GENERAL REMARKS, == 9 
will become healed of whatsoever diseases he may be afflicted 
“with, unless the —_ nervous part of man is overcome by 
disease. 
The above is the platform on which I ground all of mY 
practice and success upon; although I vary my Physic, 
Cordials, Health Bitters and Blood Purifier, and all outward 
and inward applications, to meet.all complaints. For instance 
in cases of fevers or inflammatory complaints—I add cooling, 
soothing, neutralizing medicines; but on the other hand, 
in cases of colds, chills, agues and billious difficulties, 
caused by the non-action of the liver or overflow of | 
the gall, I give stimulating medicines of the above properties. 
Inasmuch as there is the moving cause and healing powers 
in either cooling or stimulating medicel powers, and the great 
point is to know the different diseases the patient is afflicted 
with in order to administer the proper kind of medicines. 
Although of costive and relaxative habits, either may be act- 
ed upon by a cathartic, if properly prepared, and proper 
medicine given to follow up the moving cause. If relaxative, 
I give stimulating, binding medicines ; if costive, cooling and 
relaxative medicines. In this way, by keeping the bowels 
easy and the blood pure and in proper order, health will con- 
tinue and disease flee away, until Nature’s unerring laws are 
. broken. It is not the quality of food that we eat or drink, 
but it is the quantity that is the most important. Therefore 
I say we must be temperate in all things—a small quantity 
of almost anything, either mineral, animal, or vegetable, may 
be received into the stomach without injury, if there is not 
power enough in it to nauseate the stomach and unhinge the 
nerves, and thereby overcome the laws of Nature. But I 
consider it best to keep a proper distance from that white 
heap of meal, for under it there lies an enemy, and we had 
