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Mental

Therapeutites.
OR

How

TO

Cure
the

all

Diseases Mind

With

Being
Law

Treatise Under
Have

on

the
all Made

Complete
Faith in Modem and

Discovery
Mind Cures

of

the

Which Been

Times

BY

W.

D.

STARRETT

San

Francisco

1908

THE

NEW

YORK

PUBLIC

LIBRARY

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TILDC
;

LENOX F'-^'JVOATfONS.

AND

1011

Copyright
BY

D.

W.

STARRETT
9,
1908

April

F.

H.

ABBOTT.
Mission San Francisco

Prii Street

545

TO

MY

MOTHER

WHO

WAS

IN

HER

DAY

GREAT

ROOT

AND

HERB

DOCTOR,

THIS

VOLUME

IS

AFFECTIONATELY

DEDICATED

BY

THE

AUTHOR

PREFACE

In

giving
desire the have
to

this

work

to

the

public,
other
I

have

no

antagonize

any its troubles. I

method feel
the

of

curing
as

body
felt that all such
ever

of

now,

since there
must

heard
be
I
some

of

first

mind

cures,

law

derlying un-

remedies.
in

believe universe
All

there
that

is will
be

only
never

one

mystery
be
in

the

whole

solved time. the be


back

by
It

man.

others mission

will

known
to

is

man's If

on

earth life
If

discover would look


that it is

solutions.

it

were

not

so,

intolerable.
the

we

over

many

wonderful

mysteries
see

have
not

been

made

plain,
to

we

will such that of the

that

unreasonable

make
think

statement.

When of
to

we

stop

and

the

force

gravity
the
very

is

drawing

all

material toward

weight
center

lowest

point
but draw when

of

the

earth,
the time

we

can

the the its

clusion con-

that
will

will smooth time will


and

come

earth

be when of

absolutely
that

on

surface. the

Now,

does
have hill

arrive,
been shall time be it beds

phecy pro-

the
mountain

Bible

fulfilled,
laid will low. take this

that

every

So,
to

when
in all

one

considers

the and

fill

the

valleys

ocean

by

Mental

Therapeutics

slow

process,

he

should

not

have

to

strain

his

imagination
have done

very

much

to

see

that

man

will

the

same

thing

with

his

culties diffi-

in

the

meantime.

have

no

doubt

that

intemperance
which

and

all

diseases

of

the

mind

are

filling
by
had

our

sane in-

asylums
the law.

will

be

overcome

the

use

of

same

have

already
it,
I but

almost

clusive con-

evidence

of

in

this

work

have

written

only

what

know

from

experience

to

be

absolutely
the fact

true.

If

am

right
religious
To

about

this

law,
but

does

not

disprove
them.

works

rather

strengthens
who loves

an

inventor

or

to

one

to

surmount

obstacles,
the results

life

seems

all

sunshine

when

are

obtained.

Then

he

hastens

to

new

fields,
feel
that

never

satisfied.

So

in

this

work

we

are

just
climb,
be

on

the

first

beautiful

plain,
mountains

after

hard

and

that

the

rugged

await

to

conquered.
and

desire

hope

for

plenty

of

assistance

in

the

g^eat

work.

MENTAL

THERAPEUTICS

OR

How

TO

Cure

all

Diseases Mind

With

the

I.

A and the

human would time


in be

life
but

should for
and

be sickness Eve
caused

in

perfect
and

harmony,
sin.
has

From

of human

Adam

discord

isted ex-

life,
came

by

sickness for chord those that where did


not

and
who

sin. desired

Christ
to

and

supplied,
the lost

possess

it,

has the force


wise

ever

produced
was

perfect
caused
but

harmony
sin. who He
have

discord
it

by they

on

any
to

one,

been

enough
have of
the

seek found

his

blessed

gift

to

humanity
even

always
discord this how book
to

harmony, by going
the
lost
to

regardless
sickness. show chord will
until

produced
I
am

In

my

ers read-

supply
that it

caused

by
their chord

sickness,
lives that
as

so

harmony
ever

reign
the used lost in

in

far

as

can,

Christ with

supplied
it,
It when

for

sin

is

tion connec-

perfect
not

harmony
to

will

fill

the that

heart.

is left

reasonable

suppose

God,

who

humanity

from

the

begin-

Mental

Therapeutics

ning
the

of
means

time

to

the

coming

of

Christ and
the

without

of
that

reaching
g^eat
event

Heaven,
gave way

then,

through
did free For
not

remedy,
to

also from

provide
the
curse

for sickness. untold

humanity

itself

of

ages

man

suffered anaesthetics

agony
were

from ered. discovpoint, stand-

operations
One that

before would
He

think,
would
so

from have

human the
ages
our

made

world
ago.

acquainted
But such
must
was

with
not

great
God's

blessing
All

way.

edge knowllaborious

be

acquired

by

the

slow

process.

It
ever

can

almost

be
any

said

that
new

no

one

man

has
aided un-

discovered

great
of

principle
Wireless

by telegraphy
of Hertzian used which of worlds It God
is

the
was

discoveries made
waves.

others.

possible
The

only

by
was

the

use

coherer
arrester.

tively primiThe laws

as

lightning
solar
and

govern
were

the

sidereal

systems

discovered

gradually. good
part
of which these
the
source derful won-

the

mind,
that If

the
has

is

himself,
results.

accomplished
mind then
it
can

the

is

of have
of

all the

these

miraculous
to

feats,
say

who
not

will

temerity
the

that

cure

illness dominates.
us

habitation

wherein

it

dwells
has

and left

Why
find
out

God,
all these

in

his

wisdom,
is
a

to

things
10

mystery.

Mental

Therapeutics

God
treats

holds
it
as we

the do
it

universe
a

in

His
As

hand

and child for

little the

child.

the

grows

we

give
of

things
while
we

necessary

each

period
for later
as

its

life,
which

it
can

is

constantly
it

asking
at
a

things
time. The

give
of
a

only
as

whole

body

child,

well The in
a

its

mind,
in

must

develop

simultaneously.
must

world,
like

its

improvements,

develop

manner.

At

different have been


cures

periods,
men

since
who

the have
use

beginning, performed
of

there wonderful but

without
a

the

medicine,
Either the
did
not

always
did
not

in know for

mysterious
how their

manner.

they

they
own

accomplished
reasons,

results,
desire
to

or,

make
the

it

known.
more

The

former In

tion explanathis
nection con-

seems

probable.
Mr. of and
been

I Mrs. Alexander M.

may

mention

Quimby,

of

Maine,
Mr. of cago. Chinone

B.

Eddy,

New

Hampshire,
Fallows, others, headway.
he
was

Dowie There have made


did
not

Bishop
many

but

who

have

any

great
that

Mr.
the
to

Quimby

claim

coverer disthe
stantly in-

of

the

long Christ,
the claimed

lost of
use

power,

given
the medicine.

Apostles

by
without

healing
of either

body

The
or

rest

have

so

directly
Science is
no

directly, in-

by
Christian

calling

it

Christian There

or

Psychology.
11

doubt

that

Mental

Therapeutics

Alexander belief the know The made


acts

Dowie that of that he


his
was

made
a

many

cures

in

the Since

prophet
been

of laid him

God.

life
never

have

bare,
his Science

we

all

God

made Christian
cures

prophet.
have that
power. if

followers
many have

of wonderful

and

claim lost

they Bishop
papers

found Fallows

the calls

Apostles'
his

discovery, correctly,
his power and

the

have

reported
yet
he

him limits

Christian of
even

Psychology,
mind these shall Christ
it
to

the in I

non-functional
a

diseases;
must

cases

doctor
that

be
not

consulted.
have

not

say gave time

they Apostles,
make

do

the know

power

the
to

but these

do modern

that
cures,

takes

all
were

while
even

Christ's

cures

instantaneous made

and

decayed
our

parts
cures

were

new

instantly.
relieved of
lost stantly in-

In

modern but

pain
is
no

can

be

there

record

flesh

being

restored

instantly.

II.

God sickness break


to

intended
some

man

to

be

free
man

from himself
I
to
am

bodily
must

time

but

the
my

shackles readers without


the

by

hard

labor. how of

going bodily

tell

exactly
use

cure

sickness
it

medicine shall
be
no

and

why

will

work,
it.

so

that

there

mystery

about

"X

Mental

Therapeutics

First
and

will

say
none

that of But and have

but these for the been

for

the

physicians
could
cles corpusof

chemists
been

discoveries

have

made. the would blood


not

them,
cellular

the life

of tissues the
so

the
nor

discovered,
which human
are

mircrobes much them

or

bacteria,
to

causing
race.

devastation
millions

the

But

for health death

who
have

are

now

enjoying
graves.
over

good
The world

would
rate

been lowered

in

their
all

has

been work.
I

the

by

their From

great
what

have should he
it

discovered
not to.

I live Take have


a

can

see

no

reason

why
bible says
so

man

as

long
child

as

the teach

used
will

and
run

it

that
any

never

cold
to

on

it,
in

or

disease,
health. that he

and Then
wears

it

will

live

old the

age
man

perfect
except

why
out

should from One

die,
the

work,
Horse if is

like Chaise? life known is

Deacon's But

Wonderful should his


age is

why
from old

he

wear

out

germ

kept
that the

body?
caused the

For

it

wellthat

by
flesh.

microbes

destroy
I this
am

tissues
to

of
narrate

going

my

experience
it he

with
so

great
the he

discovery
reader

just
see

as

happened,
must

that before
this

will
It
to

that
my it

creep

walks.

is

desire,
used

in

writing
great
sick-

experience,
who
are

get

by

the

majority,

debt-ridden

through

13

Mental

Therapeutics

ness;

and,

indirectly,

to

get

recompense

for

myself.
Before has

proceeding nothing
The and
as use

I whatever
cure

desire
to

to

say

that

ligion re-

do

with

curing by
the
as

bodily knowledge unvarying


eclipse
the about

ills.

is of
a

accomplished positive law,


about that

just

the
or

law
moon

that
or

brings
the law

the makes

of

sun

magnetic
the how
true

north

pole
A be take the

revolve

regularly
can

pole.
it it

mathematician before for


true
a

tell

just
or

long long

will

another revolution
one.

eclipse
of
If you

how

will
about

the
can

magnetic
not

pole
so,

do

it

is

because
can

you
not

do

not

know it
but

the is
not

law. because

So,

if there

you

effect

cures,

is
not

not

universal the
law.

law

cause be-

you I

do

know

will
my

describe

my
state

condition of

in

the and
no

year

1904,
effected that
an

present
the

health,
I law

how doubt but


to

great
have

change.
used
manner.

have before
one,

others unconscious

this

in
my

No

knowledge,
were

has
and

ever

explained
one

how

the of

cures

made

why

is

positive

making

them. Since
I

I been

was

boy

of with

twelve

years

of

age,
as

have

afflicted

catarrh,
my
a

which,
throat bad

grew

older, lung.

gradually
I
have

affected also had

and in

right

pain

14

Mental

Therapeutics

my

side
has 5

just
been

under
so severe

the

ribs.
that

At I could without ribs


on

times
not

this

pain
after
my

sleep

o'clock

in

the

morning
under it. liver

putting
the
the

doubled-up
and caused About

fist

the Doctors
and

right pain

side
was

lying
by
twenty

on

said

my years

gall. itching piles


devel-.
set

ago

oped

and father and

little died

later

bladder

troubles from
ago I

in. ure fail-

My

very

suddenly
years

heart commenced if
I

about

twenty
in my

to to

feel

pains

heart,

particularly
the least time
one.

tried I
perature tem-

suppress

excitement

degree.
the
It
to

have

always

caught
to

cold
a

every colder that

changed noticing
the
cure

was

this law

simple
that and
a

fact
I
now

led
to

me

cover disand

use

prevent

all I

pain

sickness.

