TREATMENT.

The first thing to be done (if it is in your power) is to go to some

quiet country place where you can be sure of the three following

essentials--a dry location, pure air, and a plentiful supply of fresh,

rich milk. There is an almost universal consensus of opinion now that

the open air treatment is of the greatest benefit; therefore, live as

much as possible out of doors and sleep with the doors and windows of

your room wide open. Never mind, if you have to pile on bed clothing to

keep warm--the prime essential is unlimited fresh air. You will soon get

used to it, and you are playing for a big stake--health. If it is

impossible to go to the country, then carry out this treatment as

closely as possible at your home. It is absolutely necessary to improve

the nutrition of the body, that is, to stimulate the digestion and

absorbent functions of the stomach and intestines, therefore dispense

with all so-called cough medicines. The drugs used to stop a cough are

invariably sedatives. Now, no sedative or nauseant is known that does

not lock up the natural secretions, and thus lessen the digestive

powers. Flushing the colon with the “Cascade” is the first step to

improve nutrition. This unlocks the secretions and prepares the stomach

for food.

Next, flush the stomach. Then give the stomach food that the organs can

digest and assimilate.

For this purpose nothing equals good, rich, fresh milk. Live on milk

exclusively for a month at least, taking a tumbler full every half

hour--the object being to supply the body with food easily digested,

quickly absorbed, and highly nourishing; yet at the same time, in small

quantities, that will not overtax the stomach. You will quickly gain in

weight, and after a month or two you may commence on solid foods partly,

choosing such articles as the Salisbury steak (see treatment for

obesity), pure cod-liver oil, sweet cream, eggs, toasted whole wheat

bread, etc. Ten drops of beechwood creosote morning and night, on a

fifty cent respirator, is all the drug treatment necessary, or useful.

An external bath for those able to walk about, and a “sponge off” for

those confined to bed, must not be neglected. The skin exudes more

matter and is more likely to become clogged in disease than in health.

Practise deep breathing assiduously. Improved nutrition is your

salvation, and that must come through exercise, diet and fresh air.

Spend all the time possible in the open air and in the sun’s rays

whenever practicable, and pay special attention to the use of the

“Cascade.” Remember, the cure is in your own hands--depends upon your

own courage and perseverance.

CATARRH.

This is a disease resulting from cold. It is the exception rather than

the rule, to meet with individuals in our Northern climate who are not

afflicted with it in some form or other. It is easier to prevent than

cure. Strong, well developed lungs, a clean colon and skin, and catarrh,

are seldom found together in the same body. Perfect lung development and

a clean colon will alone effect a permanent cure. Keep the feet warm and

dry, never go into a hot room and sit or lie, but sleep in a cool, dry

atmosphere. The disease takes two different forms, nasal and throat.

Nasal catarrh is first caused by inflammation of the membrane of the

nasal cavities and air passages, which is followed by ulceration, when

Nature, in order to protect this delicate tissue and preserve the

olfactory nerves, throws a tough membrane over the ulcerated condition.

At this stage it is designated chronic catarrh.

TREATMENT.

Use the “Cascade” regularly every day, with water as hot as can be

borne, and guard scrupulously against taking cold. The membrane must

next be removed, and for this purpose we most unhesitatingly recommend

the J. B. L. Catarrh Remedy.

Half a lifetime of careful research has been devoted to perfecting this

admirable preparation, which to-day stands first as an effective agent

in removing this membraneous obstruction. It is composed of several

kinds of oils, and gently but effectually removes the membrane that

Nature has built over the inflamed parts, while its emollient character

soothes and allays the inflammation. These oils are not absorbed into

the system, but act only locally.

The method of application is as follows: A small quantity is placed in a

glass douche (especially manufactured for the purpose) and inhaled,

allowing the fluid to pass up the nostrils and into the throat, using

the nostrils alternately.

There is no case of catarrh so obstinate but will readily yield to this

treatment. But as a preventive of all this keep the colon clean and pay

attention to lung development.

ERYSIPELAS.

This disease arises from impure blood. A peculiar poison is generated,

which declares itself in the form of a red, puffy swelling, closely

resembling a blister, and very much like it to the touch. If the finger

is pressed upon the inflamed part, it will leave a white spot there for

an instant. It most usually attacks the face and head. In the majority

of cases it arises from an obstructed colon, a fermentation being

generated there from the long retained fæcal matter, consequently a

positive and sure cure is to thoroughly cleanse that organ. As a local

application take loppered sour milk and apply it to the inflamed parts,

or, if not this, the next best thing is hop yeast mixed with charcoal to

the thickness desired. The lactic acid in sour milk is a direct antidote

to the poison of erysipelas.

DYSPEPSIA.

This disease does not come by chance. Infection or contagion can never

be held responsible for it. It is the penalty which Nature inflicts upon

you for violating physiological laws. Do not be deluded by extravagantly

worded advertisements into the belief that any nostrum has been or ever

will be invented that can possibly effect an immediate cure. You must

entirely abandon the habits that induced it. You must masticate your

food thoroughly--allowing the saliva to mix with it, not bolt it, and

then wash it down with copious draughts of tea, coffee or water. This

superabundance of fluid only serves to distend the stomach and impede

digestion. A change of diet is necessary, but not so essential as a

change in the habit of eating. Dyspepsia is more or less catarrh of the

stomach. Its lining becomes coated with a slimy mucus that arrests the

action of the glands, coats the food and prevents the gastric juice from

acting upon it.

TREATMENT.

For the first week, use the “Cascade” every night, the second week, each

alternate night; thereafter, as occasion seems to demand. Drink a glass

of hot water, not less than half an hour before each meal, especially

before breakfast. The breakfast should commence with a liberal amount of

good, ripe fruit, preferably oranges or grape fruit. This may be

followed by a small quantity of some good preparation of whole-wheat:

possibly, a lightly boiled or poached egg and a slice of crisp, dry

toast, or whole-wheat bread. Drink nothing with the food, but take a

glass of hot milk half an hour later. Good, lean beef or mutton, broiled

or baked, is easily digested, and may be eaten moderately at midday. If

faint between meals, take a glass of hot milk, with a raw egg beaten in

it. If the stomach is very sensitive, it is better to eat five or six

meals a day, of a few ounces, than to overtax the stomach. Masticate

every mouthful of food thoroughly, and practice deep breathing

assiduously, it is an important aid to digestion. This method of

treatment, if faithfully persisted in, will cure the worst case of

dyspepsia, with all its attendant misery.

RHEUMATISM.

Both chronic and acute rheumatism are diseases of the blood, due to an

excess of uric acid. The presence of this acid is due to excessive and

imperfect action of the liver. Imperfect nutrition and deficient

excretion are the primary causes, and the result is that the blood

becomes loaded with poisonous matter. The trouble manifests itself in

the joints, toes, ankles, knees or hands, but the seat of the disease is

elsewhere.

TREATMENT.

The first thing to be done is to promote the conversion of acid by

oxidation and increased activity of the liver. The best way to

accomplish this is by the daily use of the “Cascade,” first with hot

water, then with cool water, doubling the antiseptic tonic. Do this

twice a day for a week, then once a day for a month. Take a Turkish bath

daily for a time to restore the functions of the skin. Rub the disabled

joints with hot, oily applications, followed by massage and pressure

movements. The diet should consist largely of green vegetables, mutton

and whole wheat bread, or toast, eggs, milk and fruit. Avoid pastry and

starchy food, such as potatoes, beans and white bread. A cup of hot

water, not less than half an hour before breakfast, should not be

omitted.

This treatment will speedily cure the worst cases.

TYPHOID FEVER.

The chief seat of this terribly prevalent disease is in the stomach and

intestines, particularly the colon. It is a foul, bacterial disease, and

originates in filth. The germs may be taken into the system in impure

water or milk, inhaling the gases from defective drains or by eating

food which has absorbed such gases. Once in the system, the bacteria

must have decayed matter to feed upon, therefore it is impossible for a

person who is clean both inside and out to take typhoid fever, there

being no facilities for the germs to breed and multiply. A peculiar

secretion from the colon, mixed with the fæcal matter of long standing,

induces a fermentation that generates a putrid smelling gas. This

fermenting gas is the home of the bacillus, and from it millions of

germs are multiplied and pass into the circulation. In this fermentation

a peculiar worm is bred, which is the cause of ulceration in the bowels

of typhoid patients.

TREATMENT.

To give physic in a typhoid fever case is a grave mistake. Instead of

assisting Nature, it more probably hastens the death of the patient.

Knowing the cause of the disease, common sense tells us that the first

thing to do is to check the multiplication of the germs by removing the

putrid matter in which they breed. When the symptoms first appear give

the patient a warm water emetic. Drink until the stomach throws it back.

Do not be afraid to drink. If the stomach is obstinate, use the index

finger to excite vomiting. This washes out the contents of the stomach,

which will be found fermenting and full of bacteria. Then give him a

large cup of hot water--very hot--with a little salt in it. Let the

patient rest for an hour or so after vomiting, then use the “Cascade”

with water just as hot as the hand will bear, so it will not scald. Let

him retain the water from ten to fifteen minutes if he can. Next, the

patient must be sweated, to open up the pores of the skin, and for this

nothing equals the wet sheet pack. Roll the patient in a sheet wrung out

of cold water, on top of this a couple of blankets and a comfortable. At

his feet place hot bricks in flannel, on his head a towel, wrung out of

cold water. Give him plenty of fresh air. When he has perspired freely

take him out of the pack, wash him with warm water, and soap, rub him

down, give him a drink of cold water and put him to bed. Repeat the

injections daily, using tepid water. In cases of extreme weakness the

treatment must be modified. Let the patient have all the cold water he

wants to drink and give him plenty of fresh air. Use flushings daily,

also the external bath, remembering in the latter to use cold water when

the fever is high, and he will speedily be restored to health. Let him

eat nothing until Nature calls for it. The best test of hunger is a

piece of stale dry Graham bread.

