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s Ours a Faith Cure? gienic Review Vol. IV April, 1943 No. 8 Herbert M. Shelton

he Hygienic Syte! " #$"ith c%re#& 'e h"ve been "cc%e( o$ h"ving only " #$"ith c%re# by !"ny who h"ve only note( wh"t wect "n( h"ve not invetig"te( wh"t we t"n( $or. *ne !"n ob)ecte( th"t o%r $"ith in n"t%re "n( n"t%re c%re i i(entic"l with +hence i +hriti"n Science, " " !"tter o$ $"ct, in " new (re. 'e never -new whether, by thi t"te!ent, he w"nte( % to

(ert"n( th"t he h" no $"ith in n"t%re, th"t he believe only in the %nn"t%r"l "n( "ntin"t%r"l.

h"t i n"t%re& et % (e$ine it " the e/iting co!o. 0he %nivere i co!ic "n( not ch"otic. 0here i "n "llperv"(ing or(erlir c"n we conceive o$ the %nivere e/iting e/cept in "n or(erly t"te. 'h"t i wrong with $"ith in thi yte! o$ or(er&e bo(ie "n( propertie o$ living thing "re "lo or(erly, th"t i, co!ic, "n( not ch"otic. 0here i "n "llperv"(ing or(erline ( we c"nnot conceive o$ "n org"ni! e/iting $or one !o!ent in "ny other t"te.

r %, then, n"t%re i the or(erly %nivere with "ll o$ it rel"tion "n( inter(epen(encie. Science, " well " religion, (irect !en( to the etern"l "pect o$ thing "n( o%r $"ith in the %nch"nge"ble %ni$or!itie o$ n"t%re i well $o%n(e(.t%re c%re, which i not o!ething th"t the Hygienit (oe with hi hygienic "gencie, b%t o!ething n"t%re (oe, i the re%lt

w$%l "n( or(erly oper"tion o$ the $orce "n( procee o$ li$e, wor-ing with the reg%l"r, nor!"l ele!ent o$ livingne.

r $"ith in thi n"t%re "n( it wor- i no blin( or (e"( $"ith. It i r"ther " $"ith th"t le"( to wor-, " $"ith b"e( on -nowle(ge. 0howle(ge "n( $"ith le"( to re$or! "n( intelligent cooper"tion with the $orce o$ li$e. It i not " !"tter o$ $ol(ing o%r "r! "n( i

wn "n( w"iting $or n"t%re to (o $or % wh"t we, " p"rt o$ n"t%re, c"n only (o $or o%relve. 'e (o not e/pect the l"w o$ n"tviol"te( bec"%e we pr"y $or the! to be viol"te(, nor (o we e/pect the! to ce"e to e/it bec"%e we (eny their e/itence.

wever we h"ve no ob)ection to being c"lle( #$"ith c%rit# i$ we !"y be "llowe( to (e$ine o%r $"ith. *%r i " $"ith in the or(erly"ri"ble l"w o$ n"t%re. All cience i " t%(y o$ the $i/e( l"w o$ n"t%re. So $"r " !"n2 ene c"n re"ch, we "lw"y $in( n"terly "n( " $"ith i #con$i(ence, reli"nce, tr%t,# "n( " we $in( no e/ception to the or(erly e%ence in the procee o$ n"c"n cert"inly h"ve $"ith in thee. "ith in the %ni$or!itie o$ n"t%re i not " !ytic"l conviction th"t h" never been veri$ie(, n

he power to "y we believe thing th"t "re incre(ible.

e -now th"t w"ter "lw"y r%n (own hill5 we -now th"t " !"gneti6e( nee(le point to the !"gnetic pole5 we -now th"t when(rogen "n( o/ygen %nite in cert"in proportion the pro(%ct i "lw"y w"ter5 we -now th"t two ti!e two "re $o%r. 'e h"ve $"it

co!p"5 we h"ve $"ith in the !"the!"tic"l procee5 we h"ve $"ith in che!ic"l procee5 we h"ve " whole cience o$(rot"tic b%ilt %pon the inv"ri"ble con(%ct o$ w"ter %n(er e/"ct con(ition.

th (ecribe the con$i(ence we $eel th"t the %n will #rie# to!orrow, th"t it will #rie# in the 7"t, $or it "lw"y h" (one o. '(o%bt th"t iron will contin%e to r%t i$ e/poe( to !oit%re, $or thi i wh"t it h" "lw"y (one. 'e (o not e/pect to ee bric- ot"in i6e "n( (enity "n( co!poe( o$ cert"in !"teri"l beco!e lighter or he"vier th"n bric- o$ thee i6e "n( !"teri"l h"

w"y been.

