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to n u rse their offspring Th o u gh t h is l a ck c a n never be f u ll y s u pplied
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poison o u s a cc u m u l a tions I n this w a y t h e tro u ble g ro w s r a pidly
m ore serio u s u ntil n a t u re m a k es a t l a st a violen t effort w hich r e
T he v a ri o u s s k in dise a ses of ch ildren a r e
s u l t s in some er u pti on
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w ith corr u pt m a t t er
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there w ill u s u a lly be s u ffi cient v it a li t y to thro w this off I mp u re
a ir h o w ever sho u ld be dre a ded a lm o s t a s m u ch a s u n w h olesome
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set in The foreig n m a tter nding n o l onger a n e x it by w a y of the
b o w els so on a ppe a red in a l a rge s welling u pon the nec k si mil a r t o
th a t in g u re 1 2
T h e l a dy h a d the go od sense to recogni z e this a s
the direc t res u l t of the medicine gi v e n h er a nd this op ened her eyes
to the re a l v a l u e of dr u g m edic a ti on It is n ot a l w a ys h o w ever
th a t the in j u rio u s e ff ects foll o w so pro mptly a nd s o people d o n o t
a l w ays re a l i z e the h a r m th a t h a s been d one the m by these m edic a l
poisons S wel ling of the nec k often foll o w s the s u p p ression of fo ot
s we a ts a nd in the s a me wa y e n c u mbr a nce of the he a d nervo u sness
ment a l der a nge m ent c ons u mp t ion he a rt tro u ble etc a re fr eq ue n t ly
i n d uce d by ex cr e t i o ns t h a t wer e s up p r es s e d by Il i e dicin es o r s a l ves
Ec z em a dri ven b a c k into the syste m often ter m i na tes in this w a y
A co u gh t o o w hen merely sti ed inste a d of being r a d ic a l l v c u red
le a ds t o m ore serio u s a ffections of the l u ngs a s t h e foreign m a t ter
w hich is u s u a lly e x pe c tor a ted nds then n o l onger a n o u t let
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N o a rt i ci a l h ea t s h o u l d
q u ic k l y e i t h e r b y e x e r ci s e o r add i t i o n a l w r ap s o r c ove r
b e app l i ed a ft e r th e p r o c e s s O f c o urs e a p a t i e n t t oo w ea k t o l ea ve h is b e d ma y
b y tur ning u po n th e s i de o r a bd o m e n h a v e h is b a c k s o t r ea t ed b y s o m e o th e pe rs o n
T h e s m a l l o f th e b a c k o p po s i t e th e n ava l s ee m s t o b e th e m o s t e ffe c tu a l s po t fo r
tr ea tm e n t t o r e s t o r e s u pp r e s s ed v i t a l i t y T h e b a c k i s a l w ay s a cc e s s i b l e a n d in m y
op i ni o n i s fa r m o r e p r e fe r a b l e th a n t o wo r k u po n th e n e r ve s o f t h e s e x ua l o rga n s ; a s
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be seen or felt S o m eti m es t h e foreign m a tter h a rdens a n d shrin k s
t o a s m a ll c o m p a ss T o the c a s u a l observer this m a y see m a n im
pro ve m ent b u t i n re a lit y i t is the m ost serio u s ph a se of a ll Ha rd
stre a k s a ppe a r in the t hro a t the m u scles l ose their m obility a n d
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red Th o u gh m e a ningless to t h e u niniti a ted t hese a re a l l u nerring
indic a tions to a st u de n t of o u r m eth o d of di a gn osis The ind u r a
ti ons of the nec k a n d he a d form i n a w a y si m il a r to t h ose of the a b
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F ront enc u mbr a nce concern s m a inly the fron t porti ons of the
b ody a s is ill u s t r a t ed in g u re 5 I h a ve a dded a n or m a l g u re ( 6 )
so th a t by co m p a rison a cle a r i de a ma y be g a ined I t w ill be fo u nd
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ca r eful l yin his mind
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f u ll in front ( g u re 7 ) a nd the f a ce enl a rged a n d cl u m s y S o m etime s
it is only the m o u t h th a t pro t r u des ; the foreign m a tter h a v ing
settled there a l one
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one This is the line w hich sh a rply denes the f a ce from the nec k
I n a n orm a l person ( g u re 6 ) it r u n s directly fro m the chin o u t l in
in g the l a w u p to the e a r
I n c a ses of fr On t enc u m br a nce h o w ever
this n a t u r al bo u nd a ry l in e of the f a ce i s either p u shed b a c k o r
m ore or less obliter a ted The devi a ti on fro m the n or m a l is in direct
proporti o n to the de g ree of e n c u m br a nce I f fron t enc u m br a nce
predom in a tes the f a ce l o o k s bl o a ted a nd a f a tty c ushion m ay form
on the forehe a d
T he enc u mbr a nce of the forehe a d pl a inly indic a tes th a t the
for eign m a tter h a s re a ched the regi on of the br a in I n so m e c a ses
l u mps h a ve developed u po n the nec k Th o u gh these m a v in ti m e
beco m e red u ced in si z e a n d the e m a ci a tion of the m u scles m ay r c
st ore the j a w line to so m ething of its n orm a l dis t inc t ness the pres

