One who is not a Christian Scientist recently said that he enjoyed meeting Christian Scientists because they were "not always talking about sickness." Much of the merit of this statement lies in its recognition of the desirability of refraining from that kind of conversation which usually inspires fear, and thereby induces sickness and depression.
In so far as Christian Scientists have banished these topics from their conversation, they have benefited themselves and are bringing peace to the world; they have not only healed disease, but they have prevented its spread by eliminating, to some extent at least, that which is admitted to be a potent factor in the propagation of disease. It is quite generally conceded that the reading of medical advertisements has caused many persons to experience the symptoms described therein, and it is stated that medical students frequently manifest the symptoms of the diseases which are their subjects of study.
Many of us remember the fable of how one of the much dreaded plagues obtained permission to slay one man, but ten thousand deaths were credited to the disease. Upon being remonstrated with for bad faith, the plague replied that but one had died of the disease; the others had died of fear.
