The Art of the Bone-Setter; A Testimony and a Vindication with Notes and Illustrations - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... "I have sorrows to go through, but they will only prove joy afterwards. "Whom our Master loveth He chasteneth. No Cross no Crown. As I suffer so I shall enjoy. Prayer is the mightiest influence men can use. Like the dew in summer, it makes no noise. It is unseen, but produces immense results." ' Exercise is the secret of a healthy body, and active working for God is the secret of a healthy soul. He that watereth other shall be watered himself." plate iii.-dislocations. 9. Dislocation of radius backwards. 10. Dislocation of ulna backwards 11. Dislocation of jaw. 12. Dislocation of hip outwards. 13. Dislocation of hip inwards. chapter iii. tee testimony of the public--continued. "All these are good, and these we must allow, And these are everywhere in practise now." Taylor the Water-Poet. The case related by Dr. Smiles is interesting to every Bone-setter, as well as to the public at large, for it drew attention to the fact that there existed a number of "specialists" who had made bone-setting and sprains their study, who had inherited the experience of their predecessors, and who, though not recognised by the "schools," or enrolled under the various acts for the registration of medical practitioners, had done a vast amount of good and had alleviated a great deal of pain which had baffled the skill of the regular surgeons. Dr. William Chambers, in the Journal which bears his name, had drawn attention to the case of Mr. George Moore, in a review of Dr. Smiles' book, which seems to have excited the indignation of several surgeons, who "called in question the accuracy of the story." To these the editor, presumably Dr. Chambers himself, replies by quoting the testimony of a number of correspondents who had favoured ...