANSWERS; pagenum: 127
label: 7
title: THE TAIT  BEQUEST:  A  CONTRIVED MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE; pagenum: 127
title: A  CONTRIVED MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
label: 7; title: THE  END  OF A  CHAPTER	130
label: 7; title: Index
label: 131