BILIOUS FEVER.

This disease generally makes its appearance with one or more chills,

sickness of the stomach and more or less fever. The tongue has an

ill-looking yellow coat and food is unacceptable. The cause of all this,

to an intelligent mind, is perfectly clear. The colon is clogged and the

acids in the stomach and the duodenum, together with an abundance of

secretions from the liver, have no outlet. In this condition a slight

cold will close up the already overworked pores of the skin and turn the

tide of corruption into the stomach, lungs and kidneys, and bilious

fever is the result, for, Nature being unable to get rid of the filth by

the ordinary methods, resorts to her last expedient, of burning it up.

TREATMENT.

The remedy is obviously simple. Use the “Cascade” and open the pores.

Wash the stomach, take two or three hot injections daily, and a hot

sheet pack. This treatment, with baths and rubbing, will cure an

ordinary case of bilious fever in about three days. Avoid all drugs.

Nature will call for food when it needs it.

LA GRIPPE.

This is the modern name for influenza. It resembles an ordinary cold in

its symptoms, but is far more violent in its effects. Acute pains in the

head and kidneys are symptoms that are usually present. If neglected, it

may develop into pneumonia, or consumption. It is both epidemic and

contagious, and thousands of victims were left in its trail when it

swept over the United States and Europe during the winters of 1890, 1891

and 1892.

TREATMENT.

Possibly you are not aware that this disease is almost invariably

accompanied by constipation, but it is a fact, nevertheless,

consequently, the internal bath is the first remedial process to be

resorted to. Make them hot and copious, and use them daily, for three

days at least. Next, relieve the internal congestion by opening the

pores of the skin. To do this, use the Turkish bath (see end of book),

take it at night, drink a glass of hot lemonade, and go to bed. Tuck

yourself up warm. Doubtless it will make you sweat, but you need that.

In the morning take a bath and a good rub down. Drink a cup of hot water

half an hour before breakfast, and let that meal consist of plain food,

soft-boiled eggs, oatmeal, Graham bread and fruit--oranges, if

procurable. Two days of this treatment will put La Grippe to flight, but

the better plan is to prevent it by keeping the colon cleansed.

DYSENTERY.

This is a disease of the colon. The retention of fæcal matter in the

folds of the colon inflames the parts until they become dry, then the

soft evacuations dry on the sensitive mucous membrane. These secretions

produce a peculiar acid, which in its turn breeds worms, and these, in

the early stages of their existence, eat into the foreign matter and

even into the mucous membrane itself, causing what is known as

dysentery.

TREATMENT.

In either the acute or chronic cases, the patient must be treated lying

down, with the hips elevated above the shoulders. For this purpose our

Fountain attachment is necessary with the “Cascade.” This will relieve

the pain and congestion in the lower part of the colon. In acute cases

do not let the patient sit up a moment. Use a bed pan always. Flush the

colon with hot water, letting it flow gently, and add a little salt to

the water. After the discharge, follow with an injection of two ounces

of vaseline oil, which should be retained as long as possible. This is

an emollient, and will soothe and heal the ulcerations.

During the past seven years we have been instrumental in curing cases

of dysentery contracted during the Civil War, and solely by the

foregoing treatment.

DIARRHŒA.

Is simply Nature’s method of getting rid of undigested substances in the

alimentary tract. After a time the irritation excites the glands to

abnormal action to wash out the offending substances, resulting from

excessive fermentation. If not relieved, ulceration sets in, and worms

breed in the intestines--then we have what is known as chronic

diarrhœa.

The treatment in both varieties is the same. Use the “Cascade” until the

colon is thoroughly emptied and cleansed. Take a warm bath before

retiring, and follow it with a brisk rub down. Be careful in your

diet--the better plan being to fast for a day or two, until the worst

symptoms are past.

DISEASES OF THE NERVES.

Most people imagine that nervousness is the result of too much nerve

force, but the opposite is the case. The trouble is a too sensitive

battery and inadequate nerve force. The batteries, or nerve centres, are

too easily discharged. It is nervous irritability, therefore, that we

have to deal with.

The causes are manifold, the restless American nature, the stimulating

climate, neglect of physical training, giving too little time and

attention to eating and sleeping, concentrating too much attention on

money getting and business to the neglect of recreation and repose. One

of the gravest causes is a constipated colon, which promotes

indigestion, and through it, lack of nutrition, thus cutting off the

supply of nerve food. The habit of tea and coffee drinking, and the use

of tobacco, are also fruitful causes of this distressing affliction.

TREATMENT.

You must apply a brake to that restless motor within you that is driving

you too fast. You must step out of the busy stream of life for awhile,

let it rush past you and take things easy. Flush the colon

regularly--remove that great source of nervous irritation, for we have

yet to hear of a nervous person that was not constipated.

If you suffer from nervousness, you are dyspeptic, your whole course of

life tends to render you so. Follow the treatment, especially the diet,

given under the head of “Dyspepsia.” Practice deep breathing, for lung

development, for strong lung power is never associated with nervousness.

Take plenty of exercise in the open air, but not to excess.

Be moderate in all things, except sleep, you cannot sleep too much.

Cultivate the sleeping habit, and don’t give up until you can sleep ten

hours a day.

THE MATTER OF FOOD

is important, for, as before stated, nervous people eat and sleep too

little. Fatty foods, or those that are easily converted into fat, are

what is necessary. Olive oil is one of the best nerve foods in

existence. Take a teaspoonful at a time, and gradually increase the

quantity until you can take a tablespoonful at each meal. If you really

can’t take olive oil, the best substitute is sweet cream. Celery is also

good, and lettuce.

Cultivate slow and measured movements, avoid undue activity, take life

easy and be moderate in all things.

To sum up. Flush the colon, sleep long, eat slowly, and plenty of oily

or fat food, exercise freely, but in moderation, develop the lungs by

breathing exercises, and take life easy.

This line of treatment, faithfully carried out, will cure the very worst

cases in time.

HEADACHE.

There are many causes for this distressing complaint. Generally the

cause is to be found in the stomach. Something that has no right there

is in that organ, and irritating the pneumogastric nerve that connects

the stomach with the brain. It is a common symptom of dyspepsia.

An engorged colon is one of the most common causes, on the same

principle that it causes paralysis and apoplexy. Stimulants invariably

promote headache.

To prevent the attacks, live regularly, avoid late hours and excessive

brain work, shun alcoholic beverages and tea and coffee, avoid sweets

and pastries, and anything fried in fat. Eat good, plain food, including

fruit (especially oranges), but never eat late at night. Develop the

lungs. Never let a day pass without gently exercising all the muscles.

Massage the abdomen each night before retiring. Keep the colon clean by

the use of the “Cascade,” and bathe at least three times a week.

To relieve an attack, flush the colon thoroughly. Take a hot foot-bath,

and while taking it, take a cup of hot lemonade--without sugar--so hot

that you have to sip it.

DROPSY.

In this disease the outlet to the intestinal canal has become clogged.

The kidneys wear out trying to evacuate the bowels through their

delicate tubular network and the capillaries have become helpless

through misuse in trying to do the work of others. So the tissues and

muscles of the extremities are loaded with this cast off material, and

we call it bloat. This is dropsy.

TREATMENT.

Use the “Cascade” at least twice a week, making the flushings thorough

and complete. In addition, I would earnestly recommend a daily

application of the Turkish bath, to open up the pores of the skin and

induce perspiration. If the patient is too weak to take the Turkish

bath, the hot wet-sheet pack, the same as prescribed for Scarlet Fever,

will accomplish the same purpose. The Turkish bath, however, is by far

the best, for the system is loaded with too much water, for which the

profuse perspiration induced by this dry sweating process affords marked

relief.

With reference to diet, it is wise to eat as little as possible, and let

that be of dry toast, thoroughly masticated. It is important that no tea

or coffee should be taken.

APPENDICITIS.

This complaint was formerly known as inflammation of the bowels, and

may be caused by injury. It was generally believed to be due to the

presence of foreign substances, such as grape seeds, etc., in the

vermiform appendix, but this idea is exploded. It is an inflamed

condition of the appendix, but the inflammation may have extended from

the colon or from the peritoneum. The most frequent cause is the cæcum

(the lower pouch of the colon) getting filled with hardened fæcal

matter, in which case the ileo cæcal valve is obstructed, and the

natural passages of the bowels stopped. With a clean colon appendicitis

is practically an impossibility.

The accepted medical practice is to remove the appendix by operation,

regardless of conditions; but the mortality in such cases is high.

Others put the patient to sleep with tincture of opium, or veratrum

viride, and let Nature right herself, if possible. If Nature can

maintain herself against the doctor and his drugs from seven to nine

days, the patient may get round, but not well.

TREATMENT.