T h e r e a r e o t h e r s u c h de ni t e l i n e s o b s e r va b l e in t h e n o rm a l b ody n a m e l y o n e
th a t s epa ra t e s th e b a c k o f th e h e a d fro m th e b a c k o f th e n e c k an d a no t h e r b e t w ee n
th e th i g h a n d a b do m e n F o r b r ev i t y s a k e I c a ll th e m r e s p e c t i ve l y th e j a w l i n e
th e n ap e l i n e a n d th e th ig h l in e S ee g ur e A B C A R
I n a n o rm al h ea l th y p e r s on th e s k in c a n b e ea s i l y r a i s ed fr o m th e fo r e h ead
T h e r e i s n o th i n g b e t w een i t and th e b on e B u t i n a c a s e o f e nc u m b ra n c e a l aye r o f
a n d i t i s a l m o s t i m po s s i b l e t o m ove th e s k i n T h e
fa t s ee m s t o b e in s e r t ed
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fo r m a t i o n o f s m a l l r a i s ed p i m p l e s o ft en fo l l o w s
s o m e t i m e s th e r e s u l t o f b a c k en c u m b r a n c e w h en th e f o r e i g n m a tt e r h a s r i s e n a l o n g
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ence of this h a rd dry resid u u m be a rs tes t imon y to the f a ct th a t

t here is a m os t serio u s dep osi t t o be de a lt w i t h
The comple x ion
is ei t her u nn a t u r a lly p a le or u nd u ly u shed w ith front enc u mbr a nce
The p a rts m os t a ffecte d sho w gre a t tension a n d shine conspic u o u sly
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th ic k er t h a n the other or a g a in only a single p a rt m a v be a ffec t ed
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enc u m br a n ce I n front enc u m br a nce the w h o l e front of the b ody
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fer in conse qu ence
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r a ther s a n it a r v crises ) a s m e a sles sc a rlet fever diph theri a in a m
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t in u e d redness a n d er u ption of the f a ce indic a te a dise a sed con dition
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teeth begin t o dec a y I n g u res 5 a n d 7 the l o w er tee t h h ave evi
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the he a d There is never a n y a ffection of t h e mind ( th a t is of t h e

br a in ) if the enc u mb ra nce is entirel y fron t a l I f the foreig n m a tter

