Works on phrenology, physiology, and kindred subjects / by O.S. Fowler.

  • Orson S. Fowler
Date:
[1877?]
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Credit: Works on phrenology, physiology, and kindred subjects / by O.S. Fowler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER IV. REMEDIES. Thus much of these evils. Next their remedies. All the penalties of nature’s violated laws are not wholly incurable. A ‘ healing balm’ is kindly furnished for such wounds as are not mortal. Though it may be impossible, after these evils have become aggravated, for their subject to be as healthy and happy as he would have been if he had never 6inned, yet our merciful Physician has furnished at hand both palliatives and restoratives, by the judicious and thorough use of winch he may become as sound in body and as strong in mind, as he ever has been ; perhaps better because he is yet immature. When the consequences of this vice have not gone so far as to impair or destroy the stricture, a comparative cure is attainable ; and even though the organization itself is seriously affected, yet, as nature restores a broken bone, or flesh wound, so here, she will often repair breaches apparently irreparable. Though as a broken bone, or a sprained joint, is more liable to subse- quent injury than if it had never been impaired, yet, as long and as far as life and constitution remain, they hold out the blessed promise of recovery and happiness. Unfortunate reader, however foolish and sinful you may have been, never despair; first, because discouragement greatly impedes cure ; and secondly, because the constitutional tendency of your disease is to render you more gloomy and disheartened than you need be. Be it that your case is bad, you regard it as much worse than it really is. If it were fatal you would be now literally dying. I he flag of truce is vet flying. Because you have entered the broad road, you arenot compelled to go down to final ruin. The door of escape is yet open. Few cases are desperate. Most men can be well nigh cured. Listen then to the means of salvation. _ , , ,, _ Though there may be, doubtless, growing in our woods and fields ® specific cure for vour, as for most other, ‘ ills that flesh ®ufferB> ye} rely not on medicines, especially those generally prescribed by physi- cians They do not understand these complaints, but generally agB a rate them. * You must cure yourselves. Nor is the taskeasy ; it re- quires effort, perseverance, and temporary self-denial. You must do stead /passively foldin6 your arms, to whtch you are mclmed. Be^t that a cure requires hard work, are not life, health, working hard to obtain? If in the Niagara rapids, and certain to be precipitated over its yawning precipice in case you remained Pa/ie> ABSTAIN totally. The least indulgence weakens hope, and is like paddling the canoe thf Aia'± rapids, instead of rowans Hs cipation like leaving of both indulgence and suffering. ... < *ue accepted time ; Of MV. and especially aupifcaU. ^pSiesadvi* behold »o» isi the day I diS aud <o(a% and unequivo- occasional indulgence. Fiom tli - ’ f i -.u L0th augments cally condemn ^indulgence, every instance of sfnti. Sou aud weakens resistance, by V». ment to propensity. If you cannot “** Make one desperate stand and struggle. > iest you Ire! stop short !1 /Touch not, teste’^S^vouronly « perish with the using.’ b lee at onceto peifm. die’. ‘ Why city of refuge. Look not back towans s°^ or’d* h^r of sensuality! will you go on to commit suicide ? O • • god-endowed, born u are you of no value ? Are you not God-like, ana goo
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