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PREAMBLE In this brochure, I speak to a point of Personal Privilege, to Read throughout Free For 30 Days legions of friends; to the many thousands of loyal students the land who have accepted me as their teacher, occult guide, and spiritual adviser; to ahnost a million readers who have purchased and read my hooks during the past thirty years, and to all occultists, mystics, occult teachers, and leaders of the several Secret Schools of White Magic, with whom I enjoy the most cordial fraternal relations.. This brochure has been prepared for the special aid and benefit of all those who are truly interested in real Rosicrucianism, and who are sincerely seeking the way to the Door of the Temple of the Rosy Cross Cross.. I f su ch sincer sinceree seeker seekerss do not find the path th at leads to the right Door of the real Temple, may that which is said herein be  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ snares EVERYWHERE sufficient to guide them safely away from the beguiling of the  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS cleverest charlatan of this day, that leads to the trap door and pitfall of a commercial enterprise and family racket conducted in the holy name of the Rose Cross. As is well known, I am by profession, a physician as well as the official head of the authentic Rosicrucian Organization in America. In the Jo u rn a l o f th e A m er ican ic an M ed ic a l Asso As socia cia tio n, issue of Decem ber be r 15, 192 3, th er e ap pe ared ar ed an arti ar ticl clee in which wh ich th e at te m p t was wa s made, by the clever use of strong insinuations, plausible implications and subtle innuendos, to connect me with frauds, medical quackery and disre putab le med ical coll college eges. s. I t criticized severel severely y m an y of my medical teachings and practices; with scorching sarcasm, belittling references, and villifying defamation it essayed to pronounce the last bene be nedi dicti cti on on my pr ofes of essi sion on al career car eer.. H ap p il y , how ever, eve r, i t w as a misdirected misdirected effo effort rt an d did not have the intended intended eff effec ect. t. Inste ad of bein be ing g a fin fi n al rite ri te of bene be nedi dicti cti on, on , it prov pr ov ed to be a sp le n d id p ro fe ssional benefaction. Fortunately, I have never participated in any fraud or knowingly encouraged encouraged such practice practices. s. I loathe crooke crooked d dealing and no n ethical conduct. conduct. My socalled socalled “quackery” has become become recognized recognized pr acti ac tice ce i n th e regular school school.. M y alleged connections connections w ith di sreputable medical colleges may be fully explained, and when the actual facts are known, there is—there can be—no condemnation. The article was written for the purpose of preventing the formation of a rival medical association and afforded the A. M. A. a splendid opportunity to release its pent up spiteful feelings of revenge against several doctors, as well as myself, who had dared to vigor

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ously oppose them—especially their pet project of compulsory vaccination. Professionally, I ignored the article. Upo n its face, face, it carried its own answer, which all medical and professional men fully understood stood.. While not so intende d, it made me profe ssion ally. It greatl y increased the sale of medical books, especially books on Dietetics, Read Free Formy 30 Days and consultations consultations with other doctors imme diately increased. A host of doctors, far and near, became my friends; my fraternal circle in die profession was widened, and the fraternal ties, that bind, were made secu secure re.. It established my professional stand ing upon a firm firm and solid basis. Not N ot long ago, a un iq ue imposto imp ostor, r, w ith a ra re geni ge nius us fo r the th e successful manipulation of all the subtle wiles of the deceptive arts, with an astute knowledge of publicity and with a singular system of high pressure salesmanship, fabricated, instituted, and has since maintained for private gain, a wholly spurious rosicrucian organizaDISCOVER NEW BOOKS  an READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS tion tion.. This resourcef resour ceful ul charlatan charlat and mountebank extraordinary has mislead, mislead, dece deceiv ived ed,, and defrauded thousand s. He has numbered his victims and counted his accomplishments alike among the poor, gullible and ignorant; as well as the learned, rich, wise, and otherwise. wise. As a propag andist, he is the past maste r superior, excelling yet unexce unexcelle lled. d. He has deceived deceived the most astute editors of a utho ritative dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books of reference. Likew ise publi pu blish shers ers of high hi gh class new spape spa pers rs an d ma gazin ga zin es. es . H e h as ma de dupes of them all. all. And, all alike have perm itted him t o use their publi pu blicat cation ionss as free vehicles veh icles for hi s subtl su btle, e, yet false fal se an d insid in sid ious io us,, pro pagan pa gan da. da . Being the official head and Supreme Grand Master of the genuine and authentic Fraternity, Order, Brotherhood and Temple of Rosicrucians in America, none were in a better position than I to know that the aforesaid socalled rosicrucian order was and is a gigantic swindle, so skillfully designed, so cleverly operated, and so ingeniously and cunningly hidden beneath a velvet veneer of intriguing mystery, plausible deception, and almost perfect camouflage, as to deceive others not so well advised on Rosicrucian affairs. It, therefore, became my duty to direct attention to the truth and the facts concerning this spurious rosicrucian organization, to advise and warn all interested interested parties. Th is I have d one from from time to time. time. Only recently in several booklets, afterward republished in a permanent bound volume,* in the interest of truth and for the benefit of all who are interested in Rosicrucianism, or the August Fraternity *The Rosicrucian Fraternity In America.

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— for fo r thos th os e who have ha ve been misle mi sled, d, an d for fo r thos th osee who are lik ely el y to be m isle is led d by the th e sed uctiv uct ivee wil wiles es of th is m as ter te r fab ric ator at or,, shrew shr ewd d pr o pa ga nd ist, is t, an d rema re ma rkab rk ab le sw indl in dler. er. I expos exp osed ed his hi s method met hod s and an d his racket—the most remarkable of its kind. He could not answer the charges preferred, or face the facts Read Free For 30 Days prese pr esente nted. d. So, he resort res orted, ed, amo ng othe ot herr ruses, rus es, to the ancie an cient nt artifi art ifice ce long employed by the shrewd shrewd and crafty, nam ely: “Wh en you cannot face the facts, then direct attention away from the facts, create confusion by making a vigorous, vicious personal attack on the informer.” Therefore, he is using the article in the Medical Journal in connection with his planned and systematized campaign of personal abuse and vilification against me as strategic subterfuge in lieu of facing the facts. Seeing that this pseudooccult swindler is thus using the article to shield himself and as a means to perpetuate his racket, I shall make reply to the article and full explanations concerning all matters  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE therein stated. I am not a destmctio nist. I wou ld not destroy destroy that which is is good good an d righteous. However, whenever it is necessaiy to raise raise my voice and to use my efforts to right a wrong and to protect the innocent, I do not hesitate, or falter. True it is, that I dislike to criticize and attack the pet plans and pro ject je ctss of an othe ot he r in wh ich othe ot hers rs are ar e inte in teres reste ted— d— even tho ugh ug h they have been deceived and beguile d1— because it gen erally means w ar with the victims whom the cha rlata n uses to defend himself. I disdain it because I am a lover of peace, but not peace at any price. Yet, when I see wellmeaning men and women making a pet out of a snakeinthegrass, kneeling to its siren charms and bareing their bre asts as ts to th e po ison is on of its fang fa ngs, s, I am comp co mpell elled ed to sou nd a w arnar ning. T h is I have done—n done—n one could do less. less. Fraternally submitted, R. SWINBURNE CLYMER.




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H. Spencer Lewis And His Spurious Read Free For 30 Days AMORC In the year 1915, H. Spencer Lewis, without Rosicrucian authority, fabricated and instituted a spurious Rosicrucian organization which he has been and is now conducting, as a private business enterprise under the trade name name of AMORC. November 15, 15, 1928, he incorporated this family enterprise in the state of California under the corporate name of the Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC. T h e incorporators and trustees were H. Spencer Lewis, his wife, his son, his son’s wife and Charles D. Dea n. O n September 1, 1930, he filed an amendment to the charter changing the name of the corporation to The Supreme Grand Lodge of theNEW Ancient Order  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS  DISCOVER BOOKS and  Mystical READ EVERYWHERE Ro sae sa e C ru cis, ci s, and vesting the absolute control and total voting power of the corporation in the board of trustees, by the following provision quoted verbatim from a certified copy of said charter, viz: “Eig hth: The total voting voting power of of this corporati corporation on shall be in said trustees and any three of their number shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business of the corporation.” A F A M IL Y A F F A IR

T h is corporation corporation owns owns all of of the property of AM ORC . I t is is a closed corporation composed solely of H. Spencer Lewis and his family, and is governed by a board of five trustees, headed by H. Spencer Lewis, with his wife, his son, the son’s wife and Clement Le Bru n, one of his handy men. men. Th e paying members members of AM OR C are not members of and have no interest in or control of the property of AM OR C, although it belong belongss to to them. them. It is owned owned by a corporation which is controlled absolutely by LI. Spencer Lewis and his family. family. The re is is an unincorporated unincorporated subsidiary body body un der the incorporated Supreme Grand Lodge, known as the “Grand Lodge,” which owns no property, to which the membership at large belongs. The initiation fees, contributions, and monthly dues paid by those who ha ve joined this this enterpri enterprise se do not go to the unincorpo rated G rand Lodge to which they belong, but to the incorporated Supreme Grand Lodge controlle controlled d by H. Spencer Spencer Lewis and his family. family. Althoug h it pu p u rp o rt s u p o n its it s face fa ce to be a fr a te rn a l o rg an iz at io n an d is so co n-

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ducted as to give it the plausible appearance of a mutual fraternal organization, it is simply a family enterprise for the support and aggrandizement of H. Spencer Lewis and family. A G IG A N TI C S W IN D L E

However, it is more than a family enterprise; it is a most Read Free For 30 Days plau pl au sibl si bl y desig de signe ned d fr au du lent le nt scheme an d gigantic swindle. With this cleverly organized device, conducted under the trade mark : “AMORC,” falsely represented to be the perpetuation and continuation in America of the original and authentic Rosicrucian Order or Brotherhood. Brotherhood. D urin g the past 20 years, H. Spencer Lewis ha s deceived thousands and defrauded them of millions of dollars. Although he calls himself the Imperator of the Rosicrucian Order, ju risd ri sd icti ic tion on of N or th America Ame rica,, he is not a Rosicrucian. Rosicrucian. His family enterprise carried on under the trade marked name of “AMORC— Rosicrucian Order” and other Rosicrucian names and appellations, is not a genuine Rosicrucian organization.  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS From time to time, we have warned sincere seekers of the Rosy Cross, as well as the gullible and the curious against this fraud per pe trat tr ated ed in the th e na m e of the th e Rosic Ro sicruc ruc ian s. Re centl ce ntly y we issu is su ed book bo oklet letss and a permanent bound volume* thoroughly exposing this gigantic swindle and the Lewis family racket, and also pointing the way to the real, genuine and authentic Rosicrucian Order and Brotherhood in America. MR. LE WIS CAN NOT FACE TH E FACTS. TO SUBTERFUGE

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M r. Lewis could could not in fact and with truth, truth, answer. As a su bterfuge in the nature of a reply, he printed a pamphlet which he styles: White Book D filled with plausible falsehoods, ingenious, cunning misrepresentations, expertly manufactured and mutilated evidence and clever stratagems, which has the appearance of an answer, but which in fact is not an answer at all. Of course, my expose' of this fraudulent scheme and family racket racket of Mr. Lewis made him rather angry and resen tful Albeit he was without an honest straightforward reply thereto, he resorted to the ageold, yet clever, stratagem1of making an indirect personal attack on me to detract somewhat from the truth of our expose' by ♦See the booklets:

The Order Militia Crucifera Evangelica, A Challenge and the Answer; The Exclusive Right to Rosicrucian Names an d An Exp os e' o f th e Im p er at o r of A M O R C , be in g book bo ok s II, III, III , IV and V in the permanent volume: The Rosicrucian Fraternity in A m er i c a.