is deposited in the cheeks or forehe a d the p a tient w ill be very sensitive
t o ch a nge of te m per a t u re a n d s u ffer from he ad a ches er u p t ions a n d
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t h e deg en er a t i o n o f t h es e h ig h ly c ul t ur e d p e op l e a n d r ea d a wa r n
i ng fo r o ur o wn g oo d a s wel l
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s t r ife
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pe r s o n is q u i t e u n co n s cio u s of t h e p r o ce s s of dige st io n goi n g o n
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be co m e h a r de n ed i n a mm a t i o n e n su e s r e s u l t i n g in o n e of t h e t w o
ex t r e m e s d i a r r h oea o r c o n s t ip a t io n B o t h a re ca u s ed by u n d u e ih
t e r n a l he a t
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t h e d ige s t ive o r g a n s h a ve a b s t r a ct e d a l l t h e n u t r i m e n t c o n t a i n e d in
it t h e bo dy is b u t p a r t i a lly n o u r i s hed In b o t h c a s e s t h e fo o d is n o t
p r oper ly a s s i mil a t ed a n d t h e bo dy be c o me s s u rch a r ge d wi t h effe t e
m a t t er
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s po t
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ti a l t o nor ma l d i g es t i on ; b u t t h e s tr eng t h eni ng food a nd s t i mu l ant s o f t h e med i c al
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t h e r igh t s i d e n a t u r a ll y s y m p a t hi z e s w he n t h a t s i d e is e n c u m be r ed
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is s u r e t o be foll o w e d by evil c o n s eq u e n ce s a s t h e fo u l m a t t e r fo r
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m e a l s I fo u n d in t hi s w a y t h a t I w o rke d w i t h gr e a t e r f a cili t y
Si n ce Au g u s t 1 8 9 3 u n t i l t hi s p r e s e n t d a t e I h a ve t a ke n b r e a kf a s t
a n d d i n n e r a n d o m i t t e d s u ppe r
The p i ct u r e s s p e a k fo r t he m s el v es
a n d n ee d n o c o m m e n t
I m u s t a dd t h a t a l t h o u gh I a m ft y v e
y e a r s o f a g e a n ew m ol a r a p p e a r e d ( bu t r e m a i n e d o n l y fo r a ye a r
h o w ever ) a n d t h e b a l d s po t o n t o p o f my he a d h a s bec o me f ully
No w I a m t ryi n g a d a il y s un a n d a ir b a t h a n d
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o r de r t o r e s t o r e a body t o it s n o r m a l s t a t e o f he a l t h eve ry
a v a il a ble
m e a n s t o t h a t en d m u s t be c o n s ide r e d a n d u t ili z e d
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d b v t h e p r e s s u r e o f p oi s o n o u s en
t hi s h a s be c o m e s erio u s l v l o w e r e
cu m b r a n ce eve r y eff o r t m u s t be m a d e t o r a i s e i t ; a n d eve ryt hi n g
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t h a t t e n d s t o r e d u ce i t mu s t be a v oi d e d
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o u r v it a l it v a r e t h e fo o d w e e a t a n d t h e a ir w e b r e a t he
c o u r s e pl a y a n i mp o r t a n t p a r t in t h e r e s t o r a t i o n a s w el l a s i n t h e