Formerly,
would
to

ever whenbed
a

caught days
and

cold,
unable

be work

in

for week

several
or more.

for

used
some

to

say

to

myself
for colds
in

that
I

if

could
not

only
ask
one

get
for

remedy
greater
to

would life. the he When

any

favor that other for

this
are

stops
of
that
to

think all

colds

fore-runners will
I

almost
I
was

diseases
more

realize
a

asking

than

had

right

expect.
At the

present
in my

time life.

am

feeling
I
can

better
more

than

ever

before

do

work

15

Mental

Therapeutics

of feel
to

any that

kind life

than
is

when

was

twenty-five,
No

and
come

just
I

beginning.
can

pains instantly.
is

my
as

body
I
can

that

not

cure

So

far trouble

tell,
I I

my

catarrh
It is
so

the much

only
proved im-

that
that

yet
know disease one's When
mind. 1904

have.
I

shall that mind


one

finally
causes

cure

it.

tarrh Cait

being
is
^ to to

no

pain,

hard

to

keep

on

it

long
it

enough
is

get
center

results. the
year

has

pain

easy

In

the

was

riding
and

back

and

forth

between
as

Oakland had
to

San colds
that

Francisco,
year,

and,

many

hard

commenced
I

think

about

it

and

wonder

why

had

them.
I
not

Though
could
even

wondered
any

what reasonable

caused

them

find the
best

explanation,
which
use a

by

authorities,
and

layman

could

understand

make

of.

III.

One
to

day
have

went

to

doctor

in for
my

San

cisco Franbladder that made


one

something
He

done
me

troubles.
never

told cold. could


He

incidentally
had*
at
one

he
a

had that

time

bet

he

go

to

the

top
with

of

of his and

California's
outer

high
on

mountains
in
"

only
snow

garments
without

the
a

rain,
He

sleet,

.catching
16

cold.

won

the

Mental

Therapeutics

bet. and

asked

him that
not

how he have

he

prevented
made
up

colds his mind


if

he he

replied
would

just

that used either As

them. he
or

Asked said "no."


care

he
He

Christian
could
not

Science, explain
his

did

not

to. to

he of
the

related
mountain

experience
I remembered
two

in

going
that

the the
tempted at-

top
summer

in had
western

of
to

1894

I,
out

with
a

others,
from which the

cruise

trail

portion
the Pacific

of

Jefferson
Ocean which is
on

County,
in in

lies
to

on

Washington,
the
extreme

Port
eastern

Townsend,
part
of the

state, who Coast

Puget
ever

Sound. viewed how these hazardous

Any
of the
in the

one

has

Alps
was

Pacific

knows We
and
were,

undertaking. getting
lives. times
with

twenty-one
times of all but

days
lost
water

through
We
a

many rivers

our

waded

ice-cold
we

many

day.
our

At

night

lay
Yet
out

on

the the

ground morning
with
no

wet

clothes

on.

in

we

would

get
We
mountain

up

and

start

again
and
the

discomfort.
on

slept
peaks
our

on

snow

glaciers,
cold
And

high
whistled

where
wet

wind
in all

through long
trip
none

clothes.

that
any

of
In

us

caught
one

cold

or

had who found

sickness. bad them

fact

of when

the^v
we

party,

had

bleeding wonderfully

piles

\
" -

started,
the

improved

by

trip.
17

Mental

Therapeutics

From
in

the

doctor's
I

experience began why


I
to

and

my
on

own

the

mountains,
across

study,
did that

my

trips
colds the lower

the the
at

Bay,

we

not

get
in
to
a

in

mountains.
every

knew

here

city,

change
would of

of

temperature
catch

degree
some

people
other form

cold

or

tract, con-

sickness.

Another which
I
to

thing
excited had
been about my

which

had
was

noticed that cold


I

and
ever when-

curiosity,
without

long
it,
more, not

and would

began
not

think

hoping
I

that would know

have

them
I

any

invariably
that the of

get
least
perature tem-

one.

did of fear of

then
a

degree

causes

slight
nor

change
I

the

blood;

did

know of

how the

to

provide
of
the

against' body.
is heir

having

that

lowering

heat

Right
that
man

here
is

great
can

secret!
be

Every against
one

evil if is of he

to out

provided
If will his avoid
same

he

only
to

studies
be

the
to

way.

who think
that

liable it will of with


to

tempted
and
make it is

sin
up

but mind
the

beforehand
not

commit battle attacks


your

and
won.

will The

occasion

it, the
the be
on

holds
must

good
learn
never

of

diseases.

You the is

guard,
any

for sickness

enemy easy

sleeps.
on

To

cure

if

one

is

guard.
18

Mental

Therapeutics

would
cases.

be

time

wasted

to

recite

any

more

also

knew

the

theory
two

of

the of of

blood
"

^that
mals ani-

it

is

composed
called

of

classes One other

minute these

corpuscles.
red sometimes and
the

little These The their white the


up air

fellows latter red office


ones ones are

is

white.

called blood
to

phagocytes.
its

give
seems

the
to

color

and

be

accompany

the

in

their

swift arteries

journeys
and

through taking by
the the the

heart,

lungs,

veins,

the
in

life-giving
the the life The

ammunition and of the the white bones carbon

supplied
from
ones,

lungs
use

food,

for

and and
are nerves.

cellular

in

the white of and

tissues,

corpuscles
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for

system,

which of
enemy

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ing fightafter is
ever

protecting
off human the the

system,
which

having
present

driven where of

beings
bones

congregate.
and life little
nerves

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repairs

tissues,

accomplished
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cellular these
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forget
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heat

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to

distribute

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the

cellular

life
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rebuilds

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or

destroyed
be

parts.
up,
so

degree
work
you

must

kept

properly
absolute

performed
control

and of

also the

that

corpuscles

20

Mental

Therapeutics

and

can

send
as

them
you
can

to

any
move

part
a

of hand

your
or

body,
foot
at

as

readily

will.

IV.

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nut-shell,
human in in

the

whole

situation

seems

to

that

beings,
numbers,
form and their of cold kind.
a are

especially
surrounded
or

where

gregated con-

by

emies en-

the

bacteria and
The

germs.
a

These

are

hungry

desire

place

to

propagate
affords them there
on

human

body only
get

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are

place
those

if

they

can

in;

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dreadful
at to

little
pores

white of the

bulldogs
skin
a

the

watch
man,

all

the

in

healthy

prevent

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getting

foot-hold.

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true

God

has
progress

made is know. of

it

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such

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case.

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do In
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appear, you

force,
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opposition
progress.

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we

the the

mountains earth and diseases


the air

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deserts of

do

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microbes found

and there. if
a

consequently
But
on

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rarely
very

other been this

hand oped develtive nega-

few,
from force

any,

great spent
we

men

have from have

life

away

which

always
21

present,

both

Mental

Therapeutics

in in

our

contact constant

with

other
in
our

human bodies and

beings
between

and

the

fight
of the

the
in

corpuscles
the

blood

the

bacteria

outside is
so

element. self-evident have written


and

This

that
it

it for

is

quite
those

necessary un-

to

who
ent presdo

read

the

editorials but these


is there

magazines
a

of

the who

day;
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vast

majority

know Heat
may

actual and

facts. is death! fact


is
or

life
be

cold absolute

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it may

ment state-

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not,
at

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so

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as

humanity
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true.

concerned

the

present

Every
enemies

living
and
to
man

thing
has exterminate of mice

in

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universe
made
use

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often

of
one

knowledge
to

pests.
he that
which

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of

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of
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rats,
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to

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fruit,
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the

its

food.
use

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their them

to

get

rid
enemy,

of

microbes,
the them
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you

of

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or

destroy

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from

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body.
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tower

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man

in

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to

touch
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turn
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he
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machine lifts
an a

obeys
lever
amount
or

his turns of
en-

slightest
a

wish. he does

valve,

not

22

Mental

Therapeutics

ergy energy

equal
has

to

the

results been and this stored

obtained.

The
the he

already
brain
It
to

by
and
energy

men, work-

through
liberates enabled it. him
so

muscle,
stored
the

only
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unto

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The
man

movements

ship
the the
No

easily.
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human in

body
the
all

is

like
tower

ship.
brain
power

conning
its vital

of

control
can

of

parts.
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be

gained
of
power.

without
If which I

expenditure
a

have

had caused

pain
the
it

in

my

side

for of

years,

was

by
cure

destruction
one

tissue,
that Not and

and
I I it
act

if
was

instantly getting simply


miracle that of

might
for stored

think

something
liberated
at

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energy
a

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have
no

is

all
"

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man

guiding
put
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the mind movements,

ship.
in

God direct outside.


that it

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as

body
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to

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power

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but

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learned the
are

to to

govern

it. mind
tower.

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corpuscles
the workmen

of

blood
to

are

the
in

the
now

man

the the had that

have

put
I

reader
in

in

possession
if he

of
not

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knowledge

1904,

had
I

previously
that when he the

acquired
realizes
that

information. of
any

hope
won

half
comes

battle
a

is is

knowledge

that

fight

on.

23

Mental

Therapeutics

As have there had God


that

soon

as

I had
way
to

realized
sense

that

I
to

ought
know if
I

not

colds,
was a

enough
prevent
it
out.

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to

them,
I I did I

onlythat

the
had

ability

find
a

believed
not

provided
would
cure

way
me

but unless

believe that

He

found

way.

Inventors

all discoveries
;

say

that after

they

have

made studied

their hard

greatest
and

having
no

failed their
a

that

later,
the

when

longer
comes

thinking
to

of like

failure,
stroke that of
this time

right

idea
in

them I ing havfore be-

lightning
is
to

its

swiftness. the mind

suppose
to

caused work is
out

by

take

the
to

problem
the

the

intelligence
in the brain. this I
a

conveyed

picture

gallery
To when

illustrate
a

point:

I
"

remember with
two

that
panions com-

boy,
in

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which
all

wood We
our own

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the

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small
we

farm. knew instead

knew homes.
out

place
In

as

well

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wandering
the

about,
as we

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we

on

clearing,
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exactly
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brain
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us

picture
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opposite
knew
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at

we

place

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to

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us.

and
sat

house

entirely
fence wide for
open

strange
about in

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on

rail mouths

five
won-

minutes

with

our

24

Mental

Therapeutics

derment,
to

when,
a

like
and

flash,
was

the

farm

seemed familiar. had


to

take
suppose

turn

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perfectly
formed

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a

picture
new one

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erased

printed

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the

gence intelli-

us.

