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EXCELLENT PAPER BY DR. R.E.HUGHES Hi nil Tuesday at Doclors Con vcut ion. RAPS"MENTAL" CURES. "Religion \.s, .Medicine" tin- Sllb.h'l't oi itu liitcri'stliiur Paper Rend II) a Laurens Doctor. Dr. Rolf? 13. Hughes 61 this city read before the Trl-Stato Medical association in session at Charleston, February luth a paper tin "Religion \>. Medicine." Following is the full '? ' Ii ? medical profession taken ool. lectively aro materialistic, much .? ;> of late years thai) in early ihn -due. (.f course, lo the more ;' tiiillc base cm winc h our art h?\V rests and the rapid strides it lias made or Ihe cause and pathology of disease v-.coupled v i'!? common sense be gets !4ood treatment, be it by the use cif I'sycocliernpy, knife or drug. That we M.e oil a (Inner scientlilc basis, mention has but to he made of a few speciilcs, when still greater posslblll *tle loom ii|i most prominently. Small-pox is practically deprived of its horrors by vaccine, Diphtheria by Anti-toxilie, Malaiin bus two mortal foes oi the wire screens ami Quinine. Typhus and Puerperal fevers are pass ing, Tetanus ami one form of Gangrene We hold at arm's length, and when we ponder on tho achievements of modern Surgery, wo are amazed and dare no mention its possibilities but rather doff out hats to Lord Lister. Then we are forced to ask why should Che laity or tho press at times show SUCh ignorance and superstition, cry ing clown scientific facts and cheering Christian science. Kddyism. or any irrational form of new thought. Medicine began with just such mysticism playing the main role, and no one even now doubts the influences of the mind over the body, nor should i sane person doubt that a regular qua) i tied physician knows best how and when to use this Influence, but as lluchinson says: "What we arc? apt to forget is that tho whole history of the progross of medicine has been a record of diminishing resort to this power as a means of cure. The measure of our success and of our control overj diseases has boon, and is yet, in exact proportion to the extent to which we can relegate this resource to the back ground and avoid resorting to It. In stead of mental influences being the newest method of treatment, it is the oldest. Instead of being an untried remedy it is most thoroughly tested, most universal, most ubiqitous remedy listed anywhere upon the pages of history.and. it may he frankly stated. in civilized countries, as widely dis credited. The proportion to which it survives tests tho medicine of any ra.r.- barbarism and backwardness. Today two of tho most significant cri teria of the measure of enlightenment and of the Control 0V0I' disease of oltiiei the medical profession of a nation or any individual physician are tho extent to Which they resort and ? <)] in mental Influences and opi um IVychotherupy and narcotics are and ever have been, the sheet anchors of the charlatan ami ihe miracle -worker. Looking forward, therefore, wo see clearly that in or der lo make (he medicine of the fu nii" successful and enduring, able to hold its own in the face ol the "Seduc tions of StrnngO God8," it is imperative .?:. I absolutely necessary, that treat ment, its rules ami methods be taken out of the hand of the theorist, psendo sciontlsi and those whom Car* lj lo le aned "disciples of the abso 1(1 to" ami placed in charge of the closely observing, experienced, prac tical (iltllcal man of medicine." Mrs. Lddy Is still living, very alert and highly receptive, both as to cash ai I useful facts. She argues that s, ... i.-. not and cannot be material* izi i thai life is not subject to death, that Ihe spiritual man has no con* sei itisness of life or death. To tins, we cannot say Amen hut A Woman, ?and as she is a living elderly lady, wo will courteously drop her and pass <in to one of her votaries, a minis! -rial biped of ihe opposite sex in Virginia, Ai.o. n fow years ago, prenchod Chris tian Science abused the organized hui'Oll, society, systems and tho med ical profession, especially, Scatter ing ministerial yuui-yiim broadcast, the bulk of Ills abuse, however, was neaped upon the doctors, and you will pardon the personal reference when I br ing lip his case, since it so forci bly pits religion against medicine, and weal: debaters musl have strong facts, and 'his Is a fact. The Dev. Dominie in question cheated one of his neighbors out of a horse?and the good man, a robust farmer, maddened beyond endurance, knocked our preacher's shoulder out of joint. :''iny of his followers gathered about, his home, where he suffered for sonn? time. They prayed ai.d probably oileu him, but his tor. tUres grew no loss, and, dually, 1 was summoned. Hastening <>:i the way. but Intentionally and oxasperately , slow on arrival, to render aid) until I I had expressed wonder why it Bhould ix? out of place, why pain, consistent with his creed, Why any of 11.is and it it even existed, why it wouldn't yield t<> Iiis methods. This argu ment wn3 !