p r e s e r v a t io n o f he a l t h L s h a l l t a ke u p t h e q u e s t i o n of n u t r i t io n
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ca t es p l a in ly t h a t o ur die t s h o ul d c o n s is t p r i n cip a l ly o f s o l i d s ub
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s t a n ces
fr o m in dige s t io n Wi t h t he s e liq u i d foo d s s u c h a s s o u p s mi l k
a g r ee b u t p o o r l y a n d ca n n eve r p r ove o f a n y r e a l
c offee w i n e et c
ben e t t o t he m F r o m t h e exp erien ce o f a n umber o f d
I
h a ve g a i n e d t h e follo w i n g ge n e r a l poi n t s " C o oke d foo d is a l w a ys
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t a ke n a t a t i m e
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s ume d
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bei n g r e a d ily dige s t ed it a l s o t h r o w s o u t o t he r m a t e r i a l s w i t h it
Thi s i rr eg u l a r i t y ho w eve r s oo n p a s s e s o ff a nd t he n it a i d s in t h e
p r o ces s o f di g e s t io n
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g a t her e d d i r ect l y fr o m t h e t r ee D om es t i c fr ui t s a r e c o n sequ e n t l y
p r efe r a b l e t o t h o s e i m p o r t e r] A s a r u le w e m a y i n fe r t h a t n a t u r e
p r o du ce s In e a ch lo ca li t y t h e p r oper fo o d fo r people livi n g t he r e
Whe r e t hi s is n o t t h e ca s e t h e co u nt r v is n o t t fo r h u ma n h a bi t a
t i on
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l a rge a n d t hei r a b d o me n s hig h e r t h a n is n o r ma l
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d e s pi t e t hei r
ne p r o m i s e a n d t hei r p a r e n t s p r i d e ; t h ey r a r ely f ulll t h e h ope s
b u il t u po n t he m Ph r e n ol ogi s t s t o o h a ve f a ile d t o r e c og n i z e t hi s
I h a ve s ee n chi l d re n w h o a t t h e a ge of s eve n co n
a s a di sea s e
ve rs e d w i t h t h e s a ga ci t y of a pe r s o n o f t we n t y ye a r s Af t e r a t ta i n
in g t o t h a t a ge ho weve r t hey w ill a s a r u le be fo u n d fa r behi n d
Thi s expl a i n s t h e m u s i ca l i n f a n t phe n o m e n a w h o
t hei r c o m p a n io n s
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l a rg e ci t ie s a s a n i n fa n t p r o digy He s ee ms o f r ob u s t b u il t M e d i
c a l ex a m i n a t io n f a ile d t o n d a n y t hi n g a b n o r m a l a bo u t h is ph ys i
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ca l c o n d i t i o n
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t oo thic k Mo u th o pe n N e c k t oo s h o rt a n d thic k J a w l i n e m i ss i n g A bd o m e n
m u c h t oo l a rg e A rm s a n d l e g s t oo c l u m s y Th e chi l d w a s b ro u gh t u p on s t e ri l i z ed
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A chi l d o f th r ee ye a r s see n Iro m t h e f r on t a n d th e s i de
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A b d o m e n l h a n g in g
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by the skin lungs a n d kidneys
fl uen ce t h e p r o ces s o f dig es t i o n in a ny way a s is o ft en a t t emp t ed by
m ea n s o f dr ug s a n d p r edig es t ed foo ds
T h is w o rk b el o ng s wh o l ly
t o n a t ur e
The w h ole process is so cl osely connected th a t to try
t o forest a ll o r interfere w ith this o r th a t det a il ca n only d o h a rm
ret a rd n a ture s efforts a n d le a d t o other irregul a rities in the body
Through the process o f digestion the b ody el a bor a t es a l l t h e
m a teri a ls necess a ry fo r its o w n w el l being I t i s like a dis t il l ery
w here extr a cts o f v a rious s u bst a nces a r e m a de In a r t i cia l ly r e
l ie ving a ny o rg a n o f i t s p r op er w o r k t h a t o rg a n is wea k en e d a n d
disa bl ed fo r fut ur e
W hen the digesti ve a pp a r a t u s h a s
bec o me imp a ired it should be m a de to w o rk on l y o n limited
a m ounts o f fo od a n d on such m a teri a ls a s w i l l m ost re a dily yield
their nutrimen t I n thus ec onomi z ing o u r po w ers w e sh a l l be a bl e
to in vigor a te the w hole b ody m ore e a sily a n d quickly
,

rst ex hibits u n u s u a l t a l ents I bel ieve the b ra in is

free from enc umbr a nce a n d t o this extent I h old w ith the p h ren o l o
gists B ut the nerves so on become o vert a xed a n d irrit a ted by thi s
excessive a ctivity The blo od is then und uly c l a imed in this p ortion
o f the body to the detri ment o f the he a lth o f the others
D igestion

thus su ffers a n d c onsequently encumbr a nce incre a ses This exists a s

i mp u r it yin the blo od a n d is deposited o f course w here the supply o f
bl o od is m os t copious This is a l w a ys a t the point o f irri t a tion
w hich i s consequently the spot m ost e a sil y in a med an d m ost s u s
cep t ibl e to disorder
I nstruc t ors h a ve a l w a ys insisted th a t preco
cions children shoul d be curbed r a ther th a n encour a ged in ment a l
a cti vity
a n d they a r e right
I f the ph y sic a l culture a n d develop
ment of the individu a l could keep p a ce w ith the ment a l a n d t h e
w hole be in perfect he a lth a n d prop ortio n there w oul d be n othing
a l a rming in inf a nt precocity
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is t o b e r eg a r ded a s a bn o r m a l but the d evelopment o f ment a l fa cul

