Not long ago I received a letter describing the treatment of an animal with Petasites. A terrier had developed a growth on one of her nipples, but this remedy soon reduced it in size.

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At the end of the day, if you feel tired and perhaps have a headache, try a herbal foot bath and see how it will soothe you. Add to the bath wild thyme, juniper needles or any other aromatic herbs and your feet will feel refreshed and invigorated. To increase the effect, after the foot bath apply a good oil that stimulates skin function; St John’s wort oil or olive oil can be used for this. Even if done only once a week, this oil treatment is most beneficial. Another soothing foot oil is Juniperosan.

Daily care of the feet takes only a few minutes but it pays dividends in good health and saves medical bills. Try to do it on a regular basis. Further guidelines for proper foot care are given immediately below.

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A capable dentist, at the first sign of articular rheumatism or heart trouble, for example, will X-ray the teeth to see if an abscess may be the cause of the trouble. The effective treatment of this type of inflammation requires professional knowledge and skill. If you have waited too long, so that you need large fillings, be careful as to the material used. Some people experience unpleasant side-effects when certain amalgams are used to fill a cavity, chief among which are mercury and silver. Depending on the individual’s constitution and potential resistance, these amalgams can trigger heart trouble, a dazed state or headaches, making him unable to perform mental work efficiently. These symptoms persist until the amalgam fillings are removed. Once that is done, the problems that may have been plaguing a person for years usually disappear. Some material resembling the tooth substance should be used to fill the pulp canals, wherever possible. Gold crowns have often proved their worth, too, but they are not suitable for everyone, especially those sensitive to metals.

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It is a strange thing that if something tastes bad and bitter or burns on the tongue, once one had become used to it, the palate even comes to like it. But should not exactly this reaction move us to embrace only good and healthy habits? Of course it should! And by the way, the craving to suck something can be satisfied in a completely harmless way. Simply keep some raisins in your pocket and eat them whenever you experience the desire for a cigarette. Raisins are stimulating because of the valuable grape sugar they contain. This is not only nourishing and strengthening but also much tastier than nicotine and tar products. If you are able to help someone give up the vice of smoking, you will be helping him not only to save a considerable amount of money but, what is more important, you may also save him from the cancer that might otherwise catch up with him in later years.

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From the Bible we learn that horses and ships are easier to manoeuvre and control than the tongue. Though small in size, the tongue can, metaphorically speaking, ignite a ‘fire’ so devastating that it destroys a forest.

How sad is its influence when spreading evil gossip and, by doingi so, slandering friends and dear companions. Envy and hatred, too,] make use of this nimble little instrument of the soul when sending out its poisonous arrows to do harm to successful fellowmen. As slick as oil, the tongue obeys the voice of temptation, for the chosen \ victim cannot escape its treacherous influence. Many a tongue cannot distinguish between ‘yes’ and ‘no’, so that its contradictions,] hypocrisy and lies play a part in destroying the innocent. A disap-l pointed person may pour out the bitterness of his heart throug the tongue and infect or poison others. What dreadful words maj be uttered through this inconspicuous little organ in the mouth the mentally deranged! The confused state of mind and inner conflict of such a person often seems to surface by means of the tongue. It is hard for a healthy, normal person to understand or face such an outburst.

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Some time ago, a man from central Switzerland told me that his son, a strong and healthy boy, was hospitalised for tests and observation because it was thought he might have polio. Day after day passed without the doctor in charge attempting any treatment, until the first signs of paralysis appeared in the lungs. The boy was then placed in an iron lung, but he died within a few weeks, despite having been so strong and healthy. Let me add that this incident occurred many years ago and would be most unlikely to happen with the modern approach to the disease.

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