>? inu cynically put forth as he cried, groaned and nppeale I. the latter to mo. but my love for the pro fession I had just entered was greater than any affection I bore for him or Sirs. Eddy. Besides, it was a line chance to pit GlG Kocher method against tho Eddy test and not until thinking he had suffered enough, and ho had promised all credit to Koeher. if relieved, and nest of all. stop his ti rade against doctors, did I reduce his shoulder. "fwns .1 victory, the head of the humorous was resting in peace. But, more to tin* point of the sub ject, and. I beg In the very beginning not to he misunderstood as in anyway reflecting upon Iho clergy -oii the other hand. 1 w| I) it distinctly under stood, for them all I hold the highest regard, the most affectionate rever ence. They nie the noblest class of unappreciated and tinsel fish labor ers on earth, ami. what follows is meant in no way to depreciate their earnest steal and efforts in their ser vice to Cod or man. Nor, is it even intended to intimate that we are to work without them, but. this contri bution is intended to sound a warning, and show some of tip- perils of a late well moaning, ami. no doubt, a; this time, useful movement, as practised by the very able promoters at Emmanuel Church, Boston, ami show rather what might result in common- . ities where such promoters do not exist, and to prove how Inadequate and Impracticable tho movement would be when generalized, as among settlement workers, small commun ities or missionaries, ami remind us of great dangers that are far reach ing and most disastrous to the church, tho public and tin? medical profession. Time forbids more than touching Up on some of the more important ones under each head, but, sufficiently it is hoped lo call a halt in this new movement, before it begins grinding out cranks and mono-maniacs, who may become as harmful and influen tial as Mrs. Eddy, or. her cult. Coining, then, to the church first, the history of all such movements is the same. Demoralization. Clergy men will enter this work with intel lectual preparedness, who lack the special gifts required. Few clergy men have tho combination of quali tios, which the work demands. He must hedge himself about with the social conventions faithfully observ ed by the reputable neurologist, and yet. as Dr. Cabot says, not let them bo obtrusive unless ho can do these things, lie will not cure the Neuras thenic or the Fsychas-theule, there fore, make a failure of his work, pro ducing a skeptic of his patient, both in religion and medicine and bringing his church to grief. The average church cannot possibly inanagO the elaborate machinery ol Emmanuel church, Boston, where the rector has adequate assistance, salaried und vol untary. The average clergyman can not manage his class and clinic with, out the abandonment of mine very important lines of parish duty, New thought movements in the church have always weakened it. the devo tees, of the movement sooner or later, leaving tho ranks, its valid ueucleus, or. "fundamental principles," as Rev. Kenneth Forbes puts it Is its "funda mental weakness' and sooner or Inter will retard evangelical Christianity? and there is an enormous Held .vet with a growing scarcity of laborers. There is. also, great dancer thai the churc h may lind in grasping after the shadow of health she will lose ihe substance of Salvation or, applying it in a special case iuiaaine a neur asthenic fill, conferring with a min ister possessing mysterious gifts. Discarding all thoughts of scandal. Who can doubt that such a girl Would soon become dopenden! upon the man. who knew not only the secrets of the soul la;1 eVery real and fancied weak ness of the body? Then, think of a healer himself, neurotic and suscep tible to suggestion, and you have a condition, which might lead to some dreadful thoughts. And. as Dr. Porks says. "1 ? church is in danger of giving her approval to one soil of healing as essentially re ligious, and thoreby throwing ills* credit upon another method equally as religions in its sphere." if tin church gives the stamp of approval to one method of healing, it must log* Icftlly he driven to assert that that method can cure all diseases. " Not only is Emmanuel trontmoni for phys ical ills limited to functional nervous disorders, but even in such cases the dfllClOncy of the treatment will some times be conditioned by circumstan ces which the Eminailltol worker < an not manage. Certain of the cases which appeal to him are sure to need dally treatment to effect a cure, and that ho cannot give. Obviously he can not give the time to mere caret of tho semi-insane. Others will require in the home assistance not to bo found there. Men Struggling with bad i habits may need nothing so much as change of environment, and thai Is the one thing which they cannot have. Tho second thought?dangers to the public, suggests this comment, if functional diseases" nro cured by u clergyman, Psycotherupy being the agent, many thus relieved would, of course, attach a supernatural forco or power, and practical experience convinces us that they soon would tall into the error of believing all ail ments, ami nable to the same line. Many function:.! diseases do yield to such Inllueiiees, lor ! y absorbing the attention of Neurotics and side track ing their thoughts, nature often as serts herself, nerve tension is lessen ed, self reliance is Increased, ami. tlnn a normal How of the secretions. This is fascinating to the public, it's catchy, it savors just enough of the super-human lo appeal to (hi masses, especially, when used by ministers. But are the clergy or their patients always capable of different luting func tional trophies of Neurotic origin from those of organic changes. Take for example a parent, who several years previously, had spec I lie trouble but was cured physical!