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having circulated a multigraphed circular (not having the courage to do it himself) with his own acrimonious and false comments thereon, containing a copy of a sarcastic and backbiting article published 12 years ago in the Jo u rn a l of the A m er ic a n M ed ic a l Asso As soci ciat atio ion, n, b e littling my professional qualifications as a physician and containing defamatory insinuations and false innuendos placing me in an altoRead Free For 30 Days gether false light— at least in the eyes of the laity. T H E A . M . A . A R T IC I C L E W I T H L E W 1 ST S T O N IA IA N COMMENTS

The multigraphed circular above mentioned containing Mr. Lewis’ comments comments and a copy copy of said article inso far as it relates to me, being circulated by him through the agency of others, is quoted verbatim as follows: THE “REVEREND” R. SWINBURNE CLYMER Head of the “Rosicrucian” Foundation  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE of Quakertown, Pennsylvania SOME SIDELIGHTS 0N HIS EARLIER CAREER Forew ord:

[Mr. Lew is’ Statement]

The present day activities of this man consist almost entirely in trying to wreck the real Rosicrucian organization, known as the Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) with national headquarters at San Jose, California. He hopes that by putting it in a false light and causing dissatisfaction among some of its members they will resign and join his own organization. H is o rganization is a small one, is in reality a nyth ing bu t R os icru ic ru cian ci an , an d is ho us ed i n a fa rm ho use us e a n d b a rn near Quakertown.* For years, with manufactured “evidence” and innuendo as his stockintrade, he has printed and flooded tire country with scurrilous booklets in his malicious campaign against the Order and its chief executive executive office officer. r. Of a pa rticu larly revolting nature are three booklets being circulated by him this year (1935). Revealing himself unconsciously in his writings, he *See our reply to Mr. Lewis "White Book D” in which Mr. Lewis is shown to be the m anufa cturer of evidence and the publisher of pla p la u sib si b le fa lseh ls eh o od s. H e alw al w ay s ac cu se s o th e rs of do ing in g t h a t w hi ch he has done. It is is one of his clever tricks .


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deceives neither the members of the Order nor the general publ pu blic, ic, especiall y editors, edito rs, wri ters, ters , resea re sea rch ers, ers , and an d lead le ad er s of other fraternities. Neverthele Never theless, ss, something some thing of a tang ta ng ible ib le n a tu r e shou sh ould ld help incirc in circumven umventing ting this m an in his career as a destruc tionist, and it it is with this end in view th atthis at this authoritative report on him has been been brought to light. [E nd of Mr. Read Free For 30 Days Lew is’ statement, statement, here follows follows the ar tic le: ] Copied from THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL A SS O C IA TI O N 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, III. The Propaganda Propaganda for Reform Reform Journal Vol. 81 A. M. A. No. 24 15,1923 Page 2050 In this Depa rtment app ear Rep orts Dec. 15,1923 of the Journal’s Bureau of Investigation, of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry and of the Association Laboratory, together with other General Material of an Informative  DISCOVER NEW BOOKSNature.  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS -------------------------------

The American Progressive Medical Association A n o th er A t te m p t to Or g an ize t h e T w i l i g h t Zone of Professionalism

From various parts of the country, the JOURNAL is receiving requests for information about a new medical organization calling itself the “American Progressive Medical Association” and having its “National Headquarters” at Milwaukee Milwaukee,, Wis. Physicians are receiving letters letters an d application blanks from the “President” of this new society urging them to send in their application for membership and the annua l membership fee of $5.00. Accord ing to the letterhead of the American Progressive Medical Association, which, by the way, is said to be incorporated, this organization is “Impartial—Fearless—Progressive—Democratic.” It has a President, President, three VicePresiden ts, a Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, a Treasurer, and a General Counsel—to say nothing of an Editor and General Manager of its medical journal, the latter, apparently, not yet bom. It has a “Council “Council on Health and Pu blic Instruction,” a “Council on Medical Education and Hos pit p ital al s, ” a “ Council Counc il on Scientif ic Re searc se arc h,” h, ” a “ Counc Co unc il on Pharmacy and Chemistry,” a “Council on Medical Legis

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lation,” n’ever’thing! Applicants for membership must “agree and stipulate” that they will give their “moral support to Progressive The rapeu tics.” Furthermore, they “ agree agree to stand firm firm for National Reciprocity for all Licensed Physicians Read withFree For 30 Days out examination or any RED TAPE.” When physician physicianss ask ask T H E JO UR NA L, as some some have have,, to inform them as to the “standing of the American Progressive Medical Association,” they are asking for the impossible because the Association has not yet been in existe existence nce a month month.. The best best the JOU RN AL can do is is to pu p u b li s h w h at m a te ria ri a l it h a s re g ar d in g th e fo u n d e rs a n d officers officers of this new organization. From this m aterial, a ny ph p h y s ic ia n shou sh ou ld be able abl e to de term te rm ine in e w he ther th er or n o t he wishes to be associated with an organization so fathered:  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS Here it is: THE PERSONNEL

THEODORE HUBERT LARSON, M.D., Milwaukee, Wis., President, Editor and General Manager : (No te by copyist: Long report to h is discredit is being being omitted in this copy as he is not involved in the attack on AMORC). SIMON LOUIS KATZOFF, M.D., Bridgeport, Conn., First Vice-President and Chairman of the Council on H e a l t h an d P u b lic li c In st ru c tio ti o n : (No te by copyist: Long report to his discredit omitted for same reason given above). R. SWINBURNE CLYMER, M.D., Quakertown, Penna., Second Vice-President: Our record fails to show that this man was ever regularly graduated by any reputable medical colle college. ge. In a paid noti notice ce th at app eared in Po lk’s lk’s Medical Directory of 1906, Clymer claims the degrees of “Ph.G.” an d “M .D.” He is classif classified ied as a “PhysioM edicist” and a graduate of the Independent Medical College, Chicago, 1898. Th e Independent M edical Colle College ge was was a diploma m ill which sold sold diplomas to anyone who sent the cash. cash. It was finally declared a fraud by the federal authorities and p u t o u t of busi bu sine ness ss.. I n P o lk ’s dire di rect ctor ory y fo r 1908 19 08,, Clym Cl ym er is listed as as an “ElectroTherapeut “ElectroTherapeutic ic Special Specialist ist.” .” In the same directory for 1912, he is given as a graduate of the College of Medicine and Surgery, Chicago, Chicago, 1911. Correspondence with a onetime officer of this extinct school b r o u g h t th e stat st atem em en t th a t i n 1911 Clym Cl ym er “w as g ra n te d an ad eunde eundem m diploma” diploma” !

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In 1903, Clymer was “Secretary and Manager” of the “Twentieth Century PliysioMedical College,” a diploma mill whose “Main Office” was a postoffice box in Guthrie, Okla., and whose “Corresponding Department” was a post office office box at Union City, Mich. Le tters written to Clymer Readanswered Free For 30 at Union City, Mich., were byDays him on stationery beari be ari ng the th e same add ress , b u t m aile ai led d from fro m H a tfie tf ie ld , Pa. Pa . Through the effo effort rtss of T H E J O U R N A L (see (see issue issue of October 1, 1904, P. 990), the postoffice department attempted to get a case on this fraud, but Clymer discovered that the tiling was being investigated and dropped that line of endeavor. endeavor. However However,, the ch arter of the “ college” was cancel cancelled led by the State State of Oklahom a in 1904. 1904. T h e name name of Henry J. Barton, of whom more later, appeared on the stationery of the “college” as one of its attorneys. In 1904, R. Swinburne Clymer conducted from Hat field, DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE BUILDInternational YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS Pa., and Union City, Mich.,  “The Academy of the Natural and Sacred Sciences” and at the same time exploited the “Elixir of Youth,” the “Water of Life” and “Bioplasma.” Th e “Inte rnatio nal Academy of the Natural and Sacred Sciences” offered a “course” in the “Natural System, of Healing” which proposed to enable those taking the courses to “Treat Every Known Disease.” Instruction was given on the mailorder plan and the degrees grees of “M.D .” and “D “D .O .” were granted. At the same same time, Clymer Clymer had offi office cess at Allentown, Penn a. Th os e who wanted to take tire “course” were told to “address the Associated College, Union City, Mich.” and obtain a “prospectus and full information.” In this connection, it is of interest to refer to a fraud order that was issued by the United States postal authorities against “The Philosophers of the Living Fire” with wh idi R. S. S. Clymer Clymer was connecte connected. d. It was op erated from Union City, Mich., the “home” of Clymer’s “Associated College College.” .” The scheme scheme consisted in obtaining m oney for membership in this alleged society for “degrees” in the “socie “society ty.” .” Th e government government investigate investigated d an d foun d th at the the degrees were “simply devices for obtaining additional sums of money from credulous credulous person s.” Th e “P hilo sop hers of the Living Fire” was supposed to be a quasireligious, secret order with signs, grips, obligations, passwords, and similar paraphernalia. Henry J. Barton, Barton, already already referre referred d to in connection with tire “Twentieth Century Physio

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Medical College,” was head of the concern and was known as the the “Reverent Supreme Supreme Gra nd Ra bbon i.” In Octo October ber,, 1905, the Philosophers of the Living Fire were extinguished by the f ra u d or de r wh ich covered cove red n ot crrly B ar ton to n b u t “ Dr. Dr . R. S. Clymer.” Th e frau d flared flared up again in 191 1917 7 and and was again extinguished by a second fraud order which Read Free For 30 Days again covered the name of “Dr. R. S. Clymer.” A testimonial credited to R. S. Clymer from Souder ton, Pa., appears in the advertising matter issued by the “Institute of Physicians and Surgeons” of Rochester, N. Y. It is to the effect that he has received the diploma from this “institute” and “it is in every respect equal to my medical or hospital diplomas.” It doubtl doubtless ess was. was. The “Institute of Physicians and Surgeons” was a mailorder swindle that was put out of business by the federal authorities Ju ly 21, 21, 1905. 1905. (See “N ostrum s and Qua ckery,” Vol I, pa ge 4 0 7 ).  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS In 1910, R. Swinburne Clymer was exploiting the “International System of Magnetic (Alchemic) Therapeutics .” Advertisements were pu blis hed stating that R. S. S. Clymer had obtained a patent from Washington for an apparatus for the magnetic treatment of diseases and that a com pany was “being formed by Dr . Clymer and some some others others interested.” Th is venture was an outgrowt outgrowth h of of an earlier scheme known as the “International System of Direct Medication.” Some of the later activities of Clymer concern another organization, the “Rosicrucian Aid,” conducted from “Beverly H all ,” Quakertown, Quakertown, Pen na. One of the numerous activities of this organization was that of issuing a book bo ok o n diete di etetic ticss which wh ich is cred cr ed ite d to “R . Sw Swinb inb urn e Clymer, College College of Medicine and Surgery, 1902.” I t will be reme re me mb ere d th a t Clyme Cly merr h a d clai cl aim m ed g ra du at io n in the medical directories from the College of Medicine and Surgery, 1911. We have in our records still other other information regarding Clymer of a more personal character, which need not be gone into at this time. GE OR GE STARR W H IT E, M.D., Los Los Ange Angelles, es, Cal., Cal., Third Vice-President and Chairman of the Council on M ed ic a l Ed uc at io n an d H os p ita it a ls : (Note by copyist: Long report to his discredit is being omitted in this copy). JONATHAN M. LARSON, M.D., Chicago, 111., Re co rd ing Secretary:

