Excerpt from Household Remedies for the Prevalent Disorders of Human Organism The progress of Medical Reform has reached a stage which to all who can read the signs of the times is a sufficient pressage of its victory. Its exponents have Obtained a hearing. The transi tion period of the present age still struggles with the mists of the past, and thousands wander aimless from doubt to doubt; but they have at least ceased to follow the ignus fatuus of the long night. A Spirit of free inquiry is abroad; the morning dawns, and light has ever been the ally of Truth. Scrutiny, even with the most hostile intent, has, indeed, never prevented the growth Of a doctrine rooted in fact. For the laws of Nature, if read aright, reveal and confirm each other, and by just as much as perverse criticism succeeds in attracting the attention Of honest inquirers, it will defeat its own purpose by leading to the dis covery of additional evidence in behalf of Truth. If the right theory should ever be discovered. Says Emerson, we shall know it by this token, that it will solve many riddles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.