Chapter XVIII - Fruitage
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healed by simply reading Science and Health. I resolved
healed by simply reading Science and Health. I resolved
at once to borrow a copy, and not dreaming of the
sacrifice that my friend would make by conferring such
a favor, I went and asked her for a loan of Science
and Health. I never saw any one part so reluctantly
with a book as my friend did with her copy of the
textbook.
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I read it silently and audibly, day and night, in my
I read it silently and audibly, day and night, in my
home, and although I could not seem to understand
it, yet the healing commenced to take place at once.
The little mouth which had been twisted by spasms
grew natural and the child was soon able to be up,
playing and romping about the house as any child
should. About this time we decided to move to the
far West.
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I was young in Science at the time, and my husband
I was young in Science at the time, and my husband
greatly feared that the journey would cause a relapse
for the child, but instead, he continued to improve. I
constantly read the Bible, Science and Health, and Mis-
cellaneous Writings, the two weeks we traveled, and we
were the only ones in our car who, throughout the journey,
did not get train sick. The child's limbs grew perfectly
straight, he ate anything he wanted, and for years he has
been a natural, healthy child in every way. He has passed
through some of the worst forms of contagion untouched
and unharmed.
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I had been reading Science and Health several months,
I had been reading Science and Health several months,
before I gave any thought to myself and my numerous
complaints. I had never been very strong, and some of
my ailments were supposed to be hereditary and chronic,
hence I dragged through many tedious years with a belief
in medical laws and hereditary laws resting upon me.