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it
to

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with

you

in

this
your

matter

^You of life

have
are

"

got
wrong you

imagine
and that
see

that

views take of old


"

things
the real
or

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whirl
a man

before who
at

will
not

picture
grow

need least. After


in 1904

be

sick,

in

looks,

studying
and
came

the

subject
no

for

long day
the
'

time the mind the


the

getting
to
me

results,

one

thought
must

instantly
of the

that

have and

control that
were

corpuscles
do I did
not

of will if have

blood command cold


my
at

they

would

its
not

given.
time and would law.
on,

that

could
take
a

expect
till

that I that had


I

view

of

life the

whirl first

demonstrated
felt
a

The
I
to

time
a

cold
to

coming
workmen" did
not

just
drive

gave the I

mental

order out,

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it

microbes
not isfied, sat-

and

develop.
I

was

however,

till
success

had

tried time.
were

it

again

and

again
Those cold
was

with
"

every

first

successes

when
one

felt

coming working
I

on.

Later,

on

occasion,
my hat

very
a

busily. good
25

Having
cold

off,

caught

hard

before

Mental

Therapeutics

thought
"that
to to

to

try
will lo!
it

my

remedy.

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said when

to

self, my-

be did

easy";
not

tried
went

do

it
"

work

at

all.

I
out

studying

again

and

soon

found

the

trouble.
I armies

reasoned
are

in

this

way

with other
the

myself
in

If

"

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facing
to

each

battle

array,
to

each

trying
a

defeat
in

other

by
a

trying

get

foot-hold knows

its

lines,
must not

good neglect

mander com-

that will

he

any

point
securing
tell
weak
to

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an

help

keep
over

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opponent
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to

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his
scouts

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in

at

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lines that

troops
sufficient

strengthen
to

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it
out

and foe. will

numbers

ward of But

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prevent
steals up

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defense,
suppose

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aware

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to

entrenched

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more

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drive In

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take
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position.
way,
or

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of seated
energy

cold

already
it it It is is
out

under
sary neces-

any
use

firmly
more

disease,
to

to

drive

than

if

it

had for

been
success, to

taken
to

in make
out

time.

sory, compulmore

the
the

corpuscles

combative,
This
any is

drive

entrenched
sense,

enemy.

only

applied
man uses

common

such affairs.

as

business

in

every

day

2G

Mental

Therapeutics

from take

Tomsonian
as

Powders
as we

and could. the I "mistletoe


till I

have have

us

all

much
tea

drunk

pennyroyal
held
I in my

under

bough" thought
time troubles
a

mother's burst.
was

hand I

have
one

would

remember from
up in and

schoolmate
and

dying given

bowel the she doctor.


went

had
was

been

by

My
to

mother and
he
was

called hot the


case

work

applied
on

cloths. road
sure

Inside
recovery.

of

one

day
was

to

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life

in
to

that the there

enough.
parts
force

plied appuscles cor-

decaying
is
such

brought
that

they

routed

the

microbes. I have

explained
This

how

to

cure

cold

or

any fully, faithforce


prove

sickness. with
one uses

method,
the
a

if

followed business

just
to

ordinary living,
so

make
so

will

always
will

successful
"

much the
to

that

you

be

tonished as-

at

results. be successful that of


it

Always
in any

remember business and the will

that

for
must

one

he
better

understand
his

occupation;
is,
the

knowledge

greater

be

his

success.

VI.

will cold

now

tell

you

how

you

get
facts of

sickness
are so

or

and that

explain
I have

why.
little

The fear

simple

the

most

28

Mental

Therapeutics

learned them
all

physicians
here because life
are

denying
it has

them.

state

been
is

my

experience things

through
life After that

that
most

it often

the

simple

of

overlooked.
under I

watching
cold,
as

the before

conditions

which
that

I it

caught
always

stated,
when
the

found

happened
Now
first this

temperature greater
I

was

falling.
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at

was

ery discov-

appears;

for
I the

immediately
that he

asked
person

the
sat

question
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a

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in I
out

knew house

if would
not

invariably
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a

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in the

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wind

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as

catch

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well
easy

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when
find.

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are

answer

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to

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blood
more

are

creatures to

of
heat

temperature.
and

They
than
to
one

sensitive

cold
you

can

readily
that

realize. the

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stop

think

they
find
out

are

through
is

which

you in

that

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you
as a

taking
at
once

place
that

the
are

temperature
as

will

see

they

reliable

thermometer.

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over

fighters
your

who

are

always
their
to

on

guard
are

all

body, sending

doing
messages

work,
the
man

stantly con-

in

the

pilot
All colder
at

house
once

to

tell

him
one

how
opens strikes it
at

things
a

are

going.
and The
a

some

window back.
and
warn

current

of
there

air

your
once

corpuscles

feel

you

29

Mental

THERApfetwcics

that

they
to

are

cold. them the


to to

If

you

do desert nice

not

take their
warm

the

trouble
A

warm

they
is

post.
and
pores
near,

little

inside

flesh

and

they
all

recede

that

point,
enemy

leaving
ever

your

exposed
too

the

lurking
homeless. for
you

who microbes

is
at

cold,
once

hungry
make
a

and dive
and

The
warmer

the have

place
started

inside
or some

your

body
other

cold
to

disease
were

according
nearest

the
your

kind little

of

germs

which

when

sentinels
suppose I
am now

deserted that
you

their had
you.

post.
the
The

Now,
which that directed
you

knowledge
moment

giving
the
to

felt
them command

warning
return

you
to

would

have either force. heat would


to

their
any

posts,

by
The
and

direct
act

or

by
them

negative
alone makes
you

of that

thinking
were

of
not

if

sufficient breaths lost of

have

taken

few
the

deep
amount

air

ply sup-

them of

with

by

the

change

temperature.
It is
a

well-established
a

fact of
heat.

that Those

fear who and


out

in

any
are

form afraid
are

causes

loss will
to

that
most

they
liable

get
so.

cold

be in

sick the
no

do

When

wind,
more

riding danger
unless been

or

automobiling, taking
take to, cold off because than
some

there

is
in

of
you

when

the you

house,
have

garment
the

used

corpuscles

30

Mental

Therapeutics

are

doing
your

their

accustomed
a

work.

But

take

off
a

hat
will

for
start.

while If

and before about

see

how

quickly
your up
was

cold
you

removing keeping
which

hat

had of
heat the

thought
at

the
ated radihave

supply by caught
and
in
a

that

point,
you you

change,
If

would

not

cold.

anticipate
a

change
can

provide
draft be Of
wet
or

against
take
in

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off wind
any with

cold

you

sit
wet

garment,

get
ity. immunto

and

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perfect exceptions
of
to

course

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all

rules

but
you

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your

workings thoughts
to

positive
the
to

laws.

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cles corpus-

of

your

blood

force do

them

do
at must

tain cer-

thing bidding.
the

they
If the

will

it, positively,
is bad
you up

your

disease
and

take
mands com-

deep
till

breathings
you
are

keep

the

cured.

Perseverance

alone

will If be
your

win.
a

person's
nature

lungs
to

are

about make have


a

gone
new

it

would If
ture, na-

beyond leg
is

set. to

broken
the it

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got
directed

use

through
mind,
after
to

fingers
in mind

by

the

get
is the

back
the

place

again.
the If
your

This,
work foot that So
is

all,

still
use

doing

through
is
nature cut

of
is

the
no

blood.
use

off

there

in

thinking
for
you.

will
as a

grow

another

one

far

human

being
31

is

concerned

there

Mental

Therapeutics

no

exception
among

in

this,
the

although
lower that will is
not

there

are

ceptions ex-

animals.
nature not
can

So
it but

we

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not

do

rather
in

that

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for

us.

thing Everylaws for


any

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universe
will

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a

by
them

fixed

and

God There

one.

is

always
as

way

of
case

apparently
of is

overthrowing
sickness.-

them,

in

this

curing getting
a

People
for

will

say

that it
so

something
fixed law.
not

nothing,
so.

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is

is
to

breaking
those who

Not
see

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only
it.

do

yet

through

VII.

Science
motion
or

tells

us

that

grain
which

of

copper

has

life of
a

within the
solar

it

exactly
in
so

cates duplifar bodies


the
as

that
to

system
with

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central

body
and

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held central

by

attraction I

circulating
it

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believe
as

because
as

scope microand and of

reveals reflectors

'it,
reveal

well

the

telescope
worlds

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in

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have

are

systems
space
to

of

worlds

farthest reached.

depths

which

they
do
not

Many theory
use

people
and method

know will

of
not

the be

microbic able unless


to

consequently
of
to

this
are

combating
understand

sickness
It

they

made

thoroughly.

32

Mental

Therapeutics

Like which
so

the
can

theory
be of

of
seen

life

in

the
with

atom

of

copper, eyes, eyes

only
life
constructed

artificial
us.

is

that

animal

around
to

Our receive
a

are

mechanically
when
per
or

light
certain

only
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we can

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animals lower for

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men;

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man

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see

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the flies
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vibrations
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of

sunlight
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at

if

they

attempt
take should animals
means

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to not

we

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get
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rid

them.

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are

why
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to

we

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gnats
to

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breed believe of

too,
in
our

are

continually
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trying
common

bodies? there life


ago. has
not

sense

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years

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end besides

to

the

ness minutehas

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science

proved Surely
weapon

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left of

us

without enemies

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can

ourselves
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see.

these

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you your

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have

perform
come

piece
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to

work

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and

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you will

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allow

them

to

Mental

Therapeutics

do

more.

If
earn

wife
the

begins
chances
her

to

help
are

her
out

band hus-

money he

nine and
It
more

of
to

ten

that
his

will
as

allow
a

more

take in
man

place
which
will

bread

winner.

is

nature

prompts
tell you
not

this.
to

For
make

that it
a

reason

doctors
to

habit

take So
it

medicine.
is with

the relief
to

corpuscles
doctors the who

of

the have

blood.
ied stud-

If

you

go

for
to

how

kill will do

microbes
the

medicine work
and

they
and it
as

give they
to

you

corpuscles*
it and
were,
more

will
do

lie
work

down,
more

as

allow

the

according
use.

you

develop
so

the

habit
your

of

its
energy

You
in

in

doing
money

expend

earning
energy

to

buy

the
to

medicine,
the
a

which

should blood

be

applied
If

corpuscles
fraction the
will
seem

of of
the

the

directly.
expended

only

ergy en-

in
the

buying
results

medicine
lous. miracu-

is

applied

direct

VIII.

Human

nature

is

pugnacious.
at

Men of the of and because


ages

will
hat.

fight Why

visible

enemy

the
at

drop
the
on

they
and

will allow
a

lie
that

down
to

sight
them

ness sickbeat
the

jump
unless

them

is

mystery,
not

it

is

enemy

can

be

seen

or

because

of

34

Mental

Therapeutics

came

back
and
next

and
have

treated
not

it felt
it

again
since.

with

my

method The
A

trouble
one came

had
on

was

from neck.
I

cles. carbundid of land, Oaknot

big
what
I

my

know
walnut.

it
went

was

till
to

it best

got

the

size
in

the

surgeon

who had knew six


come

cut

it under

out

bodily.
my
arm

The
and

next

day
that the

I
I

from

that
I

the used
arm

cutting turpentine
and

had
to

scattered drive
came

crobes. mifrom

them
out

under neck

my

then

they

on

my

by

the
them

hundreds..
in

Finally regular
method
way
on

got
and them.

tired

of for

fighting experiment
like first
small

the

just
It made
in
a

tried
a

my

worked 'their

charm.

