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health such incidents as dislocations, fractures of bones, and 

 wounds are comparatively painless. Perfectly healthy women 

 have very little pain in childbirth some none whatever. Per- 

 sons of good constitutions, who live upon a simple, perfectly 

 healthful diet, never feel a disagreeable internal sensation. Who 

 does not know aged people who never had a day's illness, and 

 do not feel a pain for years together ? I have passed intervals 

 of five years or more without a pain that I could remember. 

 What is possible to one is possible to all in the same conditions. 

 Even inherited disease can be, to a great extent, cast out of the 

 system, and painless health, and a happy enjoyment of life, are 

 in the power of most persons, who can or will comply with the 

 required conditions. 



Mind and body act reciprocally on each other. A pure, 

 clean, unexhausted body is the tabernacle of a serene and 

 cheerful spirit. A sound mind in a sound body is the condition 

 of happiness. We can reduce disease to its minimum what- 

 ever that may be and I see no absolute obstacle to its being 

 stamped out altogether. We can raise the condition of man to 

 its maximum of health and enjoyment, and I do not see any 

 limit to that maximum short of perfect health and a correspond- 

 ing happiness. This can come now, as far as evil surroundings 

 will permit, to individuals health, sanctity, peace. What 

 comes to one, may come to all. If one man can be redeemed, 

 the whole human race can be redeemed. If one man can be 

 perfectly, or in a high degree, healthy and happy, all may be. 

 Like causes produce like effects. I do not believe it impos- 

 sible that the will of God should be " done on earth as it is in 

 heaven." 



