Furthermore, it is well to remember that crises cannot be avoided, because it is through fevers and inflammatory processes that Nature effects the cure—­that she tears down the old to build up the new.

On the other hand, if patients are possessed of exceptionally good vitality and if the organs of elimination are in good working order, the purification and adjustment of the organism may occasionally proceed gradually without the occurrence of marked acute reactions or crises.

Healing Crises, When Properly Conducted,

Are Never Fatal to Life

When well assisted by the right, natural methods of living and of treatment, healing crises are never dangerous or fatal to life.  The only danger lies in suppressing these acute reactions by drugs, knife, the ice bag or any means whatever.

If acute reactions are suppressed, the constructive healing crisis may be changed into a destructive disease crisis.  Therefore we earnestly warn our patients never to interfere in any way with a healing crisis lest the chronic condition (which resulted from the suppression of the original disease) become worse than before.

When Nature, with all the force inherent in the human organism, has finally worked up to the point of a healing crisis, another defeat by a new suppression may be beyond her powers of endurance and recuperation.  Fatal collapse may then be the result.

Therefore, take heed!  If you are not willing to endure the healing crises, do not undertake the treatment.  When you have conjured up the hidden demons of disease, you must have the courage to face and subdue them.  Nothing good in life comes to us except as we pay the price.  He who is too cowardly to conquer in a healing crisis may perish in a disease crisis.

Drugs Versus Healing Crises

Our explanations of the natural laws of cure and of natural therapeutics are often greeted by “Old School” physicians and students with remarks like the following: 

“You speak as if you had the monopoly of eliminative treatment and of the production of crises.  With our laxatives, cathartics, diuretics, diaphoretics and tonics, we are doing the same thing.  What is more effectual for stimulating a sluggish liver and cleansing the intestinal tract than calomel followed by a dose of salts?  What will produce more profuse perspiration than pilocarpin; or what is a better stimulus to the kidneys than squills or buchu?  Can we not by means of stimulants and depressants regulate heart action to a nicety?

“We accomplish all this in a clean, scientific manner, without resorting to unpleasant dieting and to barbarous applications of douches, packs and manual treatments.  Isn’t it more dignified and professional to write a Latin prescription?  How much better the impression on the laity than soaking and rubbing!”

Let us see if these statements are true, if laxation, urination or perspiration produced by poisonous drugs are identical in character and in effect with the elimination produced by natural living and natural methods of treatment through healing crises.