They
through

always
the skin
a

appearance

very

pimple
If I I

accompanied operated them,

by against

stinging
them
go

sensation.
moment

the
away

noticed that

they
of would
one

would

at

once

"

is,
start,

inside

day.
not

But

if

they
for
a

got
week

they

disappear
would
not

or

more,

although
and
I

they

grow

any

more,

would

experience

no

pain
I hard

from
want

them.
to

say

here

that

those have
it is with

who had
not
so

attempt
sufficient
easy
as

cures

before will few


not

they
find that work
at

experience
after
This
a

months'

the one's

method. hand had

is

strange

all.

If

Mental

Therapeutics

been and have mind for


it

bound
was

to

the

body
released,

for

all

of mind

one's would

life

suddenly
control been individual's
not
over

the
some

no

it

for

time.
not

The

has

taught

unconsciously,
but

only
that is how

the could

life-time itself
it
so

for
as

ages, sickness

help
But

far

concerned.

is

truly
to

wonderful careful

quickly
Another I
first

it

will

respond
circumstance
to

training.
when
I
was

curious

happened
a

attempted
to

cjir,e

carbuncle. had the

going
my
came

San
the

Francisco

and

just thought

taken
first I

seat

on

ferry
cure

when them carbuncle

to

try

and

by

my
to

method.
center

put

my

finger
on

on

the
the

my the

thoughts
time I

it reached

more

forcibly.
office
and the

By
carbuncle

had

my

had hand it.

almost

disappeared
so

the
I could

back
not

of

my close

was

swollen then
at

that

knew
when

once

that,
one

like from and

the

geon sur-

he

cut

the the

first microbes

my

neck,
had I

had

scattered in

they
Next

settled

the

back

of
to

my

hand.

tered cen-

my

thoughts
inside
from

drive

them

from

the

hand
I

and learned with

of
that

one

day
to center

they
my

were

gone.

thoughts
from for
I
never

always body
had

the

idea and

of

driving
it

them

my

completely
such
a

worked
to
me

thing

happen
37

again.

Mental

Therapeutics

My
had it it

father off and short

di^_Qf
on

heart-feilure

and I did that

have

foT^ears.
ago but

was

attacked
not

with method

time I

try
could
stubborn

my

because for
I

had

no

idea

do

anything
disease. when method did
not

such had

dangerous
for
to

and about
me

suffered
came

week

the
at

thought
least.
to

to

try
but

my it the

I do this

gave any

it

fair I

trial

seem

good.
disease
was

came

to

conclusion

that and for


it.

not

caused
to

by

microbes

so

I An

could attack
I

not

expect
on

do

anything
than
ever

came

worse

just
my

at

dusk

so

said

to

myself,
trial."

"I'll Would

give
you I

method believe
it?

one

more

good
melted

The for

pain
the

right
to
come

away.

was

anxious
so

pain
be
sure

back
was

again
I
who

that
driven

might
it away.

that
was

it

had

soon

gratified
again
When and

by
it
went

its

return.

tried

the

method time.

worked
to

instantly
bed
I

every

I
down could

lay

with
came

my

right
back.

side
I but

and
hear
moment

shortly
my I heart

the

attack

beating
my

very

plainly
on

the the

centered down
to

thoughts
to

it

beatings
I in had
was

slowed startled
manner.

the
it
answer

normal
my that crobes mi-

number. efforts

hear I

such
been

suppose

on

the
come

valves

causing
but
once

the that

trouble.

It

did

not

back

Mental

Therapeutics

night.
my

In heart the few

the
was

morning
sore.

the It
all
to

whole

side that surface.


gone.

over

seemed the

had But
Now it
to

driven
in
a

microbes
hours

the the

soreness

was

anticipate
I it
am

pain
that

and in

do
a

not

allow weeks
I

return.

sure

few

shall

have

cured

for

good.

IX.

have

always
every

been
season.

attacked One

with who it.

Calihas

fornia^malaria
had
comes

that
on

trouble^
with
a

will

never

forget
which
seem

It

tired One's child

feeling
limbs and
I

affects
to

the back
seems

whole like
to
a

body.
tired

hang
system

the
had

whole
some

be

deranged.
got
malaria up

capsules
were a

which
sure cure

druggist
for
to

and

which
it that this

the

although
cure

would
means.

take I
went
was

week stricken
so

entirely
with
as

it

by

the

malaria the

fall in
to

and
my

far
use

to

get
the

capsules
came

hand
my

to

when It
was

thought
five

try
when

remedy.
put
work. the

about

o'clock
and

/I
to

capsules
I

back relieved

in in

the

box

started hour
and

felt
I
was

one-half
over

by

morning day
but
not

completely
tired it
a

it.

On

the back

second

the I
drove

feeling
away in
a

came

slightly
and have

few

minutes since.

had

malarial

attack

39

Mental

Therapeutics

Ever with

since

was

boy

have
I cured the

been the

bled trou-

nijrjiver.^d,^all.
almost affected weeks.

pain
to

of the of three

that

instantly
was

and

damage
inside about
a

parts
three

entirely
last
attack

repaired
came

The
in

o'clock under old but


my

the ribs of
not

morning
in

with soft

sharp
I

pain
my fist

the

the
on

part.
my

tried

remedy
it method would

lying
work. decided
to

doubled-up
I it

Next
to

thought
a

of The

and left

give

trial.
ishment. aston-

pain

instantly,
back has
a

my
on

great
the

It

came

little

ing followsince.

morning
I have had there
a

but doctor
a

never

returned
me

tell

that

without takes
If

doubt
to

is

great

change.
tissues.

It

time
are

repair
an

the

destroyed
sore on

flies
cause

on

open

the
you

hand
drive the

they
them

pain pain
diseased

but
ceases.

the

moment

off
on

the the
my

So tissue
"

with there

microbes

is

no

miracle

in

stopping
I
not

the
an

pain
attack from
or

instantly.
of

had

pleurisy

which about

could
one

prevent
to

shifting
cure

from
my
to

place
I

another
that my hot

at

all used

by

method.

knew with
that

mother cloths. needed


was

stop
I heat.

such

pains
out

From

that
more

figured
I
at at

all

once

tried
heat

deep
the

breathingSr-for.^that
blood.
"

will

once

In

about

half

an"

hour

"-"''

40

Mental

Therapeutics

when it left

directed

my

thoughts
It

to

stop
and hour it

the
I it

pain, kept
had and

instantly.
it away. I

kept
Inside

returning
of
not
an

driving
left feel
I several

for
sure

good.
that
my

have
will
never

had bother

since
me

it

again.*
skin J the used
crobes, mider tenat

injured
places

hands

by
for-^a"

tearing

the

in

anS"
on

expjeriment
to

my

thoughts
and mercies.

one,

keep

out to

left The left


no

the

other
one

places
I

their
well

treated
the other

got

once

and for
will

scar

but and The that

one

was

sore

over

month

left

scar

which
were so

have
in

for that

years.
test

results

conclusive for doubts. About


my
one

there

is

no

room

year

ago
was

had
sore

corn

come

on

small

toe.

It
it. If

very
can

and be
knows
must

of

course

walking
his
corns.

hurt

One

not

fooled
it

about

they
gets

hurt

he
it I

right
or

away he

and
knows

if
the

he

relief

be
to

real

difference.

tried
than

cure

it

more

for
that

the
I

experiment's
could for until
be
to

sake
I
.

with did
in

the
not

idea
use

do I
never

it.

certainly
any

faith
my it

cure

had
reason

faith
first

any
me

of how
my
went

cures

my

told directed
the

could

accomplished.
the
corn once

just
and

thoughts right
away

pain
of had

just
been

as

if

an

application
have
never

laudanum

had

made.

41

Mental

Therapeutics

it

return

and the

that

was

more

than for the


is

year
cure

ago.

In

application pains
statement
can

of
be

heat
seen

the

of the

pleurisy
former have
from

proof
life.
year

of

that lives of
this

heat last

Many
of
1908

lost the

their

prevalence

that

disease.

X.

In oak
had

August,
floor
to rest

1907,
my my

was

putting
in

down it foot
was

an

in

home

and
on

dressing right
the

oflF
a

weight
I

my it its

great

deal.

Before

knew

foot

p.aralyzeti.x
sound
my mind

J,
made
on

first in it

noticed

condition floor.
four

by
I

the

it

hitting only
about

the

kept
when been

for

days having

the

paralysis
for
comes over

disappeared
two

after

present
Now
in that my

weeks.
cure

the

last
up
to

that

I I

have

made
you

own

body
be

date
the

and
most

assure

it all.

will

thought
years

astonishing
had of
to
wear

of

For
because I

twelve of
had

have

glasses
eye.

astigmatism
my the eyes
same

the
time

right
and could
even

have

tested
result.

again
not

with read
a

always
letter because I had of

I
or

the the

newspapers

large
all

print

letters intended had


at
so

would
to

appear

twisted.
on

always
but I

try

my

method troubles

them I
never

many eyes

other till

that

got
42

my

just

Mental

Therapeutics

Anyone
not

trying
that he

to

use

this
too

method
bold
or

should reckless able


be such
to

think
nature.

can

be

with

Although
without
to

you

may it

be would print

see

perfectly
to

glasses
very
or

wise
as

not

try

read

fine the time

Webster's
months. their

Dictionary
Give former
the

bible
to

for
grow

some

the condition.

nerves

to

Or,
and

in

other life I

words,
time
to

give

corpuscles repair
Webster's

cellular

thoroughly
to

the

damage.
the and

attempted
second

read
I

Dictionary
the

day
the
to

after
eyes.

had I

made
learned that it

change
sad

strained
what

So I

by
in the
not

experience
I
can

do.

found
and

evening
affect
my

use

the
at

glasses
in

does

eyes

all

reading
before
now

without

them.
not
cause

Only
any

where

the
to to

glasses
eyes,

did do.
I

pain
them

the
periment ex-

they
after

I
had

only

tried

strained
that I

my

eyes
never

as

noted.

