DIET IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH

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Time will not permit the discussion of corrective diets for deficiency diseases but the subject merits earnest study on the part of every physician.

Results in chronic work can be improved at least twenty-five per cent by intelligent management of the diet. They can be still further improved by thoughtful attention to the daily routine of life.

Sufficient sleep, proper amount and kinds of exercise and adequate time spend out of doors, all these are obviously important. Carefully regulated and controlled exposure of the body to air and sunlight will make a vast difference especially in anaemic cases.

Simplify and untangle the life in so far as conditions warrant and circumstances permit. Introduce the patient to the real joys of simple, wholesome living and you will go far toward bringing him back to health and happiness. One of the most frequent and obvious faults among people generally, both in sickness and in health is that of overeating. Another is hurried eating. Still another is the taking of food when excited, worried or sorely vexed in spirit. Correct the habits of eating before it is too late. Clam the mild and restrain the appetite.

“Let thy heart feed no more on vain desires”.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

The greatest enemy of the aspiring Hahnemannian is Doubt. There is no ease or peace of mind for him until he escapes from Doubting Castle. At first he doubts the correctness of his own or his patients observation, doubts his choice of the remedy or of the potency, doubts the duration or even the reality of its action, doubts his diagnosis and prognosis; but especially is he doubtful of the efficacy of a high potency and a single dose. If he persevere conscientiously, however, influences only by the results of pure experiment, one by one these doubts are swept away. It is only requisite to cultivate the true scientific spirit which is characterized by an open mind, fidelity to right methods, and faith in the uniform action of the eternal laws of nature.

This faith in the supremacy of Law is the most marked characteristic of all truly great scientists. They know that if right methods are used, right conditions complied with, the result cannot fail to be good. They work patiently, therefore, surmounting all obstacles. So must the Hahnemannian cultivate this faith until it shall obliterate his doubts. When he is once fully persuaded in his own mind, by the logic of observed facts, that it is right to await the full development of the healing action of a dose of the indicated remedy, and when he is conscious of having complied with all the requirements of the law in the selection of that remedy, then he can await that action with patience and satisfaction. He knows that for the time being all has been done that can be done. The remedy must have time to do its work, and it will work. STUART CLOSE, M.D., from unpublished notes.

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Eugene Underhill
Dr Eugene Underhill Jr. (1887-1968) was the son of Eugene and Minnie (Lewis) Underhill Sr. He was a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. A homeopathic physician for over 50 years, he had offices in Philadelphia.

Eugene passed away at his country home on Spring Hill, Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA. He had been in ill health for several months. His wife, the former Caroline Davis, whom he had married in Philadelphia in 1910, had passed away in 1961. They spent most of their marriage lives in Swarthmore, PA.

Dr. Underhill was a member of the United Lodge of Theosophy, a member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was also the editor of the Homœopathic Recorder.
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