Show EFFECT OF THE imagination ON HEALTH A medical journal reports the he case of a clergyman who was sent to a hos altal suffering tarri terribly bly lie ile said eald he had swallowed several false teeth and the plato plate and that he felt the horrible grinding and cutting ot of these theao in n his stomach the physician in attendance tried to talk him out of this idea but to no purpose A little while later a telegram from his wife informed him that the teeth had bad been found under the tied bed mortified and chagrined at having baring made such a foot fool of himself the clergyman free from his imaginary suffer las laz 1 lately got up dressed hima himself elf paid hta his bill and went ment home without w assistance As long as the man was convinced that the false teeth were in n his rich ach all the talking in the world could not have made him believe that his suffering buffering was a delusion this cou call had 0 to o be changed first kl ledl edIcal cal history shows that thou sands of people have hare died the victims of their imagination they were convinced they hey had diseases which in reality ahny adver had the tTo trouble uble was not in the body but in the mind raw few of us realize the almost superhuman power of the tha imagination in its ita effect upon the body nothing la Is better known tian than that many people every year die with imaginary badro hydrophobia it Is very comm common on thing to regard a dog as mad which simply has a nt or Is so frightened at being pursued by those who are afraid of 0 it and who project their state of mind to its bra brain in that it appears to be mad physicians tell us its that susceptibility to contagious diseases depends very largely upon the mental condition that it la Is possible for a person during great excitement to work with perfect immunity among patients suffering from the most malignant diseases I 1 have seen a vigorous athletic man 8 so 0 completely paralyzed by the shock from till nn accident that he could scarcely lift a pound weight lie he was waa as weak and nerveless as a child no material substance had touched him or opposed him just a terrifying thought which came like lightning did the work made a pygmy of III a giant in an instant well authenticated cases have bren been recorded by physicians where patients w who h 6 had a mortal tear fear at f chloroform ant into a syncope before r ehlt hla f had been given they became perfectly clous through tile the suggestion of their own minds I 1 know of a physician who while away from home on an a fishing trip wai summoned to attend a patient who c was suffering indescribable arony lie ile had no medicine ease no drugs with him but the tactful physician knowing the power of suggestion made small borders pov ders out of ordinary flour and gave instructions with the greatest care as to the exact kimt and manner of taking they were to bo be given every few minutes the patient was told that lie ho was he ing treated by a noted physician and i his great faith lit in the physician and the remedy in a short time wrought a marvelous change in his condition tie he said that he felt the effects of the medicine through throughout ont his entire being flour and faith did the work 1 the sick thought must go before the sick condition will depart when the diseased thought goes the body at once rebounds and becomes normal not long ago I 1 heard of a young lady who while at the theater with her fiance complained suddenly ot oi feeling taint faint liar her nance fiance a young doe doc tor ter took something out of his pocket and giving it to her bar whispered keep this tabloid in your mouth but dont swallow it the young woman did as directed and immediately felt better curious to know what jhc thc th tabloid was which although it had bad no not it dissolved had given her such auch re ilef she a examined x it on her return home arid and found a small butt buttone 0 n |