I
any I

am

positive
more.

shall

use

glasses
to

Every
read that is

night midnight
a

after

going
without

bed

have if

till
not

glasses
there taken is

and
none

fair until

test

then has
self. him-

more

convincing glasses
and

one

off

one's

own

seen

for

All

those

who
grow every

wear

glasses
the
years
44

have

found
have
to

that

as

they

older few

glasses
because

be

changed

the

nerves

Mental

Therapeutics

are

being
it

eaten

away
to

all

the the
the used

time,

which

makes

necessary you
wear

change glasses
get

prescription.
more

The

longer
of
which

the
c-

corpuscles
crobes
leave

the
are

blood

to

the

miand
molested. un-

A.

causing
work

the of

trouble

them

to

their

destruction

I where it has

will

now

mention

number of the

of
method

cases

have

told them has


a

others
in

and

relieved wife

every

instance. has
call been

My
for
sick years

friend
one

who would thousands ailments

sick

"

not

what like

seriously
of
women

but who and


and

just
have allow
more.

the little

to-day
them
more

and

magnify
their lives

them I
she

to

dominate

have need that


not

constantly
be idea
in

reminded She
all

this

lady

that

sick.
was

has

always
for

replied
who but

that
were

right
and

those

strong
will

will she have

power had

beside

for
years

the

power

erted ex-

for

death
ago.

would

been

her

portion
There invalids of. will There
arouse

long
is

such is is

variety

of

these
to

self-fooled conceive which


vidual indi-

as

almost
some

impossible
human it here and
must

always
them I will noticed heard but

event

fit

each

case.

record
no

few

which
you

have
seen

myself
or

doubt

all

have

of

like

circumstances,

45

Mental

Therapeutics

knew

young

girl

who There

had
was

been

an

valid in-

from

childhood. the
matter

nothing
that
to

seriously
parents
that had

with
her

her till

only
she off.
but
came

her lieve be-

coddled
she
was

very

badly

To

be

sure

she
one

had would told

some

small

ailments of she God's


to

nothing
If
out

that
one

despair
her
and that

easily

curing.
to

had

ought
beautiful
the

get
sunshine of

and
and

exercise
air
"

get
herself

rouse

necessity
it
was

so

doing
for little of
valids in-

she
"

would
now

reply
but she that
would. is

that
when

impossible
she
that

her

got
class

stronger
the think believed force
she be
to

With
never

point

reached

where She of
did.

they really
exertive Nor

themselves
that

little
was a

stronger.
bundle
she

she
up

keep
blamed,

the for she

way

can

really

thought

as

she

spoke.

XI.

One

bright
in the

morning
best
energy

she

was

lying

on

the
out

lounge
any

living
that of
A
a

room,

shutting possibly
life

life-giving dreaming
beautiful
walk. All

might long

get
as

in,
a

dreams invalid. It
came

spent

footstep
It
had

sounded entered been


in the

on

the
room.

nearer.

the

previous
ever

records dared

broken. life of

No

one

had

before,
46

Mental

Therapeutics

this

great

sufferer,

to

enter

her
was a

presence

out withyoung

treading
man! It

softly.

It

strange

seems

that this
young him
state

years
man

ago

the

mother
a

had and moved heard

known had
to

when The

child
had
not to

liked

well. and had fair


come,

family
years

another
him.

for

had

of them.
eyes
a

He The with
young smile

thinking
could
the

surprise
turn

invalid
at

just

her

surprise
man

intruder.
in

She taste, of
her

saw

fine

clothed of

good
full

with and life

happy

expectancy,
she contrasted her.

life
own

vigor.
with

Instantly
this
my
one

before
dear

Now,
you had

invalid
in

readers,
a

what If
to

would
the

have

done

such

case?

world
you

always
if

looked the
trees

rather and
on

black flowers

fore, beGod's

with the
never

beautiful and

sunshine diamonds
if
"

them which

showing
have had
never

phires sap-

been
attracted

duplicated
you your you

all all

these
at
once

and heart

now

seemed
young up the
man

to

talk

to

if
"

when resist

the

departed
look after the for
you

could
and seemed

not

getting
out

to

him world and


call

if,

when
to

in

sunshine,

have and

new

meaning
such resist
"

the that
gone

birds
you

flowers
not

an

alluring
you you

could
to

would
or

have

back

the

sickroom

would

47

Mental

Therapeutics

have

resisted
and

and friends?

braved
I

the
think

wonder
you

of would

your

family
done
as

have
in
moment

she of
in have

did.
an

The
eye.

change
From
was

came

the

twinkling everything
She force the did
that

that

nature

changed
but sufficient and

for the
to

her.

some

troubles her attack illness.


of
was

great
cause

came

to to

corpuscles causing
and the

destroy
She

the well

crobes mitirely en-

the

got

power

her

thoughts
love
propose
to

no

doubt her.
seem

drew

the

object
women

of

her
can

great
not

Although
helpless
to

and

win
a

the

object
greater

of
and

their

affection,
ible irresistand ask.

they

have
than

power

more

man,

who who have


this

can

only
a

seek

Only
need for modest
to
a

those

Heaven-born

love
not

try

to

use

rule If

for
a

it

will

work
true

counterfeit
love it
not

love. for
a man

woman

has
is

and of
some

he

indifferent which chance


are

her

is

because

failings
very little

he

can

endure.
to
come

There
to

is

for
some

love mutual
over

either If
it
as

unless
she

there will look


as

attractions.
and

her
she

life
does

criticise of others and

minutely
if she

the
her

lives

and

will

nize recog-

own

faults
a

really
rule
that

correct

them,
can

it

is

almost

positive
temporary
A

there

be

no

failure. fool
true

No
love.

makeshift who is

change looking
for

can

man

Mental

Therapeutics

true

little
a

mother

for of
a

his faults.
woman

children

will

easily

detect

veneering
there for
was

Once bed-ridden
never

who
all

had time she

been had
fire

years.
a

In The all
and

that house
so

taken she burn


or was

step.
in

caught
that
out. the

when
to

it
up

alone

she Without

had

get
consider

run

stopping
to

to

she
was

chose all of
over

only
she

way

live.
at

After the

it

nearly thing
be taken
woman

fainted she
to

thought
and,
on a

the had

terrible
to

had bed
the

done

of

course,

again
great
and
to

stretcher. Francisco

Another
fire is that
to not

in

San this
so

did well has

the
as

same

thing
woman.

day plain
force
I
can

as

any
to

It
up
an

is

one

only
enemy it

get
from
not

intelligent

drive
see

the

the been

body
found
first

that
out

why

has

long
the
woman,

ago.

In

the

case

through
to

sity, neces-

got

up

force their
the

sufficient

drive
but

the

crobes mi-

from did the


to not

stronghold
courage
to

afterwards
it up.
sense

have

keep
had
out to

In

second know
was

instance that
no

the could of In

woman

the
the

if

she

run

of
a

house

there

need

going
the
at at

bed

of after
had

ness sick-

as

before.
had her

first what
once

case,

the

woman

fright
fear

she

done,
the
turn re-

the

chills of the

from

allowed
the

microbes

because

corpuscles

49

Mental

Therapeutics

went

back
woman

to

their had
in
return

former been her


on

condition.
her

If

the

first this

guard,
she
would

having
have
ceeded suc-

knowledge
their

brain,
and
one

resisted
as

would did. would

have The have

the
been

second

tissues

that

had

destroyed just
as

been and
our

gradually
materials

rebuilt,
and

we

get

tools
to

repair
business-houses It these
to

the

damages
aftier that and the
as
a

homes

and

fire God

or

earthquake.
thus in it

is

reasonable
little
to

has

placed
our

builders offset
upon

fighters
and

bodies
not

use,

enemy,

should

be

looked
most

something
in the

strange
world.

by

the

skeptical

person

XII.

friend

of

my

wife's,

whom bad

have

viously preso

mentioned,
instead of
to

caught
one

cold,

that

using
keep
when of
a

handkerchief
hand.

it

was

necessary
to

dozen

on

We
was

pened hapthe

meet

as

usual She but

health
not

first

theme

discussion. cold of

only

told
it I

me

of the

her

terrible

demonstrated So
to

by
to

flourish "Do Of

handkerchiefs.
want

said
that

her,

you
course

really
she

get
that

rid

of
she

cold?"
but

replied
of mine
was

did

that

that

old

gag

of

no

use

50

Mental

Therapeutics

have miracle
He

them. could could


one

He be
never

wanted

to

know and coffee headaches.


and the in

how I told

such him.

performed
drink

without
I the

ting gettold

of
not

those
to

terrible have them


at

him

how
to

ing morn-

drink mind

his
in

coffee,
a

same

time

ing keepthe
He

his

combative

state

against
trouble. headaches.

microbes did We afraid the and trouble


so so

that and lunched of had

were

causing
trouble

the

no

from that
tea

together
ordered coffee. it

day
but I

and

he,

still

coffee,

by

mistake
at

waiter told
him

brought
to

laughed
his

him

drink would effects

with have
all

mind
any.
a

against
He did

and felt
He than that

he
no

not at

and

of

troublesome After from


man

nature.

went

to

San
I had

Luis
a

Obispo.
letter

more

month he
was

him in

saying
world headache
it. A

the
not

happiest
been troubled
my

the
a

as

he
since

had
I

with of
ing cur-

gave

him

method

man

was

troubled
he

with
me

constipation
of
was

very

badly.
him

When how
in
to
cure

told

it

instructed

it,

as

it

caused
one

by
has
to

crobes mido

the
his

intestines.

All
to

is

to

direct

corpuscles
and in it
a

that

point,
hours

just
nature

as

in

any
act.

trouble,
I
so

few

will

have that

used there

again
no

and of

again
the

on

myself,

is

doubt

re-

52

Mental

Therapeutics

suits
has

if

one

uses

his

mind in

the

right

way

and work.

had Another

little friend

practice
of I
my

directing
wife's
her
to
was

this

afflicted
a

with

rheumatism. She how


I

met

in

dentist's
her
bles trouaccount

parlors.
and

complained
she told but
as we

me

of
on

could
her she had that

not

work

of
to

them.
cure

could
me.

tell
I
to

her then

how said
if

them
that

doubted
a

to

her

half

hour

wait,
I

she show and


have

would
her

take how that

the
to
cure

matter

seriously
herself of
if
at

would trouble would

this she

any

might

ever

come, to

the
and did
not

perseverance I

keep

it.

She

agreed
I When ''Do before work because
came

explained
see

my

discovery.
for
three she said weeks.

her the

again
first

we

met,

thing

was,

you I and I

know,
reached
my
was

my

rheumatism
that

was

gone
went

home

day.
I her
not

to

daughter

thought
I told

was

crazy

working.
and she

how

it

all it.

about
my
to

could
came

believe
we were

When anxious
rather

husband
tell
'

home

him
our

the ardor

good
by
doctor and told him

news

but

he 'You

dampened
d fools

saying,
is
a

are

and

your

bigger
spoken.) out-

one.'

(He My

is

captain

little that
we

daughter
the
gone;

did
my gone

not

care

what
were

doctor
and

was

as

long
were

as

troubles

that

they

53

Mental

Therapeutics

was

sure."
see me

They
himself and the

told
and

the
be

husband convinced.

to

come

and
came,

He and
now

he

heard,

was

conquered

he

swears

by
it

method.

think

quite
for will he
would if

unnecessary anyone
not not to

to

tell

of

any ready al-

more

cases

reading
take heed if
I

these
and

recited

learn,
him

then
many

fear
more

profit
read.

gave

chapters
mind

Of
cures

course

healers

will

say

that

the
I

are

accomplished
with what

by pains

suggestion.
caused be
caused

have

experimented
and with that
"

by

crobes mificial arti-

might pains

called

pains

is,
or

by
In I have the

an

stant in-

bruise,
the had

burn, by
but had mind

pin-prick.
microbes
in

case

of
never

pains
one

caused failure

that
success.

of

artificial

ones

have
sets

never

one

Of
else there he

course

if

one

his
to

on

something
centered
the
to moment

ful powerhe

enough
not

keep
but
return

it

will

realize

pain;
to

allows

his
find

thoughts
the

the Nor

trouble is
the
to

he

will

pain

still for

there.
the is

this cell
its

beyond
of the

common-sense,

life

in

tissue
for

or

corpuscle
and
it

crying
child whether

protector
up the

relief till
it
or

like

will

keep
the

crying
hears

gets

relief

protector

not.

