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do we propose to heal naturally
and not also to nourish naturally?--The latter is, to say the least of it,
just as important as the former. But if both were practiced conjointly, a
beneficial object might be more quickly and surely gained.
It is true, we are taught to eat more vegetables than meat; that our bread
lacks the chief nourishing qualities, and so on; but we have hitherto
been in no wise informed as to the substances that are relatively
harmful or beneficial to us.
Why is it then that the science of the sanative power of nature, as well
as medical science, is still in doubt in regard to the relation that must
absolutely exist between the separate component parts of our
nourishment in order to obtain normal healthy sanguification?
The reason is that the application of a real chemistry of life has never
been comprehended until now.
According to my judgment it is Von Liebig and Julius Hensel who
showed us the paths we are to take to the field of enquiry most
important of all; for without a sound body all the coveted acquisitions
of modern times are worthless to us.
The solution of the question how to prevent the degeneration of
mankind would be a simple and natural one, if history and proverb had
not taught us that as often as a new truth appears "the very oxen butt
their horns against it." They cannot help this, the "disposition" is
natural; for when Pythagoras had found the Master of Arts, Mathesios,
he was so overjoyed that he sacrificed one hundred oxen to the gods,
and ever since that time oxen are attacked with an hereditary fright
whenever a new truth appears,--the human ox is no exception.

Of what use to us, for instance, are the Roentgen X-rays in diseases of
the nerves when there is a generally diseased condition of the blood,
which, as we now know, is also the primary cause of lung, liver,
stomach and kidney troubles, cancer, scrofula, rheumatism, gout,
obesity, diabetes, and the rest?
In such cases chemistry is necessary, in order to ascertain what
ingredients are missing in the blood; they cannot be detected
microscopically.
What blunders are continually committed in the treatment of nerve
diseases! No one considers the physiological law that no parts of the
nerves can perform their functions lastingly and naturally unless they
are continually supplied with blood permeated with oxygen; and for
this purpose iron is most necessary as an adequate ingredient.
Physicians of the old-school do prescribe iron plentifully, but in
inorganic form; and because it is not organized it is indigestible and is
excreted. That is why the treatment of the diseases of the nerves, which
are so general and widespread, has been so unsuccessful.
It is not generally known that organized ammonium phosphate
(Lecithin), which is the mineral foundation of the Neurogen I prescribe,
will regenerate the nerve cells if consumed in the proper proportions. It
is, likewise, little known that although a person with diseased lungs be
placed under conditions where he may acquire an ample quantity of
pure air--that is oxygen--and may consume as much as four quarts of
milk daily, he will nevertheless most certainly be doomed to perish if
his food does not contain the elements of iron, lime and sulphur in
sufficient quantities.
These simple physiological laws have been ignored and medical men
have given us instead, the teachings of the school of bacteriology with
its pitiful illusions and its endless train of suffering and sorrow.
The testimony of many patients who have undergone treatment in the
best physical culture and so-called, natural healing establishments both
in Europe and America, serves to show that their success has been but

partial and one-sided; that is, they have abandoned their wrong
albumen theory, and their state of health has consequently improved.
But, practically, the treatment has failed; for complete and final
recovery--that is, full and correct nutrition and strengthening of the
nerves, has not been accomplished. Such failure is due to the fact that
certain essential constituents have not been supplied. These vital
constituents my organic nutritive cell-food therapy is designed to
provide.
What is lacking in the field of practical science, as authoritatively
voiced by the unprogressive faculty of today, is an absence of chemical
knowledge, especially on the part of the physician and the naturalist;
and, as likewise, the so-called scientific farmer upon whose assurances
we so naturally rely for the wholesome production of food is woefully
ignorant on matters of agricultural chemistry, the logical consequence
is that in all civilized countries great mistakes have been unconsciously
made and perpetuated, detrimental to the health of man and beast alike
and vitally prejudicial to the healthy sustenance of the race.
Where are the most vitally necessary mineral substances to be