 venture before it was even declared  safe and usable. Later, when the over
dramatized announcement  was made that it was "safe" there was  still no scientific
evidence or factual proof of its safety.  The promoters of this inflated vaccine "scheme"
expected a 5 billion dollar profit in the first year of operation. (Direct quotations
supporting this statement are given under the topic heading, THE MONEY MOTIVE, at
the end of the chapter.)
Even after the vaccine had killed 7 people and the number was mounting every day, the
propaganda committee put words into the mouths of important government officials, still
insisting that the vaccine was "safe" and must be continued.
The Cutter laboratory was used as the "scape goat" until the many disasters from
the other laboratories could no longer be concealed. Then instead of abandoning the
whole "deadly mess", the Cutter laboratory was declared in good standing again and
allowed to continue—not because its vaccine was any safer, but because the vaccine
from the rest of them was just as deadly, and none of them intended to stop or lose any
profits.Any doctor, scientist or authority on the subject of vaccine knows that these substances
are "highly toxic" (poison), therefore, no vaccine can be made safe. Current magazine
articles have described in detail, the composition of the Salk vaccine so it will not be
repeated here except to say that the decomposed kidney tissues and pus from a diseased
animal combined with the two poison drugs cannot be injected into the living blood
stream without harmful effects. The records of the experiments on children show that
more of the vaccinated people died or contracted polio than did the  unvaccinated. The
fact that all the vaccinated people did not die does not mean that they were not harmed.
No one knows yet, what the future results will be.
James McIntosh, Professor of Pathology  at London University, in an address before the
Royal Society of Medicine, October 19, 1926, stated:
"Scientifically it cannot be disputed that every point of view the injection of virus
capable of multiplying in the body of the individual is bad. When multiplication of the
virus occurs, then there is no possibility of estimating the dose to which the patient has
been subjected. Thus the effect cannot be controlled, and in susceptible individuals  this
may lead to unforeseen results. "
Data from the bleedings performed five months after inoculation of Salk vaccine,
indicated that the immunity (if any) did not last long. Dr. Salk is reported to have said
that "children vaccinated last year should be given booster inoculations this year." An
editorial in the Lancet (weekly Medical Journal April 23, 1955) comments: "If it is
found that, contrary to Salk’s hopes antibody levels cannot be maintained without a
succession of booster doses, then a serious problem will arise. Will it be necessary to
give injections every year; and, if so, for how long would they be given?...  If injections
are given regularly for several years to millions of children the risk of allergic reactions
to monkey kidney tissue will become increasingly grave."  (Emphasis mine, McBean)
Dr. Ritchie Russell of the Department of Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford, said,
"When poliomyelitis is precipitated by inoculation the natural defences of the nervous
system seem to be ineffective, and nearly all such illnesses develop into a paralytic form
of the disease affecting especially the limb used for the injection."  (Lancet, May
21, 1955, p. 1071)
The Manchester Guardian  (April 15, 1955) stated, "One of Britain’s greatest
physiologists said to-day that if it means that a child should be re-inoculated at frequent
intervals with a preparation derived from monkey kidneys it is terrifying in its
possibilities. Among them is the risk of the child’s developing sensitivity to some of the
ingredients of the vaccine." The editor of the  Lancet (June 11, 1955, p. 1207)
emphasized this further when he wrote: "I n addition to the possibility of producing the
very disease the vaccine is used to prevent, ‘there is a risk, of unknown dimensions, that
repeated injection of a vaccine prepared from monkey kidney may eventually sensitize
the child in some harmful way’. "BRITISH PAPERS WARN AGAINST SALK V ACCINE
In April, 1955 after the "big Salk campaign" had been launched in the United States, the
Government and all officials and agencies concerned announced to the world that "the
war against polio was almost certainly at an end."
The other countries are a little more conservative and a little less willing to be "taken in"
by the sales propaganda of the Salk promoters. The general sentiment of our foreign
neighbors was expressed by  Dr. A. M. Payne  when he declared: "Poliomyelitis is not
beaten. We do not know how long the effect lasts... we do not know if it will be
effective under other conditions than those in which it was used; we do not know how
best to use it. We do know that there are many (unsolved) intricate problems in the
manufacture of this vaccine." (Manchester Guardian, April 14, 1955)
"LONDON, April 22, 1955 (Reuters)—The  British Medical Journal  today warned
physicians against over enthusiastic acceptance of the Salk anti-polio vaccine citing ‘the
possibility of toxic effects’."
On this same point the  Lancet said it would be "very reluctant to see the vaccine used on
a large scale in Britain without further tests." It also warned, "the possibility of toxic
effects from repeated injections with monkey tissues must be considered."
Caution was cast to the winds in this country and our U.S. Government and medical
profession had no hesitancy in using the  unproved vaccine and repeating their
blundering tests on millions of human beings even after the large number of deaths and
paralysis had proved it to be not only a failure but a dangerous killer. Most of the
experiments were made on children too small to fight back.
A PARTIAL LIST OF DEATHS FROM SALK V ACCINE
Susan Pierce (age 7), Pocatello, Idaho, died April 27, 1955
Ronald Fitzgerald (age 4), Oakland, Calif., died April 27, 1955
Allen Davis Jr. (age 2), New Orleans, La., died May 4, 1955
Janet Kincaid (age 7), Moscow, Idaho, died May 1, 1955
Danny Eggers (age 6), Idaho Falls, Idaho, died May 10, 1955
HOW SAFE IS SAFE?
1.Are the men who set themselves up as authorities on polio really qualified to decide
the issues of life and death?
2. Have the self-styled medical "experts" been infallible enough in their past decisions to
be trusted with the precious lives of our children and our future generations?
3. Have the more effective  drugless methods of prevention and treatment of polio been
investigated and tested?
These are some of the questions that people are asking and to which they have a right to
expect satisfactory answers.
SALK "SPEAKS UP" IN LIFE MAGAZINEIn an article titled TRACKING THE KILLER, in LIFE magazine Dr. Salk was asked if
his monkey vaccine was safe. To this query he replied:
"There is no question of ‘how safe is it?’ It is safe,  and it can’t be safer than safe ’."
Many people would seriously like to believe this statement but available scientific facts
condemn it and hold it up to ridicule.
Shortly after the Salk vaccination program was swung into action, the  American Public
Health Service (June 23, 1955) Announced that there had been " 168 confirmed cases of
poliomyelitis among the vaccinated, with six deaths……How many vaccinated children
will eventually be reported as developing the disease is as yet unknown..
"The interval between inoculation and the first sign of paralysis ranged from 5 to 20
days and in a large proportion of cases it started in the limb on which the injection had
been given. Another feature of the tragedy was that the numbers developing polio were
far greater than would have been expected had no inoculations been given. In fact in the
state of Idaho, according to a statement by Dr. Carl Eklund, one of the Government’s
chief virus authorities, polio struck only vaccinated children in areas where there had
been no cases of polio since the preceding autumn; in 9 out of 10 cases the paralysis
occurred in the arms in which the vaccine had been injected." (News Chronicle, May 6,
1955)
According to the  Daily Telegraph  (June 18, 1955) Mr. Peterson, State Health Director of
Idaho, stopped further inoculations and stated: " We have lost confidence in the Salk
Vaccine." He also stated that he " holds the vaccine, together with the instructions for its
manufacture, directly responsible for the outbreak of polio and the deaths that had
occurred."
The serum makers were gambling for big stakes and decided that the "show must go on"
in spite of death and disaster. The condemned Cutter laboratory had over a million
dollars worth of deadly vaccine on hand and the disasters had caused its stock to


stant andunceasing control ofallitsactivities. Whether itisanintelligent power ora
blind energy,itworks determinately toward thelatest results incomplexity ofstructure
andfunction. Indevelopment andmaintenance, andinhealth anddisease, themove-
ments oflifeappear tobeguided byintelligence more often than theconscious intelli-
gence ofman. Indeed, unless wegrant thatsomething cancome outofnothing, thatin-
telligence cancome outofthatwhich hasnointelligence, wemust believe thatthecon-
scious intelligence ofman isasubordinate partofthatbroader intelligence thatevolves
his body and which inheres in it.
Ifweview afewoftheengineering feats performed bythebody incases ofinjury
anddisease, weareforcibly struck with thetruth ofSylvester Graham’ sremark: “Inall
these operations theorganic instincts actdeterminately,and, asitwere,rationally,with
reference toafinal cause ofgood, viz., theremoval oftheoffending cause. ”Some of
these wonderful feats have been presented toyouinprevious chapters. Wewillhere pre-
sent a few of a dif ferent class.Tobegin with, letusconsider thenatural healing ofawound, scratch orbroken skin.
Wehave become soaccustomed tothisfamiliar phenomenon thatwehave come tore-
gard itasanalmost mechanical process. Butaclose examination oftheprocess shows
usthepresence ofthatsame marvelous intelligence thatbuilt thebody from atinymi-
croscopic speck of protoplasm to its present state.
Whenever theskin isbroken orcutthere isanexudation ofblood which coagulates
andforms anairtight scab. This scab serves asaprotection tothewound andremains for
a shorter or longer time as is needed.
Underneath thisscab awonderful thing occurs. Blood isrushed totheinjured part
inlargequantities. Thetissues, nerve andmuscle cells, etc.oneach side ofthewound
start multiplying rapidly andbuild a“cell-bridge” across thegapuntil thesevered edges
ofthewound arereunited. Butthisisnomere haphazard process. Everywhere isappar-
entthepresence ofdirecting lawandorder.Thenewly-formed cells oftheblood vessels
unite with their brothers ontheother side sothat, inanorderly andevenly manner,the
channels ofcirculation arere-established. Inthissame lawful andorderly manner the
connective tissues reunite. Skillfully,andjustasalineman repairs atelegraph system,
dothenerve cells repair their broken line. Muscles andother tissues arerepaired ina
similar manner.And what isawonderfully marvelous facttoobserve, nomistakes are
made in this connective tissue, but each tissue connects with its kind.
After thewound ishealed, when anew skin hasbeen formed sothatthere isno
longer anyneed fortheprotecting scab, nature proceeds toundermine andgetridofit.
Aslong asthescab wasuseful itwasfirmly attached totheskin sothatitwasnoteasy
topullitoff,butwhen there wasnolonger need forit,itwasundermined sothatitfell
off of its own weight.
What more evidence than thisdoes onerequire toknow thatthesame intelligent
power thatbuilt ourbodies isalso thepower thatheals it?What better evidence dowe
want thatthehealing process isaccomplished inthesame orderly manner andbymeans
ofthesame functions with which thebody isbuilt, maintained andmodified tomeet its
present needs.
Wegetastillmore wonderful view ofhow nature performs herwork ifweobserve
thehealing ofafractured orbroken bone. Ifanarm orlegbebroken, thissame mar-
velous intelligence thathasbrought usfrom ovum toadulthood immediately setsabout
torepair thedamage done. Aliquid substance issecreted anddeposited over theentire
surface ofthebone ineach direction from thepoint offracture. This section quickly
hardens intoabone-like substance andisfirmly attached tothetwosections ofthebone.
Until nature canrepair thedamage, this“bone ring” forms thechief support whereby the
limb canbeused. Bythesame process ofcellmultiplication which wesawinthehealing
ofthewound, theends ofthebone arereunited. Thecirculatory channels arere-estab-
lished through thepart. Itisthen thatthe“bone ring” support issoftened andabsorbed,
except about an eighth to a quarter of an inch about the point of fracture.