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ORIN WM. JOSLIN, M.D., New York City, Correspondin Secretary : ALCINOUS B. JAMISON, M.D., New York City, Treas urer and Chairman of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, Read Free For 30 Days JOSEPH R. HARRIGAN, M.D., Jamaica, N. Y., Chair (Note man of the Council on SCIENTIFIC Research : by cop yis t: Long Lo ng report rep ortss on thes th esee form fo rm er asso as soci ciat ates es *of Clymer in the realm of quackery are being omitted in this copy for the reason that other personalities are not involved in his malicious antiRo sicmc ian activities. activities. Suffice it to say that each and every one of them were revealed in the report as just the kind of men Clymer would associate with). So much for the personnel of the “American ProgresMedical Associati Association.” Th e letterhead letterhead of th at DIGITAL organisive DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  on.” READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR READING LISTS zation carri carries es the admonition: “Inv estigate everything— select select the best.” We commend commend th is suggestion to our readers. Look over over the list here pub lished an d “ select the best. be st.”” A B R IE F R E P L Y TO T H E F O R E W O R D BY MR. LEWIS

Mr. Lewis errors greatly. greatly. I am not seeking to wreck the real Rosicrucian organization. organization. I am seeking seeking to preserve it in its pris tine pu p u rity ri ty an d to prote pr ote ct its it s ho ly nam na m e ag ain ai n st the th e un ho ly m isus is us es to which he has su bjected it. I am no t seeking seeking members from his organization. organization. By his sordid metho methods, ds, he has disgusted disgusted thousan ds with the name, very few if any of his members when they know and fully realize the truth about his swindle and family racket will care to have anything further to do with any organization designating itself itself by any Rosicrucian Rosicrucian appellation. appellation. Therefore, Therefore, few if any of his victims will ever seek affiliation with die authentic order. Mr. Lewis is quick to charge others with following his own practice prac tices— s— he m an uf ac tu res re s and an d m ut ila tes te s evidenc evid encee to gi ve p la u si bilit bi lity y to h is swind swi ndle. le. W hen he n we pro duce du ce d ie eviden evi den ce pr o v in g it to be a swind swi ndle, le, conceived conce ived in sord so rdid id selfish sel fish ness nes s an d b ro u g h t fo rth rt h in fraud and corruption, he charges that the real evidence is manufactured. We trust that all interested readers will secure the three booklets (they are free), which Mr. Lewis says are "of a particularly revolt ing nature.” They contain much evidence and proof certain of his revolting swindle and family racket.

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My campaign, has been solely against Mr. Lewis, his swindle and fraudu lent practices— practices— not against his victims victims and members. members. It has not been malicious. I have have acted acted only in the interest of truth pr ote ction cti on o f th e inn oce nt, and for the prote Concerning Concerning the statement statement tha t our organization (the real R osicrucian Fraternity) is housed in a farm house and bam,Read see Free our For 30 Days reply to his “White Book D” where he makes the same false statement. Ou r reply will be sent witho ut cost cost upo n request. request. A N O T H E R M IS U S E O F T H E A . M . A . A R T IC L E

In the August (1935) issue of his mouthpiece T H E R O S I C R U  C I A N D I G E S T , Mr. Lewis, “The Imperator,” writing under the title: The Lighter Side of Life’s Mysteries, on page 265, commenting on the above above quoted A. M. A. A. J ou m al Article sa ys : “We learned some time ago in a magazine published by the American Medical Association ofBOOKS December 15, EVERYWHERE 1923, DISCOVER NEW  READ that this man (meaning the writer), at one time was connected with socalled schools of medicine which were claimed to be genuine colleges of medicine or therapeutics, and that he issued diplomas to others until legal interference stopped the system. I n fact fa ct,, th e me dica di ca l m ag az ine in e alleges that he issued a diploma to himself from one of his own medical schools before he had established it. Whether his ideas were right or wrong does not concern us inasmuch as the American Medical Association saw fit to condemn him as a notorious fraud in the Journal for December 15, 1923." (Italics ours). It will be noted that Mr. Lewis is commenting on the above quoted A. M. A. Jou rn al Article. Article. No whe re in said article does does the A. M. A. A. allege, allege, by inference, innuen do or otherwise, otherwise, tha t I issued a diploma to myself from one of my own medical schools before it was established, nor has the American Medical Association ever seen seen fit to condemn me as a notorious fraud . (Again he accuse accusess others of doing what he has done—issuing diplomas to himself and of being what he is— a notorious fraud). It is his own statement which he cleverly attempts to attribute to the American Medical Association and its Journal (another of his clever clever tricks ). The statement is absolutely and wholely false. A L S O A N O T H E R M IS U S E O F T H E A . M. A . A R T IC L E

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Pennsylvania, with the assistance and advice of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth, conducted a thorough and prolonged investigation into the question of the right to the exclusive exclusive use of all Rosi crucian names, titles, terms, designations, and appellations on applications made under a Pennsylvania statute for the Registration of such names and appellations. Read Free For 30 Days

AMO RC was a party to said proceedi proceedings. ngs. M r. H. Spenc Spencer er Lewis, through his attorneys and a member of his organization, pre sented sen ted th e claim cla imss of AM OR C as to its R o sicr si cru u ci an au then th en tic ity and his protest against the registration of Rosicrucian names, titles, and appellations by the Randolph Foundation of the Authentic Rosicrucian Order in America. As the Supreme Grand Master of the Authentic Rosicrucian Order or organization in America (the said Randolph Foundation), I presented the claims of our organization as to its authenticity and superior rights to the exclusive use of all Rosicrucian names, titles,  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS and appellations. The issue was clea clearl rly y and sharply drawn. Th e Secretary Secretary and the Attorney General made a most complete, searching, and exhaustive investigation of all issues raised, kept the proceeding open almost a year, and gave Mr. Lewis and his spurious AMORC every possi ble oppo op portu rtu nity ni ty an d ample am ple tim e to t o esta es tabl bl ish is h t h ei r clai cl ai m s an d to just ju stify ify their protests. A M O RC N O T A R O SI C RU C IA N O R D E R

However, Mr. Lewis being entirely without proof of Rosicrucian authenticity of his fabricated and spurious organization, and wholly without justification for his protest against the registration of Rosicrucian names by the Randolph Foundation of the authentic Rose Cross Order; in a futile attempt to confuse the issue, vainly hoping to overcome the impregnable claims and right of the authentic order by de tra cting cti ng atte at tent ntio ion n from fro m h is own weakne wea kness— ss— th e ab so lu te noth no thin inggness of his claims, and his inability to justify his groundless protests; introduced the above mentioned and quoted article from the A. M. A. Journal in said proceedings, caused the same to be read and used as the basis of a vicious, malicious, acrimonious, rancorous, atrocious, and wicked personal attack on the writer—yet to no purpose—it availed him nothing. The Secretary and the Attorney General disregarded the malicious personal attack and decided all issues solely upon their merits. Every issue was decided in favor of the Au A u th en tici ti ci ty o f the Ra n do lp h Foundation of the Ro-sicrucians in America and against Mr. Lewis

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Having made dear for you the motive for the use and the reason for the circulation at 'this time, of multigraphed copies of said article, 1 shall answer fully and in detail every false charge, unfair insinuaRead Free For 30 Days tion, damaging innuendo and statement therein made or contained. I will also show the reason why the article was written, the purpose it was intended to serve, why the writer of that article treated me in such a spiteful, stepmotherly fashion, and deliberately left inferences an d created innuend innuend o not justified justified by the facts. facts. However, before before ma king specific specific answer in detail to the A. M. A. Jou rna l article, article, a few matters of general observation, as a background may be helpful as giving a better understanding of the specific reply thereto. MY BACKGROUND

My forefathers migrated to Pennsylvania during the early  near DISCOVER BOOKSborder,  READ EVERYWHERE colonial days from Switzerland, the NEW German where the N a tu r a P h y si ci an s a n d N at u ro p at h y were we re pr ed o m in an t. T h e y believed in the philosophy and efficiency of 'the natural systems of healing, an d were liberals in politics politics and religion. religion. One of my ancestors, George Clymer, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Pennsylvania. At an early age, I became a student of the Occult Sciences and a neophyte in the O rder of the Rosy Cross. T he Secret Schools, Schools, as is well known to all of their neophytes and initiates, and as is also generally known to students of mysticism and occultism, advise their neophytes and followers against the use of warmblooded meat, po iso no us d ru g s an d serum ser um s, or othe ot herr a n im al inoc in ocul ulat atio ions ns.. With tins background, nurtured in such a family tradition, trained in an occult sdiool, it is not at all strange that I should be a liberal in religion and medicine and a Natura Physician. The system of healing to which I subscribe and follow in my prac pr ac tic e w as firs fi rstt kn ow n in th is country as the Thomsonian or Herbal System, then the Nature Cure, and later as the Physio Medical system. I AM A PHYSIOMEDICALIST

A PhysioMedidst is a physician who does not use poison, narcotics, harmful drugs, antitoxins, vacdnes, serums, and putrified *See our our bo ok let The Ri gh t to the Exclusiv e Use of Rosicruc ian Names for a full account of all matters above mentioned.


