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The only hope of better things is in the education of the people in right principles. Let physicians teach the people that restorative power is not in drugs, but in nature. Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health. In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained. Unhealthful conditions should be changed, wrong habits corrected. Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right conditions in the system.

Restorative power resides in nature, not drugs; disease is an effort of nature to free the system, requiring lifestyle correction. Presents a therapeutic philosophy regarding natural healing, disease causation, and the role of the physician.

Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power—these are the true remedies. Every person should have a knowledge of nature's remedial agencies and how to apply them. It is essential both to understand the principles involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a practical training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge.

Health and healing are promoted through natural lifestyle factors and trust in divine power. The text lists specific natural remedies alongside divine trust as foundational true remedies.

The use of natural remedies requires an amount of care and effort that many are not willing to give. Nature's process of healing and upbuilding is gradual, and to the impatient it seems slow. The surrender of hurtful indulgences requires sacrifice. But in the end it will be found that nature, untrammeled, does her work wisely and well. Those who persevere in obedience to her laws will reap the reward in health of body and health of mind.

Obedience to natural laws yields gradual rewards of physical and mental health, while hurtful habits require sacrifice to overcome. It addresses the behavioral perseverance needed to follow natural laws and the resulting health benefits.