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d ig es ti ve o rg a n s i s th e i n ev it a b l e r es u l t A R
J u s t a s f o r s tr e n gth e n i n g th e m u s c l es w e e x e r ci se th e m j u d ici o u s l y
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Sh al l

A s mentioned before much depen ds upon the lung fo od

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bei n
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the r a ising o f our vit a l po w er a s goo d foo d is W hen e a ting w e in v o l
s o me a ir is
u n t a ril y bre a the m ore deeply a n d during m a stic a ti on
s w a llo wed a s w ell I t is l best therefore t o ea t in t h e open a ir or
a t le a st i n w ell ventil a ted dinin g ro oms
Th o se w h o e x e rci se i n t h e o pe n a ir h a ve a l m o s t i n v a ri a b l y a r e g u l a r h e a l th f u l
a p pe tit e Eve n a d a y s e x c u r s i on p ro ves th i s t o eve r y on e A B
.

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Sh al l

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I n gener a l w e m a v a ns w er ea t w hen hungry B ut hunger ca n

Most people li ve s o u nn a tur
a l so be regul a ted to a gre a t exten t
W ild a n i
a lly th a t their hunger is u s u a l l y il l timed a n d m orbid
m a ls t a ke their princip a l me a l in the ea rly p a rt o f the d a y Na ture
indic a tes this a s best I n f a ct the d a y m a y be divi ded into t w o dis
tinct p a rts o r ti mes The e a rlier p a rt is th a t o f a nim a ti on a n d a c
T a king
t i v it y beginning w ith sunrise a n d the a w a king of n a ture
the S u n ( w hich is n eces s a r v t o a ny form o f life ) a s a gui d e the Time
o f C a lmness a n d comp a r a ti ve composure w oul d incre a se gr a d u a lly
from n o on o n t o the cl ose o f the d a y Nigh t w o u l d n a tur a lly be
Ma ny
the time o f le a st a cti vity or perh a ps o f n one a t a l l
peop l e ho w ever q u ite reverse this order They m a ke the evening
a n d night the time o f m ost a cti vity excite ment a n d dr a in u pon the
The digestive org a ns t o o a r e foun d t o be m ore vigorous
v it a lity
in the mornin g F rom this w e w oul d n a tur a ll y infer t h a t they
sho u l d be given the gre a ter l a bo r a t th a t ti m e S ome o n e m a y
r a ise the obj ection th a t m a ny persons especi a lly the sick l a ck thi s
vigorous a ppetite in the e a rly p a rt o f the d a y F ro m this they a r
gue th a t they should n o t ea t until hunger is felt This conditi on is
In
d u e either t o present dise a se o r in j urious h a bits in the p a st
either c a se it is n o t norm a l The gr a ti fic a tion o f such unn a tur a l
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S HA L L

desires o nl y le a ds to d a ngerou s results Turning night into d a y

a n d bed time into dinner time h a s c a used this cent u ry o f ours t o be
"

