Munroe's philosophy of cure : originated at Chelsea, Mass., in the year 1856.

  • Munroe, William Henry.
Date:
1873
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Credit: Munroe's philosophy of cure : originated at Chelsea, Mass., in the year 1856. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The question to be considered, is, Can the cure be effected ? That is more easily an- swered. If there is any recuperative power in the system, with diligence on my part, and patient perseverance on the part of the one to be cured, relief will surely come. It cannot fail to come, for the treatment is based on the mechanical relations of the human structure, and every application of it tends to restore the harmony of those relations. The class of diseases brought to me is al- most always of the hardest type, — chronic forms, that have been made so by treatment received, and after years and a great deal of money have been spent in the effort for restoration. And yet, if a marvellous change is not effected by me in a short time, the patient, or his friends, become disgusted, and think that nothing can be done, or that it will take too long. They do not realize the amount of work that often has to be done towards breaking up the old condition, to render the system susceptible to treatment, or rather to render it such that the effect of