Ifyoustrike your finger with ahammer,avery painful bruise istheresult. There is
aneffusion ofblood under thesurface, with inflammation anddiscoloration. Thetissues
aremangled, thecells arebroken andmany ofthem arekilled. Butdoes thethumb al-
ways remain so?No.Astime passes, new tissues areformed toreplace thedead ones
andthedead blood andtissue cells arecarried away bythebloodstream. Theinflamma-
tion subsides, thepain ceases andthebruise ishealed andsoon forgotten. Thus again
ismanifested themarvelous intelligence ofthepower thatsuperintends theworkshop
which wecallourbody.Once again wewatch itswork andseeitsmarvelous efficiency
as a workman.
Asimilar manifestation ofthebody’ sself-healing, self-adjusting andself-repairing
powers isseen inthecommon accident whereby asliver becomes embedded intheflesh.
Ifitisnotremoved immediately,nature, orvital force, does askillful little piece ofen-
gineering andremoves itforus.Pain andinflammation aresoon followed bytheforma-
tionofpus, which breaks down thetissues, towards thesurface ofthebody.Graduallyincreasing inamount, thepusfinally breaks through theoverlying skin andruns out,car-
rying the sliver along as a souvenir.
Aremarkable engineering featispresented tousinabscess formations. Ordinarily
theabscess islimited byathick protective wall ofgranulation tissue which prevents the
abscess from spreading and prevents rapid escape of the pus into the circulation.
Inappendicitis theloops ofthebowels around theappendix form friendly adhesions.
They adhere together andform astrong wall against further spread ofthetrouble. Within
thisenclosure theabscesses form. Thelineofleast resistance normally isintothebowels
sothatpractically every case, ifnotinterfered with bymeddlesome doctors, willrupture
into the bowels and the pus will pass out with the stools.
Where theicebagisemployed foroneortwodays prior totheusual operations,
there isanoticeable lack ofeffortonthepart ofnature towall offtheappendix from
therestoftheabdominal cavity.However,where theicebaghasnotbeen employed, a
distinct walling offoftheacutely inflamed andgangrenous appendix from thegeneral
peritoneal cavity isfound. Sogreatly does theicebaginterfere with thecurative andpro-
tective operations ofnature thatoneoftheleading abdominal surgeons ofthiscountry
declares: “Ihave entirely discarded theuseoftheicebag, andincases brought tomein
which ithasbeen used, Ialways announce beforehand thatIexpect tofindagangrenous
appendix andamseldom surprised. Clearly theicebagshould never beused incases of
actual orsuspected appendicitis. ”Nature candoherown work inherown way,andall
ourso-called aiding ofnature amounts toisnothing more than meddlesome andperni-
cious interference.
Acute inflammation oftheliver usually terminates inresolution, butsometimes it
terminates insuppuration with abscess formation. This ismore apttobethecase inhot
climates. The amount ofmatter dischar gedfrom anabscess oftheliver issometimes
enormous, and it is wonderful to see in what ways nature operates in getting rid of it.
There areseveral channels through which thepusmay besentoutofthesystem. The
inflammation may extend upward until anadhesion tothediaphragm isaccomplished.
Adense wall ofscar tissue isfirst formed around theabscess. Theabscess then extends
through thediaphragm tothelungs, which become adherent tothediaphragm. Liver,
diaphragm andlungs form onesolid piece. Atight union ofthese organs prevents the
pusfrom pouring intotheperitoneal orpleural cavities. Ahole iseaten through thelung
andthepusispoured intoabronchial tube andiscoughed up,emptying theabscess and
leaving aclean hole. Thewall ofscar tissue thrown uparound thepath oftheabscess
grows stronger andcontracts until, finally,only thescar remains, ithaving closed the
hole, and the patient is well.
The abscess may bedirected downward ortotheside oftheliver.Insuch acase
theprocess isthesame except theliver becomes united tothestomach, theintestines or
thewalls oftheabdomen byadhesions produced byinflammation. Ifitadheres tothe
st


 meal istheideal,”
they espouse. Yetmost ofthese same people areunwilling totrysubsisting onfruits!
Some Hygienists think wemust supplement thefruit dietwith some cheese, others think
wemust have some vegetables. Still others think fruits aregreat butshould besupple-
mented with nuts (which are also fruits botanically).
The“consensus” dietthatwehave advocated consists offruits, vegetables, nuts and
seeds.
Nevertheless many Hygienists eatseeds, nuts, sprouts, green leaves, stalks, stems,
tubers andgrains almost totheexclusion offruits! These peoples fruit intake largely
consists of avocados, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and squash.
When asked why they donoteatmore fruit despite giving lipservice tofruit asthe
ideal, most Hygienists willtellyouthatalthough fruit may bealright forshort periods of
time asa“cleansing” or“elimination” diet, itisnottobetaken except asaluxury.These
are the char ges made against fruits:
1.Fruits are protein poor;
2.Fruits have too many free acids;
3.Those who subsist on fruits become neurotics;
4.Fruits are too poor in iron and anemia results if only fruits are eaten;
5.Those who eat only fruits will suf fer nutritional imbalances and deficiencies;
6.Fruit eaters cannot maintain weight and are too thin;
7.Fruit eaters become over -alkaline and often suf fer alkalosis; and
8.Fruits aredeficient incalcium aswell asprotein andresults instunted growth inyoung-
sters.
Taken together,these statements sound likequite anindictment. Yet,almost thesame
chargeswere made bythemedical profession against both fruits andvegetables 150
years ago. Fruit eating wasthen said toresult infevers, biliousness andother maladies.
Fruit was treated as a dessert or as a decorative accessory.
Ofcourse thisindictment hasnever been heard bytribes andpeoples who subsist
almost totally onbananas, custardy coconuts (before itsfatsandfibers form), dates, figs
andsimilar fruits. Orangutans oftheEast Indies liveexclusively onfruit andarethe
most intelligent and human-like of our primate relatives.
How canonedefend theconcept offruit asournatural food? Isthisstance hypocrit-
ical? Isthere substance totheaforementioned charges? Isfruit really ournatural food
after all?Isitpossible thatitnolonger supplies ourneeds? Hasthehuman constitution
changed? Here we have many questions arise that need answering.
19.3.1 “Fruits Are Protein-Poor”
Thechargeismade thatfruits areprotein poor.Itistruethatifyoucompare abanana
inthedrystate with its5%protein content toasoybean inthedrystate with 35% pro-
tein, thebanana is,indeed, protein poor.Buttheprotein content ofanyfood hasrele-
vance only toourneed ofitasanitem ofdiet. Sowemust understand ourneed forpro-
tein relative to our diet.Agrowing human baby gets amono dietofitsmother ’smilk formany months be-
fore ittouches anyother food. Mother ’smilk forherrapidly developing infant contains
only 1.1% protein. Surely noonecanarguethatagrown person canrequire more pro-
teinthan agrowing child relative toitsweight orasapercentage ofitsdiet. Ifanything,
thegrownup who hasattained fulldevelopment requires lessprotein than anursing tot.
Agrown person might getadequate protein onaslittle ashalf apercent ofhisorher
dietary content.
TheRDA forprotein issaidtobe70grams daily foranaverage man of150pounds.
This figure iswell over twice theactual human need. Infact, itisabout three times
theactual need asestablished bytests byDr.Chittenden ofYaleandDr.Hinhede in
Denmark andmany others. Further,there aregroups ofphysically-robust people inthe
Caribbean who thrive onanaverage intake ofabout 15grams ofprotein daily.(They eat
cassava ormanioc.) Keeping inmind thatthebody canobtain upto70% ofitsprotein
needs byrecycling itsproteinaceous wastes, itbecomes somewhat evident thatprotein
needs inhumans have been overblown. Themeat, dairy,poultry andfishindustries have
made their mark, even on those who reject animal products as items of food.
Can wecontinue tosaythatfruits areprotein poor? Inview that, ifprotein isone
percent ofourdiet, ourprotein needs areamply met, then fruits areprotein adequate!
When we’ve eaten some 2,250 calories worth ofalmost anyfruit except apples, we’ve
alsoingested some 25to40grams ofprotein. Inasmuch asmost fruits docontain allthe
essential amino acids, I would adjudge that fruits meet human needs for protein amply.
History bears outbeyond refutation thathumans have been fruit eaters during their
entire sojourn onearth excepting aperiod beginning during theiceages. Even then, a
preponderance ofourancestors stillatefruits. Most migrated south towarmer climes
andcontinued toeatfruits. Grain eating isnotmore than 10,000 years old.Meat eat-
ing,though much older than that, wasmostly confined tonortherly peoples. Almost all
mythology isbuilt around trees andclimatic factors thataffected trees. Only relatively
recent mythologies connect humans to grain culture and animal husbandry.
19.3.2 “Fruits Have Too Many Free Acids”
Thechargethatfruits have toomany freeacids isfalse andrather pointless. Fruits
have nofree acid. Allareorganic. Vinegar,cheese andfermented milk aresubstances
with free acids, namely acetic and lactic acids.
Humans areprimarily sweet fruit eaters. Yeteven grapefruits, plums, sour cherries,
sour grapes, lemons, limes and other acidic fare have no free acids.
The human body metabolizes most acids infruits very well. Benzoic acid, tannic
acid, oxalic acid andprussic acid, none ofwhich arefreeacids andallofwhich arerare
infruits, areamong those acids thatgive humans metabolic problems. Humans handle
citric, tartaric andmalic acids very well. These aretheprimary fruit acids: Perhaps the
occasions when fruit acids give problems occur when acid fruits such aslemons, straw-
berries, pineapples orgrapefruit areeaten along with sweet fruit such asbananas, dates,
figs, raisins, persimmons or non-fruit fare.
19.3.3 Those Who Subsist on Fruits Become Neurotics
Thethird chargethatthose who subsist onfruits become neurotics issimply ridicu-
lous. Iffruit is,aswecontend, aperfectly wholesome food furnishing alltheneeds of
human life,then itwilloccasion nothing butgreat health. While wearethefirsttoaffirm
thatnervous malfunctions orneurosis have physiological bases, wealso point outthat
these problems stem from toxemia inalmost every such case. They often, butnotalways,
precede neurosis. Most neuroses arecomplicated byanxieties, insecurities, worries and
other emotional disruptions begotten byaninhumane social system. Idaresay wehave
uncounted millions ofneurotics andfewarefruit eaters. Unfortunately,ourpsycholo-gists donotrecognize thephysical basis ofneurosis andgive credence almost complete-
lytoemotional, social, economic andmental factors. Physical derangements often lay
thegroundwork formental derangements. Hence thechargethatfruits cause neurotics is
a char ge which I don’ t think has ever been substantiated.
There arefruit-eating societies ofhumans inthisworld anddescriptions ofthem
bespeak themost peaceable, congenial andharmonious dispositions ofanypeoples on
earth.
19.3.4 Fruits Are Too Poor in Iron and Cause Anemia
Thechargethatfruits aretoopoor inironandcause anemia islikewise without foun-
dation. The body canrecycle uptoabout 95% ofitsiron supply andneeds very little
from theoutside. Itissaid thatourRDA ofiron issome 10milligrams daily.This, like
other RDA ’s,issome twotothree times toohigh. Nevertheless, oranges sufficient to
meet ourcaloric needs supply about twenty milligrams ofirondaily.Infact, ifyoucom-
pared allthefruits andtheir ironcontent, you’d findevery onemeeting theRDA foriron
with surfeits. Afood thatmight besaid tobedeficient iniron bythese RDA ’sis,ofall
things, a mother ’s milk!
Should fruits bechargedasbeing Vitamin B-12 poor,then thesame canbesaid of
allfoods, even thefoods thatanimals eat.Only meats andcertain kinds ofalgae have
what istermed sufficient Vitamin B-12. Butifanimal faresuch asgrasses, leaves


strap molasses.