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germ laden laden anim al inoculations in his systems. systems. He employs the constructive principle in Nature on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritu al planes of being. being. He treats cause causes, s, not effec effects ts and symptoms of disease, with elementary natural remedies such as water, heat, air, light, magnetism, electricity, etc; with chemical remedies such as diet, scientific foodRead selection and30combination, non Free For Days poison poi son ous ou s medic me dic ine s, he rb al extrac ext racts ts an d vito vit och chem emica icall rem edies ed ies , and also with mechanical remedies such as corrective gymnastics, massage, osteopathic manipulation, and surgery when indicated and necessar necessary. y. He also uses uses psychological methods such as no rm al sug gestion, emotional control, scientific relaxation, constructive thought and methods of natu ral living. living. To such a physician, prevention of disease is most important. T H E O C C U L T I ST ST A N D P H Y S I C IA IA N

If the PhysioMedicist is also an Occultist, he will successfully NEWpotent BOOKS forces READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR employ the finer fDISCOVER iner,, more fo rces and hig her laws of N atu re.DIGITAL H e READING LISTS will, in truth and in deed, possess a knowledge and skill akin to intuition—and know the highest art of healing, health, and salvation. He will be a Priest of Nature and an interpreter of her holiest Mysteries— and will realize the highe st ideal ideal of the physician . It is not my purpose here and now to discuss the relative merits and demerits of the theory and practice to which I subscribe, as compared with that of the Allopathic school of medicine, which has become the th e dom do m ina nt, nt , hence henc e th e “ re g ul ar ” or “ ortho or tho dox” do x” school sch ool.. I have no quarrel with with Allopathic Allopathic Physicians. Th ere is vastly more to be learned tha n is is known. It is charitable, reasonable, an d ju s t to say th a t no school of med icin e, or of th e he alin al in g arts ar ts,, h a s acquired a monopoly on wisdom, even though they have acquired the factitious privilege to practice their theories to the exclusion of all others, under and by virtue of special legislation and the arbitrary special favor of governmental authority. I have believed, and still dare to assert, that no one rightfully has a commission to arbitrarily set up a standard, to cast a measuring line and to to say say to all all other others: s: “Th us far shall thou go and no furth er.” It is the unalienable right of everyone everyone to do, do, witho ut u n necessary and arbitrary restrictions, the work which is appropriate to him, for which he has fitne fitness ss and aptitude. T h e words of Augustin of Hippo are replete with good good sense sense and reasonable justice: “ In the things which are necessary, let there be unity; in those not absolutely certain, let there be liberty; and in them all, let there be cha rity.” Th ere can be no genuine progress in science science where these are not. Th e Divine Art of Healing should should have but a single single ethic:

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To live in charity and intellectual hospitality, doing to others as we desire them to do to us, and to all as we have the opportunity. This is the Higher Law of Medicine and the Healing Arts. It was because I entertain these fundamental convictions and dared to vigorously assert them in the interest of and for the advancement of the healing arts at the time when the persecuting political Read For br an ch of th e Al lopa lo pa thic th ic school was g ain ai n in g its asc ende en denc ncy y by Free spec sp ecia ial l 30 Days legislation and enforcing its views and theories by the authority of law and special privilege of Governmental sanction, I incurred the embittered resentment of the then management of the A. M. A., that later found expression in the backbiting article now quoted and used for still more unworthy ends by Mr. Lewis. THE

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In this land of the free, as well as in the tyrannical lands of kings and dictators, there has existed a dominant persecuting, politically minded branch of the medical profession intent in compelling  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE their brethren to adopt their views and to practice according to their dictation. dictation. They proposed to establish establish a hierarch y of Med icine to which all must bow and pay due reverence, the regularity of which must not be questioned and the theories, teachings, dogmas, doctrines and practices must be accepted by all who would practice the divine Art of Healing. T o accomplish accomplish this object object they proposed to grasp and hold all lucrative medical offices in the Army and Navy; the Civil Service and Hospitals; to man and control all medical regulating and licensing licensing boards, boards, and departm ents of health. To unite and organize against all medical reform and independent practitioners, to compel all healers and physicians to join with them and adhere to their standards, or be excluded from fraternal courtesy and just recogniti recognition on as professional men—an d driven from the field. field. Fina lly, to completely regulate die medical profession and all healing arts by law and enforce their views and practices upon the profession and laity alike by by special man datory class legislation. Accordingly, a conference was held in New York, in 1846, by which the American Medical Association was brought into existence for this purpose. OTHER

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to the exclusion of all others, to mandatory laws enforcing upon the peop pe ople le th ei r theori the ories es and an d practi pra ctices ces,, and an d to all al l legi le gi slat sl atio io n p ro m o ti n g and fostering the intolerant spirit of medical monopoly. THE BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY

With the organization of the American Medical Association, the Read Free For 30 Days die was cast and the battle for supremacy and the control of the medical profession and healing arts was waged with relentless vigor an d accumulating bitterne bitterness ss for more than a ha lf century century.. At th e close of the nineteenth century when I entered the medical school and upon my professional studies, the American Medical Association had almost succeeded in legislating out of existence all schools of theory and practice, except the Allopathic School which it sponsored. At that time, the fight for compulsory vaccination was at the height of its bitterness. bitterness. O f this, I shall say more as I proceed. proceed. Dr. Alexander Wilder, the classic scholar, profound philosopher, eminent physician and NEW Rosicrucian his EVERYWHERE from H is to ry of MedBUILD icin ic ine, e,YOUR  DISCOVER BOOKS inREAD DIGITAL READING LISTS the earliest historical period to the dose of the nineteenth century, in speaking of these contests within the medical profession says: “We sometimes hear it pleaded that in the Healing Art there shou ld be no parties, no separate organiz organizati ations ons.. M an kind have a common interest in health and in the means to preserve preserve it. it. Th is pleading is plausible, and perfe ctly consistent with that charity that seeketh not its own advantage, but the the welfare welfare of other others. s. Bu t in the the hum an con stitution, as in every department of Nature, there is a principle ciple of polarity, and an impulse to different differentiation. iation. On e class of human beings hold fast, sometimes almost convulsively, to what has been long esteemed and venerated; while another is ready, and frequently even eager, to discover wh at is new, and to bring it into possession. possession. In a state of savagery, there may be little distinction in art; in the civilized state there is certain to be differencing of effort in every every directio direction. n. It is in the plura lity of faculties, faculties, in the variety of aspirations, the infinite extending of conceptions, that man is developed and perfected.” "In the Art of Healing there is, accordingly, a multi pli p lici city ty of meth me thod odss to be br ou gh t into in to view, view , an d w ith it h ea ch of them must come the modifying and even the discarding of older older notions and procedur procedures. es. W ith the brin gin g of them into contiguity, there is very certain to follow collision, ■degenerating into strife. Person al amb ition an d selfis h

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motive are likely to transcend philanthropy and love of truth. There ha s been in every every country country and every historic per p er io d a n offic of ficial ial M ed ical ic al P ra ct ice, ic e, ta k in g its sanc sa nc tio ns and theorie theoriess from from enforced enforced authority. It boastfully claimed claimed to be ample for its purpose, and was characterized by jeal je alou ou sy a n d intol int oler eran an ce of inno in no va tio n. Fr om th e Sh am an Read Free For 30 Days of the Siberan village to the pretentious stickler for scientific tific regularity, this has been the the case. case. As in former religious crusades and persecutions, the arm of the Civil Power has been involved and employed without scruple to arrest change changess by the the punishment of innovators. innovators. Th e record of history in this respect in both hemispheres has been be en f a r oth erw ise th a n h u m an e or ho no rabl ra bl e. I n every ev ery new period, there have been demonstrated the shortcomings of its predecessor, and instead of truthloving candor, there have been encountered derision, social proscription, persecution, and even virtual outlawry.” DISCOVER NEW  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS “In Europe the disciples of BOOKS Hahnemann, and in America the associates and followers of Beach and Thomson, breasted alike the torrents of calumny and proscription. The Homeopathists, who bravely adhered to their convictions, opened a New World, like Columbus, to subsequent explorers explorers and coloni colonizer zers. s. Eclectic Eclectic Medicine in America was likewise characterized by a career of vigorous protest and earnest endeavor endeavor.. It was an enthusiasm not to to be measured by common common unde rstanding. Its champ ions labored to develop a practice of Medicine, not cosseted and fenced about by special legislation, but having its foundations pla p la n te d up on its it s in tr in si c us eful ef ul ne ss, ss , w ith ou t fa ctit ct itio io u s pr ivile iv ile ges, ge s, alw ays ay s open op en to ne w lig ht , an d st ill il l re ta in in g tenaciously the principles to which it owes its inception and continued continued existenc existence.” e.” (Pag es 8848 85). “Even now, with all the boasted learning of our Modem Time, the diversities of opinion in medical circles are innumerable. innumerable. The re are sects sects an d schools schools of practice, even where there exists arbitrary authority and sentiment to prevent organizing into distinct forms. forms. A one Catholic science of Medicine, of inerrant orthodoxy and faultlessly classif classified, ied, cannot be intelligently affirmed to exist. exist. T he medical vista is like a kaleidoscope in which the several dominant opinions appear conspicuous according as the instrument happens to be turned. * * * Sentiments that are often scouted as vagary and of revolutionary character,

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have the sanction of men standing high in the medical pro fes sion. sio n. Yet Ye t the conserv con servatism atism of estab es tab lishe lis hed d bo dies di es of men is so great as to induce resistance, even to ferocious violence, violence, to changes deserving of a welcom welcome. e. N ew view s are generally first denounced as false, afterward derided as of little importance, andRead eventually Free Foraccepted 30 Days with the assertion that they had always been the property of the pro fessio fes sion. n. T h e first fir st promu pro mulga lga tors, tor s, however how ever,, ar e seldo sel dom m included in such favorable reception.” (Page s V I a nd VII, Foreword). In the light of the foregoing, and the facts, conditions, and situations existi existing ng at the times referred referred to to in the A .M . A. Jo ur na l article, we may proceed to deal with it fairly, intelligently, and under standingly. THE ARTICLE MISCONCEIVED AND UNNECESSARY

The article was aNEW misconception and not based  upon facts  DISCOVER BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE BUILD YOURand DIGITAL READING LISTS the truth so far as I was conce concerne rned. d. T ha t is also also probab ly true insofar as it applies to the individual doctors therein referred to, ridiculed, and no doubt unjustly criticized. criticized. I was no t a member, or office officer, r, of the American Progressive Medical Association. Association. A sh ort time prior to its attempted formation, Dr. Larson, of Milwaukee, wrote me about forming, a liberal and progressive medical association. I replied tha t I believed believed the conditions conditions an d general situatio n unfavo rable and the time inopportune. Therefore, I refused to lend my aid to the undertaking. undertaking. Notwithstanding, Dr. Larson went forward with his futile and unsuccessful plans and had propaganda, literature, and letterheads printed with my name set forth as “second ViceP resident.” T his was done without my knowledge or consent. I was in no way interested in that movement and had nothing to do with it. T he A. M. A. advised advised of the attempt attempt to organize organize a riva l pro gressive and liberal association, ever jealous of all rivals and determined to stamp out, in its very inception, all possible rivalry, resorted to the undignified and questionable method, to say the least, of making caustic personal attacks on those of its professional brethren who were connected, or supposed to be connected, with the movement. T h e bitter attack was as as unnecessary unnecessary as it was unjustified. Th e movement gained no headway and never had an actual existence as a functioning organization. MY POSITION STATED