54

Mental

Therapeutics

Here

will who

say, will is

for feel
gone
on

the

benefit

of this

the
that

M. their
is

D.'s,

reading
if

occupation
"Not so!"

all
first

written

here if
one

true,

In
so

the

place,
he
can can

understands the deal


the

anatomy
inside
than
one

that he
is in

locate
a

trouble
more

the

body
who and its

do

great
of
stance, in-

ignorance
For it the
may

cause

of if
one

pain
had
a

location.

bad

headache of

be
in

caused

from
remote

destruction of the

tissues

some

part
who has much
than

body.

Consequently,
of
in

doctor will method

intimate
more

knowledge
successful
has this
not

the

body
this

be

using
sary neces-

one

who When
the

that

information.
to

system
will of

begins
learn
one

be A

used

generally coming
the
causes

doctors the of office


all

it. who

patient

into

understands

diseases

will,

by
where
have

his

appearance,

show is be
to

the all the


to

physician
the
latter

just
will
tive nega-

the
to

trouble

and

do
at

will
that

use

requisite
the
and he

force
away,

point
pain

drive
cease

microbes
the tient pa-

when
will
at

the
once

will

know
that and the

that

is
two

being
fools dies
in be read

helped.
born that every

It

is

said

there that

are

minute
so

only
will will

one

time,

that

supply
people
take

never

exhausted.

Plenty they do,


will

of
not

never

and,

if

heed.

Some

will

55

Mental

Therapeutics

try

for

time who

and

then
cure

drop
them
to

it

and

go

to

the

doctor,
what
I
to

will intended

by
do for

doing
themselves.
I

just

God have
some

them that I
can

found
and

write

what while lesson face will

know others
at

they

will

take

heed,

will but and

not

consider
I tell

the them

written

all

when

face
the

to

listen the of the This it of

believe. of

So

again
face

doctors
to

have full

advantage
actual

talking
the
be
more

face,
is

knowledge
will
better

patient

seeking.
because

profession
is view

lucrative
a

certainly
to

from
how

business

point
than
to

teach

people
to

to

live

show

them

the

way

the

river
in
to

Styx. general,
the will does
or now. so

People
will

will be

live

longer

there

always
Besides of

enough
the
to

keep

physicians
increase

busy.
out

population
what it

proportion
need in revival

We

meetings

missions

in

this,
will
out

as

religious
need
groove

teaching.
some one

Human
to

beings
them

always
of
not

arouse

the in

into learn

which
to

they
do need

get.

They
for
to

will

general
but

anything
someone

themselves assist them.

will

always

XIII.

have

found
or

that

can

assist

another
use

son, per-

present

absent,
56

by

the

of

the

Mental

Therapeutics

same

method. but be the


some no

This
is

at

first
easy

seems

like
to

an

impossibility
There
than I

quite

explain.
any
more

need about

mystery
I have

about

it

things

already
of doubt
my many

written.
own

will

give
this

experiences
No recalled abundance
all

to

confirm

statement.

like

experiences Many
in

will

be have
and

by

the of

reader.

people
bodies

electricity
or

their

have
can

more

less.

I
to

have another them


my
to

learned

that

energy

be and

conveyed
will

person's
to act
as

corpuscles
if
I in

force If

they simply
the

were

one's send
my

own.

child the

is

sick

command
child and

corpuscles
will

body
were

of

the
my

they
I

obey
it

as

if this

they
way.

own.

explain
of like

in

Thinking
pass
on

creates

waves

electricity
wireless

which
messages

through
the Hertzian into

the

air
waves.

The the
you

sending corpuscles
intend.
to
a

of

this

force
to

space

makes work his


seem

lively

perform
one can

the send
not

Inasmuch certain that found and the transmitted


a

as

thoughts
out

person

it

does be and That the


so.

of will

reason

this
that

should

I
tricity elec-

think

it

be
one

thoughts thing.
strikes

are

same

the

electric which

force
acts
as

so

body
heat,

resisting
the

coil,

causing
and

thereby
life. In

warming
wireless

corpuscles
the
more

cellular
power is

telegraphy
57

Mental

Therapeutics

generated
sent.

the with
one can

farther the human think

the

messages

can

be
more

So

thoughts,
the
to
more

the

intense
can

easily
another less

one

send

his
or

thoughts
more

affect of work.
till doubt

at

distance,
will

thinking
the hold
same

intensity
This
planation ex-

accomplish
should

good
is
no

some

better

one

is
can

given.
affect

There another hard

that

one

son per-

even

when

distant
or

from

him

if

he

thinks

enough

constantly

enough.
To
prove

this of
be my

statement

will

mention which

eral sev-

facts know
A
to

own

knowledge
true.

absolutely
twelve

boy

some

years

old,
had countrified
and
not

living
this

in

farming
He

district
was

of
about

Illinois,
as

ence. experia

little
poor. the

fellow
He
was

as

one

could
a

imagine dreamy
at

very

rather
in
to

boy,

above
For

average born

brightness surroundings, peculiar


sex was

school. his mind His wonderful.


no

one

his
most

was

at

work the

in

channels.

love

for
The

opposite
of
a

truly
time,
affected

sight
homely

girl might
or

at

that

matter

how
tiful beau-

she music

be,
the of

him
and

like

sight
Heaven,

fragrance
as

of
to

flowers
"

breath
over

it

were,

assist

him have

temptations
caused his

which downfall.

otherwise This
re-

might

58

Mental

Therapeutics

boyish
he
/
even was

love

for

her

still

the from

same,

although
to
a man

rapidly
at

changing
He
went

boy
on

that

age.

to

work

farm before

and him.

always
He
was

the

little

girl's
of had his

picture
her
come

was

thinking
when down door. he
to

night
in
a

and from

day.
the
rap

One
field

evening
and
on

sat

dinner
woman

gentle
the
a

came

the

The the
to

of

house,
but the little from fulfilled. for
a

farmer

like,
for outside. of his

opened
the

door

just
a

little of the

enough
face

boy
And

catch

glimpse
was

behold!
He

It

girl
the
He

dreams.

nearly
his

fainted wishes

surprise
heard her farm
her
to

of

finding
that and she

say

was

looking
the
woman

certain direct
chances

house it.

ask

to

Anyone
little about

can

see

that
at

the
ticular par-

for house

that
was

girl
as

calling
one

that

to

millions. that time


or

The
know
to

boy
that

did it

not

understand himself
that catch

at

was

had
once

caused
more

her
a

come

that of
which

he

might
face.
solved

glimpse puir*
In

her had

It the found her

was

the

"magnetic
for he had that him.
grown out-

problem
that
and

that

one

glance

he for with
I
once

his face
A did
not

liking
abide whom

after

her

him. knew had


a

man

told brother
a

me

this

actual in

occurrence.

He

living
deal

Michigan

whom

he

thought

great

Mental

Therapeutics

of.

He

himself of

had

left and
in

that
was

state

for the

the

ritory Ter-

Washington
part,
out

in

extreme

western

the
all

wilderness,
Late
one

camping
night
his ing, saylater he

under
he
name was

big

fir

tree

alone.
a

awakened called
and
a

with
voice

start

by
his

hearing

like
two

brother's

"Good-bye."
found that Now voice
was

About brother

months

that
very

his

had

died

in

Michigan

night.
I do
not

think
came

for
all

minute

that distance.

the It out with-

of

his

brother

that

transmitted
a

by

wireless

telephony

doubt. had San


I
some

I
man

once

money

troubles On
my but way

with
home way he

in

Francisco.

that had
and

day
treated could

thought
me.

of
I
went

nothing
to

the

bed

thinking
of what In he

of

it I

not to

sleep
him
I
on

for the
to

thinking
next

should

say

day.
office all

the

morning
that
so

when had he for


been

went

his

said

he that

thinking
not

of

me

night
he had
all

long
no

could

sleep.
me

Now
his

reasons

keeping thinking
I

in

mind for he

night
me

as

had

for which

of

him,

owed

money

needed

badly.
XIV.

One
years

night
old,
was

my

little

boy,
with

who
the

is

about'

ten

taken

ear-ache

after

61

/
t

Mental

Therapeutics

he

had
and

gone

to

sleep. experiment
if it
were

His

moaning
I

awakened
to

me

for

an

tried
own.

stop
In

his

pain
minutes had
I

just
I it

as

my

fifteen has
not

had

quieted

him

and

he

since. of
a case

knew
on a

where

man

met

young
saw

girl
each

railroad

platform
for
a

where of
some

they
ten to

other

only

space
was

utes. min-

That,
both
to

however,

enough
love.

allow
never

fall each

desperately
other Inside and of

in

They thinking

spoke
to meet

to

parted
two
met

never

again.
and

years

they
thousands

were

man

wife! from
their

They
first

again

of had
their

miles

meeting
other
were

place.

They
after

thought
first the

of

each and
I I small

constantly
drawn

meeting
year 1897

together. Juneau
in the
me, to

In

traveled

from

Skagway, listening
I noticed

Alaska.
to

was

sitting
talk

cabin

the

around

when

man

standing
hands. it!"
All

by
at

the
once

smoke-stack
one

warming
exclaimed,
gave

his

some

"Hit smoke-stack Some the floored


man

The

man

drew

back
blow

and with !" and that

the fist.

tremendous

his he

one

else
next to

said,
him

"Slap
a

him

gave

side

blow later

nearly
were

him.
down

few
the

minutes

they
one

all

going
to

companionway
last
man

by
"Hit

one

dinner. and the

The
lowest

cried
was

out,

him,"

man

knocked^

Mental

Therapeutics

down
man.

the In
me

stairs
answer

by
to

blow

from
on

the
my

strange part
with

inquiries
man

they
a

told trouble under


order

that which the


to

this

was

afflicted

placed
control

his of
anyone
were

executive

department
a

giving suddenly
do it.

sudden
to

him.

If

he he

ordered He
was

jump

overboard sound
in

would

fectly per-

every

other that there

respect.
are

Since
many
so

then afflicted. This herein cellular


person In

have

found

story
laid

will down
"

serve

to

illustrate the

the

law

that

corpuscles
orders of
are

and another

life

will

obey
if

the

instantly
these
cases

the mind
or

conditions

right.
that

the acted

was

so

slow the

the of his

electric another mind


were

force

executed
cellular it.
not

order before the

through
could

the

life,
If

countermand

orders

given
It is
to not

slowly
necessary that

they
to

were

executed.
any be
more

enumerate

cases

prove

thoughts
and
matter

can

conveyed
made
on

as

have

described

impressions
how
that distant. I I is

another's It tried
case

body,
must to

no

be
use

remembered
my

had did
in

never

lAind

before
so

as

that

of
I

my

little
so

boy
at

that first

it

surprising
Some that used the

that
may

did

much
it
to
was

the

attempt.

say
was

that

through
it. But I

sympathy
have

enabled

do

63

"r^MEjrTAii
method
it and

Therapeutic

v'Y

same

on

strangers
had the for

know

have
no excuse

vm^ they same^sults.


growing
old.

did

There
age
as

is
a

Old

is

form

of

sickness

caus^
demonstrated. of
tp -the

by

microbes,
These flesh
I cially espehave

has

been
attack

positively
the
is

microbes where
seen

tissues

it

exposed people
and
as

the

cold.

plenty
wrists
were

of
were

old old

/Whose

faces,
while
as

hands their

and bodies
were

wrinkled,

almost

perfect
the

when

they

young.
to

Where the

face of the
allow

is

continually
the desert
to
main. re-

exposed
microbes their

changes
because

temperature

get post
These If
one

in,

corpuscles
the foes

and

gradually
eat

away

the

flesh,
mind is

making
on

kles. wrin-

keeps
resistance
come

one's

that

fact

till will
can

constant
never

generated
already

wrinkles

and
out.

those

acquired

be There

driven
are

many

people
bodies

who
are

grow

old

but

not

aged

whose
"

sound,
in in

without mind
ten

wrinkles, body.
Now who is
no reason

and

who

are

vigorous
one

and sand thouthere


nine

if there is
in

is

person

the
the

condition other nine

mentioned thousand
not

why
and
up
not to to

hundred

ninety-nine
the
strain
same

should condition

be

brought
One need

in

time. line of

common-sense

reasoning

arrive

at

the

above

conclusion.