Talkabout candy,primarily awhite sugar product, being ajunk food, itcan’teven
hold acandlestick toblackstrap molasses! Blackstrap isover 50% sucrose itself and
that’stheleast ofitsdrawbacks inthehuman diet! Anything badthatcanbesaid about
white sugar and candy goes double and triple for blackstrap molasses.
Withcandy atleast youhave sugar thathasgone through only twoorthree cookings.
And thechemicals used initsextraction areinthemolasses, notinthesugar.Further,
candy often hasthevirtue ofhaving some nuts ornutbutters, fruits, etc.init.But, nev-
ertheless, candy’ s reputation as “sugared junk” is well deserved.
Butifcandy isjunk, then molasses issuper junk! Formolasses hasmore ofthesame
evils thatcandy hasplus some evils thatcandy andwhite sugar never had(unless itcon-
tains molasses which some candy andbrown sugar does) andithasnone ofthe“redeem-
ing qualities” that some candy has.
Ihave several “health” publications that gointo ecstasy over this“natural health
food.” Anatural health food, mind you! And some mighty bignames inthe“health
field” lend their endorsement—in factalmost allthebignames inthepopular health
field would consider themselves remiss ifthey hadnotsung thepraises ofblackstrap
molasses.
Before wegetinto thenitty gritty ofjustwhat blackstrap molasses represents and
how thisfoul-tasting waste product came tobesopopular,let’sinvestigate that“natural”
angle.
When we speak of a natural food we mean, of course, a natural food for humans.
Now Nature hasbeen, onthescene forwho knows how many eons oftime. Black-
strap molasses hasyettoreach its300th birthday! Natur ecame mightly lateinproviding
uswith thiswonder food! Nevertheless, let’sputblackstrap molasses tothe“natural”
test.
1.TOBENATURAL, afood must beonetowhich humans have adapted anatomically,
physiologically and psychologically.
2.TOBENATURAL, afood must bedelicious tothepalate ofhumans initsnatural state.
3.TOBENATURAL, afood must beeaten andrelished initsliving orrawstate. Humans,
like animals, weren’ t endowed with cook stoves.
4.TOBENATURAL, afood must have been nurtured toitsfinished state byNature by
strictly natural agencies.5.TOBENATURAL, afood must appeal tounperverted human gustatory senses, i.e.,to
our senses of smell, taste and sight such as does a beautiful redolent apple, for instance.
6.TO BE NA TURAL, a food can be eaten alone and relished by unperverted palates.
These areonly some ofthecriteria foranatural food ofhumans. How does molasses
stack up against these yardsticks?
1.Tobegin with, humans haven’ tbeen eating molasses long. Noadaptation whatsoever
could bepossible. Psychologically theproduct hasnoappeal atallexcept thatweare
conditioned toitaswearetoother perversions. Children rebel against thestuff,some-
thing they don’ t do with, say, apples or bananas.
2.Molasses isnotdelicious toanynormal palate andisrepulsive tomost who “eat itfor
health” reasons. Molasses hasnonatural state inasmuch asNature never created such an
abomination.
3.Ofcourse Nature didnoteven getintotheactonmolasses—it isstrictly amanufactured
product. Torepresent thatthesugar cane andbeets from which itcame isreared organi-
cally by natural means is a gross absurdity.
4.Molasses hasnoliving state, forNature didnotcreate it.Itisawaste product inthe
production ofwhite sugar with allitsevils plus ahost ofitsown. Molasses isoneof
themost cooked substances youcanbuy.Asourfriends intoYogawould say—it hasno
prana or life force.
5.Blackstrap molasses is repulsive to our senses of smell of taste and sight.
6.And last,butnotleast, blackstrap molasses cannot berelished byitself byeven thehardi-
est!Aproper food ofhumans canbeeaten asameal. Forinstance wecanmake amono
meal ofanyoneofthese foods: apples, watermelons, cantaloupes, bananas, grapes, or-
anges, peaches, apricots, figs, dates, etc.And youcanlivewell ononeofthese foods
alone forseveral weeks with healthful results. Many people do!Canyouimagine trying
toliveonamono dietofblackstrap molasses forseveral weeks? Orsome ofitssyrup
cousins, including the highly touted maple syrup and honey?
Somuch forthe“naturalness” ofblackstrap molasses. Itdoesn’ tmeet onesingle cri-
terium asanatural food forhumans. And certainly afood thatisnotnatural tohumans
cannot behealthful forhumans. Moreover,youwouldn’ tconsider putting anunnatural,
unhealthful food into your body, would you?
Formore detailed information onmolasses, seeLesson 35-Junk Foods: ACase
Study On MolassesLesson 31 - Refined And Processed Foods Are Hazardous
To Your Health
31.1. Introduction
31.2. Questions & Answers
Article #1: Pure Starch Factors By Thomas E. Scown
Article #2: Cereals, Grain, Flour
31.1. Introduction
31.1.1 What Are Refined Grains?
31.1.2 Why Are Refined Grains Harmful?
31.1.3 Food Processing and Grain Products
31.1.4 The Early History of Grains
31.1.5 The Loaf of Bread
31.1.6 The Fall of the Roman Empire
31.1.7 Refined Grains and Dental Cavities
31.1.8 Bread Not Fit T o Eat
31.1.9 A Loaf of Chemicals
31.1.10 Are Homemade Breads Any Better?
31.1.1 1 The First “Health” Food
31.1.12 How Healthy Are They?
31.1.13 It Used T o Be A Grain Of Corn
31.1.14 Why Do People Eat Prepared Cereals?
31.1.15 The Real Harm of Breakfast Cereals
31.1.16 And It’ s Indigestible T oo...
31.1.17 Are Grains Good Food At All?
31.1.18 Other Refined Grain Products
Every daythescientists looked inontheir cage ofmice. Each time oneormore dead
animals hadtoberemoved from thecage. After about sixty days, more andmore mice
were dropping dead. One of the scientists looked worried.
“Idon’tknow how much more ofthisexperiment they cantake. Wemay endup
killing all of them in the next few weeks if we don’ t stop.”
Theother scientist nodded hishead. “Itseems cruel, Iknow,”hesaid, “but Ithink
we’re discovering something important here. This dietwe’ve gotthem onshould tellus
a lot more about proper nutrition—or rather, what poor nutrition can do to an animal.”
The second scientist sighed. “Y ou’re right. Here’ s their meal for today.”
“The same as yesterday?”
“Yes,andthesame asthedaybefore andthedaybefore that. Youknow that’sthe
only food we’re feeding them for ninety days.”
Theyounger scientist took thefood andtoreitintopieces anddropped itamong the
mice. They moved sluggishly toward itandsniffedit.Some were huddling inacorner,
sick and barely able to move.
Hefinished feeding themice their experimental diet. Hebrushed thecrumbs from
hishands. “Guess Ibetter getanother loafofbread tofeed them again tomorrow.Same
brand?”
“Doesn’ t matter,” said the older scientist, “Just so it’ s white.”
After aninety-day dietofwhite bread, 40ofthe64mice were dead. Thesurvivors
haddeveloped many ofthediseases of“modern” man—heart problems, anemia, andex-
treme nervous disorders.White bread, breakfast cereals, flours—all refined grain products contribute-greatly
tothisnation’ sill-health. Yetstudies indicate they make upone-thir doftheaverage per-
son’s total carbohydrate intake each day.
31.1.1 What Are Refined Grains?
Arefined grain, oritsproduct, ismade byprocessing anatural whole grain sothat
some ofitsnutrients arelost. Flours, breads, cereals, noodles, pastries—almost allgrain
products have been refined in some way or another.
White rice, corn grits, wheat flour,hominy,apiece oftoast, acookie, thebowl of
snap-crackle-and popeach morning—all areexamples ofrefined grain products. ALL
are harmful additions to the diet.
31.1.2 Why Are Refined Grains Harmful?
Refined grains and their food products are substandard foods


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monly used tosear meat which isthen cooked, usually covered, inapotwith asmall
amount of liquid added, usually water, wine or beer.
4.Frying isused toindicate cooking infatinapanoronagriddle over direct heat. Sautee-
ingisavariation ofthismethod asisdeep frying inwhich thefood istotally immersed
in the hot fat as is done in the preparation of french-fried potatoes.
5.Broiling orgrilling isamethod bymeans ofwhich thefoods areexposed directly toheat
either in a broiler or over hot coals, as in barbecueing.
Microwave cooking hasrecently been introduced andhasbecome exceedingly pop-
ularamong women who work. Itslong-term effects have yettobeevaluated. Slow cook-
ershave also become popular inrecent years among women who work alldayandlike
toprepare one-dish meals. These devices cook foods attemperatures ofabout 200de-
grees Fahrenheit and maintain them at these temperatures for eight hours or longer.
Food scientists have replaced many long familiar foods such asfresh orange and
other fruit juices with chemical substitutes which compare favorably intaste butnotin
nutritive value with nature’ sproduct. These chemical products have become popular be-
cause of their lower price tags and availability requiring little, if any, preparation.
Industry haslearned tofabricate many substances now offered tothepublic assub-
stitutes fortherealthing, such products assynthetic chocolate, calorie-controlled foods
with lowcholesterol andlowsaturated-fat content fortheoverweight, substitute eggs
andsubstitute meats, made from textured vegetable proteins, andnumerous other pseudo
foods. Itisprojected thatintomorrow’ sworld, theproduce section ofthesupermarket
willbehidden away inacorner,difficult tofind, ifitexists atall.This iswhy itisim-
portant forLife Scientists who value their own health andwish tokeep therace viable,
tobecome aware oftoday’ srealworld andofwhat will beoffered tomorrow,tolearn
what happens tofood when subjected toman-instigated changes wrought bytheappli-
cation ofheat, andtomake their voices heard. Wemust learn torelate ourknowledge of
physiological reality both in the world of commerce and in the halls of government.
43.2.4 Cooking and Vitamins
Some vitamins aremore resistant tohigh temperatures than others. However,thefor-
mulation, development, growth andvigor ofanindividual aredependent upon whether
ornotallofhisbasic organic requisites forliving aremetandthedegree ofperfection
in all areas will be in a precise relationship to the extent to which each is provided.
Vitamins areoneofthese basic requirements forliving. They areprovided forhimin
man’ sfood and, forman toliveinaprime state ofhealth, hisneeds inthisrespect must
beamply supplied, according tohisneed. Without asufficiency ofallvitamins, body
synergism may beputoffbalance with theresult thatgrowth, development andvigorwillbediminished tosome extent and, when such sufficiency islong continued, certain
deficiency diseases may arise.
The following possible deficiency conditions may be observed:
1.When V itamin A is deficient:
1.A failure of the bony structures to grow normally.
2.Excessive dryness of the outer and inner skins.
3.A lack of adequate mucous membrane secretions.
4.Various eye diseases.
2.When V itamin D is lacking:
1.Abnormal bone and teeth formation.
1.Rickets with malformed legs, spine, etc.
3.When V itamin E is in short supply:
1.Changes in blood making.
2.Adverse changes inthemusculature andinthecirculatory andcentral nervous systems
tissues.
3.Increased loss of V itamin A and Carotene by oxidation in the intestines.
4.Red blood cells become more susceptible to destruction.
4.Vitamin BComplex -Specific members may give risespecific deficiency diseases,
among which we find:
1.Reduction in general metabolic ef ficiency.
2.Nervous disorders.
3.Loss of appetite.
4.Certain gastric disorders.
5.Skin lesions (outer and inner skins).
6.Energy transmission failures.
7.Insomnia.
8.Muscle pains and cramps.
