J. H. Craven

“ It is interesting to note that in Nature, man is not exposed to a greater air pressure than that at sea level; it is only under artificial, man-invented environments that the body is called upon to withstand a greater pressure than the normal. It may also be noted that without the inventions of man it requires quite a little time for man to be transported from the air pressure at sea level to that of the higher altitudes as on the mountain tops. This gives Innate Intelligence an opportunity to bring about an adaptation to this change, since the change in the pressure takes place so gradually. ”

“ Chiropractic, of all the sciences, lays great stress on hygiene and sanitation. Our greatest teacher in all things is Nature and if there is any one thing that Chiropractic insists upon more than any other, it is that we live according to the laws of Nature and the closer we live to Nature, the more normal will be our functions. When we study the laws of Nature, we find the secret of sanitation. Everywhere in Nature we find laws in operation which result in the destruction of waste material and in the purification of the environment. ”

“ Milk contains all the elements necessary in a balanced diet for the adult and furnishes an almost perfect food for the suckling. Milk is lacking in iron and roughage and is therefore not suitable for the sole diet of adults. This is compensated for in the infant by a large amount of iron which is contained in the spleen and furnishes this necessary element during the suckling period. There is no other single food that will so well promote the growth and development in young children. Milk is easily digested, is palatable, and forms one of our best and most important articles of food. ”

“ If the public could read what the hygienists have to say on the subject of immunology and could read it in the light of chiropractic philosophy they would realize that chiropractic adjustments will not only restore health to the sick, but will prevent the well from getting sick. ”

“ Evaporation is decreased in an atmosphere in which the humidity is high. The reason for this is obvious; the atmosphere already filled with water vapor is slow to take up more. This is because molecules of vapor given off from the body collide with those in the air and are returned to the surface of the body as moisture. When this condition obtains there is an adaptation produced by increasing the amount of blood to the skin; this increases the temperature of the surface of the body, but allows for an increase in the heat loss by radiation, conduction and convection. ”

“ Inanition may also result from an interference with transmission, which prevents the tissue cells from performing their normal function in the process of assimilation. In this way the tissues starve for the want of food, not because there is a lack of nutrition in the body, but because the food taken into the system has not been properly broken down by the digestive secretions, or if it has been properly digested it has not been assimilated. It is a recognized fact that a large percentage of growing children are underweight. ”

“ From the standpoint of common decency we are interested in sanitation or cleanliness, yet an immaculately clean environment will not result in perfect health or in the cure of dis-ease. The streets and alleys of the city may be kept clean and in a sanitary condition, yet the inside of the homes may be filled with filth. So the environment of man may be in a perfect condition so far as sanitation is concerned, yet the body may be filled with all kinds of poison and refuse. ”

“ There are many factors at work in Nature which purify water in its natural state. Before civilization brought about so many artificial and unnatural conditions it was true that, with the small amount of waste material emptied into the streams, Nature would, through her natural processes, keep the waters of the streams in a state of natural purity. But in the present day with not only the sewage of our large cities pouring into the rivers and lake, but also the waste material from factories and different industries, it becomes necessary to use some artificial methods for water purification. ”

“ Function
Foods are classified as: Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, condiments, inorganic salts and vitamins.
Proteins are the tissue builders of the body. They are derived from meat, milk, eggs, peas and beans for example. Some foods are much richer in protein than others, and there is also a difference in the quality of the protein. Some protein is more valuable from the standpoint of food than others. Casein is very rich in protein which is of great food value. The protein found in meat is also of good quality, but it is not as valuable as that found in milk. ”

“ If the processes of digestion are normal the individual may eat any article of food and it will be properly digested and he will not be conscious of this process. But if the process of digestion is abnormal he may not be able to digest even the most scientific diet. The severity of the indigestion will depend upon the degree of interference with function. In such event appetite is not reliable because it may call for something that can not be digested. Innate knows nothing of the different foods. She calls for nutrition, but the educated mind says beefsteak and eggs. ”

“ We will first consider the environment necessary for the normal expression of life in the body. Unhindered transmission of mental impulses alone will not give us the processes of metabolism. To have normal metabolism in the body oxygen must be carried to the tissue cells and there must be an uninterrupted transmission of mental impulses. Nutrition is derived from the food taken into the body and oxygen from the air is breathed into the lungs. The mental impulses are transformed in the brain by Innate Intelligence and transmitted by efferent nerves ”