styled the nerv ou s a ge

Thi s is the c a use a ls o o f m a ny o f the
serious m a l a dies a rising fro m b a ck encumbra nce F o o d t a ken a t
unn a tur a l h ours c a nnot be th oroughly digested I t keeps the di
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rest w ith the other portions o f the body I t is a t a x r a ther t h a n a n
a ssist a nce
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lit t l e intelligent persever a nce w il l s oon bring m ost h a ppy resu l ts
On e m a y i m a gine i t w ou l d pro ve a di f cult thing to reverse the
order o f one s l ife I f the n e w order be n a tur a l h o wever it w ill prove
comp a r a tivel y e a sy for t h e b o d y r ea dily a d ap t s n o r m a l h a bi t s
T r y going to bed e a rl y w ith out v our s upper a n d d o n o t v iel d to
the l a ssitude th a t w ould k eep you fro m rising e a r l y i n the morning
Y our a ppetite w il l be impro ved a n d v o ur vit a lit y w ill gr a d ua lly
be res t ored a s this m o de o f life becomes h a bitu a l A ll a ctive w ork
s houl d be performed in the a nim a ting o r e a rlier p a r t of the d a
y
The a c t o f p r o cr ea t i o n a ls o sh ould t a ke pl a ce during this period
a s it w ill thus exert a l a stingly bene ci a l [
inuence upon the fruit
The bo dy is u n t t ed fo r this i mport a nt function i n the evening
a n d e a r l y p a rt o f the nigh t bec a u se i t i s debilit a ted fro m t h e c a res
a n d l a b ors o f the
I kno w by experience t h a t vit a li t y ca n be reg a ined m ore
r a pidl y a n d ret a ined much l onger by o bservi n g this n a tur a l
division o f the p a rts o f the d a y The re a so n th a t a cute forms
of d ise a s e sh o w m or e m a lignity during the l a tte r p a rt o f the
d a y a n d night is bec a use the system is less a ble t o re s ist them
This shoul d te a ch u s th a t n o unnecess a ry t a x ought
a t th a t time
to be put u pon our v it a l ity a t this time o f n a tur a l repose
.

Th e s ic k o r th o se w h o a r e no t e x e rci s i n g s h o u l d e a t l i ght l y th o u gh p e rh a ps
m o r e o f t e n th a n th o se e n g a g ed i n h a rd m a n u a l l a b o r W ith th ese l a tt e r th e b loo d
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p o s it s c a n onl y l e a d t o m e n t a l o bs c u rity I n d i r e ct l y h o w eve r p a r t o f th e b r a i n ma y
be a r o u sed t o a b no r m a l a cti v it y by be i n g s u pp l i ed w i t h a n e x c ess o f i m p u r e b l oo d
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SIG NS O F

NS L A T O R

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a nd

relish for simple

he a lthful a rticles of diet a re signs o f a n orm a l c o n dition of b o d v
S a tisf a cti on sh oul d be re a ched before s a t i a ti on a n d
a n d mi n
d
s hould be foll o w ed b v n o unple a s a nt feeling o f fullness o r tightness
Digestio n should proceed quietly a n d unconsci ously
WH E N T HIR ST Y there sh ould be desire fo r fruit o r w a ter only
T HE UR I N E sh oul d be cle a r a n d of a golden yello w color
It
s hould h a ve neither a s weet s our n or pungent o dor n or s hould it
I ts voiding should proceed e a sily a n d
c o a gul a te
w h en boiled
w ithout p a in
T HE F A E C E S shoul d be of a yello w ish bro w n color solid a n d
c ylindric a l a s seen in
he a lthy a nim a ls T h ev should le a ve the rec
t u m W ithout s oili n g it
HE A L T H Y P E RS P I R A T I O N h a s n o dis a gree a ble o dor
T HE S KI N sh oul d be w a rm smo oth el a stic a n d so me w h a t
moist I t sh oul d b e e a sy to r a ise fro m the forehe a d cheek bones
a n d n a pe line
N0 f a tt y cushio n sh ould settle bet w een the skin a n d
b o n es in these pl a ces
Pressing the tip o f the nger o n a n y p a rt o f
the skin the depression thus m a de sho u l d dis a ppe a r im m edia t el v o n
r em o v ing the nger a n d there sh ou l d be n o w rinkles in the skin
T HE C O M P L E X I O N should be neither p a le n o r ushed
I t sh ould
be free from pimples w a rts o r ulcers a n d n o w here sho w tensi on
shine o r unn a tur a l discol or a tion s
T HE HA I R sh oul d be f ull a n d o f its n a tur a l col or
T HE EY E S sh oul d be c l e a r a n d bright
R E S P I R A T IO N should be free from a ny noise o r di f culty
The
bre a th sh ould be h a bitu a lly inh a led through the n ose
S L E E P sh oul d be restful quiet a n d uninterrupted
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T HE NE C K s h oul d