AsLife Scientists wemust beaware ofthefactthatalldiseases aretheproduct of
toxemia. Aninsuf ficiency ofvitamins canbeacontributing factor,notthesolecause, of
adiseased state. Therootcauses ofanydiseased state are,multitudinous, notcapable of
isolation.
When man firstbegan tousefireonhisfoods, hebegan todestroy himself. One rea-
sonwhy thisissoisbecause theapplication ofheat issomewhat destructive ofvitamins
andthehigher thetemperature, themore destructive heat willbetothevitamin presence.
Asweindicated previously inourdiscussion inLesson 39,vitamins areintimately inter-
woven with alltheother nutritional andchemical elements offered infood andthatthe
effectiveness ofallnutrients canbesomewhat reduced andeven perhaps disintegrated
by a deficiency in any one nutrient and this, of course, would include vitamins.
Afewspecific examples ofhow heat canreduce vitamins incertain foods willsuf-
ficetoshow how destructive normal cooking canbetoonevitamin, Vitamin C.Mea-
surements aregiven inmilligrams andarederived from data supplied bytheU.S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
Apricots, fresh halves. 1 cup 16
Apricots, canned, water pack, 1 cup 10
Mung Bean Sprouts, raw. 1 cup 20
Mung Bean Sprouts, cooked. 1 cup 9
Blackberries, fresh. 1 Cup. 30
Blackberries, canned, water pack, 1 cup. 17Pears, 1 cup fresh, sliced or cubed. 7
Pears, canned, water pack. 1 cup. 2
From these fewexamples, thestudent canseethat, while theVitamin Cpresence is
notcompletely destroyed, itisreduced. Any reduction, ofcourse, willchange thepro-
portions planned by nature and will, therefore, be anti-health.
When foods areexamined forspecific content, wefind thatallfoods contain essen-
tially fiber,vitamins, minerals, enzymes, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, some flavor en-
hancers, water andpoisons ofonekind oranother,andinvarying amouts, even inman’ s
most desirable foods, these being easily eliminated bythenormal excretory processes.
Food, however,isfarmore than thesum ofitsdivided andcarefully separated parts.
Why thisisso,noman knows butitisaproven andindisputable factthatman will
starve anddieiffedsolely onanyor,indeed, onallofthese isolated food factors, but
willthrive when hecatsunfragmented nature’ sfood packages thatcontain thevery same
substances.
Persons who eatpreponderantly ofcooked food consistently deprive themselves of
vitamins which, aswerecall from ourprevious discussion inLesson 39,aretheimpor-
tantmetabolic regulatory assistants tohormonal function andthevital enzymatic cat-
alytic action. Weview with sadness themeals eaten byman ofourelderly citizens who
frequent cafeterias and similar moderately priced restaurants.
Invariably their trays reveal depleted, cooked, poorly-combined foods. The usual
menu consists ofameat dish, oneortwocooked vegetables, usually only one, rolls made
ofdevitalized white bread plus adessert, frequently apiece ofpieorcake. Many canaf-
ford butoneortwoitems and, more often than not,choose ameat dish, adding perhaps
aroll. Few even domore than glance atthearray ofsalads andfruits. Certainly,thevit-
amin presence insuch meals must begreatly diminished, ifnotcompletely so.Itislittle
wonder thattheir gray complexions andtheir curved spines reflect theweariness within,
ofboth body,spirit andsoul, these being thevisible signs ofmalnutrition andsystemic
decay.
Most American children today arebrought uponcooked, vitamin-deficient foods.
Itistime thatwehygienists take acritical look atAmerica’ schildren andobserve their
curved spines thatencapsulate andcrowd thelungs andplace allabdominal organs ina
stressed posture. Takealook atallthemouth-breathers among them. Their nasal andres-
piratory passages areblocked with mucous dischar ge.Weseethem inschool classrooms
where wesometimes lecture, teenagers slouched over their desks, their bodies reflect-
ingsystemic fatigue; or,theopposite, bodies with tautnerves, falsely stimulated. Far
toomany ofthem arehyperkinetic sugar -starch-fat-rich young adults with still-growing
bodies trying tomake itonvitamin-deprived cooked foods. Unfortunately,itisourbe-
lief that most of these teenagers will live to curse the world of which they are a part.
Solong asmalnourished persons eatofcooked devitalized foods, they cantake all
thesynthetic vitamins intheworld andstillnotmeet theneeds oftheir bodies forthese
nutrients. Theonly sane way tosatisfy ourrequirements forvitamins istoeat


 isanexcellent exercise during pregnancy,partic-
ularly since women give birth inthesquatting orsemi-squatting position. Doing 50or
more deep squats with thelegsspread andthefeetturned outwilldevelop themuscles of
thethigh andback while atthesame time stretching theadductor muscles ontheinside
ofthethighs. Sit-ups orpartial sit-ups willdevelop theabdominal muscles andthese can
bedone safely throughout pregnancy.Itisbest toperform thisexercise with theknees
raised toavoid unnecessary strain onthelower back. Leglefts canbeperformed lying
ontheback either outside onthelawn orindoors onthecarpet. This will develop the
psoas muscles andthelower abdominal muscles. Theadductor muscles canbestrength-
ened byassuming the“lotus” position (feet drawn up,heels together,knees apart). Place
your hands ontheoutside ofyour knees andthen trytolower your knees tothefloor as
youexert enough resistance with your hands tomake itdifficult. Having your husband
or“labor coach” provide resistance isalso agood way ofperforming thisexercise. A
good stretching exercise canbeperformed byholding ontoadoorknob with onehand
andthen swinging theopposite legandthigh inanarcfrom sidetosidelikeapendulum.
Then theexercise would berepeated ontheopposite side. These andother calisthenics
should beperformed repeatedly inorder toachieve ahigh level offitness. Walking onall
fours (onyour hands andfeet, nothands andknees) isanexcellent exercise thatworks a
broad spectrum ofmuscle groups. Jogging, bicycling, swimming andbrisk walking are
outstanding “aerobic” activities andthere isnoreason why apregnant woman cannot
fully participate inthese wholesome sports. Consider what Dr.Bradley says inHusband
Coached Childbirth about the prospect of injuring the fetus through vigorous activity:
“Dismiss from your mind theidea thatifyour pregnant wife felldown skating,
skiing, orwhatever,thatshewould hurt herbaby.Ofcourse, ifshedoesn’ tknow
how tofallcorrectly shecanhurt herself—just asshecould when she’snotpreg-
nant. Inmycareer Ihave never known amother tohave harmed ababy byanexter-
naltrauma. Thesaltwater (amniotic fluid) inwhich thebaby isfloating equalizes
local pressure.
This idea offalling down andthereby losing ababy isasuperstition thatproba-
blybegan with themovie Gone WithTheWind.Rhett Butler gave hiswife ashove
atthetopofthestairs. She gracefully tumbled down thestairs andconvenient-
lyhadamiscarriage atthefoot ofthestairs. Immediately thereafter doctors’ of-fices andhospital emer gency rooms were mobbed with out-of-wed-lock pregnant
women who were battered black-and-blue andsore butstillvery much pregnant! It
won’ t work.”
Remember thatexercise hasatoning effectoninvoluntary muscles aswell asvolun-
tarymuscles. Ahypotonic uterus, either during orimmediately after labor,isnotlikely
tooccur inawoman who isinprime athletic condition. So,getoutandexercise during
pregnancy andgradually acquire thestrength, endurance, andflexibility thatwillserve
you admirably during labor and delivery.
The dietary needs ofapregnant woman arenotradically different from herneeds
under ordinary circumstances buttheconsequences ofdietary deficiencies aremore pro-
found. Anabundance ofrawfoods should beeaten, including fruits, vegetables, nuts,
seeds andsprouts. Green leafy vegetables areparticularly important. Twolargesalads
perdayshould betherule. Anoverly restricted dietshould beavoided. Awoman who
hasbeen eating theconventional mixed dietshould notabruptly switch toanexclusive
diet ofraw fruits, nuts andvegetables during pregnancy.Although acompletely raw
food dietistheideal, awoman who isunaccustomed toitmight notbeimmediately ca-
pable of extracting and assimilating a complete array of nutrients from it.
Itisunnecessary andundesirable tosaturate oneself with “food supplements” during
pregnancy.Largeamounts ofcalcium, inparticular,areusually foisted upon pregnant
women, ignoring the fact that the skeleton of the fetus is lar gely cartilaginous.
InOregon, where Iattended home births with anaturopathic doctor Isaw several
instances ofcalcific deposits intheplacenta. apathological condition, inevery instance,
dolomite orsome other calcium supplement hadbeen administered. Ihave never wit-
nessed thisincases where only food comprised thedietofthemother.Itispossible that
these abnormal calcifications canaffectthecirculation tothefetus. Myadvice istoadd
thedolomite toyour garden soilandthen grow green leafy vegetables. This willprovide
calcium in a usable form that will never cause harm.
There arecertain Hygienic considerations thatwemay wish tonote regarding the
conduct oflabor.Formany years, elaborate andcomplicated breathing patterns were
popular among natural childbirth circles. Chief among these was theLamaze method.
Fortunately,these methods arecorning intodisrepute. Remember thatbreathing isanau-
tomatic process andthatwhether youareeating, sleeping; running, orgiving birth, your
body isfully capable ofregulating itsown respiration. Hyperventilation isthemost ob-
vious danger of these forced breathing routines.
Until thecervix isfully effaced anddilated, thewoman should simply trytorelax.
Premature pushing islikely tocause injury tothebirth canal andmay exert unnecessary
pressure onthefetal head. Deep, slow,relaxed breathing isallthatisnecessary during
thefirst stage. There isnoneed, however,forthewoman toremain recumbent. Dr.
Robert Caldeyro-Barcia oftheAmerican College ofObstetricians andGynecologists re-
ported recently that“the efficiency ofthecontractions isgreater intheupright position.
Thegreater efficiency combined with theincreased force ofgravity,andmore advanta-
geous drive angle between thefetal andmaternal spines results insignificant shortening
of the first stage of labor.”
Walking about between contractions during thefirst stage oflabor hasagently
stretching effect upon theuterine cervix while italso serves toease tension onthe
mother -to-be.
InaHygienically-managed pregnancy,themost likely consideration during thesec-
ondstage oflabor (theactual expulsion ofthebaby) ishow toavoid aprecipitous de-
livery.Itisoften necessary todiscourage awoman from pushing soastoavoid causing
vaginal orperineal tears. Having herliedown alsohelps toslow down thebirth, should
this be necessary.
Although itisbest toavoid bright lights, itisequally unwise totrytogive birth in
thedark (ornearly so).Avery good friend ofmine practically losthissonatbirth be-cause dimlighting prevented himfrom immediately recognizing anasphyxiated condi-
tion. Provide enough lighting sothatthebirth attendant canreadily observe theprogress
of the birth, the condition of the mother and the condition of the infant.
TheLeboyer bath hasbecome avery popular adjunct toanatural childbirth. Without
objecting tothisprocedure, Ihardly think thatitisasindispensable asitsproponents
would lead ustobelieve. Why trytostimulate uterine conditions foraninfant whom
Nature hasdeemed ready tofunction intheoutside world? Itseems tomethatbeing
cuddled and carressed on mother ’s soft tummy is every bit as reassuring as a bath.
The experience ofmydear wife Margaret would serve asafitting example ofthe
efficiency ofHygienic methods during pregnancy andchildbirth. Margaret hadajoy-
ouspregnancy during which sheengaged invigorous physical exercise onadaily basis.
