The cholera, considered psychologically / by Forbes Winslow.

  • Forbes Benignus Winslow
Date:
1849
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Credit: The cholera, considered psychologically / by Forbes Winslow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    making light of His awful providence, if, in obedience to His will, and in conformity to the recognised laws influencing the mysterious union of mind and matter, we adopt moral or mental means for curing or pre- venting disease by acting upon the physical organiza- tion. Such being admitted to be a view of the question sanctioned by religion and science, it behoves us to consider whether some means might not be adopted for the purpose of abstracting the public mind from its own depressing apprehensions, thus rendering the system less liable to be acted upon by those physical agents alleged to give rise to the dis- ease. Of course this is only suggestive. It may be entirely impracticable; but whether it be so or no, I have not the slightest doubt of the soundness of the principle I am advocating, and of the importance of doing our utmost to allay the present panic, and of looking somewhat beyond the mere physical means at our disposal for the prevention and cure of cholera. We must make a strong effort to dismiss from the mind the contemplation of subjects calculated to awaken gloomy apprehensions, to depress the feelings and exhaust the nervous energy. Every legitimate mode of inducing cheerfulness and serenity of mind should be as much as possible encouraged. Constant and agreeable occupation will do much good. An effort should be made to excite a pleasurable train of thought, either by reading, conversation, or agreeable
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