HE A L T H

be free from s w ellings or l umps

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cles shoul d be m obile

T HE A B D O M E N sh oul d be s oft a n d l o w
NO young or h ea l t h v
a nim a l h a s a high a b domen
T HE HE A D sh oul d be sym metric a l in sh a pe a n d on the centre
line of the body
B O T H S I D E S o f the b ody sh o uld be eq u a lly proportioned
B O T H SHO UD E R S sh ould f a ll in the hori z ont a l line
A L L PA R T s O F T H E B O D Y sh oul d be of proper si z e proportion
a n d vit a lity ; in keeping w ith the perso n s a e c onstituti on a n d
g
occup a ti on
T HE T H R E E L I N E S O F D E M A R C A T I O N w hich a r e the j a w line n a pe
line a n d thigh line shoul d be cle a rly de ned
T HE C A RR I A G E o f a he a lthy person should be erect a n d his
m o vements should indic a te perfect c ontrol o ver his muscles
C HA N G E I N T HE T E M P E R A T UR E or humidity of the a tmosphere
s hould c a use n o disco mfort w h a tever
T HE Mm shoul d be W
ell b a l a nced in a l l its f a culties a n d the dis
osition
cheerful
hopeful
a n d benev olent
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ple a s u re 1 n the perform a nce Of every function in seeing e a tin g even
in ev a cu a tions from the bo wels a n d bl a dder a s w el l a s in digestion
oducts
a n d the rem ov a l O f effete p r
T HE S O UN D B O D Y performs a l l functi ons w ithout p a in di ffi culty
Neither young nor O l d should
o r the need of a rti ci a l stimul a nts
There sh ould be
a t a n y time be c onscio u s o f a n y p a rtic ul a r org a n
n o uid secre t io n fro m the skin or a ny mucous membr a ne
S wea t
ing in summer h o wever c a nnot be considered a n indic a tion Of a ny
thin g a bnorm a l
A LL S E N S A T I O N S w hether physic a l or men t a l shoul d be n orm a l
n ot dull n or y et supersensitive
A p a lsied c onditi o n Of eithe r
mind o r bo dy is a bnorm a l ; neither should one s eq u a ni mity be
destroyed by a triing vex a tion o r a pin prick
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n ose chin a n d perh a ps the W hole f a ce is enl a rged a n d clumsy

The j a w line dis a ppe a rs a n d p ossibly a goitre m a y form F ront
encumbr a nce le a ds a lso to such a cute forms of dise a se a s me a sles
sc a rlet fever diphtheri a pneum oni a etc Other a ilments follo w
such a s l oss of teeth ( the l o w er ones first ) l oss O f h a ir ( beginning
a t the front ) nerv o u sness a ffections o f the e y es
etc This kin d of
encumbr a nce never le a ds t o ment a l disorders a n d is co m p a r a t iv el v
e a sy of cure
S I D E EN C UM B R A N C E i s of a m ore serious n a ture th a n the front a l
A ll p a rts of the a ffected S i de m a y be enl a rge d a n d loss of teeth m a y
fol l o w C or d s w ill prob a bl y a ppe a r in the neck a n d there W ill be a
tension of the muscl e s w hen t h e he a d is turned
I N R I G H T S I DE D encumbr a nce the body perspires freely a n d th us
ret a rds the progress of the deposi t s S houl d this a ction O f the pores
be checked suddenly the p a tient s c onditi on w o ul d a t once become
serious
F oot s w e a t frequently a cco mp a nies right sided en cu m
br a nce The li ver t o o is a ffected giving the complexi on a yel l o w
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t inge
F o ot s w e a t often a cts a s a s a fet v v a lve in compl a ints of
the liver
I N L E F T S I DE D encumbr a nce the a ction of the sk in is n ot n or
mal
The left kidney the spleen a n d the he a rt m a y be a ffected I t
i s m ore d a ngerous th a n right S ided encumbr a nce
R heu m a tism a n d
gout m a y be expected in a c a se of this sort ; a n d the he a rt is a lmost
cert a in t o be inv olved if left sided encumbr a nce be co mbined w ith
front a l deposit
B A C K ENC U M B R A N C E is the m ost d a ngerous of a l l I t frequentl y
c a uses a ffecti ons Of the spine a n d S ymptoms of p a r a l ysis The b a ck
of the neck beco mes thick a n d the n a pe line is entirel y obliter a ted
L oss O f h a ir follo w s beginning a t the b a ck
Encumbr a nce Of the
b a ck Often w orks up over the he a d a n d do w n into the forehe a d A s
so o n a s the he a d is a ffected n erv ousness begi n s w ith in a t tention
l oss o f mem ory w a n t of energy a n d perh a ps sympto m s of ins a ni
tv
Here a g a in w e see the i mport a nce of F a ci a l Di a gn osis
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a ble s u s t o discover the a
to
r o a ch of ins a nity a n d consequently
pp
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giving the ignor a nt the i mpressi on Of r o bust he a lth Prem a t u re