64

Mental

Therapeutics

Some But does


to

may
one

say

that

it

is

an

impossibility.
made
as

believe from ? While


rate

that sickness in has

God

human do
tries coun-

beings
the

suffer time death has


more so

they

at

present
the

all been

civilized

lowered,
without
in
a

the doubt world.

sick there If
it
a

list
is

increased

that
than
ever

misery
can

the in
one

thing
in
are

not

be

accomplished
the milder
new

way

can

another.
on

If
increase until

forms methods
is

of of

ness sickcure

the
tried

should natural

be
to to

remedy
the human of

found.
race can

It

is be

believe
a

that

brought
in mind

higher body.
,

plane
The

perfection, people
can

both have

and
believed and

American
one

always
can

that

what

do
in

another

am

positive coming
lead. man's Because hair
to

that the
human

the
race

great

mental will
take

change
the should woman's? heads flesh does of
not

they

Why
than their The blood

fall
women

out

any

more

do

not

keep
men.

covered the

so

constantly
is very very
are

as

scalp
circulate

thin

and

the sequently ConThe

rapidly.
scattered.

the cold

corpuscles
them
so

striking
their

often,
the

they

do

not

form per-

work of the
reason

and hair
that

microbes in in
most

which do
cases

kill chief. mis-

the

roots

get

and

the the that

The of the head

top
that

becomes

bald

first

is

65

Mental

Therapeutics

point

is

most

distant
is poorer At

from there

the

heart

and

the else
seem

circulation
in the

than

anywhere
it
would

body.
if
the
man

first

thought
his would head be said
and

that the what

keeps
result
I

warmer

than

woman

the
it

the

reverse

of bad
stantly con-

is.
in

As

have

before,
the
cause

the

circulation

the off

scalp
his

man's
so

taking
changes
in

hat that with


have
a

many

of

temperature

the
women

microbes the
constant

get
puscles cor-

and

stay
of

in,
the
and

while blood
do
not

more

temperature
It is

desert

their

work. The
stant con-

the

same

with of

lung
temperature
Hence

troubles.

changes
leave them there. disease and think is

in the wonderful

the bacteria that than when Hordes

lungs
are

exposed.
It
not

always
dread

is

truly
more

this
it

prevalent happens
mouth.

is.

Stop
breathes microbes of
course

of

what the
in
at

one

through
are

of
some

taken

each in the it

breath

and

find
the

lodgment
head
at

lungs.
is

When microbes of the

itches work it itch. little wind


is

because
the when
to

the
roots

are

eating
is It
the

away
same

hair.
or

And

the

throat
not to

lungs
these the old

seems

me

folly
show
to to

mind

straws

which trouble

you you.

whence The
your

blowing
often is

advice,
little

so

g^ven,
criminal.

not

mind

pains
66

The

Mental

Therapeutics

breed

with

those

of

the

horse,

which

gives

stronger

corpuscle.

The

theory

is

this:

It

is
to

necessary

to out

get
the

corpuscles
microbes
in the

strong
which

enough
have

drive

entrenched To do

themselves

patient's
of this which
to

body.
method had
the

that,
of

the

coverer disthe

thought
become that
some

making
or

corpuscles
accustomed

weakened

so

enemy

they
of

would
them

not

fight,
the

stronger
of for
a

by
horse.

injecting
The

into
factory, satis-

spine

results

were

nearly
this method.

every

case

was

saved

by

the

use

of

That

was

good
such be

common-sense

but is

the effect after-

trouble
is

with
to

remedies

that
the and

the

dreaded.
kill

While

stronger

corpuscles
rout

may

the liable

enemy
to too

completely
If the will them their The and
own

him

they

are

do

more.

white

corpuscles
the the and
that red

become

strong
accompany

they

destroy
to

ones,

which of

do

carrying
that

supplies
cellular

for
life.

use

of
will

the

blood the

in

case

become stated exist in


in

watery
a

patient

sickly.

As
must

previous body
but force

ter chapagainst
it
must

opposition
the attacks
come

the

of

outside from the

enemies
reserve

always
the

within

body

itself.

Mental

Therapeutics

If the
own

the

corpuscles

become

too

strong
eat

within
up

body

they

grow I
to

hungry
suppose

and that

their the olden blood. else


in

helpmates.
used
and
to

was

why
the the

doctors

bleed
on

people
to

in suck

times,
It life.
seems

put
me

leeches

just

like

everything
be

There
but

must

always
side
must

healthy
too

tion opposimuch

neither It

get
that

vantage. ad-

seems

to

me

God
us

has

vided pro-

reserve

force that the


too

within

to

use

ever whenthe
crobe, mi-

we

feel
is

necessary

enemy,

getting
eat too

much

advantage.
now-a-days
and their often

Most this

people
makes
too

much
too

their

blood The if would the this

rich

and

cles corpus-

strong.
and

bible

speaks
heeded

about the

fasting
human

were

more

race

reap

rich
ones.

physical

rewards,

aside

from

spiritual
of

In

the had
it

cases

spinal

meningitis,
how been
to to

if

the

pa.

tients
eases,

been

taught
have

prevent
easy
to

dis-

j/

would
at

as

cure

themselves

the

start

as

cure

cold.

XVI.

The the

whole

secret

is

in

being

able

to

detect in

approach
cold
and is

of
a

disease.
cold

Disease
comes

lurks when works

every

always My

the

temperature

falling.

method

Mental

Therapeutics

every

time.
is

simply
and
in

notice

when
my
manner

the
mind

perature tem-

changing
force,
I
were

keep
same

with that
I

resisting
if

the

would

assailed
go

with

some

sinful
a

temptation.
another

about for when


all It

feeling

like

being
else
I
am

of
is

world,
colds immune.
is be known and

everybody
of
to

fighting positively
a

kinds
seems

sickness,
me

that and

such
that

condition
must

worth
to

months
everyone. do

of

study

it

My
course

children children after the

can

the and is harder how when


to

same

as

I. cold

Of

forget
which
it

let
to to

get
rid of.
ventive preis

started,
But if

get
this

parents
will
and
warn

know notice
it

use

they taking
it
to

the
out

child and assist

cold

look
same

overcome

by
self.
on.

using
will

the
be

methods
on

as

on

one's
later

More For
a

said
years

this

ject sub-

several
run on

my
or

children had
any

have of
the

not

had

cold

them

prevailing
household

children's should

diseases. have
that
a

Every
and

thermometer
moment

barometer

handy, begins
to

so

the the

the

temperature
be
one

fall careful.

children After force from


a

can

told will

of

it

and

to

be

while
will

acquire

resisting
immune
at

that

make

him
to

practically
take
a

disease.

I
but

used
now

cold feel

every

slight

change

rarely

one

starting,

to

Mental

Therapeutics

Do
energy

not

scoff in

at

this it and

but
you

spend
will

that

wasted
results

trying
seem

get

that
All

will

like should
in
a

miracles. be like
it

parents
babes
can

able
manner.

to

protect
If I
can

their do
sense

helpless
it
to

you

also.
that

And has.

is

good
a

common

think

God

provided
to

way

to

do
ones

it.

Now-a-days
quiet,

people,
them that this do
is

keep
all

the kinds

little of for of mine

dope
medicine

with

ful harm-

affects

them

all all and


ago

time^_^3Vith
'one

simple
to

remedy
the

has

to

g^ve Only

command
three

-the
my

little little

pains boy
"

vanish.
was

nights
a

attacked
in the

with
throat

bad
and

ing coughI

spell
.him
down
I
to

microbes
to

told
sat

"

come

my

room.

He

came

and
one

on

the

side

of

my

bed
so

and that he

in

minute
to

stopped
and

the

coughing
as

went

bed

again

slept
If
a

if
not

nothing helped
the that
At

had

ever

ered bothwould

him. have I had repeat,


your
at
a

had cold
not to

him

he

bad do time time

in

morning.
you first
to

think
this.

have
a

got
few
utes min-

to

give

will

be

needed
it

cure

your
ture na-

ills.

But

after that
you

while will

becomes

second
act

so

unconsciously
at not

out withand

^ny
think
that

inconvenience
you
can

all.

Just
a

stop
ment move-

make
an

single
from

of

the

body

without

order

the

71

Mental

Therapeutics

seat

of

power you you


are

in

the bother.

brain,

yet
Notice

this
some

does

not

cause

any

time if
you

when

combing
from about the air down.
movements

your
one

hair

how,
to

change
unless will
command

the
you

comb think
up
to

hand it until You of


your you
can

the

other,
hand
it

empty

stay

in

give give body


not

the

come

ing standas

orders
the
case

for of for
one

your

in

walking,
each has such
as

which

does So
it

require

an

order

step.

is

in

this of

ter, mat-

after

acquired
God
a

the intended order

control
one

the

corpuscles
have,
he
can

should his
puscles cor-

give
be
extreme
on

standing guard
and

for will

to

they
of be
In

obey,

except
when
time

in

changes
must

temperature,

especial
to

attention
extra

given looking
orders

at

the.
after
can

provide
in for any all

heat.

workmen
be

industry
ordinary

standing
circumstances condition after

given
an

but
then

when

extraordinary
to

arises

they charge

have

be

looked

by
of

the
the

man

in

and
"

this workmen.
are

regardless
Remember

ness faithfulthat the


as

of

the

corpuscles
you Now

really
like
an

you

and

will

act

just

will

under take

conditions.

hour

by
this

yourself
book.
than I I

and have

think
not

over

every
one

word

of
more

written and
every

word
one

could

help giving

is

loaded

with

meaning,

72

Mental

Therapeutics

knowledge
actual

that

have

acquired
They
will
result

by
seem

long

and
crazy

experience.
until you Then

ideas

get

the

first wonder
that

of
it

your

own

thinking.
you.

the When

of dies

will
you

whelm over-

away
to

will
a

consider short
We and time think

it

perfectly
ago you

natural

do

what

thought
that

an

impossibility.
a

it
is

wonderful

bird
our

can

fly
ing. walk-

yet
Did

it

simple
ever

compared
stop
to

with

you that in

figure
business?
ever

out

how
I dare

you say

perform
not
one

every-day
thousand

ten

thought
easy
soon

it

wonderful with is
it. extinct

feat;
Take and up
see

yet
a

flying
dead
hard
man

is

compared
after
to

life him

how

it

is

hold

upright;
No
wonder

or,

better
it

still, try
hard the

fainting joint
is

person.
a

is

for mind the

every is gone

ball

joint

and

when
to

it

is

an

possibility im-

keep

body

upright.

