The day book. [volume], December 02, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 22

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THE PUBLIC FORUM
DRUGS. There axe so many peo
ple who have formed the habit of us
ing medicine to excess and so many
others who do not realize what harm
ful effects are produced by the con
tinual use of drugs that I wish to
state briefly a few things embracing
medicine and disease.
Medicine appears to have first been
practiced by the Egyptian priests
about 529 B. C. Since 1800, how
ever, medical practice has been com
pletely transformed by physiological
and chemical research. According
to these facts medical science should
by no means be in its infancy. But
despite all medical and surgical
knowledge there seems to be more
sickness and disease now than ever
before. People of today are far want
ing in health and it seems as if con
ditions were really becoming worse
right along.
As stated above, medicine has been
practiced for a considerable length of
time and I maintain that if medicine
could do what it's claimed to do dis
ease would at least be materially
checked by this time.
Look back at the past. "What has
medicine done to prove its value?
Has disease been satisfactorily
checked? No. Has our health im
proved? No. In short, has medicine
been of any value to us at all?
Some people are inclined to think
that medicine really cures the dis
ease. Medicine never did cure any
disease, nor it never will. The heal
ing power is within the body and
when a person is sick it is this latent
power in itself that cures the disease
and not the medicine. This has been
proven time and time again. If the
patient has enough of this power
within him to conquer the disease he
survives. If he has not, all the drugs
and medicine under the sun could
not help him in the least.
It is a proven fact that where the
most drugs are used the most sick
ness is found and where drugs are
used less, vigorous health is to be
found. It makes no difference where
one goes, where people use the most
dings there will you find the most
sickness.
I knew a man who was in the
habit of carrying several little boxes
of pills and other "remedies" in his
pocket wherever he went. Instead
of receiving benefit from the "reme
dies" his health began to fail to such
an extent that he was compelled to
give up his position and move to a
different climate. This is merely an
example which shows that the more
drugs a person uses the worse he
will become, and the less medicine a
person uses the better he is off.
Many people fully realize that
what I say is true, but still continue
to poison their system with drugs.
All drugs are harmful, more or less,
and they go a long way in impairing
one's health. Drugs have ruined
thousands upon thousands of human
lives and will continue to do so. The
only way you can protect yourself
against this evil is to shun drugs en
tirely. Sixten Carlson.
PAY-UP WEEK. The first week
in October at Wichita, Kan., is called
Pay-Up Week. Every one in Wichita
who has debts is reminded by his
creditors and his conscience to pay
up. The press also takes a hand at
reminding.
Chicago should have a Pay-Up
Week. If every one in this big city
would take a notion to pay their
debts in one week a wave of pros
perity would come that would last
until the next annual Pay-Up Week.
If every creditor would receive what
is due him in one week what a great
boost it would be to his business. The
grocer, the butcher, the milkman, the
laundryman, always have difficulty
in collecting some debts. It is usual
ly those who can best afford to pay
that don't pay.
Now that Big Bill's prosperity day
was a failure and he couldn't bring
i prosperity by having a parade, let us
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