The following extract from a letter addressed to a Scientist, explains itself. Concerning the request in it for the phraseology used in the treatment of disease, our Teacher's instructions are express against everything that savors of formulae. The writer of the letter is recommended to address her teacher, who was a member of the February class at the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, for more explicit instructions on this point.
I do feel so thankful to possess the knowledge of this greatest wonder of the nineteenth century. On my way home from Syracuse, I called in Oneida to see my son, who has been under treatment by you for alcoholism, and to all appearances, he seemed perfectly free from the thraldom of rum. I came home rejoicing over it, but still at times fearing it might not be permanent: but the matter was fully tested, when he came to this place on a visit of two or three days, and was beset by his old friends, and urged time and again to drink, but refused, and came off victorious in every instance. What can I say to you? Words seem too feeble to express my gratitude; but rest assured that while memory lasts I shall cherish your name in grateful remembrance, and if circumstances ever improve with me financially, I shall try to remember you in a more substantial way. Now that I am myself entering upon the work, I should like to make a specialty of this one disease, Alcoholism.
Would it be asking too much of you, to ask you to write me of your plan of treatment in this particular case? Will you be kind enough to give me the phraseology you use? How many times in the twenty-four hours do you usually treat patients?