Use the “Cascade” promptly on the first sign of an attack, injecting

all the water possible (at a temperature of not less than 102 Fahr.), so

as to reach the cæcum, where the trouble is located. If the attack is an

acute one, use the “Cascade” every third hour until relieved. If the

obstruction (which is usually present) does not give way, inject a pint

of hot water and a pint of castor oil mixed; but before injecting it

(with a bulb syringe) raise the patient’s hips several inches higher

than his head; then turn the patient on his right side, and stroke the

reverse way of the colon, applying a firm but gentle kneading movement

in the region of the appendix. This injection should be retained at

least half an hour--longer if necessary. If this does not break loose

the obstruction, resume the use of the “Cascade.” Hot fomentations over

the appendicular region are valuable. Give no medicine, it can do no

good, but may do infinite mischief. After the bowel has been emptied let

the patient have absolute rest, and if there is much pain and

inflammation present, apply cracked ice, in a rubber bag, over the

affected part. The diet should be absolutely liquid until all danger has

passed. This is of the highest importance.

DISEASES OF THE LIVER.

Liver complaints are always closely related to other diseases of the

digestive organs. The colon being clogged, the intestines are rendered

sluggish, which in turn acts upon the duodenum, or second stomach, and

prevents the food from properly passing out--then fermentation takes

place. Bile is poured out on the accumulated food again and again, for

the presence of anything in the duodenum is a demand for the secretion

of bile. As a result too much bile is mixed with the food to be

absorbed--the blood becomes tainted with biliary secretions--showing

itself in a yellow skin, dizziness of the head, dull, sleepy condition

and lack of ambition. This overtaxing of the organ results in what is

known as acute congestion, the symptoms of which are tenderness to touch

and a feeling of painful tension on right side just above the edge of

the ribs, slight jaundice, furred tongue, loss of appetite and scanty

high colored urine.

TREATMENT.

Open the colon by the use of the “Cascade,” when the intestines and

duodenum will be in turn relieved, then open up the pores of the skin

with baths and allow Nature to expel the waste from the system in that

manner. The wet sheet pack will be found specially valuable for that

purpose.

An unnatural appetite often accompanies bilious attacks, but it should

be resisted. Eat sparingly of bread and milk, slightly salted, for two

or three days, then take more solid food, but do not eat meat more than

once a day for a week or two. Any exercises that call the muscles of the

stomach into play are beneficial and should be practiced daily,

especially horseback riding and rowing. Exercise by bending forward,

trying to touch the toes without bending the knees; at the same time

taking a deep breath--you then have the liver as in a vise, thus

inducing active circulation.

The “Bear” walk, or walking about the room on all fours without bending

the knees, is one of the best exercises for a torpid liver that can be

imagined, but it should be practised in private, or your friends may

question your sanity.

DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

These diseases usually have their origin in constipation, therefore the

first thing to be done is to relieve this condition of the colon by

daily use of the “Cascade.” Bathe the body daily in tepid water, being

careful not to use soap that will irritate the skin.

Never use common soap nor any of the highly perfumed varieties. A pure

soap will float in the water. An occasional wet pack sheet is of great

value. Attend carefully to the diet and avoid all foods fried in fat,

especially buckwheat cakes and food of that description.

DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.

This is caused by irritation of the kidneys, brought about by those

organs being forced to do work which does not properly belong to them.

Congestion is the first step towards chronic or acute inflammation. The

second stage is a breaking down or degeneration of the kidney cells. If

degeneration has passed a certain point, there is no hope.

TREATMENT.

The only possible cure is to remove the cause. The colon, intestines,

stomach and skin must be got into good working order, so that they will

do their own work and relieve the poor scapegoat--the kidneys--of unjust

burdens. The colon should be constantly and copiously flushed with the

“Cascade,” and warm baths frequently taken. The Turkish bath is

valuable, especially the home bath described in this book, as the

patient’s head, being free, the hot air is not drawn into the lungs.

Every night after flushing the colon inject a pint of warm water and go

to bed. It will pass off through the kidneys, cleansing them. If there

is acute pain, repeat the injection every two hours until relieved. Hot

fomentations applied to the back, over the region of the kidneys, will

relieve the pain, and gentle massage in the same locality will be found

beneficial.

Avoid sweets, pastries, starchy foods, like potatoes, alcohol, tobacco,

tea, coffee and overfat foods. The diet recommended for dyspepsia is

good. Skim milk, buttermilk and whey should be used freely, as they

exercise a very beneficial influence on the kidneys. A wet compress worn

over night will help draw out the poisonous waste matters.

ASIATIC CHOLERA.

This disease is caused by the presence of a microbe, known as the “comma

bacillus,” which manufactures a virulent poison, called a ptomaine.

Although the germs are taken into the system through the medium of the

mouth and stomach, they only multiply in the bowels, which is proved by

the fact that the vomit from a cholera patient contains none, while the

discharges from the bowels abound with them. If the system is in perfect

condition the germs are destroyed by the gastric juice in the stomach as

soon as inhaled. If the stomach is out of order the bacilli escape into

the intestines, where the fluids are alkaline (in which they thrive) and

cholera is the result. The symptoms are, first a slight diarrhœa,

almost painless, then tremors, vertigo and nausea. Gripping pains and

repressed circulation follow, then copious purging of the intestines,

followed by discharges of a thin watery fluid, lividity of the lips,

cold breath and an unquenchable thirst.

TREATMENT.

First flush the colon thoroughly with warm water every few hours. Next

induce perspiration by means of the Turkish bath, but if the case has

set in violently, and vomiting and cramps appear, use the “Cascade”

promptly, and get the patient into bed as quickly as possible. Then take

two heavy sheets, dip them in water as hot as can be borne, fold them

and lay them over the chest and abdomen and cover up with blankets,

tucking them in closely at the sides. Put a jug of hot water to the

feet. In about ten minutes redip the sheets quickly and reapply. In

fifteen or twenty minutes the perspiration will appear and the cramps

will vanish.

Take nothing into the stomach during the duration of the disease except

moderate sips of cold water or pieces of ice, to quench the burning

thirst.

Use simple strengthening food (milk is best) until health is restored.

All water should be boiled before using.

CHOLERA MORBUS.

The symptoms are similar to those of Asiatic cholera, but not so

violent. The treatment is the same in principle. If there is a feeling

of nausea take a warm water emetic.

PERITONITIS

Is an inflammation of the membrane covering the bowels, and is

frequently caused by concussion or injury; sometimes it extends from

adjacent organs, but in many instances it is caused by the breeding of

worms in the hardened fæcal accumulations in the colon.

No matter what the cause may be, flush the colon vigorously with

injections as hot as can be borne, and place bags of hops, steeped in

hot vinegar, on the outside. This will soon reduce the inflammation and

effect a cure.

PNEUMONIA.

Sometimes called Lung Fever, is an acute inflammation of the lungs,

usually caused by a cold, and commencing with a chill and feverish

symptoms. At first there is a dry cough and what is known as the brick

dust sputum, and in the advanced stages a peculiar dark tint in the

cheeks, known as the mahogany flush. The breathing becomes very hurried,

rising as high as forty respirations per minute. It is an exceedingly

rapid and frequently fatal form of disease.

TREATMENT.

Promptitude in dealing with the case is of the highest importance. If

the colon had been kept clean and the lungs developed by exercise it

could not have attacked you; therefore the first thing to be done is to

use the “Cascade.” Then the circulation must be equalized by drawing the

blood to the skin and extremities--away from the congested lungs. A hot

foot-bath will draw the blood to the extremities and a Turkish bath (see

end of book) will do the same to the skin. If too weak to endure the

Turkish bath, substitute a hot bath. Put the patient to bed immediately

and apply a hot compress over the lungs, wrung out of hot brine,

changing it as often as it gets cool. Give little, if any, food during

the continuance of the disease; if any is given it should be light and

nutritious. The above treatment, if employed in time, will save any

case.

BRONCHITIS.

This is an acute inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or air passages,

and the treatment is almost identical with that for pneumonia; only

applying the hot compress to the throat or chest, according to which

part exhibits the most soreness. If the throat is very sore use the

following gargle: Bichromate of potash (pulverized), one drachm;

tincture capsicum, half ounce; pure water, two tablespoonfuls. Shake

until dissolved. Add one teaspoonful of this mixture to three-fourths of

a tumbler of water and gargle the throat every hour until relieved--then

every two hours until well.

ASTHMA.

A most distressing complaint, and hitherto imperfectly understood. It

has been attributed to innumerable causes, but our contention is that it

is due to an engorged transverse colon, which, interfering with the free

action of the diaphragm, withdraws that amount of impetus from the

lungs, so that they fail to respond to nerve stimulation. Through

inaction, the diaphragm becomes practically a fixed instead of a movable

partition. This contention is borne out by the fact that in numerous

cases where the colon was emptied, the trouble disappeared and no

trouble was experienced so long as the colon was kept clean. In all

cases of asthma the last meal should be a light one, if taken at all; in

fact, it would be well to follow the dietary rules for dyspepsia, and in

addition omit the evening meal.

UTERINE DISPLACEMENT.

This prevalent complaint among the women of America is due, in ninety

per cent. of the cases, to constipation, and that is mainly attributable

to tight lacing. In the majority of our countrywomen the sigmoid flexure

(see diagram beginning of work) is distended to nearly double its

natural size, pressing upon the womb, which necessarily displaces it,

but in addition the colon, through impaction, frequently becomes highly

inflamed and communicates the inflammation to the womb, making it heavy

and relaxed.

The ascending and descending colon lie immediately behind the ovaries,

and if (as is often the case) it becomes distended to double its size,

it stretches the broad ligaments and ovarian connections, frequently

breaking them away from their peritoneal attachments or carrying the

peritoneum downward with them.

The Fallopian tubes, which penetrate and are attached to the peritoneal

sack, together with the uterine broad ligaments, are designed to hold

the womb in place, but if the womb and ovaries are crowded down into the

pelvic cavity and the womb doubled upon itself, dysmenorrhea or painful

menstruation, or amenorrhea, with convulsions, is the result. Perhaps

there may even be a complete stoppage, so that Nature menstruates

vicariously and casts it off through the lungs or bowels.