XVII.

In

flying,

when

the
comes

wings
from

are

in
two

motion
sources.

the

propelling
The circle
back than

force end
the

of

the

wing

describes
a

greater
ment move-

front,
drives

giving
the
concave,

sculling
ahead.
a

which

weight

The

wings

are

slightly
of
a

causing
the

slight
The

compression

the is

air about

around

body.
of

wing

of

gull

three-eighths
73

an

Mental

Therapeutics

inch in its

thick

in

front,
The

tapering body
has

to

knife

edge
eter diamThe
acts

length.
at

it its

greatest

about of

two-thirds
the air

of from

length. wings
be

compression
on

the
to

this

taper,
The

causing wings
from surfaces.

the

body
fine

squeezed wedges
the When
"

forward.
squeeze upon the their

being
the To

tapered
of
this: in

ahead

pressure prove

air

wind

is
power,

making
the

pressure

or,

other

words,
still and wind

gull

can

hold
the air

its
caused

wings by

the

compression
to

of
reach
a

the

trying
squeezes

partial
ahead
power

vacuum

somewhere
own

the If the is

bird

against
of
a

its the

pressure.

wedge

wings
five-mile
will

and wind

body
the
the

figured
results head

from will show

twentythat it

overcome

resistance

by

big

margin.
This miracle
one

digression
for
a

is
to

only fly.
a

to

show I

that will

it

is

no

bird
out

But

defy
and

any ances bal-

to

figure
himself.

how
know

man

walks
it is

that
a

done
of

through
in the

the

mind,
called of

acting
a

through
level,
with the

bit
a

flesh
or

head,

corpuscle

eral sev-

them
the

to

warn

pilot
out

in

the

brain and
one

when
to

body

is

getting
I will

of
it

balance for
some

shift
to

weights.
go into the

leave

else I

how
to

of

it

more

minutely,
my

as

have

said

enough

illustrate

point,

74

Mental

Therapeutics

Mr.
and

Good

Part
in
to

sees

the

force further

of

the

argument

gives
When

avoid

trouble.
that Part you
at
once

Mr.
bad

Bad

Part Mr.

proposes

go

to

some

place,

Good
it.

makes

arguments
think of

against
it?"
you

"What will
so

will

your dear

mother little "You the the So and


or same

"What love
so

that

girl
know

whom it time is Mr. he


not

much

think?" do it."
up

wrong, Bad

don't is
his

At all

Part from

putting
point
of with
act

arguments
it bad

can

view.

is,

only
but These Sometimes of
the with

in

connection
every

good

acts,

of
are

business

pleasure.
other.
third

two

forces
I

opposing
there listens makes
is
to

each
a

think which
con

that

part

mind,
and
the
to

the

arguments
and
in book
want

pro issues the is


to

and
to

the
little

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body

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far

as

concerned

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matter.

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only
mind that

impress
or

upon

reader
its

that orders without

singly
the

collectively
execute

gives
them

corpuscles
are

delay
Neither in
out

if

they
is

given
necessary any

in

the
to

right
explain
than of
the it

way. the is
to

it

life find the


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the the

corpuscle,

more

whys
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and

wherefores
are

life

in

bacteria

constantly
doubt that
it

attacking
is all for

body.
best for

is

no

the

us.

76

Mental

Therapeutics

XVIII.

In concise which

conclusion
way
some

am

going
of
one

to

point
to

out

in

the from
to

dangers getting
in
as

avoid,
the short method also
to
sults re-

might
he

keep
and

should,
as

repeat
to
use

manner

possible

how the
so

this

without
summarize

re-reading
it in all

whole

book;
one

that it
at
once.

will
I

have
it

no

trouble be

grasping
so

intend
not to

to

self-teaching,
hundreds of
results.

that
to

one

need be able

out payuse

dollars

it

and

get

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homes of
on

hate,
which

jealousy,
have
ever

and made
come

all
the

those world from

bad and sity intening go-

such

gloomy
The
time

places
tremendous

thought.
all

changes
the
nations

the
as

amongst
as

of show
ing, think-

the

world,
enormous

well
power

in

individual
in evil. and

life,
intense The

the

stored
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the

for

good

for love

results

of
as

thinking,
fountain
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good-will
neutralized

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ever

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bad of

by
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passions.
are

Anger,
intense
to

hate,

jealousy
of

caused

by
a mand com-

an

discharge
the

negative
which
a

force,
causes

corpuscles
in

them

to

fly

in

all

directions

crazy

manner.

These

77

Mental

Therapeutics

passions
them hand
more

harm
than

the
any

individual
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giving
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one

away the

to

On
as

other and them


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do

love

good
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will, good
are

always
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any

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one

else,

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excessive.

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key-note
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to

be

moderation
If
too

things,
were

in the for
it

doing

good.
of world be mind

much

good
down

done,
wait

recipients
and

it

would would
used in

lie teriorate. dean

and

the
must

So

this

method

intelligent
clear and

manner.

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Even unless

should
on

be
any
not

free

excessive here
the be

thoughts
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other
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subject.
excessively
A

should

disease driven
away

requires
with will
more

it.
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will while

exertion,
power
or

bad

disease

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to

for

more

expended,
by
sudden
not

either

by

thinking
more

less

intense

thinking
of
orders

of

it.

explosion given

the

corpuscles
them I have
to scatter

intelligently
all
my all
to
over

will
the

cause

the
a

microbes attack
it

body.

had
have

cold

lungs
my

and head
ways alcrobes minot

by
or

not

thinking
in

driven minutes.

bowels have
out

five
in the

One
to

should the does When

it of

his

mind
and

drive if
one

body always

forget
cured
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they

will heart

go
as

out.

troubles,
78

before

explained,

Mental

Therapeutics

the
was

next

morning
sore

the
I

flesh

directly
scarcely

over

it

so

that the

could
had

touch
that

it, point

showing
but The had first

that

germs

left there

at

done time cold Then

some

damage
tried left
him it
to

before
my

going.
to

I it I

assist and
out

boy

get
I

rid had

of it.

in

ten

minutes

drove

of

my

body.

SUMMARY

OF

INSTRUCTIONS.

When

you

feel

the take
to

slightest
notice lie of down from is
in

pain
it
at

in

any
once.

part
If
reason

of
you

the feel outside

body,
a

desire

from

any it

of
that

that

caused

work,

is

an

indication

something
a man

wrong.

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you
not

with

ordinary
should
not

work,
get

healthy
at at

tired

while
when

it. work
are

if

you may

get
know

that with health

tired

feeling

certainty
and If the The
you

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you
to

in

perfect
the will

should will

begin
stop
and

overcome

trouble. discover

think

you

locality. slightest
is
an

To

repeat
tired

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pain

or

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est slightdanger.

feeling
the
turn

indication
is

The

moment

signal
mind it If it

given directly

by
to

either the

dication in-

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your

spot
you

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know

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a

is is

(and
that

of
weary,

course

it

is

pain).

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ed-

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Mental

Therapeutics

up

feeling
a

that

comes

when make
it

one

is

about
mand com-

to

take

cold,
for
your

then whole
ten

general
you

body.
minutes then with

If of take
your
to

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not

feel and

better

after for

thinking
ten

watching
of

results

minutes

deep
upon

breathings
your

mind the
in

trated concen-

commands

corpuscles.
heart,
your

For
to

instance

if

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trouble
the

is heart
to

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get
direct

picture
the

and have
extra

corpuscles
the
warms

that

point.

said

before which
them

deep
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breathings
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heat,
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soldiers

and

active.

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you
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desire method the that results

to

help
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person

use

practice
organs

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ture pic-

of

diseased

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you

seem

near.

do do

say
ceed suc-

no

come

if

you

in

this if

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do. The of

results
reason

will for this

be
is

achieved that
to

the

concentration the

the

mind

necessary

get

picture
power in

causes

greater
of

flow

of
to

energy

or

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It

form is
not

electricity

the

other's
too

body.
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on

good

to

exert

yourself
use

every
to
overcome

occasion.

Always
the trouble

suflicient

energy In

and

no

more.

any is

occupation enough
to

never

use

more

energy

than

perform

the

Mental

Therapeutics

work.
conserve

In
your

this

method
energy.

of

curing,

likewise,

Do enable

not

make

more

heat
to not

than

is
out

required
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to

the
germs.

corpuscles They
cold,
and have
must

drive work
means

will

effectively
if

if
are

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colder time
a

are

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or

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temperature
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accomplish
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results.

corpuscles

soon

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to

any

change
or

temperature,
North
were,

either and then


any if very

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are

the

frozen
as

when

they

acclimated,
affect
are

it

changes
disease

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germs that

them there. the tensely inno

just
It is

the

same,

the

always

important
your
to

you

raise

temperature

of

blood suit
a

by

thinking
and it and of the
not

enough
more.

the seated

occasion disease

If
to

you

have the

is

better will
a

take
to

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to

breathings
a

you

have But the results. the

resort

them

number
to
use

times mind

day.

always

remember
or

with the for

deep
A

breathings change
that it of

you

will is the

get

climate

beneficial

reason

makes the

corpuscles
with
re-

acti;re

and

they

attack

microbes

iji^gjJved vigor.
i
a.

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Mental

Therapeutics

Always
the
passages

breathe
are

through
tortuous,

the

nose

because the

causing

foreign
to

substances be

in

the
on

air,
the

including
moist them the mouth

microbes,
at

deposited thereby

surfaces from all


the

the

bends,
In

keeping through
go

the the

lungs.
dust

breathing
germs

and Is
are

directly
then

through
that troubles?
so

lungs. people

it

any

wonder with
never

many

affected

lung
!

Never,
from
a a

worry

Worrying
and be
are

always
that it
ever

comes

fear in
in

of

something
temperature,
if you lost

fear
so

causes

drop

the

slight,
and do

which
not

turn,
the

not

watchful the

supply
their in it

heat,
and lets

drives the

corpuscles
get
a

from foot-hold Make


your

posts
your rule
matter

bacteria

body.
to

be
how

happy
poor

every you
are

minute
or

of how
gravates agit

life,

no

depressed

you

are,

for of for the

unhappiness body.
Never in be does
any but

always
make the

diseases
a

habit

to

wait

something
You life.
can

future under
mean

before
any

being
conditions
you
to

happy.
of be
must

happy
not

That with strive how


never

for life. be
may

contented

station
in

in

You

always
matter

doing

so

happy. acquire
when that

No
you you money

much be

money any every


to

you

will had less enables

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up
to

than

because
you

plane

step

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Mental

Therapeutics

one's

talents.

It

requires

faith
no

for

one

to

operate

by

the
use

of
any

positive

law.

It

is

no

miracle

to

stop

pain

instantly

by

the

use

of

the

mind

as

shown

above.

It

is

miracle

when

lost

tissues

of

the

flesh

are

stored re-

instantly,

Our
as

Lord

worked

His

ciures.

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