> by the usual method, still, mentally he is dissatis fied* lias marked fears and dreads. Applying to the new movement, ami is made lo feel easier, or. we will say cured now mentally. Such a man would attribute all his well being to the BUggestlVO treatment, the last used. Naturally, he would Influence Iiis children into tho same way of thinking. Then, what would he the possible ravages of a fearful heredi tary enemy bringing opelepsy, paral ysis and death? Could any kind of moral suasion take the place of mer cury or lodid? Poor Innocent victims lulled into a false sense of security, when science has a specific. In conclusion, then, bow does it affect the medical profession? if we cultivate and study too much the religious side of our work, we might neglect the practical side. Mrs. Eddy had three husbands. The hist two were practicing physl clans, but her cult quickly converted them; that they did not fully monop olize Christian science promises or gel full ben ell I of Mrs. l?ddy's corner on religion ami physical ills. One died young ol pneumonia, the other ?lied in prison for stealing. A good . physician and a good preaeher might have averted such ends. There were two converts. Wo know others; modi cine is a broad Held, and pains taking research has uliyoya brought its re ward. Commercialism, American shrewd- 1 ness. mysticism and Indifference t,> physical scicuttllc accuracy make n dance:ous combination. We have enough ;<> do on tho sclontille side, and as proof that the combination nev. r worked well, wo co to the Itlble, Luke, the great physician, abandoned all methods which tinged ol the lull' tide, and adopted the most approved material ntedleal practise of his day. Paul spoke of Luke, tho gronl jihysl ? InU, but it create ? iio special impres sion on us, for Paul could heal i>> touch ami word, but Students of Hie Scriptures tell us Paul even nban doiie.i (hat method of healing, mid such gifts of healing were loss prom Inent and its place supplied b> the true practice ol medicine. Pnul luay have felt thai with the blosillg went a meat danger, and. it so then, it is greater now. Time forbids more, but it is to he hoped enough has boon said lo cause reflection, at least, and instead of re ligion and medicine being administer ed by one man. let us Inno it a, be. fore dispensed each by a spccii'.'ist in his line. Striving alwavs to do our best as physicians, guided by ihe proper fear and faith, and. at last when the dim shadows gather about our own souls, have the cherry pres ence of a saintly clergyman, who hasn't been trailing health shadows, but has the substance of salvation instead. ? BIL1U17SNKSS BITTERS AND K1DNKYS, 65 acres of land, with dwelling, good barn and out-buildings, near Owings. Price $;i,5?o; terms made easy. 100 acres of land, with live room dwelling. 3-room tenant house, good out buildings, near Hickory Tavern. Sullivan township. Price $15.00 per aero. acres of land In town of Lau ford, with live-room dwelling, l'rice $1.500. 59 acres of laud in town of Lanford, with tenant hous, at $50.00 per aero. 52 acres of land in town of Gray Court, dwelling and outbuildings. Price $50 per acre. S'.t acres of land in one mile of the town of Cray Court, with two dwell ings. Price $10 per acre. :;is acres of land near Hahun Creek Church, S-rootn dwelling, th? tenant houses. Price :>:'.-'..'.u per acre. * 126 acres land 2'miles from Marks dale station with dwelling and out buildings; 2-horso farm in cultivation: tine pasture and well limbered. Price $3,000. 00 acres of half mile trom Dial's church witii dwelling and outbuildings, with 40 acres in cultivation, In acres of lino bottom land. Pric $1,800. 17:! acres of laud in Dial's Township, known as the Wham place, hounded Ir lands of W. M, Deel;. Wm. Wham and K. A. Nash, with good dwelling, tenant houses and three horse farm in cultiva tion. See this property for there is a bargain for you. Price .$1,000. 84 acres near Friendship church, good dwelling and outbuildings. Bounded In lands of W. It. ( hook, D. Woods and others, Price $2,500.00. 142 acres of land, hounded by estate of .1. 11. Swit/.er ami Simpson estate, with dwelling. 2 tenement houses and good outbuildings. Price $20 p< r acre. 1 acres land and nine room dwelling, servant's house, 111 tow n Of Cray Court. Price $2600. 