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304 on which to found my own, except the teachings and demonstrations of our great Master, and the lives of prophets and apostles. The Bible has been my only text-book. I had no other guide in the strait and narrow way of this Science.

Whosoever affirms that there is more than one method of demonstrating this Science greatly errs, ignorantly or intentionally, and separates himself from the true conception, or possible demonstration, of its healing.

Since the first issue of this work, I am in receipt of unnumbered letters, in “heaps upon heaps,” filled with reassuring, heartfelt acknowledgments that the perusal of my book had healed the writers. All that could be understood of my first and second editions was barely rescued from the abuse of the printers. This remainder, like a homœopathic prescription, was a higher attenuation, that matter could not wholly destroy.

The ruling agent over the mortal body is mortal mind. Its action needs to be controlled by the Divine Mind. Remove the leading fear and governing belief of this lower mind, and you remove the cause of any inflammation, as well as the morbid and exciting action of any organ. You also remove, in this way, what are termed organic, or functional difficulties.

We see on the body the images of mind, even as in optics we see painted on the retina the image that becomes visible to the senses.

When a physician names an ailment, describes its symptoms and dangers, he commits an unconscious offence against happiness and health, and makes a sure job for himself, if not a fatal one for his patient.

A lady in the city of Lynn was etherized, and died