A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpointCraven, J. H. (John Henry)
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A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint
Craven, J. H. (John Henry)
Children -- Diseases; Chiropractic; Sanitation
Trying to get rid of the odor of urine and to create a sanitary
internal condition in a case of this kind by external bathing and by
the observance of sanitary laws would be like trying to keep a boat
from sinking by dipping the water out when it was running in twice as
fast as one could dip it out. It would be better to stop the leak. If
the roof of one’s house leaks he does not try to keep the house dry
by mopping up the water and putting chlorid of lime about the rooms
to absorb the moisture. This may be done as an adaptative measure to
the condition that exists because of the defect in the roof, but to
correct the condition one must go directly to the roof and repair it
so that no more damage may be done the interior of the house.
So in the case of the K.P. subluxation and the unsanitary condition
resulting from the accumulation of waste material in the body, it
is folly to try to correct the condition by any other method than
by removing the cause. The sewage must be carried out through the
natural channels and any attempt to dispose of it by any other or
artificial means will meet with absolute failure.
Three Viewpoints on Hygiene
According to Dr. B. J. Palmer there are three viewpoints of hygiene;
that is to say, there are three aspects from which the subject of
cleanliness may be considered: namely, the medical, layman’s and
chiropractic hygiene. The chief differences are: the medical hygiene
tries to make the internal condition sanitary by the application of
external means; the layman’s hygiene makes the external condition
sanitary by the application of external means; the chiropractic
hygiene makes the internal condition sanitary by permitting the
internal forces to operate unhindered in the body.
We see that from every viewpoint, hygiene means cleanliness. The only
real difference in these viewpoints consists in the methods used to
obtain this desired end. The layman maintains a sanitary external
condition by observing the laws of Nature. When dirt accumulates on
the outside which creates an unhygienic and objectionable condition,
he uses soap and water to cleanse the outside. His unhygienic
condition is outside of the body and he uses outside means to
rid himself of that condition. It is very obvious that this is a
perfectly proper procedure and if correctly and systematically
applied it will produce a hygienic external in so far as that
condition is influenced by external environment.
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