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benefit the general public, and having also the American business instinct,
he published in 1880 his experience and his method in the shape of a small
booklet, which he entitled “The Dr. A. Wilford Hall’s Health System.” He sold
thousands of his “Systems” for prices ranging from $4.00 in the beginning,
to $2.00 about ten years later. Through Dr. Hall’s efforts thousand of families
were made acquainted with the system of “Flushing the Colon,” and others
have since passed on the knowledge to others—but there are still millions
of people who need this knowledge to-day and have never heard a hint
of it! Another early teacher and practitioner of this method, was Dr. H. T.
Turner, of Walla Walla, Wash., from whom we have quoted in the preceding
chapter.
But, like many other valuable methods and systems, this one of “Flushing
the Colon” was “overworked” by some of its zealous advocates, and turned
into a fad. Some of the more radical advocates have gone so far as to claim
that one should not bother about natural movements of the bowels, at
all, but should rely entirely upon the flushing process, repeated once or
twice a week, in order to keep clean the bowels. Now, at this point we wish
to protest. We consider that a condition of that kind is as abnormal and
unnatural as that brought on by the Pill Habit, and we advise strongly against
any such fanaticism. There is nothing gained by getting away from Nature
methods, and much to be lost. If men lived in the natural state, there would
be no need for the Internal Bath at all. But, so long as they have allowed
the unnatural condition of the Impacted Colon to be established, then they
must use the next best method to remove the obstruction so as to allow
Nature to assert her sway once more. And we know of nothing half so good
as the Internal Bath, or Flushing the Colon, and that is why we so strongly
recommend its use. But after the normal condition is once re-established,
then the person should lay aside the method (except for occasional use, as
hereinafter stated) and should let Nature carry on her own work, aided
and assisted by the use of the proper amount of fluids taken during the
day in the shape of pure drinking water, etc., full explanation of which has