Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Devils, Drugs, and Doctors: The Story of the Science of Healing From Medicine Men to Doctor
Healing cults of today - Revival of medieval practices - Changing cults - Cagli ostro - The celestial beds Of James Graham - Lady Hamilton - Valentine Greatrakes the stroker - Robert Boyle's testimony - The Earl of Sandwich has the gift of healing - Andrew Jackson Davis, the seer of Poughkeepsie - His book Of revelations - Attempts to make spiritualism a national institution Davis's cult and his following - His principle Opposite to that of Christian Science - George O. Barnes, the mountain evangelist - The Mormons set bones by faith - Francis Schlatter - A postal fraud - John Alexander Dowie - Doctorr, Drag; and Devils - Phineas Quimby Of Maine - Animal magnetism - Hypnotism Quimby treats the ills of misunderstood women - New Thought - Mrs. Mary A. Morse Baker Glover Patterson Eddy - Her hysterical ailments - She appeals to Quimby - She becomes a faith healer - Science ana' Health - Disputes in the Christian Science organization - Delusions of persecution - Malicious animal magnetism - Queen Elizabeth makes witchcraft a capital Offense - King James I writes a book on witchcraft - Persecution of witches - Trial Of witches in Pennsylvania and New England - Mrs. Eddy attempts to revive witchcraft White magic and black magic - Modern philosophies that are plagiarisms-the principle used by Mrs. Eddy - An ancient theory - Bishop Berkeley - Mrs. Eddy in a dilemma - Cleanliness not a cardinal virtue in her time - An index of moral frailty - Mrs. Eddy on bathing children - Disadvantages Of white magic - The advantages Of Christian Science - An impressive form of faith healing - Chiro practic manipulation - Bone setters-mrs. Mapp - Crazy Sal - Hogarth's cari cature - Andrew Still gives bone-setting a new name - Osteopathy - Laying on of hands with impressive force - The English Opinion - Disease from dislocated spines - Faith healing by diet - Cyril's liver - Fish and brains - Vitamins Yeast - Appliance cures - Dr. Perkins of Yale - The famous Dr. Dubuke branded for stealing indigo - Perkins tractors - Cures with blue glass - Doctors avoid faith healing - An unsympathetic attitude.
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