"t %nbro-en "n( co!ic or(er h" reigne( thro%gho%t the %nivere thro%gho%t it (%r"tion i o!ething we c"nnot prove. 'ennot prove th"t there i " l"w th"t w"ter !%t r%n (own hill when we get o%t beyon( the re"ch o$ o%r ene. %t we "ccept it th bec"%e o$ o%r $"ith in the %niver"lity o$ l"w "n( or(er.

w, c%re he"ling: i the "!e yeter("y, to("y "n( $orever. He"ling i the "!e to("y " th"t which h" t"-en pl"ce $ro! theginning o$ ti!e. It will t"-e pl"ce in the "!e ol( w"y " long " ti!e l"t.eorie o$ c%re !"y ch"nge, " they h"ve in the p"t. 0he !etho( o$ #c%re# !"y contin%e to ch"nge ce"elely. %t the re"lerly "n( l"w$%l he"ling procee o$ n"t%re "re " ch"ngele " "re the l"w o$ gr"vity, o$ che!itry, o$ hy(rot"tic, o$

the!"tic.

e h"ve the "!e $"ith in thee l"w$%l, or(erly "n( inv"ri"ble procee o$ c%re n"t%r"l procee " we (o in the l"w$%l, or(( inv"ri"ble procee o$ n"t%re in "ll other p"rt o$ the co!ic or(er. 0he procee o$ li$e "re not ch"otic, c"pricio%, ch"nge"w$%l, (ior(erly. 0hey (o not ch"nge $ro! co%ntry to co%ntry, nor $ro! "ge to "ge.th in the or(erly procee o$ li$e i not " !"-ehi$t to erve % where -nowle(ge $"il. R"ther it i con$i(ence in the $"ct "n(

which we h"ve -nowle(ge. 'e h"ve no -nowle(ge o$ " #n"t%r"l l"w# e/cept " "n inv"ri"ble "n( or(erly e%ence. 0he ter! " very %n$ort%n"te one. *%r $"ith i in the $i/e( "n( or(erly e%ence o$ n"t%re.

$e were not " or(erly "n( l"w$%l " the nonliving worl( "bo%t %, we co%l( e/pect to g"ther $ig $ro! thitle or to ow to the( re"p not the whirlwin(, b%t " gentle 6ephyr. I$ there were no $i/e( or(er in li$e we !ight pl"nt " pe"ch ee( "n( h"ve " pec"ing there$ro!. 'e init %pon the #reign o$ l"w# in the org"nic the living: worl(5 we init th"t or(er i %pre!e "n( th"t ch"o( night# "re $ig!ent o$ pri!itive !"n2 !in(. 'h"t i wrong with " $"ith c%re th"t (epen(, not %pon $"ith to c%re, b%t #%pon

erly procee o$ n"t%re&

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"t peron who t"-e " (r%g h" $"ith th"t it will c%re hi! b%t hi $"ith i not b"e( %pon "ny (e!ontr"ble or(erly, e%ence "$"iling c%r"tive proce et %p by the (r%g. 0he phyici"n who "(!initer the (r%g !"y h"ve $"ith in the c%r"tive power o$ hg, b%t hi oc"lle( $"ith i " !ere %pertition " h"ngover $ro! pri!itive ti!e. It i not " $"ith b"e(on " -nowle(ge o$ theerly procee o$ li$e. 0r%e, he cl"i! " -nowle(ge o$ the (r%g5 b%t wh"t he -now "bo%t the (r%g $ro! " t%(y o$ it che!itricology i the e/"ct oppoite o$ wh"t he believe "bo%t it %n(er wh"t h" been (igni$ie( with the n"!e ph"r!"cology. Hi $"it-nowle(ge "re in con$lict.

-now th"t poioning (oe not he"l, th"t it (oe not pro(%ce he"lth. He believe th"t it (oe. He receive( hi -nowle(ge " "%lt o$ !o(ern cienti$ic t%(y5 hi $"ith $ro! hi "ncient $orebe"r.

e phyici"n th"t e/pect to retore he"lth with "gent th"t "lw"y (etroy he"lth "n( "tte!pt to "ve li$e with the $oe o$ li$e,ve $%ll con$i(ence in hi "gent5 b%t hi $"ith i in " rever"l o$ the l"w o$ n"t%re. It i " $"ith in (ior(er, in ch"o, He believe

n revere, or "nn%l, or %pen(, or ch"nge the l"w o$ n"t%re. A well "tte!pt to !"-e two "n( two e%"l three or $ive, or e/petroy "ny other re"l! o$ $i/e( l"w.