se xu a l desires le a ding to secret vices a r e a consequence O f thi s kind
of encumbr a nce This c a uses e a r l v imp ote nce inc a p a cit y for pro
cre a tion o r feeble Offspring A w om a n w ith this a ffection w ill be
li a ble t o misc a rri a ges o r to t a l b a rrenness a n d in a n y c a se w ill be
un a ble to nurse her chil dren T h e ki dneys too become disordered
This is indic a ted by soft w a tery b a gs bene a th t h e l o w er eyeli d a s
Pers ons suffering w ith b a c k
w ell a s by the ch a r a cter Of the urine
encu mbr a nce become m orbi d a n d hopeless Often l a cking energ y
even t o c ontin u e the elimin a ting b a ths necess a ry for c ure They
a ls o a ppe a r a t a dis a d v a nt a ge in de a l i ng w ith others a n d a r e a t
p

to be w ors t ed in a test Of skil l or ment a l a bility This a ffec t l o n

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is m ore c omm on w ith w h a t a r e termed the better cl a sses

Thus
w e see a const a nt b a l a ncing Of a ccounts bet ween the S O C l a l str a t a
The p o orer by re a son o f their gre a ter v it a lity gr a du a lly rise a b ove
t h e a ver a ge level Of in tellect
The richer bec a use o f their neglect O f
the l a ws Of he a lth ev n t u a l l v S ink bel o w it
W I T H A L L K I N D S O F EN C U M B R A N C E the org a ns O f digestion a re a i
fect ed a s w ell a s the intes t ines a nd l ungs
A ch a nge in t h e te m per
a ture o r s ome ment a l ex citement Often disturbs the deposits O f for
eig n m a tter t o such a n extent th a t in a mm a ti o n en sues
This m a y
result in di a rrhoe a o r cos t iveness I n either c a se it in dic a tes b a d
n ourishment o r extreme p o v er t v Of bl o od S ometimes C o n s u m p
tion foll o w s This is a s e a sily cured b y w a ter processes a s a n y
o ther dise a se bec a use F a ci a l D i a gn osis m a kes it possible to recog
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posed to consumption
C O L D S a r e to be r eg a rded a s s a l u t a r v crises a s w h a t esc a pes
from the n ose a n d w h a t is thro w n O ff in expector a t ion i s only foul
m a tter of w hich the bo dy is w ell rid This a ls o is true O f c a t a rrh
Physici a ns fe a r col ds bec a use the y d o n ot underst a nd their n a ture
a n d c a nn ot control them
B ut the hydro ther a peutist produces this
effect in t en t io n a l ly by me a ns O f cold w a ter a ppl ic a tions I n ev er v
i n s t a n ce a c o l d sh oul d be s a lut a ry a n d is s o i f n ot suppressed b v
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C ure is only possible w hen the p a tient
t h e i m p u r i t ies in the system
The chief a im of c our s e
h a s s u fficie n t v it a l p o w er l eft to w ork u pon
in a u v tre a tment is to incre a se the a m ount Of vit a li t y B ut Of course
there must be a su f cient degree of vit a lity a t the st a rt to en a bl e
the p a tient to undergo this tre a t ment There is n ot a S ingle a ilment
th a t h a s n o t a l re a dy s ucc u mbed t o the W a ter C ure processes

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