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374 ESOTERIC ANTHROPOLOGY.
Can consumption be cured? Hundreds of quacks,
regular and irregular, draw revenues from millions of
victims, by flattering the hopes which belong to this
disease, with an affirmative answer. I, too, must say,
consumption can be cured ; has been cured ; will be
cured. It is curable in its early stages ; curable when
but a small portion of the lungs is involved ; curable
where there is a moderate amount of disease, and
much vigor to combat it. But where it has on gone to
a certain point of weakness ; where a large portion of
the lungs istuberculated; where there is much disease
and little vitality, it is of necessity fatal. Nature can
not. effect a cure, and art has no miraculous power. In
this, as itv all cases, we must depend upon
forces.
the vital
The cure can not be too soon commenced. We
must begin with birth. No infant should be allowed to
suck a scrofulous mother or nurse. If a perfectly
healthy, cleanly, proper nurse can not be procured, one
that has a good constitution, and will observe all the
laws of health, a good cow is much better. A respect
able cow —not one that is confined and fed into scrofula
on —neither distillery slops eats flesh, drinks tea, coffee,
porter or gin, nor abuses her amativeness.
A pure diet, a pure air at all times, daily bathing in
cold water, and much exercise in the open air, are all
absolute necessities. If any sign of scrofula is devel
oped, go through a course of thorough wet-sheet pack
ing, and bring it to the surface. Every night put, a wet
bandage around the abdomen. See that the spine is
straight and the lungs expanded. Banish tight dress
ing, corsets, and all fashionable abominations. See that