Since the cells created are formed of bacteria, that is to say, of vital germs, as the body tissues are of cells, the destruction of the tissues and cells of necessity sets bacteria free; these therefore are not in reality the cause, but the result of disease.

Febrile, or Positive Diseases.

In pronounced inflammation the disturbance of the electrons, the heat, apart from the functional irregularities which occur in systemic processes, is diffused through the entire body:  the sickness becomes fever.  The blood is impelled with increased pressure throughout the whole body.  If during this process negative electrons hold the preponderance in the body, the fever is of a feeble, adynamic type.  But when there are many positive electrons in the body and extensive regions are involved in the disease process, so that pronounced cause exists for increased vibration of electrons, there arise those conditions we designate as scarlet fever, measles, and chicken-pox.  For, just as in a steam engine, the increased vibration of the steam exerts a strong pressure upon the piston, so the increased vibration of the electrons in the body finally drives the blood with a similar pressure to the skin, where it produces stasis, or stagnation, sweats and other like disturbances.

Curative Process.

As to curative measures, the course to be followed is clearly self-evident and defined.  It could not be other than that of regulating each vibratory body, of soothing the electrons quickened by morbid conditions, and accelerating those which have been depressed.

Law of opposites.

Since treatment can effect this end in no other way than by producing contrary conditions it is evident that a plan of opposition must be followed.  And, just as day is the opposite of night, summer of winter, heat of cold, the positive of the negative, so, from the changes effected by this opposition every circumstance and every manifestation takes its rise.  This is Natural Law, fixed and immutable throughout nature and for all time.  Following this law consistently, our course is clear and simple:  in cases of innutrition we seek to increase the nutritive faculty by means of proper food; for the overworked we prescribe rest, for those who need exercise, work; warmth for the cold and cooling for the feverish.

Action of Water.

For cooling we use pure water, the most common and most serviceable of remedies.  It cools, soothes and restores equilibrium because its mineral affinities determine its vibratory action as of lower, slower grade, and because one of its constituents is oxygen, the most negative of all elements.

Action of earth or mud.

Even more opposed to inflammation than water, is earth, or mud.  Mud produces a more decided cooling effect than water; necessarily so, since its nature is more pronouncedly negative, its vibrations slower.  Antiphlogistine, clay acetate, or mud, would be of undoubted service in accordance with the law we have been following; But the same object may be more easily and readily attained by the use of packs.