TREATMENT.

Empty the colon and keep it clean by regular use of the “Cascade,” and

wear your clothing as loose as your husband’s or brother’s, and the womb

will go back into its place, and all the bad symptoms disappear. It may

be, though, that the tendons and ligaments have become partially

paralyzed through the uterus having been so long out of place.

After emptying the colon, if there is pain in the back, with a bearing

down sensation, sit in half a tub of hot water for fifteen or twenty

minutes once every other day. Throw yourself on your back with the hips

raised as high as possible, then rub up from the pelvic bone. This will

reduce the displacement of the sigmoid flexure, besides giving relief.

Should the womb not go back into place, call in a physician to replace

it.

Painful menstruation and leucorrhea, which are caused by displacement of

the womb, inflammation and hypertrophy, or hardening of the womb,

enlarged and sensitive ovaries, can all be speedily cured by flushing

the colon.

ANTEVERSION,

Which affects nine out of every ten women, is the womb falling forward

on the bladder (causing frequent desire to urinate) and downward, which,

with the falling of the sigmoid flexure, produces obstruction of the

bowels and great straining at stool.

RETROVERSION

Is a falling down, with the body of the womb thrown backward.

Frequently it is doubled upon itself, when it becomes hardened and

inflamed, and adhesion often takes place. Doctors frequently call this

spinal disease, but it is the displaced organs pressing on the great

sympathetic nerve, which produces partial paralysis of the lower limbs

and loss of memory, sometimes causing insanity. In retroversion, after

emptying the colon, assume the following position: Kneel on the bed, or

sofa, with the body thrown forward until the chest also touches. Retain

this position as long as possible, and repeat it frequently during the

day. Sleep with the foot of the bed raised eight inches. These positions

all facilitate the return of the womb to its normal position.

Eat nutritious, easily digested food, and avoid all stimulants.

COMMON COLDS

Are very disagreeable things, and, though not dangerous in themselves,

yet are frequently the cause of serious complications and the

forerunners of consumption, pneumonia and catarrh. Colds are commonly

due to sudden changes of temperature, and are caused by the sudden

closing of the pores of the skin, thus preventing the escape of those

waste matters of the body which Nature has designed should be expelled

in that direction. The blood is thus driven inward, causing congestion.

If the system is in a sound, healthy condition, with respiration good

and the colon clean, it should be next to impossible to take cold. If,

however, there is a weak spot in the body, be sure the cold will find

it, when, if not promptly dealt with, serious results may ensue.

TREATMENT.

Constipation is the invariable primary cause of a cold, hence the first

thing to do is to flush the colon. Use the “Cascade” daily for at least

three days. Do not eat any supper the first night. The next thing to be

done is to take the Turkish bath (see end of book). It should be taken

at night, after which drink a glass of hot lemonade and go to bed,

covering the body thoroughly. No doubt you will perspire profusely, but

that is what you need. In the morning take a good bath and rub down,

following the directions given for bathing, drink a cup of hot water an

hour before breakfast and let that meal be light, such as Graham bread,

boiled eggs, oatmeal and oranges. You are then ready to attend to your

daily business, and if you take another flushing at night, the next

morning your cold will be only a memory.

CONSTIPATION.

This condition of the system has been so frequently referred to already

that further comment upon it may be deemed unnecessary. Its causes are

varied, insufficient exercise in the open air, hastily eaten and

imperfectly masticated food, also many articles of food tend to induce

the evil of habitual constipation.

Whatever you may do, avoid everything in the form of drugs, for they

are injurious in the highest degree. The continual excitation of the

excretory processes by the use of cathartics is a most pernicious

practice and should be shunned. A constant indulgence in the “purgative

habit” often renders the coating of the stomach so sensitive that even

the presence of food in that organ irritates it and is frequently

hurried out half digested.

The “Cascade” should be used each alternate day, for at least two weeks,

then, twice a week, until improvement is assured. Drink a tumblerful of

hot water, not less than half an hour before breakfast and eat freely of

fruit at that meal. Also partake liberally of good, green vegetables at

other meals. Eating whole-wheat bread is of decided assistance, and make

it a rule to drink from two to three pints of water each day.

PILES OR HEMORRHOIDS.

This is a disease of the rectum and muscles of the anus, and is the

direct result of constipation. The accumulation of hardened fæcal matter

distends the sigmoid flexure, causing inflammation, until from its own

weight it falls down, producing prolapse of the bowels. Frequently

ulceration follows and the bowel is pressed out, tumors forming on the

protruding portion.

Bleeding piles are caused by congestion of the rectal blood vessels.

The constant nerve irritation causes muscular contraction, consequently

circulation is interfered with, producing a condition of engorgement.

Owing to lack of nutrition the structures become brittle and quantities

of the varicosed capillaries unite to form pile tumors. The methods of

treatment usually employed are, injecting astringents into the tumors to

dry them up; to ligate the tumors, that they may die or drop off, or to

amputate the portion of the rectum in which the tumors form (known as

the radical operation), none of which prevent a return of the trouble.

The only rational plan is to remove the cause.

TREATMENT.

First empty the colon, using the “Cascade,” thus removing the cause,

then the inflammation will subside and the protruding bowel go back into

its place. Tumors will soon absorb if they are put back where they

protrude. Sitting in a tub of hot water will cause the bowel to go back

immediately. Hot water is Nature’s astringent and never fails. The

following salve has been found of great value in facilitating recovery:

Two heaped tablespoonfuls of vaseline or cosmoline, willow charcoal, one

teaspoonful; canadies pinus canadensis, twenty-five drops. Mix well and

apply up the rectum with the fingers as far as possible. But the most

effective aid to a cure is to follow the use of the “Cascade” by

inserting in the rectum a small piece of ice, about the size of the tip

of the little finger (previously immersed in water to render it smooth),

which will be found a most admirable rectal tonic, driving the blood

away from the congested parts, and producing a bracing effect on the

structures. In bad cases it may be used with good effect several times

during the day, and will be found equally beneficial in cases of

prolapse of the rectum. The ice is to be retained in the rectum.

PARALYSIS OR PALSY.

These two terms signify one and the same disease; that is, a condition

of the system in which the power of voluntary motion is lost. It is the

outward manifestation of a deep-seated disease that can usually be

traced to an obstructed colon and consequent disordered circulation. The

same causes promote apoplexy. A blood vessel is ruptured in the brain,

causing a clot to form, which presses upon the nerves that convey the

will of the mind to the muscles, thus stopping their action. It is not,

as is usually supposed, an affection of the muscles, but of the nerves

that control the muscular movements. Sometimes one entire side of the

body becomes affected and completely deprived of voluntary motion.

Congestion of the brain is a preliminary of paralysis, and congestions

of the brain are invariably due to an enlarged transverse colon.

One form of paralysis affects only certain parts of the body, such as

the lower limbs, or the reproductive organs, and is caused by pressure

upon some large nerve communicating with the paralyzed portion. This is

doubtless due to the pressure of an enlarged ascending or descending

colon upon some of the lumbar plexus nerves, or their branches. This,

however, refers to what may be termed local paralysis, or paralysis of

certain parts.

Paralysis of an entire side of the body is due to pressure on the brain,

and this is caused by defective circulation, induced by an unnaturally

distended colon. While in this condition some severe physical exertion

or mental strain increases the pressure beyond the power of resistance

and a rupture is the result--when the patient falls, wherever he may

happen to be.

TREATMENT.

Prevention of paralysis is very easy, for with a clean colon it is an

impossibility, and the remedy is too plainly indicated to need pointing

out. You have but to remove the cause--the accumulation in the colon.

Massage is a most valuable part of the treatment. To prevent the muscles

from stiffening, and to retain the suppleness of the affected parts,

frequent rubbings are necessary, and the mind should be stimulated to

resume its control over the refractory muscles. During an attack it is

necessary to pay particular attention to diet--easily digested,

nonconstipating food only. You may have to revert to a spoon diet for

awhile--and, as the liability to a second attack is great during the

period of recovery, special attention must be given to diet to guard

against it.

When power begins to return to the affected parts, a system of graduated

exercises should be arranged, gradually increasing in force with the

return of strength and normal control. These exercises will gradually

educate the mind and restore its harmonious working with the body.

EPILEPSY, OR FALLING SICKNESS,

Is distinguished from apoplexy, or paralysis, by the convulsive action

and foaming at the mouth. One prime cause of this most distressing

complaint is the action of worms in the colon. In a number of cases

treated by us, knots of worms were expelled, and the exciting cause

being removed, complete recovery followed. The preventive treatment is

simple. Use the “Cascade” and our antiseptic tonic until the worms are

entirely expelled. During a fit loosen the clothing at the throat and

place something in the mouth, a cork, for instance, to prevent the

patient from biting his tongue. Some fine salt thrust into the mouth

will shorten the duration of the fit.

Another prolific cause is masturbation, in which case nothing but the

abandonment of the habit and a cleanly life, both physically and

morally, will effect a cure.

GONORRHEA.

This is a contagious disease, and its victims usually become the prey of

unprincipled charlatans, who drive the disease inward by suppressing the

symptoms. It affects the male much more seriously than the female. It

commences with a slight uneasy sensation at the mouth of the urethra,

between the second and seventh day after exposure to infection. The

natural discharge of mucus is increased, and is more viscid, followed by

acute inflammation. The discharge becomes thick and greenish and

urination is painful. Swelling of the glands in the groin is common,

called a bubo. Orchitis or swelling of the testicle is also a frequent

accompaniment. Under the best of treatment it will require from four to

six weeks to effect a cure, but if neglected it may mean months.

