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 *valuable work dealing with Christian Science. He has, at great pains, collected cases of Christian Science cures as reported in their own official publications. It is only necessary to read a few of these to see the absolute hopelessness of getting at the bottom of them, not merely from a medical standpoint but from the point of view of common sense. I would ask any person of average intelligence to read the following five testimonies to healing that Mr. Stephen Paget extracted from Mrs. Eddy's weekly journal, the ''Christian Science Sentinel'', and inform me if they convey any impression whatsoever to his or her mind:

'Mrs. R.—Healed of "sense of fatigue, and throat trouble." Also, when knocked down by a bicyclist, she "suffered no pain at all, and had little sense of shock."'

'Mrs. E.—Was healed of the pain of a burn. "The healing went on rapidly, and in a very short time all manifestation of the trouble disappeared."'

'Mr. W.—Cured of drinking and smoking, and of "stomach and throat trouble."'

'Mamie D.—"I seemed to have burned my hand very badly." Healed.'