53 acres of land in one mile of Green Pond church, bounded by lands of I '.. C Stone, Robert Woods and others, with ?1 six room cottage, tenant house, line wired-in pastures. $35 per acre. 810 acres in DilUt'CUS township, hound el by lands of VV. A. Mills, W. A. Simpson Lady Mills and others, nice dwellings, well supplied with tenant houses. This farm will bo divided into 50 acre lots if so desired, ranging in price from $25 to $50 per acre or will sell the whole for $32,000.00 5.32 acre;- land fronting North Harper street, just outside corporate limits, with 7-room dwelling. Price $3,000, 103 acres near Ml. Olive Church. Waterloo township, known as part of the Washington place, two dwelling ami necessary oul-nuildings. Price $15.00 per aero. 539 acres land 2 miles of Tumbling Shoals, nine room delling, good barn and outbuildings, 10 tenant houses, well timbered, 11 horse farm in cultivation. Price per acre $?'!">. 31 acres land hounded by lands of W. IJ. Cheek, Jno. Smith, !>. Woods and others; has good dwelling and out build ings. Price $1,300, 115 acres of land Dial's township, known as the old Wham's homestead, with dwelling and out-buildings. Price $'27.50 per acre. 200 acres of land one mile of Dial's church; 5 tenant houses $80 per aero. Terms made easy. 205 acres in Fairview township Green ville county, near Cedar Falls, bounded by .John Terry, Clyde Willis. John Ped en ami others, three dwellings close to I church and line school. Price $18.001 per acre. 7 lots suitable for building purposes, :n the town of Simpsonville; prices made right. 115 acres land, known as the old Wham homestead or "Wham's Lawn." ?/Ith dwelling and out buildings. Price $27,?ti per acre. 180 acres of land in two miles of Waterloo, with dwelling and out-build ings, I 't ic*' S2.2-". 1. 127 acres land in Sullivan town hip, I 9 mom dwelling, good out buildings, 1 tenant house, Price $30 per acre. 27 acres land bounded by.L C. Owing* and J. K. Willis. Price $500. 30 acres land bounded by lands of Thomas Armstrong and John Drnydon. Dwelling and outbuildings. Price $35 per acre. ?12 acres bounded hv lands of the Badge11 farm. J. <?. <\ Fleming, W. J. Copcland, one dwelling and out-build ing, l'rice $2,250,00 56 acres at Cray Court. I-room i otiso and out building, hounded hv land 1 if K. T. Shell and M. IL Btirdihe. Price $00 per acre. Seven room house and two acre i' 1 in town of Cray Court, modern build, l'rice 2,500.00. 500 acres of land within six mil * of Latin os, five miles of Clinton, with dwelling ami four tenant houses, 250 acres in cultivation, balance in Wood land, Terms made oas> at $20per acre. 08 acres land hoar Wails Mills., bounded by S. ?>. Lenk and M. A, 1 Knight, 1 tenant house. Price c'1 1 per acre, 200 acres land, boundc I by lands of Mrs. Jesse Toaguo, Jno, Watts* Di\ Fuller, dwelling and tennent homo . 1 horse farm in cultivation. Price $5,000.00. 68 acrest land 2A miles Gray^C'ourt, bounded by lands of J, H.Godfrey, lohn Armstrong and others. Price$1,650.00. 200 acres land, Waterloo town hip, hounded by land.-, of estate of W, T. Smith, J, R, Anderson and S.d.ida riv er. Price $2,500.00. 100 acres of land in Youngs town hin. 11 room dwelling, two tenant houses, good barn. Price $2.250. 255 acres of land in Waterloo town ship, known as the .lohn Y. Boyd place with dwelling and out-buildings', Price $1.700. 517 acres land I miles of Laurons, bounded by lands Mrs. P. urgoss, Lob Brown, Jno. Madden and others; ? ten* ant houses; 7 horse farm in cultivation. Will l>e cut Into lots of 100 acres euch. Price $20 per acre. J. N. Leak Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds. Gray Court, S. C. I For One WeeK Or long- as samples last, we will give away FREE Samples of Pal mer's Skin Success Soap or Oint? ment, not both to one person. Also a trial bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery for coughs. These samples will not be given to children, come or send an or der. Palmetto Drug.Co. V V $ Flannels ^ Scarlet Twills Medicated. White Wool Twills. Plait) .ill wool yard wide in while. Kxtia heavy yard wide Cotton b'lcccc. Hosiery Ladies' black wool Mose. Ladies' black fleeced lined cotton. Misses' fine ribbed. Hoys1 heavy ribbed extra weight. Underwear Ladies' scarlet and white wool in separate pieces. Ladies' white fleeced cotton ribbed. Children's Union .Suits. Heavy fleeced Shetland Suits and Drawers for Men. W. G. WILSON & COMPANY $ Where Theres a Will, There's a Way. -.liouid save s<i is not what, on makes wealth, month with Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C. Good-bye to the "Stock" or"Scooter"; *V A man can do double the amount of work with Blount's "True Blue" Middle-Breaker that he can with a little Stock or Scooter. It^/^w Don't be behind the ml Extra 5^^ir^S- t1 UV Point FPl EE iW^Do all your i Blount's "True Blue" Middlo-Breakor Used from bedding the land to laying by the crop! 0 The greatest labor-saving invention for Planters since the " cotton gin. Thousands in constant use throughout the South. On Exhibition Every Day at J. H. Sullivan Light Enough for ONE fflule? STRONG Enough for TWO! X H Plantir-g cult* ?-? 8-3 vating with a Laurens S. C.