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ings, because the relations that medicinal agencies claim to living tissues, are uncongenial, incompatible, and absolutely at enmity with organic functions, therefore how in the name of science can medicinal drugs become scientific abettors to humanity.
Although our doctrines may not be understood by every auditor—but to those, to whom our explanations are not clear and comprehensive, we will say—ask us any questions relative to this subject and we will endeavour to answer them scientifically.
Hypothetical or morbid experience may confirm the assertion, that medicines are useful and have often relieved persons from suffering and death. Equally so has borrowing money, to pay off an old debt, saved men from failing for the time being—but it would be a great error to suppose that such acts were natural and scientific proceedings. However, it might be more judicious to borrow the money, if one had the credit to do so, than to fail. Because, his business might rally in the meanwhile, and, thus, by the time the borrowed money came due, he might be able to pay both principle and interest. But in human life it is somewhat different; Physicians do not always know whether nature has credit or not. Should she have however, they are still unable to insure her rallying, after this temporary relief is obtained, and more than this—in the "Hygienic Practice" we can fulfil all essential indications, without these risks,—that is, without medicines, or borrowing or exchanging "an Evil for an Evil"
Hence we do not reject drugs, merely, because we dislike them, but because we are much more—yea, tenfold more successful without, than with them. Truly, such is the truth—and as we claim to be familiarly acquainted with the Medical dogmas, practices and successes of the various schools we have a right to pronounce upon such hypothetical experience,—but they who are not indoctrinated into the true, scientific and natural method of "Cure," have no right to pronounce upon our experience. The wisest man that ever lived — tells us "not to answer a matter, before we know it." Under our treatment, all kinds of diseases are curable, but not all degrees of them consequently not all patients. A case is curable as long as the organic powers are stronger, than that of the morbific matters.
The natural query may arise in the minds of our auditors. It seems very strange, that these errors in the medical profession have not sooner been discovered? Why have our Medical Sires, who have devoted Centuries to this Art, not embarked in these scientific, these vital, these true physiological projects, and have discovered their unalterable truths—instead of harping on those absurd and should be obsolete, theories and practices? Equally and very appropriately might we assert, that we well remember the time, when the people spurned and ridiculed the idea, yea, even thought it blasphemous, that mortal man should attempt to send dispatches by lightning speed, through the Air, from City to City, or from the far East to the far West. Truly, when the Magnetic Telegraph was first spoken of as a grand Invention, the majority of mankind sneered, hooted and scorned the persons who spoke of its truthfulness. But how long did this skepticism exist? Until the biassed and uninitiated gave the subject Thought and its operations Eye-sight. Until they discovered through their own sensibilities that such was a sound and tangible fact. And no sooner than this did all "diversity of opinions" vanish on this subject, and the telegraphic communications were classed among the irrefragable truths. Just so, must it be with the subject in consideration.
