INTRODUCTIONSINCE the beginning of man's career, he has sickened and died. He has been sick-sick unto death, and has recovered. The art of healing has been practiced from the earliest times. A long list of methods and remedies is our inheritance. At one end of the procession stands the medicine man with clangor of drum, and trumpet, and bells, to drive disease and the devil away. At the other end of this evolution stands the educated physician, armed with scientific knowledge of the body, its or
...gans, circulation of the blood, relation of pulse and temperature to dis-' ease, and other important things to give him a correct diagnosis; anesthetics, antiseptics, antidotes and specifics, tried by generations and known to be helpful. Between these extremes of development are all the pathies, shrine cures, bones of the saints, holy waters, quackery, and charlatanism, allopath, homeopath, isopath, osteopath, electric, botanic, magnetic, Christian Science, mind cure, faith cure, divine healTable of Contents CONTENTS; Chapter Page; Introduction ix; 1 Back to Christ l; 2 Therapeutic Triumphs of the Apostles; and the Primitive Church 14; 3 Mental Medicine 22; 4 Moral Medicine30; 5 The Law of Suggestion, and Some of; Its Practical Uses 37; 6 Sleep-Its Therapeutic Value 51; 7 Typical Treatments 65; 8 Hypnotism 83; 9 Personal Magnetism100; 10 The Will111; 11 The Unknown Quantity119; 12 The Complete Life130; [vii]About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.
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