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and ideals as they relate to the healing arts, medical profession, me dical education, school schools, s, and associations. I believe believe th at every every healer and physician, regardless of the system practiced, should be fully prep ared, learned and highly efficient efficient in hi s art. I hold no br b r ie f fo r “ dipl di plom om a m ills il ls ,” fr a ud u le nt an d inef in effic fic ient ie nt schools sch ools,, an d have no sympathy with those who would lower the standards of Read Free For 30 Days pr of es si on al tr a in in g and an d educ ed ucati ation on,, or who wh o w ould, ou ld, in any an y way wa y or by any an y m eans ea ns,, evade eva de the fu ll me asur as uree an d hi gh es t st a nd a rd of the th e pr o fe ss io na l resp re spon on sibi si bilit lit y of the th e ph ysic ys icia ian. n. The public health and general wellbeing of mankind are precious, and should be duly guarded and protected. I believe believe th at the medical profession should be carefully regulated to high standards and increasingly higher standards of efficiency, and that none should be b e licens lic ens ed to pr ac tic e the th e he alin al ing g ar ts who wh o are ar e no t fu lly ll y pr e pa re d to efficiently treat, cure, and prevent disease and safeguard the health of those those for whom he renders professional servic service. e. But I do not belie be lieve ve th a t one school schoo l h a s the th e ri gh t to re gu late la te th e prof pr of es sion si on to its  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS own selfish advantage, to the exclusion or disadvantage of other or all other schools, some of which may be more desirable and efficient I am unalterably opposed to a medical monopoly that arrogantly establishes a dictatorship over the profession, stifles individual genius, and retards scientific progress by refusing to recognize all innovations, however meritorious, that do not conform to their own pre conc co ncei eive ved d ide as. as . I believe in medical freedom, with qualified practitioners, unhampered and unshackled; and that professional colleges of all schools of theory and practice of the healing arts should be established and maintained to the highest possible standards of progressive efficiency. I have always opposed the policy of the A. M. A. of forcing its theories and practices by compulsory legislation, its monopolistic tendencies, its attempts at professional dictatorship, its practices of pe rs o na lly ll y atta at ta ck in g br et h re n of the th e pr ofes of essi sion on w ho ha ve diss di ssen en te d from its conclusions and who have refused to bow to its dictation. I cannot accept the Allopathic theory and practice of medicine which it fosters; however, I am in accord with its policy of professional train ing and medical educatio education. n. It has raised these standa rds, for which it deserves due credit and high commendation. In the early days of my practice, I associated myself with movements for the establishment of PhysioMedical colleges, which I hoped would develop into strong colleges of high educational standards, with a complete curriculum, a highly specialized staff, and adequate equipment to graduate high class, learned, efficient and

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skillfull PhysioMedicist PhysioMedicists. s. Those atte attempts mpts failed, failed, because, unfortunately, there were some associated with those undertakings who were not willing to subscribe to and support such high standards. In the later years of my practice, I have been solicited and urged to assist in the organization of independent, liberal, and progressive gressive associations. associations. I believe believe in such Association. Read an Free For 30 Days It is certain that such an organization, or society, if committed to the maintaining of the same strict, high standard of medical education as the A. M. A. would serve serve a beneficent beneficent and most useful purpose. So fa r I have, of recent years, refused to join in, or to encourage such movements and shall continue to do so until the time arrives when the independent, liberal, and progressive practitioners can unite their efforts into a harmonious movement on high educational as well as progressive standards. VINDICATION DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READtendencies, EVERYWHERE of the BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS We, the physicians of liberal Thomsonian, N a tu ra and PhysioMedical school, who are seeking no earthly glory, glory, who have not pinned upon our breasts am bition s’ worthless bad ge, and an d who are ar e mo re intere int ere ste d in th e w elfa el fare re of m a n k in d an d the service we may render to and for our fellowmen, have been content to see the physicians of the Allopathic school abandon many of their own fundamental pet theories and to adopt in lieu thereof, the major, fundamental, and basic principles of the PhysioMedicists, which the majority of their physicians are generally using today in their practice, and which less than fifteen years ago the A. M. A. was denouncing denouncing and ridiculing. ridiculing. It was not then alone sufficient to to denounce and ridicule our system and our remedies, it was also deemed necess necessary ary to to villify an d belittl belittle, e, to make personal and sarcastic attacks on the personnel of our school, who were active in promoting its doctrines and practices. There is, is, indeed, indeed, justified justified gratif gratificati ication on in the silent, silent, t a d t admission by the Allopathies of the correctness of the principles of our practi pra ctice, ce, even th ou g h the y ha ve adop ad op ted them th em as th e ir own ow n w ith ou t due acknowledgment. acknowledgment. W ithin this fact is found sufficient reward for our labors, and a measure of compensation for all the abuse that the A. M. A. has unjustly heaped upon us.

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BOOKS  bers. READ have always been regular —mo — more resoDISCOVER th a n most moNEW st of its members mem . EVERYWHERE I hav e lived up to the highest ethics and noblest precepts of the profession. My professional brethren who know me personally and those who hav e followed followed my career, know thi s to be true. I have never attacked, attacked, or assisted in the persecution of any physici an of any scho school. ol. I have be en as li b e r a l in m y conduc con ductt tow ards ar ds my prof pr of essi es sion on al br ethr et hr en as I have been been in my professional professional views views.. I may have disagreed disagreed with some of them, they may have been right or wrong, they have the same righ t to the ir opinion opinion as I to mine. I have always granted to them the same rights and the free exercise thereof as freely as I have vigorously fought to preserve it for myself and future generations. I have alw ays revered revered the phys ician as God’s greatest servant to hum anity a nd one one of our greatest greatest bless blessings ings.. Therefore, I enjoy enjoy the personal esteem, fraternal regard and association of Doctors of all schools of thought and practice. W HY

T H E A R T I C L E W A S I G NO NO R RE ED

The highest ideal of the physician is service—service that aids and blesses ma nkin d—unequivocal, unaba ting, unselfish unselfish servic service. e. In the last and final analysis, if a doctor fails to cure the sick, to take pro p ro p e r a n d sa tisf ti sf ac to ry care ca re of h is pa tien ti en ts , a nd to re nd e r service serv ice to the community in which he resides and labors, he is not a physician and deserves deserves no professional standing. Ha ving lived up to the highest ideals of the physician, my professional reputation was not and could not be injured, in the realms in which I have labored and served, by the petty insinuating condemnation of that article. All physicians know and fully understand the coercive and an d


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by the A. M. A.— un til very recently recently vindictive tactis often employed by — to coerce an d pu n ish is h doctors. doctors . It pro ved ve d to be b ad polic po licy y a n d has, ha s, I trust, been been abandoned. abandoned. Let it be said said for the profession tha t very very few members of the A. M. A., or doctors gene rally, end orsed such methods. Doctors unde rstandin g such such articles, generally cas t them aside as unworthy of serious consideration, therefore, my standing Read Free For 30 Days within the profession, as a doctor, or individual, was not injured. As a matter of fact, the article proved to be a professional blessing. It greatly enlarged the sphere sphere of my personal acqua intance. Since then and now, many physicians of the “regular” or Allopathic school, in good standing, consult me and call me into consultation on cases relating to diet, direct medication, magnetic therapeutics, and endocrinology. W H Y T H E A R T IC IC L E I S A N S W E R E D N OW OW

For the reasons above indicated, the article has thus far been treated with well deserved contempt, and (until now), has READING LISTS  DISCOVER NEW BOOKSsilent  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL remaine d unanswered. As long as it stayed within the profession, it did not matter and required no reply. However, ..nee ..nee it has been seized upon by a dangerous charlatan, the Baron Munchaussen of the Occult, and has been and is being widely circulated over the United States among the laity as the basis of a vindictive personal attack in connection with matters in which but few of the medical prof pr ofess ess ion io n are ar e inter in teres ested ted , I sh al l answ an sw er i t no t so m uch uc h fro fr o m the viewpoint of a physician, for brethren of my profession, but almost solely for the benefit and information of students of the Occult, members of secret schools, fraternities, and especially those interested in the Rosicrucian Fraternity. Mr. Lewis is using it as a smoke screen to obscure his operation of a clandestine, spurious, and fraudulent socalled Rosicrucian organization; to discredit the writer, as the Supreme Grand Master of the authentic Rosicrucian Order and Brotherhood in America, who has exposed this gigantic swindle. Such unholy and despicable use of this article will be condemned by laity and physician alike—even the Management of the A. M. A. will resent such use of its backb iting wares.

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that Mr. Lewis may not accomplish his unworthy purpose and use the article as a means of diverting attention away from his fraudulent scheme and family racket, we make full explanation of and reply to the article in the Journal of the American Medical Association of December 15, 1923.


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PHILOSOPHERS OF THE LIVING FIRE HENRY J. BARTON AND THE POSTAL FRAUD ORDER

I made the acquaintance of Henry J. Barton (now deceased), about the year 1897, through correspondence. correspondence. H e had a deep and pr ofou of ound nd know kn ow led ge an d un de rsta rs tand nd ing in g of the Oc cult cu lt Sciences. ScienRead ces. Free H e For 30 Days edited and published an Occult magazine under the title of “ T H E P H I L O M A T H I A N . ” It was a successful magazine of its kind and was high ly esteemed esteemed by serious serious Occult students. H e had the encouragement and enjoyed fraternal recognition of many Occult teachers. I often often contributed to to his magazine. I recognized his ability as an Occultist and believed in him implicitly—nor has my faith in him shaken or altered to this this day. day. He was a victim victim of unkind and unfortunate circumstances— circumstances— “more “more sinned agains t than sinner.” Later, he decided to organize the Philosophers of the Living Fire for the purpose of promulgating his teachings. teachings. They were were sound and true Occult teachings, of White Magic, leading the student along  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS the upward Path to a higher spiritual realization and development. He requested permission to use my name as one of the officers. I granted it. it. My name appeared upon his his literature and letterheads letterheads as the “ Gra nd Rab boni.” Dr . Barton being the Supreme Supreme Grand Rabboni an d in ful l charge of its managem ent. Others were associated with him in the actual management, I wa s not. I permitted him to use my name, th at was all. all. Aside from my name being used, used, I had nothing whatever to do with The Philosophers of the Living Fire. I W A S N O T I N V O L V E D I N T H E F R A U D O R C E ri ri

Prior to the issuance of the fraud order in 1905 against Dr. Barton’s organization in Michigan, a Postal Inspector came to see me in Penn sylvania. He told me tha t Dr. B arton had informed him that I had nothing whatever to do with the matter, that Dr.Barton had admitted that he promoted the society, managed its affairs, and received all monies derived therefrom; that his investigation had showed it to be true, and he completely exonerated me. The Inspector said that the investigation had not been made upon the complaint of any of the members, or students, but upon information furnished by D r. B a rt o n ’s wife— wif e— of th is we wil willl say sa y more mo re late la ter. r. When the fraud order issued, it contained my name, with other names, names, simply because because my name had been used in the literature. I was not a party to the proceedings and had no notice of the hearing befor bef oree the th e iss uanc ua ncee of the th e orde or de r theref the ref ore , m y na m e wa s w ro ng fu lly and without warrant of law included in the order; however, it be-

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came effective only against Dr. Barton and his organization located in Michigan. I t was never effective effe ctive agains aga instt me and my mail; the mail of any organization with which I have ever been actively connected, has never been effected or interfered with to the slightest degre degree. e. I t was not a fra ud order agains againstt me, or against any orga ni zation zat ion w ith it h wh ich ic h I have ever been act ively lyForor30actua act ua lly connected, conne cted, Readactive Free Days although the A. M. A. article intend ed to leave tha t impression and it probably does, but it should not. It is an absolutely false insinuation. I am reliably informed that when Dr. Barton’s magazine became a success, he established a printing plant and employed a printer. The prin ter fell fell in lov lovee with with his wife, the wife wife with the printer . In one of those family affairs, of which nothing more need be said, he threw his faithless wife and her illicit lover out of his house. She vowed vowed vengean vengeance. ce. She got it. Th e fraud ord er resulted. In 1917, Dr. Barton attempted to reorganize the Philosophers of the Living Fire; of this I had no knowledge. knowledge. Th e original fraud  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS order was reissued against him, and his organization; of this I had no noti notice ce.. Th e reissued reissued order contained contained my name as did the original, but bu t it was not effective as agai ag ains nstt me. I t was wa s not no t a fr a u d orde or der r against me. Dr. Barton died shortly thereafter, a penniless and heartbroken man, a victim of the unrelenting vengeance of a faithless Eve, who fell under the temptation of a printerdevil, a snake that he had em ployed ploye d and an d welcomed to h is home. THEN AND NOW