Thevery dayherlabor began shewent outrunning. Sheexperienced nobackaches, no
nausea, novomiting, noswelling andnoshortness ofbreath. Herweight gain was 18
pounds. Shegave birth naturally athome andfrom thefirsttruelabor contractions tothe
birth of the placenta, all of 3 1/2 hours elapsed.
Shesuffered some pain with herfirststage contractions butclaims thatit“felt good”
topush thebaby out. Mark Shelton Cinque was born at3:00 a.m. onMay 12,1974,
weighing 6pounds, 4ounces. Hewasunusually bright andalert from themoment ofhis
birth, as he has continued to be in the five years he has been with us.
Article #2: Feeding Mothers by Herbert M. Shelton
Itisacommon adage that thepregnant mother must eatfortwo. Unfortunately,this
adage islikely tobeinterpreted tomean thatshemust overeat andnotbeinterpreted to
mean thatsheshould eatfoods thatmeet thenutritive requirements ofboth herself and
theevolving child. Theinfluence ofthemother ’sdietupon herunborn child is


 Ontheother hand, ifthedogattacked theperson around theface andactu-
allytoreanearhalf-of f,then surgery should beemployed toreattach theear.Inneither
case, however,should rabies shots betaken oranyother injections bereceived. Rabies
is yet another of the “contagion” myths and shots cannot protect you from a myth.
Inmany cases, your first aidisalso thelastaidaperson needs before allowing the
body toheal itself andrestore normalcy.There aretimes, however,when youmay need
to seek additional help.
Knowing when toseek help andwhat type ofhelp should beaccepted canbedifficult
fortheNatural Hygienist. How doyouknow when anemer gency situation requires ad-
ditional help?
Unfortunately,there isnoeasy andabsolute way ofanswering thisquestion forevery
situation. Inmost cases, youwill have touseyour own judgment andbeprepared to
accept theconsequences ofyour actions. Atsuch times, itisvery handy tohave afew
phone numbers ofprofessional Hygienic practitioners thatyoucancallinanemergency.
There aresome emer gency situations, however,thatwillvery often require some ad-
ditional help beyond the “first” aid that you can give.
68.1.3 When Do You Need Outside Help?
The most obvious emer gency situations thatrequire outside andadditional help is
when asevere mechanical injury isdone tothebody.Inthiscase, something is“broken”
inthebody—such asabroken bone, asevered artery,adeep gashing hole, acrushed
organ, or some other acute and violent injury.
When these injuries occur,then constructive oremer gency surgery may berequired.
Setting broken limbs andstitching largewounds uparestillvalid medical practices that
allow thebody toexpediate itshealing processes, these types ofsurgery donotviolate
the principles of Natural Hygiene, and may be vital to the well-being of the victim.
Giving thepatient antibiotics, pain-killers, “vitamin” shots orother drugs, however,
does violate the laws of nature and is injurious to the body.Ingeneral, wecansaythataslong astheemer gency treatments remain mechanical
innature anddonotintroduce anypoisons ordrugs intothebody,then they may betol-
erated.
Asageneral consensus, some Natural Hygienic practitioners developed alistofcon-
ditions thatmight require “constructive” oremer gency surgery.Such treatment may be
advisable (or unavoidable) for these types of situations or emer gencies:
1.Repair after accidents.
2.Repair of some congenital (birth) defects.
3.Concealed strangulated hernia in an infant.
4.Some Caesarian sections (approach with great care!).
5.Some cataracts (only after fasting has been tried).
6.Repair of extensive damage to joints and cartilage (after an accident).
7.Tubal pregnancy.
8.Some hernias.
9.Largetumors causing obstruction orpressure onnerves ororgans (only after anextended
fast has first been attempted).
10. Repair of opening in wall of stomach eaten through by an ulcer of long duration.
11.Removal of or gan destroyed by accident.
12. Dental sur gery, such as tooth extraction or repair after an accident to the mouth.
Allsurgery andadditional repairs tothebody should always beviewed with caution,
suspicion, andtrepidation. Donotalways assume thatsurgery andmedical practices are
needed foranytype ofemer gency situation. Insome cases, alimited amount ofprofes-
sional attention will be entirely adequate.
Forexample, ifaperson isknocked outandloses consciousness, then some addition-
alhelp may beneeded beyond thefirst aidthatyoucangive. Inabook called Manage-
ment ofTrauma: Pitfalls andPractice,thedoctors have thistosayabout thetreatment
of head injuries in emer gencies:
“Iftheperson isknocked unconscious forlessthan five minutes, then thepatient
should becarefully observed forsixtotwelve hours. Frequently thiscanbedone inthe
emergency room anddoes notrequire hospitalization. Patients who were unconscious
for longer than five minutes may need to be hospitalized overnight.”
The same doctors also caution us,however,that: “Merely keeping thepatient ina
hospital bedorinanemer gency room does notimply thatheisbeing adequately ob-
served. Alltoooften patients languish inthese areas without being seen byaphysician
at all.”
Like itornot,when anemer gency orserious injury happens, youmay endupinthe
hospital oranemer gency ward. This isespecially trueifyouareavictim ofanaccident.
(See thesupplementary material attheendofthislesson foroneLife Scientist’ sexperi-
ence after a tragic accident.) What do you do if you are the victim of an emergency?
68.1.4 If They Take You To The Hospital...
Youmay beunconscious thefirst time youaretaken toahospital oranemer gency
room. Some Life Scientists anticipate thissituation andwear amedical tagthatsays: I
am aller gic to all drugs and blood transfusions, and I have no medical insurance.
Having noinsurance may bethebest safeguard against unnecessary or“elective”
medical andsurgical procedures. Ifthehospital suspects thatyoucannot payitscharges,
it will try to have you dischar ged as soon as possible.
Youmay alsowant togive asympathetic friend who understands your health prefer-
ences the“power ofattorney” over matters involving your health care. Allthismeans is
thatyouandyour friend gotoalawyer where aletter isdrafted thatsays thisperson may
actonyour behalf onmatters ofhealth andmedical care should youbeunconscious orinacoma orunable tospeak foryourself. Yourfriend, then, hasthelegal right tomake
sure thatthehospital andsurgeons donotgettoyouwhile youareincapable ofmaking
a rational decision.
While youareinthehospital, youcannot belegally forced totake anydrugs, shots,
transfusions, orwhatever.Youmay besubject tointimidation andthreats, anddirewarn-
ings thatyouare“hurting only yourself” bythehospital staff.Stand firm, however; they
cannot make you do anything you do not want to do.
Youalso have theright toimmediate release from ahospital. Toaccomplish this,
youmay have towalk outonyour own power,have afriend pick youup,oreven geta
private ambulance to take you back to your home.
Youcannot beforced tosign anything, such asa“dischar gedagainst advice” form.
Infact, donotsign such waivers orforms. These forms serve only toprotect thehospi-
tal, not you.
Youdonotneed towait inthehospital while thebillisbeing drawn up;youcanhave
itmailed toyouandyoucanleave immediately.This isyour legal right; donotletempty
threats frighten you.
Many times, assoon asapatient isgiven “bathroom privileges,” heisready tobe
dischar ged and nurse the injuries at home.
Make thebest ofanunavoidable hospital stay.Trytorestandfast. Ifyoueat,tryto
getonly fresh, rawfruits andvegetables. Refuse “feeding” byinjection. Getoutasquick
as you can.
68.2. Emergency!!
68.2.1 Act—Don’ t React!
68.2.2 First Aid T reatments: Doing No Harm
68.2.3 The Five Basic Steps to First Aid
First aidisoften required atatime ofemer gency.Youneed toknow twothings in
anemergency situation: 1)what todo,and2)how toact.Attheendofthissection isa
general listofthings todoforvarious emer gencies, injuries, andaccidents. Byreading
thislistandstudying other books ongeneral firstaid,youcanlearn what todo.Buthow
do you act in an emer gency?
68.2.1 Act—Don’t React!
Youcannot afford tobecome emotional during anemer gency.There isnotime for
fear,forpanic, oremotional outbursts. Youmust become totally calm, clear,andcollect-
ed.
Donotpanic. Think. Don’ treact totheblood orpain ortears—act now tosave alife.
When youarefaced with anemer gency,thefirstquestion youshould askis:What is
the most important thing to do at the pr esent moment to help the injured person?
Atalltimes, remain very calm when helping theperson. Ifthevictim senses youare
afraid, then hetoomay panic, andcause additional harmful stress. Reassure theinjured
person.
Ifpossible, send foradditional help ifyouthink itnecessary.Trytoremain with the
injured person atailtimes, andattend tothemost life-threatening injuries (such asun-
controlled bleeding, halted breathing, etc.).
Have some phone numbers handy orwith youatalltimes thatyoucancallforad-
vice. Many Natural Hygienists andLife Scientists carry thephone numbers ofoneor
more professional Hygienic doctors andpractitioners thatthey cancallinanemergency


if-
ferent tests. Theliving protoplasm ortheliving organism possesses, thepower ofaction;
dead protoplasm, incommon with allother lifeless matter,does not.Lifeless matter may
bemoved, butitcannot move itself. Living matter canmove itself andother matter as
well. Theaction ofliving matter under various conditions andwhen subjected tovari-
ousstimuli does notrepresent theaction ofthese conditions orstimuli upon theliving
organism, but,rather,theresponse oftheliving thing totheconditions orstimuli. The
response isfrom within, thepower torespond isinherent. When thepower ofresponse
islacking, asindead protoplasm, there isnoresponse tochanged conditions ortothe
application ofvarious stimuli. Intherelations between lifeless andliving matter,theliv-
ingmatter isactive, thelifeless matter passive. Ifthepower islow,theresponse iscorre-
spondingly low.Thework of“vital force” is“directly proportioned totheamount ofthe
force.”
Wemay illustrate theabove lawbythecommon practice oftaking purgative orlax-
ative drugs toforce bowel action. Theexpression iscommon thatcertain drugs “act on
thebowels,” orontheliver,oronthekidneys, oractonsome other organ. Apparently
thisisthecase, butactually thereverse ofthisistrue. The taking ofadose ofepsom
salts issoon followed byamovement ofthebowels. Dr.Trall’squestion, “which acted
andwhich wasacted upon?” isavery pertinent one. Theonly action ofwhich anydrug
iscapable ischemical action andnoonewillmaintain thatthebowel action inthiscase
ischemical. Noonewilldispute thatitisbowel action. From first tolasttheliving or-
ganism is the actor, the salts are acted upon.
Why dothebowels act;why thehurry following theingestion ofthesalts? Thean-
swer is:self-preservation. Thechemical union ofsalts oranyother drug with anyofthe
fluids andtissues ofthebody isdestructive tothem, impairing their structure andfunc-
tionandeven resulting indeath. They actasirritants andareirritating indirect propor-
tiontotheir destructiveness. Thebowels acttocastthem off,toeliminate them. They but
perform their God-ordained function ofelimination inorder toself-preserve, inhurrying
the dose of salts from the body.
This bowel action isvital action, asmuch vital action asthebeating oftheheart or
theactofhearing, andthepower oftheaction isinherent inthebowels, notinthesalts
or other drug. V ital actions are accomplished by vital powers.
Medical men speak ofdrugs which actonthebowels (produce diarrhea), drugs
which actonthekidneys (occasion urination), etc.Reasoning, asthey always dofrom
thewrong endofthematter they attribute thepower ofaction andofselective action to
thelifeless drug, instead oftotheliving body.Trailcombatted thisfallacy asfollows,
and incidentally demonstrated the essential nature of “disease”:
“Aknowledge ofthelawofvitality would teach medical men thatonly living struc-
tures have inherent powers toact;thatalldead things, inrelation toliving, areentirely
passive; andthattheonly property they possess isinertia, which isthetendency tore-
main quiescent until disturbed by something else—the power to do nothing.
