origin, a powerful soothing influence is required
In certain chronic cases, which are very largely nervous in their
origin, a powerful soothing influence is required. This is secured by
the use of soap lather (_see_ Lather; Soap). Cover the back and head,
piece by piece, with this, rubbing it on and off four or five times.
Cover the fifth application […]

blood for the past six years
_Gentlemen_–I had pain in lungs and across the chest; had been spitting
blood for the past six years. Menstruation was scant and caused great
prostration. Suffered from constipation; cutting pains about the stomach
and rumbling in the bowels; exceedingly nervous; indigestion. She writes
as follows: ‘I wish to inform you that I am well. […]

one bird-seed daily, _if you store it away as fat_
‘Yes, you eat too much, _no matter how little it is_, even if it be only
one bird-seed daily, _if you store it away as fat_. For, hearken; food,
and food only (sometimes plus alcohol) maketh fat. Not water–not
air–verily, nothing but food maketh fat. (And between you and […]

in the ‘massage’ treatment has become so widely known that methods of
rubbing are better understood, and its results more appreciated
Since the first edition of these papers was published, the use of oil
in the ‘massage’ treatment has become so widely known that methods of
rubbing are better understood, and its results more appreciated. Hence
it is now easier […]

and tidy, even if his clothes are not of the latest pattern and are
somewhat threadbare
A clean shirt, collar and cuffs always make a young man look neat
and tidy, even if his clothes are not of the latest pattern and are
somewhat threadbare.

on the ninth he became a little chilly, lost his appetite, and
had a slight headache
On the seventh day he complained of uneasiness in the axilla, and
on the ninth he became a little chilly, lost his appetite, and
had a slight headache. During the whole of this day he was
perceptibly indisposed, and spent the night with some […]

it is easily remedied
The results of continued overwork are fatal, but in its earlier stages
it is easily remedied. Hence the need for watching and treating such an
early symptom as head weariness. For treatment see that the feet are
warm, bathing them if necessary (_see_ Bathing Feet). Stop school at
once, and give as much exercise in the […]

surrounding them with imagination and making them a training in
esthetics as well as in physical excellence
The Greeks lifted their sports to a higher level than ours by
surrounding them with imagination and making them a training in
esthetics as well as in physical excellence. The American idea is too
closely connected with the mere wish to win and […]

is already appalling and is steadily and rapidly increasing
He continues as follows: ‘The number of deaths from this cause
is already appalling and is steadily and rapidly increasing.
In some of the busy centres the tables of mortality show that
[…]

Oil of anise, 1 ounce,
Castor oil, 1 ounce,
Tinct
Oil of wormseed, 1 ounce,
Oil of anise, 1 ounce,
Castor oil, 1 ounce,
Tinct. of myrrh, 2 drops,
Oil of turpentine, 10 drops.