TREATMENT.

Use the “Cascade” every night for the first two weeks, then twice a

week for at least two months, to get the poison out of the system, and

keep the parts scrupulously clean by bathing them two or three times a

day. Carefully avoid everything in the form of a stimulant, especially

alcoholic drinks, also tobacco, and let the diet be largely vegetable.

Use the following injection twice every day after urinating. Colored

fluid hydrastis, two drachms; fluid extract canadies pinus canadensis,

two drachms; bromo chlorellum, half a drachm; water, six ounces. Shake

well and inject twice a day until a marked improvement can be noticed,

then once a day, and, finally, every other day.

HERNIA OR RUPTURE

Is the escape of some portion of the viscera through an abnormal opening

and takes its particular name from the locality in which the protrusion

occurs, although the inguinal is the most common form. The dynamic force

of foul gases engendered in the system is a prolific, though generally

unsuspected cause; but the mechanical pressure exerted by an overloaded

colon in the limited space of the abdominal cavity is responsible for

seventy-five per cent. of all cases. The treatment is obvious--use the

“Cascade” faithfully, and, the cause being removed, reduction is easy,

and if the colon be kept clean, a properly adjusted truss will soon

completely cure it.

INEBRIETY

Is responsible for many of the ills of the present generation, in the

form of transmitted constitutional weakness, not to mention the

functional derangements and organic destruction, of which it is a potent

and direct cause.

There are two grave reasons why alcohol should not be taken into the

system, or, if at all, in very minute quantities and at distant

intervals. The first is the moral reason, because it undermines and

destroys the finer part of man. It has the peculiar effect upon the

brain of stimulating the baser qualities and blunting the finer ones.

The second is the physical reason, see “The Diet Question.” When

alcoholism becomes a fixed habit, it must be treated as a disease, for

it is one in reality. In many cases the large intestinal or tapeworm is

at the root of the trouble. Now, worms cannot exist in a perfectly clean

body, with every function working properly. Few, if any, animals can

resist the solvent power of the gastric juice if it is secreted in

normal quantity, and in full health and vigor, consequently, to cleanse

the body of all superabundant filth and restore it to a sound working

condition, will prevent their growth. But if they _are_ present and

developed (as they sometimes are) to an enormous size, the vital forces

are unable to dislodge them, unaided, and recourse must be had to a

“vermifuge” diet. This may be found in two articles--the crusts of good,

sweet wheat-meal bread and good, ripe uncooked apples. It is important

that the food be hard, so that it be well masticated and that it be

eaten slowly, so that the stomach is not overloaded.

TREATMENT.

First get the alcohol out of the system by flushing the colon daily.

This will help you to stop drinking (which is so much easier advised

than accomplished), then proceed to sweat it out by a daily Turkish bath

(see end of book) or a Turkish bath one day and a wet sheet pack the

next.

Second, sip a cupful of hot water not less than half an hour before

each meal and use the wheat bread crusts and apple diet mentioned before

for one week certain, two weeks is better (if possible). Then use the

“Cascade” thoroughly, to expel the worm; and for a month at least follow

the diet laid down for dyspepsia, when the alcoholized blood in your

veins will have been replaced with good, rich blood, and your cure

practically effected.

OBESITY.

The condition of the body, to which nosologists have applied this term,

is that of general engorgement, or, over-fullness, and is the result of

excessive eating, or imperfect depuration, or both. Over-eating and

inactivity are the chief producing causes. It is the especial

prerogative of children to be fat, but when too great an accumulation

comes, with advancing years, it brings discomforts, disadvantages, and

oftentimes fatal diseases, among which are Apoplexy, Fatty Liver,

Diabetes, Bright’s Disease and Fatty Heart. The _sanguine_ or _entonic_

variety is distinguished by florid skin, full strong pulse, turgid

veins, with firm and vigorous muscular fibres, and the _serous_ or

_atonic_, is denoted by a full, but frequent and feeble pulse, smooth

and soft skin, plump but inexpressive figure, and general languor or

debility of the vital functions.

TREATMENT.

Use the “Cascade” regularly, and take as much exercise as is possible

without fatigue. A brisk three mile walk daily will work wonders in

reducing weight, especially if you perspire freely. Drink a pint of hot

water an hour before each meal and half an hour before retiring, to wash

the sour ferments and bile from the stomach before eating and sleeping.

Live principally on roast or broiled meat, fish, poultry or game, boiled

rice, green vegetables, and brown bread. When people are unable to take

the necessary amount of exercise, the dieting process, known as the

“Salisbury system,” is very effective. This consists of the lean part of

good beef, from which every particle of fat and sinew is removed, then

chopped to a pulp, made into small cakes and _broiled_--then eaten hot.

The reduction of adipose tissue demands a certain amount of

self-sacrifice, but the above method, if faithfully followed, never

fails to effect the purpose.

LOST MANHOOD

Is the term now generally employed to describe impotence, or physical

inability to perform the sexual function. It is frequently due to

conjugal excesses, but the principal cause is the baneful widespread

practice of masturbation, or self-pollution. It manifests itself in what

is known as Spermatorrhea, or involuntary emissions of the seminal

fluid, and if allowed to continue unchecked, speedily depletes the

vitality of the sufferer, and renders him a physical wreck. Do not be

deceived by the lying advertisements of unprincipled charlatans, that

any drug can help you. The treatment must be hygienic and thorough, and

may necessitate a change in your whole mode of life.

TREATMENT.

Firstly, the colon must be kept clean, as the fæcal accumulations there

irritate the sensitive nerves. So it is advisable to use the “Cascade”

every night for two weeks at least, then every second night. Secondly,

practice the breathing and bodily movements described under the head of

Exercise, and take all the exercise you can in the open air, as these

things are important factors in strengthening the nervous system and

hastening a cure. Thirdly, special attention must be paid to diet. If

you can practice strict vegetarianism for a time, so much the better,

choosing those articles most easily digested. Only plain roast or boiled

beef should be eaten (if any meat be taken at all), shun all hot

condiments, also tea, coffee, tobacco and alcohol--especially the

latter, for nothing can help you while you use these articles. Fourthly,

after flushing, take a cold bath every night, or, if this is

impracticable, bathe the genital organs, and the spine (up to the base

of the brain) in cold water, and rub down vigorously with a crash towel.

Fifthly, resolutely form cleanly habits of mind, as well as body; take

up a course of good reading to occupy the mind, and divert it into

healthy channels, and shun all reading of a sensational nature. Sixthly,

avoid thinking impure and lascivious thoughts, and do not allow your

mind to dwell upon your condition, but cultivate self-control. The above

treatment has cured hundreds of bad cases, and will cure you, if

steadily persevered in, but a strict abstinence from sexual indulgence,

and an absolute abandonment of the pernicious vice, is an indispensable

condition.

Frequently quite aged men write us, complaining of their sexual

disability--to all such, we say that the restoration of lost power after

fifty years of age is in the highest degree improbable, and after the

grand climacteric (63) is passed--it is practically impossible.

DIABETES OR DIABETES MELLITUS

Is a peculiar and troublesome disease, characterized by an excessive

discharge of urine, which is heavily charged with grape sugar, which is

the saccharine principle of grapes and honey, hence the term mellitus.

This substance is manufactured in excess by the body, and eliminated by

the kidneys. The discharge of urine is abnormally large, sometimes

reaching as high as several gallons daily. Owing to the presence of

sugar in the blood and the secretions, nutrition is affected, and other

disturbances manifest themselves in the system. It is a disease, which,

if not taken in time, usually proves fatal, and it therefore behooves

the individual to keep the body in thorough order, and to carefully

watch any abnormality in the urine.

TREATMENT.

The “Cascade” should be used regularly, also the wet sheet pack, to

promote the action of the skin, for that organ usually exhibits a marked

dryness; and its temperature should be varied to suit that of the body.

If fairly vigorous, the morning cold bath should be used, for its tonic

qualities, or, if weak, then the tepid bath, followed, in either case,

by a brisk rubbing, to promote circulation. Diet is most important. All

sweets and starchy foods, which are converted into sugar by digestion,

should be shunned, while whole wheat bread, lean beef, mutton and fish,

together with salads made from herbs, should be eaten. Acid fruits, such

as oranges and lemons, are beneficial. Soft boiled eggs and milk (in

moderation) may be taken. All food should be eaten slowly and a little

at a time. The only drink should be pure water, and that never at meal

times; but a cup of hot water half an hour before meals will be found of

service. Tea, coffee, cream, and especially alcoholic drinks, must be

absolutely avoided.

LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA

Results from what is known as sclerosis, a hardening of the gray matter

in the motor centres of the spinal cord. Its special symptom is the

peculiar high-stepping gait, the power of locomotion not being properly

under the control of the will, and when the eyes are closed, it seems

impossible for the afflicted person to walk forward without falling.

Like other diseases of its class, it is primarily due to innutrition,

the result of imperfect elimination, and has hitherto defied regular

medical treatment. If a cure is to be effected, it is by regular use of

the “Cascade,” perfect rest, strict attention to diet, and judicious

massage; but if the case is well advanced, it is doubtful whether

restoration to health can be affected.

NURSING MOTHERS.

Under the above heading, we class the following troublesome complaints:

Inflammation of the Breast, Milk Fever, Sore Nipples, Puerperal Swelled

Leg, and Puerperal Fever, or Peritonitis, all of which complaints are

practically unknown, under intelligent hygienic treatment.