“The living system actsonfood toappropriate ittotheformation andreplenishment
ofitsorgans andtissues. This isdigestion andassimilation—the nutritive process. And
theliving system actsondrugs, medicines, poisons, impurities, effetematters, miasms,
contagions, infections —on everything notuseful orusable intheorganic domain—to
resist them; toexpel them; togetridofthem; purify itself pftheir presence through the
channel or outlet best adapted to the purpose under the circumstances.”Law ofPower: “The power employed, andconsequently expended, inanyvital or
medicinal action is vital power, that is, power from within and not from without.”
Itistheliving thing thatacts, itisvital power thatproduces theaction. Adose of
salts orcalomel willproduce nomovement inthebowels ofadead man. Thebody ofa
man who isnearly dead willnotrespond tomedicines. Why? Because thepower ofre-
sponse isabsent. Itisliving power,notdrug power thatisback oftheaction. Vitalforce
isthecause oftheaction, thethreatened danger totheorganism, duetothepresence of
the drug, is but the occasion for the action.
Dr.Trallwell illustrated thislawasfollows: “Itisurgedthat, asescharotics orcaus-
ticsapplied totheskin occasion rapid decomposition ofthestructures, thedrugs must, in
these cases, actonthesystem; for,itisasked, would theliving system destroy itself? Is
thatremedial action which results indeath? Ianswer: Remedial action isnotnecessarily
successful inalways accomplishing itspurposes. Itisdefensive action. Itaims toridit-
selfoftheenemy; toremove theabnormal andoffending material. Itmay wear itself out
inthestruggle. Itmay dieintheattempt. Itmust oppose andwarupon whatever isinju-
rious, whatever isincompatible with itsfunctions, solong asthey arepresent, otherwise
itcould notbevital. And thisisprecisely thedistinction between living anddead matter;
thedead ispassive andquiescent everywhere; theliving willnottolerate thepresence of
the dead.
“That caustic does notactontheskin more than ipecac actsonthestomach, orcastor
oilonthebowels, isdemonstrated inthisway.Apply ablistering plaster totheskin ofa
healthy,vigorous young person. It“draws” readily andtheskin issoon vesicated. Apply
itthen toafeeble, pale, anemic, ordropsical invalid. It‘draws’ with difficulty ornotat
all.Before itwillvesicate, theskin must berubbed with some pungent, orirritant, ashot
vinegar orredpepper.Then apply theblister totheskin ofadead person. Itwillproduce
no ef fect whatever. What is the explanation of these facts?
“Iftheblister acted ontheskin, theeffectwould begreater instead oflessinthe
cases offeeble persons, forthereason thatthere islessvital resistance. Butthecontrary
happens tobethefact. The effect oftheblister isprecisely according tothevigor,in-
tegrity,andresisting power oftheliving andaction machinery; andthisIregard asproof
positive thatitistheliving system, andnotthedead drug, which acts. And theprinciple
herein indicated explains how itis,andwhy itisthathealthy vigorous persons, when
equally exposed tothecauses ofdisease, have more acute andviolent maladies. Dis-
ease being remedial action, andtheir vital machinery being invigorous condition, the
defensive action, thedisturbance, thedisease, willmanifest proportionally more violent
symptoms.”( The Hygienic System. )
Dr.Walter used Herschel’ srules fordetermining therealcause ofaneffect, toshow
that this explanation is correct.
These rules are:
First—Invariable connection between cause and ef fect.
Second—Invariable absence of ef fect with absence of cause.
Third—Increased ordiminished intensity ofeffectwith increased ordiminished in-
tensity of cause.
Now letusapply these rules toourlawandseehow itworks. Ourlawsays thatvital
force isthecause oftheaction, while theliving organism istheactor.Already,wehave
used adose ofsalts toillustrate theLaw ofAction,andweshall useittoillustrate the
present. Noamount ofsalts can“move” thebowels ofadead man. Thegiving ofsalts
tothedead produces noeffect. Yet,ifsalts were thecause ofthemovement, weshould
getamovement. Bowels donotmove, whatever theoccasion orcondition, where lifeis
lacking. Dead bowels cannot bemade toact.Themore vigorous aperson is,themore
vitality hepossesses, themore vigorous willbetheresponse tothesalts, onthepartof
thebowels, while iftheperson isvery low,theresponse may behardly perceptible. In
therelations between living andlifeless matter,theliving matter isactive, thedead mat-terispassive. Theaction ofliving matter isinproportion totheneed foraction andto
the amount of power of action that is present.
Ifsalts actonthebowels, tomove them, they should always dosoregardless ofthe
condition ofthebowels. Butifthebowels actonthesalts,


Weeventually,bytheconsent ofall,gathered theentire family together inasingle
series ofconferences devoting two hours toeach such meeting. Atthese gatherings,
questions andanswers were given; each person presented aprogress report; there was
sharing andplanning forthefuture good ofall.Progress was sosatisfactory thatnow
wehold these family conferences atthree-month intervals, atwhich time wereview,ap-
praise present states andprogress, andprovide encouragement. Where changes arere-
quired, they are suggested.
Allmembers ofthefamily arevery supportive ofoneanother andhighly enthusiastic
about their new way ofeating andliving. Thegrandparents have apool andthedaugh-
ters, their husbands, andallthegrandchildren often gather forafamily party around the
pool. They tellusthateven those who donotactively attend ourconferences areslowly
“getting into the act.” At any rate, they are all enjoying their “carrots!”
7. Using a Placebo
This technique issometimes useful when working with elderly,very emotionally dis-
traught clients, who are reluctant to take the first timid “Baby steps.”
Allofuswould probably agree thatusing asupplement ofanykind isunHygienic
inprinciple. However,itcanbeauseful toolinexceptional circumstances such aswhen
anemotional person needs arope tohang onto.Atsuch times wehave recourse toa
pill,onemade ofvegetables dehydrated inavacuum atlowtemperatures. Itisrelatively
harmless, certainly farlesssothan asugar pill.Weadvise ourclients thatthispillisto
beused forastated limited time to“fill inanything missing” intheir diet. This seems
toreassure these disturbed individuals. Itoften calms them down emotionally andgivesthem theconfidence they require tomake thefirst primary changes intheir lifestyles.
Once this hurdle has been taken, the others seem to follow more easily.
8. Only One Way to Go!
When allmedical resources have been exhausted andhave failed, asthey invariably
do,clients areusually more amenable tochange. Youwillallhave clients who areinthis
position. They are, at one and the same time, both easy to work with and dif ficult.
One ofourstudents wasfaced with such asituation. Shehadtaken acourse innu-
trition when shelearned thatherhusband wasterminally illwith cancer ofthebladder.
Armed with hernew knowledge about thescience ofliving inhealth andindisease, she
made acomplete turnaround inherlifestyle. Sherefused toplace herhusband inthehos-
pice, refused toremove himtothehospital asdemanded bytheconsulting oncologist,
andsaidshewould care forhimbyherself andintheir own comfortable home. Thespe-
cialist andarepresentative from thehospice were permitted tovisit whenever they chose
to do so. A nurse from the hospice visited several times each week.
The man’ sdietwas changed abruptly toanalkaline dietoffresh uncooked fruits
andvegetables. Twoitems only were served atameal. Onsome days only juices were
served—fruits andvegetables atsuitable intervals. Sunbaths were taken when possible
andtheman exercised every daytotheextent possible. Toward thelast, hewas gen-
tlymassaged byhiswife andthisseveral times during thedayandespecially along his
spinal cord.
Itisinteresting toknow thatthisman required nopain killers except anoccasional
aspirin until thelast24hours, when hetook sixaspirin tablets. Athisfuneral, which we
attended, weasked oneofthevisiting nurses from thehospice ifshehadever witnessed
such apeaceful conclusion toaterminally-ill cancer patient. Sheshook herhead and
then commented that she had never seen anything like this before in her entire practice.
9. Overcoming Compulsive Habits and the “My Doctor Says” Complex
These areperhaps themost difficult ofallchanges fortheclient tomake, with
overeating probably being themost difficult ofallbadhabits toovercome. Infact, itis
said thatonly about 5%oftheobese aresuccessful inreducing their weight towhat it
should be.
Encouragement andconstant prodding arehelpful. Consultations should bemuch
more frequent than with other clients. Weaskourobese clients tokeep aweekly weight
record andateach consultation werecord anychanges. Wefind itnecessary constantly
toremind thereluctant ones oftheir goal, ofwhat obtaining amore normal figure and
weight might mean tothem inhealth benefits andofthesocial andbusiness doors that
might well be opened to them.
Wealsogenerally askourobese clients tokeep arecord oftheir meals. They usually
“confess” totheir sneaking andtheir “bingeing.” Theoldsaying states, “Confession is
good for the soul!” Perhaps asking for such confession will sometimes be helpful.
Getting over the“my doctor says” complex stubbornly maintained bysome clients
requires patience onyour part. Infact, toovercome it,youhave tocome upwith abetter
product, sotospeak, tobesuccessful with thiskind ofindividual. Ofcourse, wecanal-
ways remind them, asandwhen thesubject comes up,thatthey arehere—in your office
and consulting you—because “my doctor” did NOT have the answers!
Inother words, when possible, these clients, ifthey aretoattain their desire tobe
healthier than they presently are,must beledfinally toaccept thereality ofpast failure
andreplace itwith thenew opportunity forsuccess now offered tothem simply byap-
plying their newly-learned Hygienic ways of living and eating in their own lifestyles.
10. The Bionutritional Blood Test Analysis and Profile
Wefindthisahighly-motivating toolforchange anditissowith most clients, almost
without exception. Byword andbypicture theAnalysis andProfile presents totheclient
therealities ofblood condition asrevealed byaseries oftests made atastandard labo-
ratory which areinterpreted andplotted fortheclient’ sstudy.Thenecessity forchange,
when such exists, ismade clear.Wesuggest thatourclients have these made atsix-month intervals. When good changes areobserved, asisgenerally thecase when Hy-
gienic changes inlifestyle areadopted, clients arefurther motivated toimprove and
make any additional indicated changes.
11. Grouping Clients
Thepractitioner should take time outtostudy clients’ records, grouping them togeth-
er by type of disorder being experienced, as follows:
1.Arthritic Clients
2.Diabetic Clients
3.Clients with nervous disorders
4.Clients with heart disorders
5.Clients suf fering from respiratory diseases, etc., etc.
Make a critical study of the following as shown in past and present history:
Emotional
Lonely
Very angry
Fears death
Jealous
etc.
Poisons
Coffee, tea
Smokes
Alcoholic
Cocaine, other drugs
etc.
Endotoxins
Uric acid
High cholesterol
Calcium deposits
Purines
etc.
Deficiencies
Poor marriage
Eats junk food
Lacks suf ficient money
etc.
Symptoms
Each client
Make aspecial listing forexcesses, such as:works toohard, eatstoomuch, etc.This
willhelp youtoguide individual clients andtosuggest appropriate further changes tobe
made.
When feasible andpractical, have group meetings formutual discussion andanalysis
ofmethods used, changes already made, improvements forthcoming, andfuture plan-
ning. Where good results have been slow incoming, these meetings cansometimes be
ameans offerreting outhidden causes. They canalso provide ameeting oftheminds,
sotospeak, anunderstanding byallparticipants ofheneed forchange andfortime to
accomplish therequired healing and, perhaps, even abetter understanding ofthecom-
monality of cause among participants.