Dr. Barton issued 25 to 30 good Occult lessons to the Degree, which he sold to his students at a trifle over 5 c per lesson, scarcely scarcely enough enough to cover cover postage and cost of produ ction. Th e Po st Office Office Department being unable to evaluate their intrinsic worth, declared them to be without monetary value, his Occult society a fraud, and clos closed ed up his organization. organization. Th is hastened him to an early grave. Certainly he had robbed no one and had not accumulated a fortune by fra ud ulen ul entt means, mean s, or otherwise, otherw ise, because beca use at the th e tim e he was wa s served with notice of hearing on the fraud order, he did not have sufficient money to go to Washington to defend himself. For the past 20 years, Mr. Lends has been issuing socalled occult and mystic lessons, sending them through the mails, falsely representing them to be the teachings of the original Rosicrucian Order. Order. As Rosicrucian teachings, teachings, they they are intrinsic ally an d monetarily worthless. worthless. Th ese he sells to his vic tims at 50c per lesson (4 lessons per month, monthly dues $2.00, plus a $5.00 initiation

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fee), from wincli his gross income in one year was more than $1,000,000. Th e Post Office Office Departm ent has not see seen n fit fit to interfere with this occult racket; it has been as mystifying to the Government as it has been profitable to Mr. Lewis. T hi s is astounding. Th ere is no way of accounting for it, except except tha t times have changed. changed. Albeit, Albeit, Mr. Lewis has ample ample funds deRead Free For 30 Days rived from his operations with which to employ able lawyers, eminent counsel counsel to protect his operations. operations. Th us it is that the unsuccess unsuccessful ful alleged fraud of yesterday was stamped out with indignation for the pro tectio tec tio n of the th e credul cre dulous ous,, while wh ile the succes suc cessfu sfull racketeer of today is allowed to pursue his fraudulent schemes and devices in a big way and the gullible and the credulous are beyond the pale of Governmental consideration and protection. OUR SENSE OF JUSTICE

The man who rolls a pair of dice on a bale of cotton in a game of chance and loses $1.75, has incurred the penalty of the law for  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE which he is punish ed. Th e man who buys 100,000 bales bales of cotton cotton on futures, which he never expects to own, or sells 100,000 bales of cotton which he does not own on a cotton exchange in a real big game of chance and makes a million, becomes a hero and a “leading” citizen. citizen. Can it be tha t this represents the true ideal of justice justice and equal rights under a “government of law and not of men?” Now N ow , let le t us sup pose po se th a t becaus bec ausee as an Occul Oc cultis tist, t, I was a frien fri end d of Henry J. Barton, whom I knew to be a profound occult scholar; whom I believed to be honest and honorable; to whom I loaned the use of my name; who was an unfortunate victim of cruel circumstances; against whom and whose organization (with which I had nothing to do), a fraud order was issued containing my name, but which did not affect me and was not issued against me. Then let us further suppose, that because, as a physician with deep convictions, with a view of service to mankind, I opposed some of the theories an d methods of the A. M. A. representing the dominant school of medicine, that this powerful organization, in spiteful retaliation, published an article in which it made reference to the above mentioned fraud order against Dr. Barton and his organization, cleverly concealing the whole truth as to my real connection with the entire affair—telling only a small part of the truth, with sarcastic comment, so as to leave the false though damaging inference and nasty innuendo that I had, in some way, been associated with a fraud—for the purpose of punishing me for daring to oppose them and to discredit any further opposition that I might have the “audacity” to offer.


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Then, let us suppose still further that, as a Rosicrucian and the official head of the authentic Order of the Rosy Cross in America, I exposed exposed the racket of a ma n op erating  a spu riou s R osic rucia n Order; who is conducting his fraudulent scheme and device through the mails; who openly boasts that he knows the way and has the means of preventing preventing any fraud orders order s issuing inst him— that he Read Free Foraga 30 Days is immune and an d above the law, and who is also circulating the above mentioned mentioned A. M. A. article throug h the m ails for th e pu rpos e of shielding himself and to discredit the exposer of his racket, so that he may perpetuate his outrageous swindle. Can it be possible—is it true, that such as this conforms to our ideals of justice and our conception of the eternal fitness of things? A M IS C R E D IT E D T E S T IM O N IA L

The reference in the article to “A testimonial credited to R. S. Clymer from Souderton, Pa.,” of which it is stated, “appears in the advertising matter NEW issued by the Institute of Physicians and Surgeons  DISCOVER BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS of Rochester;” the inference that I wrote the testimonial and caustic comme comment nt thereon is altogether false and misleading. I d id not write that allege alleged d testimon testimonial. ial. I know nothing abou t the Ins titute of Physicians and Surgeon Surgeonss of of Roche Rochester ster,, N. Y. I did not know tha t such an Institution had existed until I read it in this article. R E P U T A B L E M E D IC IC A L C O L L E G ES ES

The article states: “Our records fail to show that this man (Clymer) was ever regularly graduated from a reputable medical coll colleg ege.” e.” Th at is a lefthanded statement, statement, intended to leave leave an unfavorable impression without frankly and fully stating the whole truth which is not unfavorable, and in which no fair minded person can, or will find condemnation. As to what constituted a “reputable” medical college from 1890 to 1910 is a matter upon which there is likely to be a sharp, well defined difference of opinion, depending on whether it taught your theories, theories, philosophy and practice of of medicine, or mine. I t will de pen d largel lar gely y upon up on the th e preconce prec onceived ived ideas ide as an d ba sic preju pr eju dice di ce s of him who pronounces the judgment. The reader will not lose sight of the material fact that the medical colleges—so contemptuously referred to in the article—which I will discuss later, were medical colleges that existed more than 30 years ago. ago. They must be judged by the the stand ard s of their day and the circumstances of the times; since then there have been many chang changes. es. Standard s of medical educati education on have greatly improved a change welcomed and encouraged by every true physician regardless

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of his school of theory and practice. The time was, not so many years ago, when Doctors were not required to have any prescribed preliminary general education, or to attend a medic al colle college. ge. The y could “re ad” medicine in a Doctor’s office, under his tutorship and private instruction for what would now seem a ridiculously short period (judging by our standards of Read Free For 30 Days toda y), whereupon they were perm itted to practice. Strange as it may seem to us today—some of our most eminent and successful ph ys icia ic ia ns receive rec eived d th e ir orig or igin inal al m edic ed ical al educ ed uc atio at ion n and an d trai tr ai n in g in tha t way. Afte r all, it requires requires more tha n academic learning to to make the true physicia n. Even today, today, with our high er standards, stricter requirements, and superior medical colleges, many are graduated, given a diploma and registered with the right to practice who never become re al phys ph ys icia ic ians ns . Yet, it is we ll th a t we have ha ve me dic al colleges of high standards to better qualify those who, by natural aptitude, are capable of becoming true physicians. DISCOVER T H E S T A T E ME N T IS IS NEW F A LBOOKS SE SE

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The statement above set forth, contained in the article, was not true, was not justified in fact, and should not have been made; because, the A. M. A. publishes the American Medical Directory from its it s records. One of the medical colleges from which I graduated is shown to be a reputable medical college in its directory for the year 1923, for several years prior thereto, and in its directory every year since said lime, as I shall later show by quotations from the Am eric er ican an M ed ic al Direc Di rec tory. tor y. Its Directory is pro of tha t the A. M. A. knew the statement to be false and altogether misleading. Now, let us consider the medical colleges from which I graduated. THE INDEPENDENT MEDICAL COLLEGE

When as a youth, I decided to become a physician, I consulted ph ysic ys ic ians ia ns in whom I ha d utm ost os t confiden conf idence— ce— ph ys icia ic ians ns of sta ndin nd ing, g, successful and highly respected practitioners—as to which medical coll college ege I should attend. attend. They advised tha t I attend the Independent Independent Me dical College. College. M y investigation showed tha t it ha d a faculty of able and experienced experienced physicians. physicians. T ha t it had graduated a number of successful and able Doctors. Doctors. It was a regu larly chartered institution. tion. It had a curriculum that more tha n met the standards of that time. time. I t tau gh t in classes classes personally attended an d by by correspond correspondence, ence, I t s di plom pl om as were we re rec ognize ogn ized d by the th e which was then permissible. It Bo ar ds o f H e a lth lt h i n practi pra ctica cally lly all al l States Sta tes.. At the time I entered and graduated from this college, it was a reputable medical college. It taught efficiently the system of heal-


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ing in which which I believed believed with all my heart and soul. soul. I attend ed the classes in person for the full prescribed time, diligently and studiously completed the prescribed course, and was regularly graduated therefrom therefrom in 1898. 1898. Thereafter, it may may have “sold” diplom as to others, that I do not know but I do know that I earned ear ned m ine. in e. With the toil of my hands and the sweat of my brow, I earned the money Read Free For to pay my my tuition. I spent every every spar e moment on30 myDays studies, b urned the midnight oil, intent upon acquiring all possible knowledge and understanding of the healing art and in fully qualifying myself as a physician. I wanted a diploma because it entitled me to legally register and practice. T h at was necessary, necess ary, of course; cou rse; however, how ever, I inte in tend nd ed to have ha ve the proper qualifications before I entered the practice. The faculty were lovable men, scholars, learned in medicine, and splendid teachers. (See Facsimile reproduction of my diploma from the Independent Medical College, note the names of the faculty signed signed to my diploma. I acquired much knowledge and und erstan d DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ BUILD YOUR DIGITAL ing of medicine, medici ne, surgery, and the healiEVERYWHERE ng arts. I  made satisfac tory READING LISTS progress prog ress with my stu die s un der de r the gu idan id ance ce an d tut orsh or sh ip of these thes e splendid teachers, each of whom had the heart of Hie physician, but I was not satisfied with myself and the sufficiency of my medical education as will later appear. COMPULSORY VACCINATIONS AND INOCULATIONS

It is not my purpose to review the sharp difference of opinions in the medical profession as to the merits and demerits, benefits and dangers of vaccinations,, or inoculations with cowpox virus for the preventi pre venti on of smallpo sma llpo x, no r to review revie w the long lo ng bitt bi tter er fight fig ht to ma ke such such vaccination vaccination compulsory compulsory by law. Sufficie nt be it to say that there was and still is a marked difference of opinion between the best minds and the greatest physicians in the profession, and that the contest to make such vaccination compulsory on our soldiers, sailors, school children, and certain of our citizens was bitterly waged during the latter half of the last century and the early part of this. This contest had reached the heights of its intense bitterness during the closing years of the 19 th centu ry a nd t he first few ye ars of t he 20th 20th cent century ury.. It was at th at time time (from 1890 to 1905) th at the A. M. A. was making its most arduous efforts to secure its ascendancy as the dominant school of medicine, and to crush all opposition to the ambitious and not altogether laudable plan for which it was organized, by and through its championship of Compulsory Vaccina tion. The PhysioMedical organizations and Colleges opposed the A. M. A. with vigor, vigor, return ing vindictiveness fo r vindictiveness. T he