We would point out that a simple hygienic mode of life (including

careful diet and the regular practice of the “Cascade Treatment” during

pregnancy), will not only have the effect of making the labor easy, and

the recovery rapid, but will almost preclude the possibility of any of

the above complaints manifesting themselves.

During pregnancy the “Cascade Treatment” should be regularly used twice

a week, by which means the absorption of the poisonous waste matters of

the system into the circulation is completely avoided, and the future

health of the infant assured. The body should be bathed daily, or, if

impracticable, then a brisk rubbing from head to foot, with a towel, and

exercise--more or less--taken every day. The diet should consist largely

of vegetables and fruit, especially after the fourth month, avoiding

farinaceous foods as much as possible, such as wheat, peas, beans,

barley, and especially fine wheaten flour. These foods contain the bony

constituents, and their avoidance tends to deossify the systems of both

mother and child, and make childbirth what Nature intended it to be, a

comparatively painless proceeding.

Careful attention to the foregoing hygienic mode of life, during

pregnancy, will effectually prevent the appearance of those distressing

complaints (before mentioned), peculiar to Nursing Mothers.

INFLAMMATION OF THE BREAST

Would never occur, if the “Cascade” had been regularly used, and the

treatment for it, when present, is to use the “Cascade” thoroughly, and

apply cool wet clothes, well covered with dry ones, to the breasts. If

there is a surplus of milk, draw it off with the breast pump, or the

more convenient method--the mouth.

SORE NIPPLES

Do not require anything but a little cream or olive oil applied to them,

with occasional applications of cold, wet cloths when they are hot and

painful, and occasional fomentations when they are cracked and sore--but

do not fail to “flush the colon.”

MILK FEVER

Is principally due to over-heated, or ill-ventilated rooms, and should

be treated by at once flushing the colon, and if the patient is not too

weak, use the wet sheet pack (see end of book), otherwise tepid

ablutions should be frequently used.

PUERPERAL SWELLED LEG

Should be treated as an acute inflammation. The colon should be

thoroughly flushed, the wet sheet pack or tepid bath used frequently,

and cold wet compresses applied to the afflicted limb. The patient may

drink cold water freely, and the diet should consist mainly of Indian or

wheat-meal gruel.

FISTULA.

There are two distinctly recognized forms of fistula, the complete and

the incomplete: the latter, having only one opening, either external or

internal; if the opening is internal, it is termed, “blind fistula.” The

complete fistula has two openings, usually, one external and one

internal, but in some cases, both openings are external. Fistula is

almost invariably the sequel to a neglected abscess, therefore, any form

of gathering in the buttocks, should be promptly attended to. Fistula

may result from an injury; but the large majority of cases are due to a

congested or diseased condition of the sigmoid flexure and rectum.

TREATMENT.

It need scarcely be said, that scrupulous care and cleanliness are

indispensable factors in promoting recovery, therefore, the colon must

be kept absolutely clean, by the use of the “Cascade” and the parts

thoroughly bathed with warm water, at least, once daily, and the pipe of

the fistula should be thoroughly cleaned three times a day, with the

following solution: To half a cupful of warm water, add twenty-five

drops of fluid hydrastis and one teaspoonful of finely pulverized

_willow_ charcoal. This should be mixed thoroughly and injected into the

opening of the fistula, the whole of it, with a small piston syringe. If

the opening is not external, then, double the quantity should be

injected into the rectum. This practice should be persisted in until the

discharge ceases. In _some_ cases, operations are absolutely necessary.

All stimulants should be avoided and all highly seasoned foods.

DISEASES OF CHILDREN.

The following simple methods of treating the ailments of childhood will

be found remarkably efficacious, easy of application, and may be used

with confidence.

CROUP.

This disease often runs in families, and is most frequently caused by

sudden alterations of temperature. The symptoms are usually a harsh

cough, hoarseness, sore throat, and slight fever. A croupy child needs

watching. To prevent it, keep the colon clean.

The treatment cannot be too prompt. Use the “Cascade” quickly, and place

the child immediately in a hot bath, and rub the lower limbs thoroughly.

Wring a cloth out of cold water, and place it on the throat and chest,

covering it with a thick flannel to exclude the air. Change the cloth as

often as it gets dry.

SCARLET FEVER.

This is a bacillus disease. The colon being clogged, Nature is trying

to cast out the impurities by way of the pores of the skin, and when

these become congested we have fever. First flush the colon, then use

the hot sheet pack (see end of book), if the fever is not very high, or

if the child has chills. If the fever is high, use the cold sheet pack.

With this treatment the rash will soon come out, and the child be easy.

If fever appears again, give another injection and a sponge bath. Feed

the body with water outside, and give it all it wants to drink. Give no

food until Nature calls for it, then a raw egg beaten in milk. When the

appetite comes back, give soft-boiled rice, or oatmeal with milk. Keep a

cool head, and this treatment will save your child.

CHOLERA INFANTUM

Is a disease that can be readily cured by flushing the colon--adding a

little antiseptic tonic to the water. It is purely a disease of the

alimentary canal, consequently, cleansing that passage affords relief. A

tepid bath, covering the legs and abdomen, is of wonderful benefit when

fever is present. Be very particular with the diet. A raw egg, well

beaten, in boiled milk is very nourishing.

DIPHTHERIA

Is a terribly fatal complaint, the result of a poison or germ produced

in the body during the illness. The symptoms being difficult to

identify, all cases of sore throat, if accompanied by fever, loss of

strength, and white spots on the tonsils, should be regarded as

diphtheretic.

Give full hot water flushings twice or four times every twenty-four

hours. If the throat is of a grayish color, add a teaspoonful of borax

to every quart of water. If it is of a dark red color, add a teaspoonful

of acetic acid to every quart of water. If the child cannot retain it,

place it in a hot hip bath, and then it will. After the discharge,

induce perspiration with the hot sheet pack (if chilly), if not, in the

cold pack, and apply a cold compress to the throat. Give the child all

the cold, pure water it wants.

To treat the throat locally, take equal parts of fine salt, borax and

common soda, pulverize, mix well, and by means of a quill blow well down

the throat, using one quarter or half a teaspoonful.

SMALL-POX

Is a very contagious eruptive fever, caused by a bacillus germ peculiar

to the disease. It commences with chills and fever, with aching of the

limbs, in from nine to twelve days after exposure.

After forty-eight hours the eruption usually appears. When rightly

treated, it is not a dangerous disease.

In the case of a young person or child, the treatment is the same as for

scarlet fever. Let the patient have all the water it wants in frequent

drinks--a little cold water at a time.

After the eruption appears, no further treatment is necessary, except a

daily flushing of the colon and a daily sponge bath in tepid water. If

there is pain in the head, apply a cold compress. There is no appetite

during the progress of the disease, but when the stomach demands food,

great care should be exercised. Milk may be given safely. When strength

returns, toasted Graham bread, mush, boiled or broiled chicken may be

given.

TO PREVENT POCKMARKS.

The marking is caused by exposure to dry air and light, therefore paint

the hands and face with a mixture of glycerine and charcoal--the

glycerine keeps the skin soft, and the charcoal shuts out the light. It

should be washed off every morning, and re-applied. Under no

circumstances must the patient be allowed to scratch off the pocks.

MEASLES

Is an eruptive disease peculiar to children, slightly contagious, but

not dangerous. It may commence with a slight chill, or not. The fever is

usually attended with a slight cold, swollen watery eyes, and sneezing.

The first thing to be done is to bring out the rash, which is quickly

done, by flushing the colon, followed by a wet sheet pack, as in scarlet

fever. When the eruption is out, nothing is needed but to keep the colon

clean, and wash down daily with tepid water. In all eruptive diseases

guard against taking cold--for a cold closes the pores of the skin,

shutting up Nature’s vent through which she is expelling the disease

germs.

WORMS IN THE INTESTINES.

This exceedingly prevalent and troublesome complaint may be quickly and

effectually relieved by colon injections, coupled with the J. B. L.

antiseptic tonic. It should be retained until the preparation has time

to destroy or loosen the hold of the worms. Its action may be greatly

accelerated by rubbing and churning the bowels.

INFANTILE CONVULSIONS OR FITS.

These spasms sometimes indicate the approach of one of the eruptive

fevers, but usually the cause is the irritation of teething, or worms in

the intestines. Although the appearance of a child under such conditions

is painful, yet the danger is much less than appears.

Get the little sufferer into a hot bath as quickly as possible, and draw

the blood to the skin, which will afford relief. Next, direct your

attention to the bowels. If, as is exceedingly likely, worms are the

cause, treat as for worms.

GALL STONES

Are the result of arrested secretion of bile, usually through congestion

of the liver. Then the substances that form bile accumulate and solidify

in granules. Hundreds of these continually pass off through the bowels

unnoticed; but prolonged congestion causes them to cohere and form

larger masses, that, in passing through the bile duct, cause intense

pain, which is sometimes mistaken for appendicitis.

TREATMENT.

It is only in passing, that their presence becomes known, when all that

can be done is, to favor their passage by copious fomentations of hot

water and diligent use of the “Cascade.” Sometimes it is impossible for

the stone to pass, when it has to be removed surgically. The regular use

of the “Cascade” will prevent their formation. At the first symptoms of

pain in the region of the liver, follow the directions for treatment of

that organ, especially the exercises, and drink freely of olive oil.

MASSAGE, SHEET-PACKS, ETC.

MASSAGE.