Only those clients who arewilling toparticipate inafrank andopen discussion
should beincluded inthistype ofgroup discussion because they amount toa“Show
andTell”meeting which sometimes requires disclosure ofmore intimate details ofone’s
lifestyle. Some clients, ofcourse, arereluctant toparticipate infrank andopen discus-
sion, but with willing clients, the results can often prove highly motivating.12. “Sell the Rose, Not the Thorn”
Always hold outtoyour clients thevision ofthepossible. Donotdwell onthepre-
sent noronthepast overly long. Clarify allissues involved asthey come up,ofcourse,
andmake clear thepossible consequences ofincorrect habits, butplace emphasis onthe
salubrious effects ofmaking allappropriate changes inlifestyle. Apositive approach is
always more effective inselling. Salesmen areadvised tosellthebenefits accruing to
thebuyer.Thesuccessful practitioner must sellthebenefits ofliving Hygienically and
these are legion!
Keep nudging clients along, inch byinch, ifnecessary.Theresults cansooften be
spectacular! Asingle case study willmake ourpoint. Four years agoawoman came tous
seeking help. Shehad


’sironic with to-
day’sconstantly-increasing input ofnews, information, people, faces andother distrac-
tions, thatthemore dispersed webecome, themore wealsoriskdissipating ourprecious
lifeenergy.Our“busy” nature cankeep usoutoffocus ifwedon’tlearn todeal with our
accelerated lifestyles. Each ofushasadifferent solution tojuggling input andoutput,
butwecanallbenefit from anoverall simplicity,bylearning how togettothepoint of
clarity so that we see the whole picture through all the layers and layers of ideas.
Aswesaid inLesson 90,wemust also avoid becoming sofascinated with “mental
gymnastics” andsoinvolved with analyzing ourconscious, rational thoughts thatour
subconscious intuitive messages areunable to“penetrate” allthelayers toreach us!We
aresometimes soswept away byourpassionate desire to“expand” ourconsciousness
thatwebecome wrapped upinthetechniques themselves andcanmiss obvious truths
amidst allthepomp andcircumstance. It’sasifwehave aluscious ripepeach infront of
us,andwespend hours looking foraplate toputitonsothatwecaneatitwhen allwe
really have to do is put it in our mouths, so simply.
Weoften overlook thesimple things inlifebecause we’re dazzled bytheso-called
complex ones. Ourworld ofgadgets and“scientific” facts andfigures encourages usto
expect complexity andtoseek truth with fancy equations. We’ve come toexpect much
adoabout nothing andeverything, andit’shuman nature tobecurious—we alllearn that
famous word atabout age2:why?Itisprobably oneofthemost frequently-asked ques-
tions. We want to know.
Stanley Bass once said thatearly Life Scientists/ Hygienists viewed lifeasencom-
passing thetotality ofaperson’ sbeing, including themind andthespirit, butthatinthe
1920s thewriters began toleave outmore oftheinspirational, “spiritual” (meaning of
thespirit )aspects ofNatural Hygiene because wewere entering the“scientific” age,and
Hygienic doctors didn’ twant tobeconsidered “quacks” orstrange people. Hefeltthat
thiswasashame because itisinspiration thatmakes people change, more, than facts in
black and white.
Although Icame across hisabove statements only recently,from thevery beginning
ofmywritings I’ve hadanuncontr ollable urgetoinclude thenonphysical realm ofour
minds andspirits inourdiscussions, notonly because they aresuch astrong part of
everyone’ sbeing andreality,butalsobecause once thedietary truths we’ve learned have
become ahabit, westillneed somewhere new togo.Aswe’ve said, once wechange to
apure diet/ lifestyle, agrowth inconsciousness isinevitable,sothemore weunderstand
ourminds, thebetter offwe’ll be.There isagaporvoid leftwhen wetrytoattend “on-
ly” to our physical needs, and I’d be more than happy to try to fill it.
Curiously enough, most ofusnowadays areup-to-date onpolitical figures andmovie
stars, thenewest carmodels, thelatest inartorliterature—whatever wehappen tobe
interested in—but stillrelatively little issaid (incomparison) about thepsychic energy
ofourminds; andthose ofusinterested initoften find alack ofinformation onthis
subject, incontrast with thewealth offacts available ontelevision, airplane engines,orsimple arithmetic, forexample. People hintatthisenergy,butthere doesn’ tseem to
bemuch general consensus on“scientific” explanations ofnon-physical phenomena of
themind—psychic energydoesn’ tseem tobetaken forgranted yet,atleast notinthe
sense thatsomething liketelevision istaken forgranted (although television also in-
volves waves invisible tothenaked eyeandconcepts beyond thephysical reality that
most ofusarefamiliar with). Thereason wehave television isthatpeople shared their
knowledge until scientific concepts andtechnological aspects were puttogether.Piece-
by-piece, bitsofinformation andparts were assembled until television became areality.
Until weshareourknowledge about what goes oninourminds, ourunderstanding will
remain limited. It’ s only when we synthesize knowledge that patterns emer ge.
Perhaps wehave experienced unusual intuition, precognitive dreams orother non-
physical phenomena, butdon’tknow who toshare them with. After all,noteveryone is
open-minded; wemay hesitate tospeak about such things tojustanyone. Until more of
usopen upandbecome aware thatthese phenomena doexist, andtalkabout ourexperi-
ences, these phenomena willremain unrecognized orlargely misunderstood. Idoubt that
the“cavemen” were already talking about taxreform, molecular biology ortheir blood
pressure—most ofthe“reality” wetake forgranted inourlifetime hastaken years to
develop into itspresent “form.” Acarwould beasunexpected and“miraculous” toa
primitive person asextrasensory perception istosome ofustoday.Asmore individuals
come forth with their stories, ourunderstanding ofnonphysical reality willbebroadened
andbecome “second nature” tous—we’ll consider itasnormal andasbasic apart of
ourbeing asbreathing, eating, sleeping, andsoon.Over theyears we’ve gained agen-
eralunderstanding ofhow ourbodies work; although many people arestilloff-the-mark
nutritionally,most ofusknow some basic facts about physiology—for example, ifwe
scratch ourselves andsomething redappears, weknow itisblood from ourveins, and
thethump, thump wefeelonourchests isaheart beating within. Wetake these things
forgranted now,butwemust admit thatourbodies andtheir contents would bevery
mysterious to us if we didn’ t already have these years of knowledge behind us.
It’sunfortunate thatpioneers ofthemind, consciousness andthenonphysical realm
have been mislabelled andmisjudged sooften, andthatthey have attimes even misla-
belled themselves because they didn’ tunderstand their vision orunusual insight. When-
ever aperson hasbeen differ entfrom the“majority,”s/hehasoften been called abnor-
malaswell, ifnotcrazy oranyother number ofdescriptions considered “fitting” by
peers. Ifweweren’ tsojudgmental andconcerned with comparing ourselves toothers
andothers toourselves, wecould usethesimple word “different” asasubstitute forall
these other words—it’ s certainly a nicer way to say “eccentric.”
101.2.2 Dreams
“You may say that I’m a dr eamer,
but I’m not the only one.”
—John Lennon
Wespoke ofunusual dream experiences inLesson 90,butmight addafewnotes
onthisdimension ofconsciousness, since itaccounts forapproximately 1/3ofourlives
andisobviously much more than a“sleeping fantasy.”Just aspeople didn’ tbegin to
explore theocean until they hadboats, andthatvast watery mass remained amystery,
sotoohave webeen limited inourexploration ofourminds anddreams, forwant ofa
“vehicle” totake usthere, ormore appropriately,theunderstanding weneed tooperate
a “nonphysical vehicle” in a nonphysical reality. Dreaming is but one such vehicle.
Some ofushave begun tocross theboundaries already,andarebecoming more fa-
miliar with themind’ s“dimensions.” Others ofushave arrived, butaren’ tsure what
“country” we’re in;some ofusarestilllooking foraparking place, orhaven’ teven left
“home” (our physical body) yet.Justasgifted children areoften assigned extra learning
projects atschool when their special intelligence isrecognized, andgoontoadvancemore rapidly than their classmates, sotoomust those gifted with exceptional sensitivity
gointo theuncharted territory ofthemind long before others. Just asanymathemati-
calorscientific formula wasfirst devised byone(orseveral) inventive mind(s), sotoo
arewepioneers ofthemind discovering new worlds beyond thephysical, beyond the
tangible things wecansee,hear,smell, taste andtouch. Ifsuch realities, waves anden-
ergy—all quite invisible tothenaked eye— didn’ texist, wewouldn’ thave satellites, ra-
dios, microwaves, andsoon.Before these realities could be“harnessed” forourphysical
world, someone hadtohave intuition andbelieve inwhat they could notsee.Wemust
transcend ourphysical world andbelieve inthings wedonotseewith oureyes before
we can expect to understand the nonphysical realities in our world.
Ina“lucid” dream, adreamer isactually awar ethats/heisdreaming, andcansome-
times even control orinfluence thedream. Most people don’tconnect their waking


 build 2 sides of an open frame and hook them together at the base with 2 base-length pieces
of timber. In addition or instead of a pyramid big enough to sit in, you may build one or two small cardboard pyramids. You may then
place the apex of one pyramid under your bed or (wooden) chair, pointing to the base of the spine or any part of the body that you
want to strengthen, while the other pyramid may be placed with the base over a diseased area or over the head.
However, the most convenient and effective way may be to have a pyramid outside in a dry, sunny location and lead the energy
inside the house through an insulated electric wire coming through the apex. At the end of this you may attach a wire screen covered
with a pillowcase and sit on it or keep your feet on it or place it where the body needs healing. The energy generated by the pyramid
varies according to the strength of the energy ﬁeld in the environment. It is generally high in sunshine, elevated positions, green
surroundings and low at night, during the rain and inside modern houses.
The pyramid shape concentrates bio-energy. This can be used for healing or recharging, by sitting or lying inside a pyramid. The
strongest force is one-third up from the base, the position of the King's Chamber. There appears to be an energy vortex spiraling
upwards to the top (apex) and another one from the apex downwards, but spiraling in the opposite direction. Both energy streams
seem to have stimulating properties, but on different levels. A sedating energy ﬁeld is created in an imaginary, inverted pyramid below
the base of the physical pyramid.
Generally, work with pyramid energies is still in the experimental stage and you should approach these energies carefully and with
self-observation. Start experimenting with small pyramids before building a big one. For treatment inside the pyramid, the direction in
which the head points when lying down seems to be important and the best position may differ for each person, time and condition.
Become sensitive, and experiment.
Cones
Cones seem to have properties similar to those of pyramids. You may experiment with a metal cone or a cardboard cone covered on
both sides with aluminum foil. The cone may be 30 to 60 cm high, and the wide end is best sealed. The most important requirement
is a right angle formed by the sides at the apex. If the angle is wider, the energy of the cone will be focused, as with a lens, while a
more acute angle seems to disperse it. A beam of energy with apparently stimulating properties comes out of the tip of the cone and
may be projected over a long distance. The energy may be led off the apex by a wire as described for the pyramid. A stronger force is
generated if the cone is more than three feet above the ground.
Covering the head with an open cone or a pyramid-shaped hat may be done to use the sedating force below these forms during
meditation or to increase psychic awareness. Perhaps this is the reason  why sorcerers and magicians are often depicted with cone-
shaped hats. However, when trying to use cones for health improvement it is preferable to use galvanized iron rather than aluminum,
due to a possibly detrimental health ef fect of aluminum-conducted energies.
Orgone Accumulator
Orgone is the term for bio-energy coined by Wilhelm Reich. The accumulator consists of alternating layers of metal and non-metal
(for example, natural ﬁber. Commonly 3 alternating layers each of metal  and non-metal are used, originally sheet iron and wood, but
now more commonly steel wool and sheep wool or other ﬁber. The outermost layer must be a non-metal and the innermost layer a
metal. The basic principle is that the organic or non-metal layer tends to attract and hold the bio-energy, while the metal layer radiates
or reﬂects it. This causes the energy to drift from the outside of the box towards the center.