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means employed, and the manner in which that contest was carried on will always be a cankerous spot of shame upon the pages of our prof pr ofes es sion si on al histo his tory. ry. The Independent Medical College, its management and faculty were were un usu ally active in bitterly opposing the A. M. A. in its cam pa ig n for fo r com pulso pu lsory ry vacci va ccina natio tion, n, an d oth erw ise mad e themselv them selves es Read Free For 30 Days exceedingly obnoxious to the officers and management of the A. M. A. Indeed, it became a bitterend fight, for the survival of the fittest. The A. M. A., the stronger, determined to exterminate the Independent, to accomplish which every effective means and method, fair or otherwise, was used. Th e Indepen dent, finally weakened weakened by the relentless efforts of the A. M. A. to destroy and annihilate it, resorted, it was alleged, to the indefensible expediency of issuing diplomas in 1899, after I graduated therefrom, for a price to secure funds to defend itself against the relentless prosecution and persecution of its bitt bi tter eres es t enemy, enem y, the reb y plac pl acin ing g in the th e h an d s of the A. M. A. the th e very weapon with which it was destroyed. Th e College College was closed closed  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS in the latter part of 1899 and its President was prosecuted and convicted. At the time I graduated, its diplomas were recognized in most of the States of the U. S. I registered unde r my diplom a in the States of Michigan, Arkansas, and the territory of Oklahoma, and was granted a license to practice therein, although I had no intention of immediately entering the practice. (See fa c s im il e reproduction of certificates certificates in Mich igan, Oklahom a, and Arkansas. Th e right to practice in Arkansas is endorsed on the back of the diploma). I had satisfied the law and was registered in three states, in one of which I intended to ultimately locate, but I was not satisfied with myself, i. e. my qualifications and my medical educati education. on. So, So, I matriculated in the College of Medicine and Surgery to better qualify myself as a physician. THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY, CHICAGO

At the time I entered the College of Medicine and Surgery, it was well established (established in 1885), had a large registration, a full curriculum, a large and able faculty, high standards, strict requirements strictly adhered to, and was rated one of the very best Phy sioM edica l College Collegess in America. I t was then and always has been bee n cons co nside ide red a firpt class, clas s, h ig h ly re p ut ab le an d hi gh ly esteemed esteeme d medical college. N ot w iths it hs ta n d in g th e aspe as persi rsion onss cast ca st up on i t by innu in nu en do in the article, the A. M. A. ha s alw ays considered and classified classified it as a reputable medical college and has published this fact year after year,

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I quote from the Am eri can ca n M edic ed ical al Dire Di recto cto ry (1925), published by the th e A. M. M . A. in the classifi clas sificatio catio n of M ed ical ic al Colle Co lleges ges : Illin Il lin ois oi s (pp. 2526), as follows: “ 111, 5— 5— Colleg Collegee of of Medicine and Surger y (Ph ysi oM edi cal), Chicago. Chicago. Organized in 1885 as the Chicago Phy sio Medical Institute. Institute. Fir st class cla ss gradu in Days 1886. 1886. In 1891, Read Freeated For 30 the name was changed to the Chicago PhysioMedical College lege.. In 1899, 1899, it absorbed the Chicago College College of Med icine and Surgery (PhysioMedical—111. 20), and assumed the above above title. Physio Med ical College College of Da llas , Tex ., was combined combined with it in 1908. In 1911, it was absorbed by the Chicago Colle College ge of Medicine an d Surgery. (111 111. 22 ). ” “11 “111. 22— 22— Chicago College of Medici Me dicine ne and Surgery, Surger y, Chicag Chicago. o. Organized i n 1901 1901 as the Ame rican College of Medicine and Surgery (Chicago Eclectic Medical College), In 1902 the part of the names in parenthesis was dropped  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE BUILD YOUR DIGITAL and it became by affiliation the Medical Department of READING LISTS Valparaiso University. University. Dropped Eclecticism Eclecticism in 1905. 1905. Assumed title of Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 1907. Absorbed the College of Me dicin e and Surgery. Surgery. PliysioM edical (1 (111. 5) , in 1911. F ir st class graduated 1903, and a class graduated each subsequent year. year. Merged with Loyola Univ ersity School of Medicin e in 1917. 1917. (Do (D o not confuse with 11 111. 2 0 ). ” “111. 43—Loyola University School of Medicine, Chicago. Organized in 1910 when the Bennett Medical College became by affiliation the Loyola University School of Medicine; cine; the University assumed assumed full control in 1915. The Chicago College of Med icine icin e and Surger Sur gery y (111 111. 2 2) t was purch pu rch ase d in 1917. Th e first fir st clas s gr ad ua ted te d in 1916. Th e dean is Dr. Louis D. Moorhead. Moorhead. To tal registration 192324, 289; graduates 23." Substantially the same information appeared in the American Medical Directory for the year 1923 (the year of the article), prior thereto, thereto, and every every year since since th at time. time. Th ere is, there can be, no doubt about the College of Medicine and Surgery being a reputable medical college —the — the A. M. A. so recognized recogn ized it to be an d the th e A. M. A. was and is not overly fond of the PhysioMe'd icalists. Allowing for credits given on account of my work in the Inde penden pen dentt Medic Me dic al College which whi ch was recognized recog nized,, I atte at tend nd ed the th e classes classe s in person for two years, labored hard, studiously pursued my studies,

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completed the course, complied with and met all the requirements of the College of Medicine and Surgery, and was regularly graduated therefrom in 1902, although I did not receive my diploma until the early part of 1911, due entirely to lack of funds with which to pay pa p a rt of my tuiti tu ition on.. 7 he wholly misleading a nd altogether u njus t statements statements in the Read article implying that I had not been regularly graduated byFree anyFor 30 Days reputable medical school is based upon, but by no means justified, by the th e follo fo llo wing wi ng facts. fac ts. First, that the Independent Medical College, which was a recognized, legal, and reputable College at the time I graduated therefrom, was afterwa rds declared to be disreputable. I did not endorse, I did not participate in, and I do not condone its evil practices, tices, if an y such there were were.. Should I be held responsibl responsible, e, dishonored, and disgraced because of the frauds, wrongdoing and sins, if any, of the management of a college committed after my graduation? I earn ed my diploma; it was honest and its its certificatio certification n was was  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS of  READ and EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS true to the effect that I had completed the course study was entitled to tile degree of Doctor of Medicine. Second, upon the fact that the College of Medicine and Surgery, although it graduated me and executed my diploma in June, 1902, (see fa c s i m i le of Diploma for date and signatures), the diploma was not delivered to me until Jan ua ry, 1911. 1911. So, So, it is upon this “irregularity” that they condemn and would dishonor me—and it is on these facts that they base the statement that I was never regularly graduated by any reputable medical college. My graduation from the Independent Medical College that was later declared to be a disreputable college, and my graduation from the College of Medicine and Surgery, a reputable college, was not quite regular, from which is deducted the statement: statement: “O ur record recordss fail to show that this man (Clymer) was ever regularly graduated by a ny re pu ta ble bl e me dica di ca l college.” colle ge.” Stra St rang ngee reas re ason oning ing , inte in tend nded ed to conceal the truth, and to condemn and dishonor the innocent. The writer of that article did know the facts and the records of the A. M. A. A. did show the facts. This is revealed upon the face of the article by the statement: “ Correspondence Correspondence with a onetime onetime office officer r of thi s ex tinct school school brought the statement that in 1911 1911 Clymer was was ‘granted an ad eundem diploma’I” It was written written thus with a latin term to confuse, to mislead, and to cast an aspersion on me. And yet, although intended to conceal the truth, it nevertheless reveals it. The Secretary of the College of Medicine and Surgery (which is not an extinct school as shown by the A. M. A. directory of Medical Colleges quoted above but exists by merger today), did write the

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As in the Independent Medical College, I worked my way through the College College of Medicine and Surgery. I h ad n o one to assist me financially, financially, I fought my way alone. alone. My studies in the latter school required so much of my time during the last two terms that I only found time and opportunity to earn sufficient money to pay for my books books and meager living expense expenses. s. W he n I was gra dua ted, I owed owed the school school for two terms tuition. Because I could no t pay the tuition, my diploma, although issued atid signed by the faculty, was withheld. At the time of of the withholding of the diploma , I felt that I hadbeen wronged and unnecessarily offended and humiliated. DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS However, I decided that I did not need the diploma, since its possession did not increase my learning, nor add aught to my qualifications. I was more interested in acquiring and possessing knowledge than in possessing a diploma certifying to it—so I continued my quest for knowle knowledge. dge. In the latter pa rt of 1910, the Secretary of the College College of Medicine and Surgery advised me that it had been decided to deliver my diploma to me and suggested that one good turn deserved another. another. I accepted accepted the suggesti suggestion, on, paid the bac k tuitio n an d the diploma was delivered to me. This is the irregularity upon which the statement is based that I was never regularly graduated from a reputable medical college. It may be that poverty poverty in worldly goods goods is is a sin. I f so, I have sinned grieviously in my ideals, because I have always esteemed knowledge, service, and the higher, nobler, spiritual things of life to be of greater value. The article makes a point out of the fact that it was stated in Polk’s Medical Directory that I was a graduate of the College of Medicine and Surgery in 1902 1902 and also also in 1911. In the ligh t of of the foregoing statement of facts, the apparent inconsistency of apparent conflicting statements are reconciled. FURTHER MEDICAL EDUCATION

Immediately after graduating in Chicago from the College of Medicine and Surgery in 1902, I interned in Dr. August Reinhold’s Sanitarium in in New York City, City, where where I remained for one year. Dr. Reinhold successfull successfully y treated many chronic ailmen ts (whic h other

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doctors had failed to cure), with Osteopathy, ElectroTherapeutics, N a tu re Cu re, an d Diet. Di et. As an inter int erne ne in this th is inst in stitu itu tio n with actua ac tuall daily practice and the valuable instruction of Dr. Reinhold, I rounded out my medical education. WELL QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE


In 1904, when I entered the practice at Allentown, Pennsylvania, without being boastful and only intending to state the facts truly, I dare say that my medical education and qualifications were equal to that of any medical student graduated from any medical college lege of tha t day. I was successful successful and immediately gained local fame as a physician. OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO OCCULTISTS

Being an Occultist, and knowing full well the deteriorating effect on the Soul, resulting from the injection of vaccines, animal serums, and decomposed animalmatter intoNEW theBOOKS blood,  I fought comDISCOVER READ EVERYWHERE pu lsor ls or y va ccina cc ina tio n vigoro vig orousl usly y wit with h a ll my m igh t and an d main. ma in. T he articles I wrote attracted such wide attention and created so much undesirable opposition, that one of the large chemical manufacturers of vaccines approa ched me with alluring and tempting offer offers. s. These were were promp tly refused. I plunged into the fight fight with with renewed renewed vigor. vigor. Even' Occultist, Mystic, and student of the Occult Sciences will honor and sustain me for the fight I made against vaccination and legislation to make it compul compulsory. sory. It was in this man ner that I incurred the bitter wrath of the A. M. A. TH E A. M. A. “ GETS EVEN"

The article insofar as it related to me, was a “ pa y-of ”— a y- off f ”— vengeance, caustic retaliation, and “get even” article— it reeks with vengeance, spite ful vindictiveness. Although it was was not justified in fact, fact, nor by the facts, yet, it appears that no jeering insinuation was sufficiently derisive, and no injury or harm they hoped to do me was quite enough to satisfy the rancorous, pitiless, relentless, vindictive spirit of revenge and retaliation that prompted the writing of that article. T h at was their mistake— they have since since realized it. it. I have have forgiven their persecutions and the injury they would would have done. done. As a matte r of fact, the article resulted in no professional injury. It was a tacit admission that my efforts in opposition to compulsory vaccination and other pet ideas of the A. M. A. had not been feeble, bu t su ffic ff icie ient ntly ly str ong on g an d powe po we rful rf ul enough enou gh to incit in citee and an d arouse arou se unre asonab le vindictive abuse. abuse. Indeed , the article, if correctl correctly y un -


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derstood, is a professional compliment—a boost, not a knock. As noted before, after this article appeared and came to the notice of the profession, the sale of my books on Diet and Medical subjects greatly increased within professional circles—especially to Doctors of the Allopathic School.