Which is the application of motion and pressure to the body, is a most

important factor in preserving or restoring health. It affords a sick

person all the benefit to be obtained from exercise without the physical

effort, which he is unable to exert. The sweat glands, capillaries, and

lymph channels, which constitute thousands of miles of tubing, in the

body of a grown person, are, by carefully and systematically applied

massage, stimulated to action. The currents in these vessels are a

necessity of life. When they are obstructed, weakness is the result;

when they cease, decay and death ensue.

When we rub our hands or feet, we say the friction warms them; in

reality it is the inner vessels which are stimulated, and bring more

warm blood to the parts. If this process is extended over the whole

available surface of the body, the most beneficial results will follow.

There are three recognized methods of application.

First--Rubbing, to stimulate the skin to action.

Second--Rolling, and pinching gently, also a kneading movement, used

principally to stimulate the stomach, bowels, and muscular tissues.

Third--Percussion, or tapping with the ends of the fingers, softly--most

efficacious in stimulating the action of the lungs.

Rub the surface first with a little palm oil, or vaseline. Use the

tapping movement for the chest and back, the rubbing movement for the

stomach and bowels, and the pinching or kneading movement for the limbs.

In dyspepsia and constipation, great benefit is derived from massage

treatment of the stomach and colon--starting the movements in the right

groin, where the colon commences, and following its course to its rectal

extremity, (consult diagram). For rheumatism, sprains, etc., commence

with hot oily applications.

Most people find massage treatment to have a gentle, soothing effect.

Nearly all find their appetite increased.

THE STOMACH BATH.

The first method is simplicity itself, and consists in drinking from

half to a pint of hot water, as hot as can be drank with comfort, in the

morning after rising, or half an hour before breakfast. It loosens up

the mucus in the stomach, and in half an hour it will have passed out.

The second consists in drinking tepid water until nauseated, then the

stomach will throw it back, with its contents. This thoroughly empties

and cleanses the stomach. From a pint to a quart is usually sufficient,

although two quarts will do no harm. If the stomach does not reject it

readily, thrust the forefinger down the throat to the end of the

glottis.

The third method is by the stomach tube.

THE TURKISH BATH.

Provide a wooden bottomed chair, and having stripped the patient of all

clothing, except a pair of woolen drawers to protect his legs from the

heat, let him sit on it, with his feet ankle deep in a hot foot bath,

just as hot as he can bear. Wrap him about first with a blanket, tucking

it close around the neck, but letting it hang loose over the chair and

vessel containing the foot bath, but so arranged as to exclude the air

from his person. Over the blanket wrap one or two heavy comfortables,

the object being to prevent the escape of the heat and exclude the

outside air from the body. Raising one side of the comfortables and

blanket, place under the chair an old tea-cup half full of alcohol. Set

it on fire and again close the opening. Give him a drink of cold water,

and if the head feels oppressed, apply a wet towel wrung from cold

water. Add more hot water to the foot bath once or twice, keeping it as

hot as he can bear it during the continuance of the bath. Keep him in

the bath until the alcohol is all burned out. Then wash him down with

soap and tepid water, sponge off with cool water, rubbing the flesh and

working the muscles vigorously the meanwhile. Then dry off by patting

the skin with the towel (not rubbing it), leaving a little moisture on

it; dress quickly and let him lie down for an hour or put him to bed.

It should not be taken either immediately before or after a meal. There

are excellent bath cabinets to be obtained, but in their absence the

above will be found excellent.

THE WET SHEET-PACK.

Spread over the bed or cot two or more heavy comfortables, over these a

pair of blankets, then, if for a person of strong vitality, wring a

sheet out of cold water just dry enough not to drip, and spread it over

the blanket; lay the patient stripped of all clothing on the sheet with

his arms by his sides, tuck the sheet around him, then the blankets and

comfortables, leaving his head out but tucking it close around the neck

and over his feet--making a mummy of him, so to say. If the head is hot

or aches, apply a towel wrung from cold water and renew it as often as

it gets warm. To the feet apply a jug of hot water. Let him lie in the

pack from twenty to forty minutes, or even longer if he is comfortable.

He will soon get warm and sweat freely. This is the end desired. If he

goes to sleep, as is often the case, don’t be in a hurry to wake him up.

He will take no harm so long as he keeps warm. See that there is plenty

of fresh air in the room. When he has been in the pack a sufficient

length of time close the windows, then take him out and wash him down

thoroughly with soap and soft, tepid water, then sponge off with cooler

water, rubbing him down vigorously and working the flesh the meanwhile.

If not too weak he should assist in this operation. Then dry off by

patting the skin with the towel (not rubbing it), leaving a little

moisture on the skin. Then, if in the day time, and the weather is not

too cold, a little exercise in the open air will be beneficial. If he is

too weak to exercise put him to bed again.

Before and during the pack let him have all the cold water he wants to

drink, in small quantities at a time. If the patient has but little

vitality, wring the sheet out of tepid water instead of cold water.

The hot sheet-pack is used in the same manner, the only difference being

that the sheet is wrung out of water as hot as can be borne.

CARE OF THE “CASCADE.”

What is worth having is worth taking care of; and the “Cascade” is so

likely to be called into emergency service, that it should be always in

order--hence the following suggestions:

After using it, hang it up by the eyelet, until it ceases to drip; then

put in the stopper. The small amount of moisture left in will help to

keep it flexible. It should be kept hanging, if possible, as folds in

the rubber predispose it to crack. It should be kept in an even

temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.

Never pour boiling, or very hot water into it--it is not designed to

withstand such a degree of heat, and do not let grease, in any form,

come in contact with it, as grease decomposes rubber.

PART NINE.

SOME HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

If there is one thing in particular that I desire to impress upon my

readers, it is, _don’t dread disease_. It is a beneficial agent, for it

is Nature’s method of re-adjusting matters in the human economy. There

are only two conditions, health and dis-ease. Mark the etymology of the

word! Whenever there is any departure from the normal, it is bound to

manifest itself in the organ or structure most in need of repair; but as

disease is a tearing down, and its cure a process of building up, it

does not need the wisdom of Solomon to recognize the fact that all

assistance toward recovery must come from within. Disease is just as

natural a condition as health; both are the result of the operation of

natural law. Disease, being Nature’s method of cure, any attempt to

suppress it must of necessity invite disaster.

This is one of the chief reasons why I am opposed to drug medication,

because its sole aim seems to be the suppression of symptoms. Pain, the

chief symptom, is not disease, but simply the messenger bringing warning

of the disease to the brain. To silence this messenger, yet leave the

disease unchecked, is folly. It would be just as reasonable, if the

house were on fire, to cut the cord of the alarm bell, and to conclude

because you could no longer hear the bell that the danger was past.

Disease, therefore, being beneficial, should be welcomed as a friend,

and every assistance given to Nature to assist her in restoring normal

conditions.

Prevention is better than cure, you will all agree, and the great

elements of prevention are, knowledge of self, cleanliness, physical,

mental and moral; hygiene and sanitation. I contend that physiology is

the most important subject that can engage the attention of the

individual. Nothing is so essential as a knowledge of the functioning of

the body in which he dwells, for it is the vehicle through which the

real self is to find expression; through which he is to achieve success

or failure, according to the condition of its mechanism.

No engineer can obtain from the machine under his control the highest

results, unless every part of the mechanism is in perfect working order.

How much more important, then, that the human organism should be in

perfect adjustment, since through it the mentality is to find its

highest expression? Without a knowledge of its construction and its

working principles, how is the individual to raise the human machine to

the highest plane of excellence and maintain it there? No one is allowed

to run an engine without first passing an examination, which

necessitates a certain amount of study and knowledge of the laws of

mechanics; yet men undertake to run that complex machine, the human

body, in utter ignorance of physiological law! Is it any wonder that

there are so many breakdowns? What I contend for is the study of the

fundamental facts concerning the ordinary functions of the body: of

diet, dress and exercise in their relation to health, and the relative

effects of good and bad air upon the system. It is of infinitely more

consequence to understand the basic principles of digestion and the

proper combination of foods, or to understand thoroughly the baneful

effects of sleeping in a badly ventilated room, than to be the greatest

living expert in conic sections. Practical physiology is the crying need

of the times, especially for our children, if we expect them to be well

developed--mentally, morally and physically.

With such an equipment of knowledge the individual is prepared to

withstand the wear and tear of life, and I may remark here that it is

the _tear_ more than the _wear_ that figures in physical breakdown. All

human beings are not endowed alike with nervous force; it is largely a

matter of heredity, but what we have may be cultivated and developed.

Failure to do so renders the individual liable to nervous breakdown, or

neurasthenia, as it is popularly termed, a widespread disease,

especially in America, where the strain of life is greater than

elsewhere. Competition, a desire to go beyond one’s fellows in

achievement, working beyond the strength, together with lack of care of

the physical system, all conspire to keep constant the undue excitement

of the nerves that ends in exhaustion. Children born of nervous parents,

with weak nervous systems, should be fortified against the risks of

inheritance by hygienic measures, during their developmental period,

strengthening in every way their physical and mental endowments. Even

those well developed in this respect should husband his or her

resources--always keeping a reserve fund by avoiding undue fatigue,

spending plenty of time in sleep, taking care of the body, and arranging

for intervals of rest that shall include change of scene and

environment.