e bo(y "lw"y re)ect (r%g. It h" it choice o$ ever"l !etho( o$ re)ecting the!, b%t it never "ppropri"te the!. 0hi i "ver"l e/perience to which there i no -nown e/ception. 0he phyici"n who p%t hi tr%t in (r%g h" " $"ith th"t $lie in the $

w "n( or(er "n( be"t it br"in o%t "g"int the %nyiel(ing oli( roc- o$ i!!%t"ble #l"w.# He i e/cee(ingly %pertitio%.

e !"n who t"-e " we"t b"th !"y h"ve $"ith in it. %t %ch $"ith i not b"e( %pon -nowle(ge. 0he !"n who give the b"th pl"in th"t we"ting eli!in"te to/in $ro! the bo(y. 0hi, too, i " blin( $"ith. I$ the !"n -now phyiology, he -now th"t we"

"n eli!in"ting proce "n( th"t the we"t b"th (oe not eli!in"te to/in. "ith in the we"t b"th i !erely " lingering %per(erive( $ro! thoe who %e( it origin"lly to we"t o%t evil pirit.

th o$ o!e (egree !"y be "i( to enter into everything we (o. %t $"ith, pere, i not the thing th"t (oe. "ith (oe not c%re

%gh it !"y en"ble % to rely %pon the $orce "n( procee th"t (o he"l. Nor c"n $"ith c"%e " thing to he"l th"t (oe not oth"l5 "ltho%gh it i o$ten "$$ir!e( th"t it (oe o.

t%re h" "lw"y b%ilt $leh o%t o$ $oo( "n( we "re convince( th"t he will "lw"y (o o. She h" never b%ilt $leh o%t o$ (r%g (o not believe he will ever (o o. 7/ercie "n( not (r%g h" "lw"y been eenti"l to the (evelop!ent o$ the bo(y "n( weieve th"t we c"n ever %e (r%g $or thi p%rpoe "n( (ipene with e/ercie. In pl"in 7nglih, we pl"ce o%r $"ith in the "ncien"ri"ble or(er o$ n"t%re.

t, "n( not ti!%l"tion, h" "lw"y been eenti"l to the reinvigor"tion o$ tire(, $"tig%e( or e/h"%te( org"n or org"ni!.!%l"tion h" "lw"y l"he( the! into i!potency. 0hi h" "lw"y been the or(er o$ n"t%re it h" not ch"nge(. 'e i!poe oh in thi $i/e( or(er "n( not in theorie "n( pr"ctice th"t "re #"t v"ri"nce with thi inv"ri"ble or(er.#

e Hygienic Syte! %e the "!e "gent "n( $orce th"t n"t%re now %e "n( "lw"y h" %e( to b%il( %p "n( !"int"in the both the veget"ble "n( "ni!"l -ing(o!. It re)ect thoe $orce "n( "gent th"t h"ve never been %e( in thi proce. It re)ece thing th"t h"ve no vit"l rel"tion to li$e thing th"t "re "ntivit"l th"t h"ve no nor!"l p"rt in li$e2 pl"n.

ng the ter! c%re "tin c%r", c"re: in it origin"l "n( proper ene "n( not " " ynony! $or the wor( he"ling, there i only onoper c%re $or "ny "bnor!"l con(ition o$ the living bo(y5 n"!ely, re!ove the c"%e. 'hen the c"%e o$ the #(ie"e# i re!ove"lth ret%rn by virt%e o$ the nor!"l, or(erly, l"w$%l oper"tion o$ the procee "n( $%nction o$ li$e. 0hi i n"t%re c%re. 0hi ie %ch " h" t"-en pl"ce ince the beginning o$ ti!e.

t%re, the gre"t retorer, the only he"ler, help thoe who help the!elve. 0hi i not " #$"ith c%re# " co!!only %n(ertoo(. c"lle( #$"ith c%re# "ro%n( % ignore c"%e. 0hey ee- to he"l by $"ith witho%t re!oving c"%e. 0hi -in( o$ $"ith i " l"p ine o$ l"w "n( or(er. It i not " $"ith th"t #wor-eth repent"nce,# nor i it -nown by it wor-. It i " $"ith th"t only t"l-.

e Hygienic Syte! i n"t%re2 yte! %n(ertoo( "n( "pplie( c"re$%lly "n( intelligently both in he"lth "n( in ic-ne. It i i!enlightene( co!pli"nce with the l"w or %ni$or!itie o$ li$e, " thee h"ve been reve"le( by t%(y "n( e/perience. or, we h"

owle(ge o$ wh"t " n"t%r"l l"w i, beyon( the $"ct o$ %niver"l "n( %n(ip%te( e/perience.

rbert M. Shelton