Show MEDICAL BOTANY To continue the subject of medical botany and its corroborate history I call attention to the close connection existing between theology and medicine and to the further fact that the decline of the former has generally been attend attend- attended attended attended ed with a corresponding decline in the latter Th The term Restitution in all things necessarily embodies as I will endeavor to show a knowledge of the healing art the art the leaves of the trees were Tor for the healing of the nations Every herb was originally given to man manfor manfor manfor for his use and his diet was in perfect harmony with the laws of life and health The result of this course of living was wasa wasa wasa a life of nearly a thousand y years years ars Brevity Brevity Brevity ity of life followed a departure from this simple diet and herb system until from Noahs Noah's time to Davids David's a period of only 1300 years life dropped down from to 70 years only years only think of it a difference of years Yet to be just we do not attribute this wonderful de- de decline decline de decline cline altogether to dietetic and herbal causes as other causes may have oper oper- operated operated operated to produce so marked a degener degener- degeneracy degeneracy degeneracy acy From the time of David to that of Hippocrates there were no medical in institutes in- in inI institutes institutes nor such a thing as doctors as asa asa asa I a class deriving their living from a pro pro- profession Hippocrates flourished B C I and he from purely philanthropic impulses out of hIs hr own means built a temple of science and exposed to public view view on its walls all the known remedies he could collect or discover Subsequently Subsequently Subsequently men moved by selfish motives after his time made merchandise out of his collections and discoveries As these men multiplied the people became careless and trusted almost entirely to their supposed skill and ability medicine gradually declined until as Dr Water Water- Waterhouse Waterhouse Water house house states I HI am so disgusted with learned quackery that I take some in- in interest interest in interest terest in honest humane and strong strong- strong minded minded empiricism for it has done more for our art in all countries than all the universities since the time of Charle Charle- Charlemagne Charlemagne Charlemagne magne goodness I Hippocrates study Air earth and water man and his kindred vegetable disease and death andall and all casualties and concomitants of humanity were the pages pages he studied In the days of Jesus there was a woman who had a disease twelve years and the physicians of that time could not help her which reflects on their medical ability She had spent all she had says the New Testa Testa- Testament Testament Testament ment ment and grew worse and worse That herbal practice existed in that day may be maybe inferred from om the fact that the Scribes and P k paid tithes on mint rue rue and all an manner of herbs however im- im im I perfectly they may have understood their virtues We read that Luke was a physician but we have not a single in- in instance instance in instance stance of his practicing medicine Dur Dur- During During During ing the first and second centuries Christi Christi- Christianity Christianity Christianity anity began to wane and medicine I underwent a corresponding decline I The treatment of disease fell entirely into the hands of the Catholic church whose priests and monks took sole charge of the bodies of the people Says Pettigrew From the seventh to the fifteenth century the priests and monks may be said to have held an un- un undivided undivided un undivided divided sway as physicians throughout Europe who practiced in a language up to the time of the reformation not understood by the people The great medical truths of Hippocrates Galen others were lost sight of but began to be somewhat revived in the time of Luther Still the dreadful practice of bleeding blistering leeching and ad- ad administering ad administering ministering mineral poisons to the dis disgrace dis- dis disgrace disgrace grace of that period continued Suc Suc- Succeeding Succeeding this period galvanism mesmer mesmer- mesmerism mesmerism mesmerism ism cold water cure and the discovery of hot water injections sprung into practice some of which are highly beneficial The first physician in New England was the Rev Samuel Fuller After him Samuel Thomson a new England farmer introduced his great system known as the which has been of incalculable benefit to mankind Dr Coffin founder fou-ader of medical botany in England was an American of the old school who in his youth contracted a severe cold which turned into consumption consumption consumption tion He was given up by nine of the theold theold theold old school doctors A tribe of Seneca Seneca- Indians camped near his residence when a squaw came to the door ana and seeing him sick said White man no cure I will cure him for a gallon of cider His mother replied If you will hogshead cure him I will give you a hogs hogs- head of cider They gave her a trial of her skill without the least faith in her ability The squaw went into the fields returned loaded with herbs and the doctor says he took a cup of medicine from her hands He watched its work work- workings workings workings ings and felt its beneficial effects throughout his entire system Moisture appeared on the skin and he had faith Caithin in its cure after the first glass In a few weeks he was perfectly cured After this cure he travelled about with this tribe of Indians and learned from them themi i the use of herbs roots and barks and andi i afterwards heard of Dr Thomson then known as the great naturalist They in- in instructed instructed in instructed each other in medical botany C went to England in 1837 That same year the Gospel went to bless the world Coffin published a journal in Manchester England and established the practice of medical botany there very extensively For the convenience of your numerous readers I classify as follows follows- follows raspberry Astringents Astringents raspberry leaves cranes cranes- bill bill sumach and oak bark Stimulants Cayenne Stimulants Cayenne pepper ginger cloves yarrow etc Purgatives aloes Purgatives aloes senna turkey rhu rhu- rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb barb valerian valerian assa- assa assa Blood purifiers sarsaparilla purifiers purifiers sarsaparilla sassafras burdock root The great founder of the latter latter day latter day work which work will usher in the final restitution of all aU things has bas not Dot I lot leit t us ignorant of the fundamental principles of a system of dietetics which if it lived up to would add greatly to the longevity Of the present generation and medical men have expressed it as their opinion that what is known among us as the Word of ot Wisdom of which the follow follow- following following following ing is merely an epitome would advance the age of man far beyond its present narrow limit and ultimately bring back the longevity of the days of ot yore Nor can the Saints treat lightly the important truths set forth therein without a corres corres- correspondingly correspondingly correspondingly injurious effect upon their health and lives Jives We are warned in inthis inthis inthis this revelation against the use of wine except in the offering ottering of the holy sacra sacra- sacrament sacrament sacrament ment That wine inflames the blood and debases the mind needs no argument argument argument ment the history of nations is a stronger proof of this than all I can write Strong I drinks are for the washing of the body I only Their internal use is positively I forbidden Tobacco is not for the I body neither for the belly and is not good for or man The history of the tobacco habit establishes the fact that it deranges digestion destroys the function of memory and blunts nervous sensibility Insanity has frequently re- re resulted resulted re resulted from its continued use A doctor of this country advised a gentleman who was strongly addicted to the tobacco habit against its use remarking that it was carried to such an extent by him that if persisted in it must result fatally The gentleman became insane and soon afterwards died The wheat all diet in instead stead of ot the fine flour is recommended in this revelation A doctor of York New New New- NewYork York said If I could induce New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to eat the wheat all-wheat bread I should do more for it than all the doctors who whoever whoever whoever ever entered it have done Great II treasures of wisdom are promised to all allI I who obey this Word The philosophy of thi this promise must be apparent for as the mind manifests its powers powers proper proper- proportionately to the health of the body wis- wis wisdom wisdom dom depends upon a proper dietetic regime THOMAS CHILD Prof of Medical Botany |