Remember that mind and thought have their effect on the bodily health,

no less than material and physical conditions; and that although a

healthy body needs a sane mind, it is none the less true that a sane

mind needs a healthy body; therefore maintain perfect equilibrium

between the two. It may surprise you to hear your body compared to a

bank; but the analogy is perfect, as I shall proceed to show. No living

organism is precisely the same for sixty consecutive minutes. There are

perpetually losses from within and gains from without; losses in the

form of broken down tissue, gains in the form of food or air, which is

the most essential form of food. So, in a bank, there is a constant

interchange of deposits and withdrawals. No bank could exist if the

depositors insisted upon their money being hoarded up there. It is the

money, and not the bank, that is the fixed consideration, money being

the medium of exchange. In the human system, food is the medium, and for

the same reason that a bank cannot exist by hoarding up money, it is

impossible for a living organism to exist by simply storing up food.

There must be a continual interchange, otherwise the human bank cannot

pay dividends in the form of health and energy.

And even as some banks, that appear solid and substantial from the

outside, may be on the verge of ruin, owing to the lack of supervision

over income and expenditure; so many an apparently robust body may be on

the verge of physical collapse, owing to the mistaken belief that the

body is simply a depository for food. Energy may be stored up in the

system for future use, that being the dividend resulting from judicious

interchange; but to force the system to receive more food than it can

use and assimilate, is to invite disaster and pave the way to physical

bankruptcy. A knowledge of banking is valuable in any walk of life, and

I feel that the most valuable advice I can give my readers is to study

Nature’s bookkeeping, as manifested in the human bank, and to see that

the balance is strictly drawn between income and expenditure. The world

will yet see the day when it will be considered a disgrace to be sick;

but in the meantime, humanity suffers for lack of that important

knowledge--knowledge of self.

Above all, cultivate the habit of happiness. Whatever else you may

neglect, do not neglect that, for the happy habit is the greatest

treasure that any individual can possess. Happiness depends largely upon

physical conditions. With poor health, perfect happiness rarely exists;

therefore it is your duty to be healthy, and the possession of health is

in the majority of cases a matter of personal endeavor. But although the

physical is important in health, yet the physical is dominated by the

mental, and if you resolve to be happy, you can succeed. Commence this

day, by saying to yourself, I _am_ happy; I _will_ be happy. Start out

with the resolve that you will at least do some one thing to-day that

will bring happiness to another, in the form of some simple service.

Even if no such opportunity presents itself (although opportunities are

never lacking), you can at least bestow cordial and cheerful greetings

on those with whom you come in contact.

No surer road to personal happiness can be found than endeavoring to

make others happy. If you find it difficult to be cheerful, there is

more need to look to your surroundings. Read none but cheerful books;

cultivate cheerful acquaintances. You will be amply repaid for your

endeavors to cultivate the habit of happiness. From the standpoint of

health, it is a profitable proceeding, for joy quickens the circulation.

You can get the happiness habit if you wish to, and it is your duty to

yourself and those around you to do so. If the clouds are lowering, do

not give way to depression. Rouse yourself. Look for the rift in the

clouds, disclosing the little patch of blue, and hope for the triumph of

fair weather over foul. Even if you do not attain the degree of

happiness you anticipated, you will find yourself improved, mentally,

morally and physically. Get the habit, remembering that “a happy and

contented mind is a continual feast.”

And now, in conclusion, I would ask the reader to carefully consider

the facts herein set forth relating to disease and its treatment, to

weigh the testimony AGAINST the old system, and FOR the new, and let

sober reason decide which of the two is the more rational. Bring the

same dispassionate judgment to bear on this question that you would on a

matter involving your financial welfare. It will amply repay you to do

so, for the matter at stake is a weighty one. The preservation of health

is a DUTY that each member of the human family owes to self and friends.

Without health, existence is as torpid and lifeless as vegetation

without the sun. And yet it is frequently thrown away in thoughtless

negligence, or in foolish experiments on our own strength. We let it

perish without remembering its value, or waste it to show how much we

have to spare. It is sometimes given up to levity and chance, and

sometimes sold for the applause of jollity and looseness. Some there

are, who inherit weak constitutions, and fall an easy prey to sickness;

while others, who are neither thoughtless or naturally weak, invite

disease through simple ignorance of the laws that govern their being.

Owing to these manifold causes sickness is rife, and the medical

profession has come to be regarded as an exceedingly lucrative one.

This would not be a matter so much to be deplored, if so-called “medical

science” had kept pace with the other sciences; but the lamentable truth

is that the practice of medicine (so far as healing value is concerned)

has not advanced one jot since the days of Esculapius. Surgery has made

wonderful strides, but medicine has stood still. True, they have

increased the number of remedies, aye, a hundredfold, but the only

result has been to complicate the system, without improving it.

What people need is fewer doctors, and more instruction in the art of

preserving health.

Hygiene should form a part of our school curriculum. Children should be

taught the mysteries of their own bodies, then the future generation

would have little need of medical men-they would know what to _do_ to

regain their health, when assailed by sickness, instead of feeing a

professional man to order them what to _take_.

My purpose in this work has been to show the people that they can, if

they will, be their own physicians, and that in doing so, their chances

of recovery are immeasurably greater--that the preservation of their

health is in their own hands. The administering of drugs in sickness is

illogical in its reasoning, unsound in its theory, and pernicious in its

practice. Thoroughly cleansing the system by flushing the colon is a

simple, common sense method of treatment, easy of application,

thoroughly hygienic in theory, and, beyond all question, immensely

beneficial in practice.

Thousands of grateful people can testify to its efficiency, frequently

in cases where the “faculty” had abandoned all hope, and why? Because it

assists Nature instead of thwarting it. The principal drawback under

which the system has labored hitherto, has been the lack of perfect

apparatus for the introduction of the cleansing stream, but I now have

the satisfaction of introducing to the public a means for that purpose

that leaves nothing to be desired. The J. B. L. Cascade is the most

satisfactory and effective appliance for flushing the intestinal canal

that has yet been invented.

It is the outcome of years of patient toil and thought, but the

thoroughly satisfactory results obtained by it, and the enthusiastic

encomiums lavished upon it by its beneficiaries are regarded by the

inventor as an ample and commensurate reward (not wholly undeserved) for

the mental labor involved in its successful evolution.

Its simplicity is such that it can be manipulated by any intelligent

child, and its price, by comparison with its remedial virtues, is

insignificant. With this perfected apparatus, and the J. B. L.

antiseptic tonic, any parent can constitute himself the physician of his

family, and by following the directions for the treatment of the various

diseases described in this work, can successfully combat them--and all

at a trifling cost. But more than that, he can, by periodical use of it,

so improve the physical condition of himself and family, that they will

forget what sickness is, and rejoice in that exhilaration of spirit that

only comes with perfect health.

My system of treatment is _true_ in philosophy, in _harmony_ with

Nature, and thoroughly rational in practice.

INDEX TO TREATMENT OF DISEASE.

PAGE

Anæmia, 159

Anteversion, 186

Appendicitis, 176

Asiatic Cholera, 181

Asthma, 184

Bilious Fever, 170

Blood Poisoning, 161

Bronchitis, 184

Catarrh, 164

Cholera Infantum, 204

Cholera Morbus, 182

Common Colds, 187

Constipation, 188

Consumption, 102

Croup, 204

Diabetes, or Diabetes Mellitus, 199

Diarrhœa, 173

Diphtheria, 205

Diseases of the Kidneys, 180

Diseases of the Liver, 178

Diseases of the Nerves, 173

Diseases of the Skin, 179

Dropsy, 176

Dysentery, 172

Dyspepsia, 100

Epilepsy, or Falling Sickness, 192

Erysipelas, 165

Fistula, 203

Gonorrhea, 193

Gall Stones, 208

Headache, 175

Heart Disease, 158

Hernia, or Rupture, 194

Inebriety, 194

Infantile, Convulsions, or Fits, 207

Inflammation of the Breast, 201

La Grippe, 171

Locomotor Ataxia, 200

Lost Manhood, 197

Measles, 207

Milk Fever, 202

Nursing Mothers, 200

Obesity, 196

Paralysis, or Palsy, 190

Peritonitis, 182

Piles, or Hemorrhoids, 189

Pneumonia, 183

Puerperal Swelled Leg, 202

Retroversion, 186

Rheumatism, 167

Scarlet Fever, 204

Small-pox, 206

Sore Nipples, 202

Typhoid Fever, 168

Uterine Displacement, 185

Worms in the Intestines, 207

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directions and have received no benefit from it.

You cannot afford to neglect this opportunity of ridding yourself of

this most distressing complaint, which, if neglected, too often leads to

Consumption.

DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS

CHARLES A. TYRRELL, M. D., PROPRIETOR OF

TYRRELL’S HYGIENIC INSTITUTE

134 WEST 65TH STREET, NEW YORK

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:

their disincilination to adopt=> their disinclination to adopt {pg 29}

Prof. I. I. Metchinkoff=> Prof. I. I. Metchnikoff {pg 43}

to what school be belongs=> to what school he belongs {pg 51}

an unmistakaby valuable=> an unmistakably valuable {pg 68}

are frequntly guilty=> are frequently guilty {pg 92}

to his pirmitive condition=> to his primitive condition {pg 104}

populated with phagocyctes (white blood corpuscles)=> populated with

phagocytes (white blood corpuscles) {pg 108}

an expert dietetician=> an expert dietician {pg 128}

We habituate ouselves=> We habituate ourselves {pg 151}

Too little attenion=> Too little attention {pg 156}

Griping pains=> Gripping pains {pg 181}

the bony constitutents=> the bony constituents {pg 201}

most effiacious in stimulating=> most efficacious in stimulating {pg

210}

End of Project Gutenberg's The Royal Road to Health, by Chas. A. Tyrrell, M.D.