“ In a system of ventilation it is not only a question of providing a certain volume of air from the outside, but the great problem is to provide a sufficient volume of pure air of proper temperature and of proper humidity. Air that is laden with smoke, dust and suspended matter, or that which contains gas or foul odors, is objectionable and does not meet the requirements. Therefore, the source of the air becomes important. The ventilating system must also keep the air in proper circulation at a proper velocity. ”

“ The principal vehicle of transmission is man himself. He is also the principal recipient of infection. Germs may be found in the various secretions such as those from the eye, ear, nose, throat, from wounds and in the pus from abscesses; they may be found also in sputum, urine and in the solid excretions. In [Pg 201] these ways they may be transmitted from one individual to another. They may also be carried by animals, insects, food, milk, water, air or any other mode or vehicle. The most common mode of transference, however, is from person to person. ”

“ One of the most important requisites in maintaining the organization of the material in the living body is a proper supply of water. It is absolutely indispensable to the expression of animal and vegetable life. Although not classed as a food it enters into the composition of food and hence becomes an essential article of diet.
The greatest value has always been placed upon a sufficient supply of pure water. ”

“ If we were living in the natural state of man’s existence there would be no need for a consideration of these natural laws governing the working of the human body and the intelligence which controls these manifestations; but as man has increased his knowledge and has made for himself a more or less artificial environment, it becomes necessary for him to understand the natural laws that he may adapt his artificial environment to them. If man lived in the open outdoors there would be no need for the artificial lighting of buildings ”

“ The entire child goes to school, therefore the function of the school is to develop the physical and moral as well as the mental.
Youth is the time of unrest and intense activity and the schoolwork should be so arranged that the energies of childhood [Pg 148] and youth may be directed so as to develop the pupil into a symmetrical adult. With such intense activity a great amount of energy is used up; thus it is clear that the child needs plenty of sleep and the proper amount of good, nourishing food and if he is deprived of these he can not do his best work mentally. ”

“ It is maintained by exponents of the germ theory that the greater number of germ dis-eases are caused by the germs that enter the body through the mouth into the alimentary tract. There are many pathogenic and non-pathogenic germs contained in the food that we eat and the water that we drink, and yet these germs do not produce dis-ease in every individual, yet the exponents of the germ theory hold that typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery and many other dis-eases are transmitted to the body through the alimentary canal by means of food and water. ”

“ The organs of the child are peculiarly susceptible to the [Pg 159] effects of overwork and fatigue; the entire body is in the process of development and its development may be retarded and its growth seriously hindered. It is a most excellent thing to keep the child employed and active, but there certainly should be a means of protecting him from the avarice and greed of heartless employers. The best way to do this is to keep him out of gainful employment until there has been sufficient physical development to insure against overtaxing the young body. ”

“ The most common method of producing heat for heating purposes is by combustion. Its obedience to certain physical laws is infallible. Heat is liberated from such material as coal and wood by combustion and is the result of the chemical action of this combustion; it is then transmitted to the rooms to be heated either by air, water, or steam unless the combustion takes place in the room to be heated; then it is distributed throughout the room by radiation from the open fire or conduction from above. ”

“ Man and animals are considered the main sources of infection. Environment is regarded a source of infection. It is maintained that water, food, air, and soul form a media for conveyance, but they are not considered sources of infection. Rosenau, one of the leading hygienists, states that “most of the microörganisms causing the communicable dis-eases of man are frail and soon die in our environment, as in the air, soil or water.” Notwithstanding this fact, some still maintain that these frail little germs cause dis-ease. ”

“ The bacteriologist examines a culture from the throat of the patient and because he finds the germs present he says the germs cause the dis-ease, since no other cause is known; strange to say, however, when the patient is adjusted and the tissues become normal it is not necessary to kill the germs. They will starve to death and Innate will excrete them.
Bacteria are found everywhere and in almost everything. In food, water, on the walls and floors, and in the pores of the skin. All life is due to the action of these bacteria. ”