ARE YOU DISSATISFIED WITH YOUR PHYSICAL CONDITION?
By David Paulson, M.D.
THE pathetic words, "O wretched man that I am!" spoken by Paul with reference to his spiritual condition, are echoed by thousands of chronic invalids all over the land respecting their physical condition. They likewise are raising the vital question, "Who shall deliver from the body of this death?" Many of these unhappy mortals flock to mineral springs, and drink large quantities of brackish water, hoping thereby in some way to atone for their physical transgressions. Others remain at home and swallow enormous quantities of various digestive tablets, which are guaranteed to cure all digestive disorders, while they give the suffering dyspeptic the comforting assurance that he can "eat what he likes," in deliberate defiance of the Scripture, which declares, "Be not deceived; . . . whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." The problem as to how to get rid of their annoying bodies will soon be solved for many; for if they continue their health-destroying habits, nature will soon give up the struggle, and they will drop into premature graves. How much better it would be to die and be resurrected on the instalment plan! This is precisely the plan nature has ordained for us. Our old body is constantly being cast off, and a new body is being ushered in. Those who become sufficiently enthusiastic and intelligent in reference to the matter, may trade off, as it were, their sickly bodies for healthy and useful bodies; in other words, they may physically "put off the old man," and "put on the new man." To facilitate this change, so as to secure the best results, pure food, vigorous exercise, and tonic hydrotherapy are as essential for the body as faith, hope, and charity are for the growth of the soul.