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Polarity - Reaction

GENERAL

There are definite signs of the plus principle in distress. They are based on the centrifugal force being checked and not being able to move or flow outward. Heat, fever, friction, pain, swelling, inflammation, stagnation, are all plus (+) factors that must be inhibited or drained off to make room for the output and direct it into the proper channels. For these conditions, cooling, soothing, inhibitory treatments are indicated. Relaxation and balancing of the Cerebrospinal, the Sympathetic and the Parasympathetic Systems by means of deep PERINEAL TECHNIQUE[1] are always indicated, to balance the body with Nature, Prana and the pulse beat - the inner and the outer forces - that is essential.

Then, by local cold compresses, release the excess, pent-up heat and open the pores in fevers. These compresses can be changed often, according to the amount of fever present, and controlled that way. The sheets used, should be soaked and boiled before being used again, as they are loaded with energy waste as well as liquid waste.

Diaduction, or withdrawing of heat by a metallic applicator being fastened on one leg and connected by fine wires to a ground or a large earthen crock containing cold water or ice, is a marvel for reducing fevers. It works on the order of the compresses, only it does not open the pores by utilizing the body heat in steaming the surface and the stagnant tissues. It merely draws off and grounds the excess energy.

Many years ago a doctor[2] got out a little instrument for this purpose, and it had its good effects when used properly by doctors who understood it. But soon many claimed to cure all diseases with it, and it became a nuisance.

WHEN TO DRAW OFF ENERGY, and how, is an art in itself. It is always indicated when the centrifugal energy is involved and stopped from reaching the surface pole of travel. A WISE DOCTOR WILL ASSIST THIS NATURAL CYCLE OF THE ENERGY FIELD.

The minus (-) factor is bound up in the centripetal or inward flow of energy, from circumference to the center. This we would find in chemistry as surface tension of the molecule. In muscles it is also a surface tension of the cells, and causes severe contraction, like in lumbago, which is usually due to acid crystals, sediments and other precipitates that have not been

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1 See page 87; and Book 2, Charts 30 and 31.
2 In the late 1800's, Dr. Hercules Sanche invented a mechanism for diaduction called the Oxydonor. It was made of metal plates (to be applied to the body) attached by wires to a metal tube. The tube would then be submerged in water. Its intent was to make the body absorb more oxygen for better health and as a curative. Dr. Stone seems to be referencing this device, but with a different stated purpose.

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