Man's supreme inheritance : $b Conscious guidance and control in relation to human evolution in civilizationAlexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias)
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Man's supreme inheritance : $b Conscious guidance and control in relation to human evolution in civilization
As we should naturally expect, the chief sign-manual is to be found in
the face. To me, that is a most valuable document upon which is written
many curious, intricate, sometimes alarming confessions. The expression
of the eyes, the set of the lips, the drawing of the forehead, and the
more pronounced dragging of the flexible face muscles, are all marks
which may be read by the expert, and, to answer the question directly,
one of the earlier outward signs of improvement is to be found in a
relaxation of the forced and unnatural expression which results from
these contortions. It must be obvious that I cannot here set out in
detail the symptomatic distortions which accompany the various internal
defects, but one may be noted as an exemplar for the others however
diverse.
The case in question was one of dilation of the heart and as such was
brought to me by a medical friend, and, as a matter of fact, though this
was the most alarming symptom, it was but one of many springing from
deep-seated causes. Incidentally I may note that the spine was arched
inwards, the legs were unduly and most abnormally stiffened when the
patient was in a standing position, and the upper part of the chest was
held most harmfully high—this last symptom being the influence which
produced what was really a tertiary effect, though in this case the most
threatening one, viz., the dilation of the heart. Now this patient
carried certain very curious marks in the face: first a general
expression of strain in the eyes and cheek muscles, and secondly four
very marked indents or pits in the forehead. Here, indeed, were marks
which the expert might read, and it was extremely interesting to note,
as my treatment progressed and the patient recovered the proper use of
the body and a consequent return to perfect health, first, the
disappearance of the strained expression of eyes and face muscles, and
secondly, the gradual filling up of the four curious indentations in the
forehead. In this case the original symptoms were so marked that the
patient’s friends all commented on the change of expression during the
progress of the treatment.
The face, however, is by no means the only index. Many defects lead, by
way of stiffened neck and throat muscles, to an alteration in the
quality and power of the voice. There too the mode of movement and the
failure to express purpose in muscular action, the fumbling, indirect
attempt to perform a simple act, are aids to diagnosis, either of the
original defect, or, by their reversion to natural, easy functioning, of
the progress of the cure.
Generally, also, we observe a clearing of the skin and eyes as the
defects are eradicated, improvements which are due to better circulation
and the improved quality of the blood, factors which bring about a
continually increasing power in the organism to purge itself not only
through the bowels and kidneys, but also through the skin.
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