HYGIOLOGY. 



ought to make us whole) is today rent in the 

 middle from top to bottom along the line of 

 the elemental constituents of Nature her- 

 self, namely Physis and Psyche, which ought 

 to be joined in co-operation for health. Such, 

 we have to think, is the deep dualism in the 

 curative science of the present time, which 

 certainly ought to set about curing itself 

 first of all. For it surely has a lesion (or sep- 

 aration) within itself greater than that of 

 any individual sufferer. So the cry goes up : 

 "Where is the Newton of medicine who will 

 unify its two warring sides and make a new. 

 synthesis of the science of Health? For it 

 is sicker than any of its human patients, and 

 needs the doctor of doctors, the universal 

 doctor who is able to prescribe the right med- 

 icine to medicine itself. 



Another peculiar fact about the present 

 dualism in therapeutics is that it reaches 

 over into theology. The act of healing is 

 made a religious act, and its devotees have 

 organized even new churches. This has 

 roused the old church with its priesthood to 

 combat, and it is noticeable that those two 

 ancient enemies, the soul-curer and the body- 

 curer are joining in a common crusade 

 against this new foe. (Quite a little litera- 

 ture already in this line.) To take an ex- 

 ample, Mrs. Eddy, whatever else she may 