As an objective measurement of the higher energy charge inside the accumulator there is a higher temperature inside the box as
compared to the outside. But it does not even have to be a box; one may just wrap alternating layers of a metal and a non-metal. This
is the called a power pack. The easiest and cheapest way is to wrap alternating layers of aluminum foil with paper or plastic foil.
However, various healers came to the conclusion that the energy generated with aluminum is not beneﬁcial for our health and that it
is best to use iron as a metal, either as galvanized iron or steel wool. Also copper, brass and zinc are good.
If a person is to sit inside, the inside wall should be reasonably close to the body, but not touching it. A window and air vent may be
put in the door. Treatment may be 30-60 minutes daily. Reich reported good success with cancer treatment. As with pyramids, the
energy may be conducted out of the accumulator and used externally on a person or for experimenting. The charge within the
accumulator varies according to the bio-energy content of the surroundings. It is high on sunny days and low at night and on rainy or
cloudy days. For more information and interesting articles on orgone energy see the books of Wilhelm Reich.10/30/24, 3:01 PM Health-Science-Spirit - Bio-energies
https://health-science-spirit.com/Energies/Bio-energies.html 8/10CAUTION: Orgone accumulators can be 'poisoned' by radioactivity and may then cause headache, nausea and possibly diseases.
Do not use if radioactive clouds from atomic tests are suspected. Do not take a wristwatch inside or close to an accumulator. Earth
the accumulator with a steel pipe connected to a stream, underground water or a bucket full of water that may be renewed from time
to time. Disconnect the earthing when using the accumulator. According to some orgone research sources the orgone energy in cities
presently is so polluted that it is not safe and advisable to use orgone accumulators in these conditions. Preferably use it outside city
areas in a less polluted and more natural environment.
Bion Packs
Wilhelm Reich also experimented with other ways of generating orgone energy that are not susceptible to poisoning. He found that
strong orgone energy could be liberated from beach sand (silica?). After heating some sand to incandescence in the ﬂame of a
Bunsen burner he plunged it into water. Within minutes he could observe under the microscope the blue orgone ‘bions’  (individualized
units of bio-energy). When bion-water was kept in a culture medium for several weeks, the water and the darkroom became highly
charged and ﬁlled with the characteristic bluish glow of orgone energy (Wilhelm Reich: The Cancer Biopathy).
While working in this room in winter and without being exposed to the sun, Reich developed a deep tan all over his body and felt
‘extremely vigorous’. He also used bion solutions experimentally to treat various disease symptoms. When bion solutions were
injected into experimental animals they killed or immobilized pathogenic bacteria and cancer cells.
He also made bion packs by several times boiling beach sand or clay for 15 minutes (no microwave) and then freezing it. You may ﬁll
some heavy fabric, such as a sock, with sand like a sausage. Tie the open end and boil it for 15 minutes. Then wrap the ‘sausage’  in
additional wax paper or plastic and freeze it solid. When using a pack for the ﬁrst time, alternate the boiling and freezing several
times. Before placing it over a diseased part of the body, let it sufﬁciently cool and drain of f excess water.
It is preferable to use the pack as warm as possible. Therefore use additional cloth insulation, which may gradually be removed as
the pack cools. It continues radiating  to some degree after cooling off. Therefore there is no time limit for how long you can keep it on;
although I assume that it is more beneﬁcial when it is warm or hot. The pack can be re-activated on subsequent days simply by
boiling it again. Let the pack dry out when not in use and preferably expose it to the sun for several hours between each application.
Orgonite
Orgonite is the newest and most promising concept for generating bio-e nergy. It is a mixture of about equal parts of metal particles
and a solidiﬁed organic component, such as polyester resin or beeswax. This is a further development of the methods of Wilhelm
Reich as it not only accumulates but also generates or better regenerates orgone energy. Tests have shown that orgonite does not
become poisoned but rather has the ability to convert the ‘deadly orgone’  or ‘Dor’ that is produced by radioactivity and nuclear plants
into healthy bluish orgone energy.
You can easily build an orgone generator yourself by following the instructions for the “HHG” on www.science-lessons.ca/making-
orgonite-generator/. You can use different versions of it to improve the life force energy inside your house, to charge your water with
life force or to treat the body directly.
While aluminum embedded in polyester or epoxy resin is more convenient to use for outdoor applications, for inside the house and
bodywork I recommend instead using other metals, such as copper and brass with the metal particles embedded preferably in
beeswax or alternatively stearin (stearic acid) or parafﬁn wax. It is also possible to make ceramic orgonite by mixing clay, especially
polymer clay, with metal particles before ﬁ


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“finish” the job is left undone. The failure in completion manages to
aggravate the customers and causes them to either consciously or
unconsciously delay paying the final bill.
If it’s a restaura nt, the menu is old and somewhat stained; it’s the same
menu they’ve had for years. It’s as though they’ve never learned to cook
anything else in the meantim e. Everyone is interested in their own
convenience instead of ours.
To make this understanding of the principle work for us, hold in mind a
customer who has to go to the bathroom. Picture what it would be like to
call our company, business, or office, or to apply for our services or
product. Picture that the custome r on the other end of the line has to go bad:
They do not want to be put on hold and wait. They do not want to be
disconnected. They do not want to talk to someone who doesn’ t knowanything about the company or the product. They do not want to walk into a
store and ask about merchandise and have the clerk act as though they’ve
never heard of it. They do not want to be interrupted when they are right in
the middle of arranging a purchase. They do not want the empl oyee to take
a phone call or disappear on some other errand.
People do not want to enter these impersonal, giant stores, supermarkets,
and discount warehouses and walk around trying to hunt for the
merchandise themselves. Why should it take ten minutes to locate the
merchandise when they could, like Walmart does, have a greeter at the door
who immediately answers their questions and tells them where what they
want is located, or if they’re out of it, or if they have a special or sale? Why
not have someone greet them as though they’re glad to see them?
It would also be nice if the greeter inquired if it’s their first visit to the
store. If so, tell them wher e the restrooms are located. How hard is it to
understand that everyone wants to know this? Also, everyone would like to
know where they can find a cozy corner to have a cup of coffee, make a
phone call, look up something, or rest their feet while they’re shopping.
Besides these considerations, every customer ’s feet hurt. I’m thinking
about a very busy printer where the interruptions were constant for
whomever they were dealing with in the shop. By the time some one ordered
a new letterhead or flyer, very often an hour and a half had passed. Many
people got aggravated and walked out, after standing on their feet for an
hour and a half waiting for the employees to stop their endless interruptions,
phone calls, messages, personal conversations, and mysterious distractions
by things that should have been handled yesterday.
Customers may have other ailments that are aggravating them. We must
be responsive to the fact that people need to use the restroom, their feet
hurt, and they may have other health issues bothering them.
For instant success, all we have to do is treat all of our customers as
though those three things were true and we’ll be absolutely amazed by the
response. Everyone’ s in a hurry. We need to understand that fact. Nobody
cares that our business is very busy today, or that our emplo yees are on
vacation, or that a prime employee is sick. These are all things that
should’ve been handled in advance.
Every employee has to be covered by a backup person. We can keep
retired people on call, for instance. They can only make so much a month
and still collect their Social Security. They’re sitting home watchingtelevision anyw ay and can certainly jump into the breach. Many of them
have had many years of business experience.
There is no excuse for incompete nce. It’s very simple to picture ourselves
as the customer, imagining every snag that could occur and figuring out
how to cover it. One big office I had in Manhasset, New York, became
increasingly busy due to some worldwide publicity. Instead  of putting
people on hold— many of whom were calling from out of town, out of state,
and even out of the country—we kept adding telephone lines.  Finally we
ended up with ten incoming lines, all with spillover circuits. If there weren’ t
enough secretar ies, we hired more. When my office got really  busy, I had
up to 12 secretaries.
If we need more assistance, we should hire some. If we need better
employee motivation, we can give them a percentage of the profit, quotas,
or incentives. If they don’t become excited about our business,  we need to
fire them. The most expensive luxury in the world is a lousy employee. We
can’t afford them. I hear people  crowing about how little they paid to get
someone. It makes me cry inside because they’re going to get exactly what
they paid for. Ineptitude comes cheap.
Just think how amazing it would be if we call the big company,
especially if we’re a potentially good customer, and are infor med on our
initial contact that we have been assigned a representative with this
company. They are going to see to it that we get connected with the right
people, that we get the correct information, that we get the best prices, that
everything is followed appropr iately, and that we are satisfied. They will
ensure that the billing, shipping, and instructions are accurate, and they’re
going to call us back and follow up if there should be any change of
circumstances we should know  about. Someone tells us, “You are my
personal custom er and I’m responsible for you. You are now one of my
clients.” By using this technique, people are moved up from clerks to
salespeople. Salespeople then get moved to sales representatives, and then
account executives.
By doing this the company will quickly find out who their most valuable
employees are. They will develo p a loyal following and people will start to
ask for them. We know ourselves if we have a favorite waiter at a
restaurant, we really want to sit at his table. He knows what we want. He
remembers our names. He’s attentive. He’s courteous. He brings the billpromptly so that we’re not late to the movie. Everyone wants to feel
connected and familiar. Everyone is sick of impersonality.
Most businesses  don’t realize it, but the only reason people shop with
them is because of price, or availability, or they’re the only one there. I’m
thinking of a local pizza place, which stayed in business simply because it
was the only pizza shop for miles. The food was lousy. The service was
terrible. If we called and asked for a pizza to be ready at six o’clock, when
we got there at six, he hadn’ t made it yet. He gave the excuse that he had
too many orders. Who cares about his orders? Get an assistant. Get a faster
oven. That’ s his problem, not the customers’.
So much  time is spent on comp etitive pricing, as though that is the only
element that counts with people. What I’ve found from experi ence is that
people will pay almost any price for service, for status, and for getting the
feeling that they are someone special. How many times have we dealt with
a company for years and years and spent many thousands of dollars, and the
next time we call them it’s like they’ve never heard of us? The total
impersonality is problematic. We practically helped keep them in business
all these years, and they don’t know us from Adam. Isn’t that rude? Isn’t
that stupid? Isn’ t that infuriating? Isn’ t that insulting?
In my view, the only function of advertising is to make people aware of a
new product or a change in the circumstances of an established business.
Once this is accomplished, the need to continue to advertise  indicates a
failure to follow the simplest rules of success. If our business does not
double spontaneously by sheer  word of mouth and good reputation, we
have to make up for the lack by spending big bucks on advertising
strategies. What a waste of time and money all that is! The basic rules are:
there is never any reason or excuse for losing a customer, nor is there a
reason or excuse for every single customer not to bring in another new one.
How many times have we skipped going into certain stores because we
know that there’ s going to be a long line at the checkout counter? Can we
think of any reason to justify this business killer? For as much as the clerks
are getting paid a pittance per hour, and one clerk in one hour can process
thousands of dollars’  worth of products, can we think of one single thing
that is more idiotic? That is the whole basis for the proliferation of
convenience stores: the idea that people want half a dozen items and don’t
want to stand in line forever.There needs to be special lines for people who have to exchange
merchandise or cash personal checks—and, therefore, come up with all
kinds of ID, which they tend to hunt through their billfold or purse to find—
get credit-card approvals, and all the other nuisances of everyda y life. How
would this grab us if we really have somewhere else to go?
We walk into the restaurant and the hostess seats us at a table, which we
could have done ourselves. She hands us a