Days T H E T W E N T I E T H C E N T U R Y P H Read Y S IO IO Free M E DFor IC IC A30 L C OLLEGE This was an ambitious plan well conceived and a praiseworthy, good faith attempt by several reputable, wellmeaning physicians to establish a highly efficient and truly reputable PhysioMedical College, and in its due process of growth, to eventually take its place among among the best medical coll college egess in the land. Th e pla n embraced the association of other colleges, teaching the use of all natural healing arts, agents, and methods other than the use of poisonous drugs, serums, vaccines, etc., under a central management, to better protect and promote all such allied colleges not teaching inconsistent theories of practice. practice. Th is was known as the As soci so ciat ated ed College, Coll ege, with general  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS offices in Union City, Mich. I was n o t one of the original promoters. promoters. It was not no t my plan. After all the plans had been made, all the chairs in the college filled, the organization completed and functioning, prospectus and advertising matter printed and what appeared to be ample funds provided, I was approached and induced to become the advertising manager of the Tw entieth Century PhysioMedical College. College. I also agreed to associate the In tern te rn at io na l Ac ad em y o f th e N a tu r a l an d Sacred Sac red Sciences, of which I was the founder, with the Ass A ss oc ia ted te d College Colleg e and to cooperate with the general plan. As advertising manager, stationery and letterheads were issued to me, upon which my name appeared as “Secretary and Manager.” Th is was misleading. I erred erred in using them them.. I had nothing to to do with the the manag ement of the the colle college ge in any way whatever. I acted acted only as advertising manager under a contract and solicited students for tile tile,, institution . In this I acted in good faith , believing tha t the original plan and hig h ideals ideals would would be carried carried out. However, after I had spent much effort and had been successful in securing many students for the college, complaints of students and rumors of irregularities came came to my notice which shook my faith in the institution. I discontinued my efforts and severed my connections. One high in the management, with the cooperation of others of the management, had been selling diplomas to students who had not fully completed completed the course and who were were not entitled thereto. thereto. He had converted what I had believed was to be a high class, efficient medical coll colleg egee into a “diplom a mill.” W hen hi s fraud was found

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out, he attempted to shift the blame from himself to others (including myself), who were in no way connected with, or had any knowledge of the fraud. I n th is he was wa s no t succ su cces essfu sfu l. A full investigation by the Government revealed the real culprits who paid for their wrongdoing. I had no knowledge of this investigation until it had been comRead Free For plet pl eted ed . O n hi s way wa y ba ck to W as hing hi ng ton, to n, the th e P o st Office Off ice In sp ec tor to r 30 Days stopp ed to see see me. He looked over my records, to verify his find ings. W hen he told me about the results of his investigation, I was astounded to learn for the first time of the unsuccessful efforts that had been made to involve me in the wrongdoing of others, with which, he said, I ha d noth no thin ing g to do. Therefore, I was at no time involved in the investigation, nor in the fraudulent practices revealed by the investigation. T he record of the investigation showed showed me to be innocent of any wrongdoing. T he college college was una ble to survive and because of the wrongdoing of a few, the efforts of many came to naught and suspicion entirely undeserved, was cast upon them.  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS I believed then, and I believe now, that we should have such a college of the highest possible standards, teaching the PhysioMedical theory an d practice. practice. It would would be be of great value to the medical prof pr of essi es sion on . I regr re gret et th at it was wa s no t a success succ ess as or ig in al ly pl an ne d . MY OWN ACADEMY WAS NEVER QUESTIONED

I n this connecti connection, on, may I note the fact, that when the the Twen tieth Century PhysioMedical College was under official investigation, The International Academy of the Natural and Sacred Sciences, which I founded and successfully conducted for some time, was not invo lve d' and w as not und er investigation. investigation. It never was under no t offer investigation and its legality legality was never questioned. questioned. It did not degrees degrees of M .D., D.O., or any degre degrees es whatever. whatever. I t was was only through the M e d ic a l Colle Co llege gess connected with the Associated College that the degrees were offered— not by the International Academy of the N a tu r a l an d Sa cred cr ed Scienc Sci ences. es. TH E

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ing of the basic therapy of the Natural System in combination with the Schuessler Tissue Remedies, or the Biochemic System of Medicine, cine, which was then then a new system. system. I was a pione er in introducin g it in this country and among our physicians. I now view with justifi jus tifiab able le pr ide id e the success of my efforts an d the good th a t ha s been accomplished. accomp lished. Read Free For 30 Days Dr. W. H. Schuessler, of Oldenberg, Germany, had originated his twelve tissue remedies based upon the famous cell theory of Professor Rud. Virchow, which, in composition, correspond with the inorganic elements elements found in the blood and hum an body. body. Thes e remedies are based upon truly natural laws, and the Biochemic system combines perfectly with the theory and practice of the PhysioMedicist. These remedies are known as elixirs, because of their rejuvenating effect effectss upon the cell cells. s. Th ey have been, been, often and properly , called the “E lixir of You th.” Because they sup ply the blood with all necessary inorganic salts they have been referred to as “Water  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  BUILD YOURterms DIGITAL READING LISTS of Life ”—“Bioplasma—the Lif eofREAD the EVERYWHERE Blood.” Blood.” Because these and the Biochemic System were the subject of sarcastic slurs intended to put me in a false and ridiculous light, I shall for the benefit of my lay readers, take the space to briefly describe the Biochemic System. THE THEORY OF BIOCHEMICAL TREATMENT

The body is made up of of cell cells. s. Differen t kinds of cells cells bu ild up the the different tissues and organs of the the body. body. T he difference in the cells is largely determined by the kind of inorganic salts which enter into their composit composition. ion. If we bu m the body, or any pa rt of it, we obtain the ashes. ashes. These are the inorganic constituen ts of the body, the salts salt s of iron, magne ma gne sia, lime, lime , etc., whic h bu ild il d up its tissues. tissues. Besides these inorganic salts, the body is composed of water and organic substances in the proportion of onetwentieth of inorganic organic salts salts to the remainder of water and organic ma tter; but the latter is inert and useless in the absence of the inorganic cell salts. These are the real tissue builders, the architects of the organism, and both the struct str ucture ure and an d vita vi tality lity of the body depe de pend nd upon up on th ei r prop pr oper er quantity and distribution in every every cell. cell. Th e biochemical biochemical treatment uses these inorganic cell salts, when properly prepared for assimilation, and they are the Tissue Remedies, considered capable of curing every curable disease and ameliorating most incurable ones. Health is the state of the body when all the cells composing the various tissues are in a normal condition; they are kept in this state when they each receive the requisite quantity of the needful cell

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salts required for the upbuilding of the different tissues. Disease is an altered state of the cell produced by some irregularity in the supply to the cells of one of the inorganic tissue salts. Imperfect cell action results, diseased tissues and organs follow, and all the phenom ena of disease are are developed. developed. Now the cure cure consists in restoring the normal cell growth by furnishing a minimal dose of the inorganic substance whose molecular motion is disturbed, which Read Free For 30 Days disturbance caused the diseased diseased actio action. n. To do this successful successfully, ly, it is necessary to know what salts are needed for the upbuilding of the different tissues tissues and fo r the ir normal action. action. T hi s knowledge knowledge is derived from physiological chemistry, and hence this treatment of disease by supplying the needed tissue salt is called the biochemical treatment. What is more rational, what is more natural, founded as it is on natural law, that where there is a deficiency in one or more of the component parts of the constituents of the organism, that this deficiency will produce a deranged, or a diseased condition; or, more logical, than by the supplying of lacking elements an equilib these DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS rium will again be restored, and the organism returned to its normal condition. The Biochemic system, in connection with other remedies, methods and practices of the Natural System, combined into a well pr ep ared ar ed course cour se of stu dy for the th e tre atme at me nt of every know kn ow n disease, disea se, was taught by mail and in personally attended classes for several years to thousands of Doctors and graduated medical students who have been and are today successfully using it in their practice. The Biochemic or Schuessler Tissue Remedies have been manufactured and sold for the past 30 years by all the leading pharmacal and chemical laboratories in this country. Th ey are now used by all Homeopathic and by twothirds of the Allopathic physicians. Thus my pioneering labors, so severely and slurringly criticized, have been vindicated and fully justified. RECENT RECOGNITION OF OCCULT SCIENCES BY A PREEMINENT NATURAL SCIENTIST

Paracelsus, the great medieval physician and occultist, used certain occult laws in his practice with signal success, for which he was severely severely criticized criticized and ridicule d by the doctors of of his day. In the International Academy of the Natural and Sacred Sciences we taught, in connection with the System of Natural Healing, certain occult occult laws laws and principles of the finer force forcess of Nature. In this connection it is interesting to note that a preeminent Natural Scientist, Dr. Alexis Carrel, a Nobel prize winner, Biologist at the Rocke-

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feller feller Insti Institute tute,, in liis liis rece recent nt book, book, MAN —T H E UN KN OW N, has taken a long step forward into the realms of the metaphysical and gives due recognition to certain laws, principles and teachings of the Occult Occult Sci Scienc ences es.. It is a “break ing over” over” of the N atu ra l Scientist into the Occult Occult Sci Scienc ences. es. It may be the begin ning o f the ultimat e universal recognition by all scientists of the occult principles and Read For 30 Days including occult laws of nature long taught by theFree Secret Schools, the Rosicrucians. No N o doubt do ubt Dr. Dr . Carrel, Carre l, lik e all al l pioneers pio neers in medic me dicine ine an d science, will be severely criticized and ridiculed by the “standpat,” orthodox Doctors and Scientists. Scientists. Be it so, so, he has written an epoch al book book that should be of great interest and worthy of the profound consideration of all, especially all occult students. M A G NE N E T IC IC ( A L C H E M I C ) T H E R A P E U T I C A N D DIRECT MEDICATION

In connection with the above mentioned course issued and DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS taught to Physicians in The International Academy of the Natural and Sacred Sciences, I taught MagneticElectro Therapeutics, and a syste system m of Direct Medication. I issued text books books upon these subjects that were purchased by many physicians not taking the course. course. These Thes e books are stil l in demand. demand . I applied for patents on mechanical magnetic electro apparatus for direct direct medication and the treatment of disease. disease. Th e paten t examiner said that it could not be done and rejected the applications. 1 went to the Patent Office in Washington and demonstrated that it could be done. Patents were granted to me on an “Apparatus for Magnetic Treatment of Diseases,” being Patents Nos. 856330 and 910643, upon which International Patents were granted in all civilized countries. Today thousands of physicians use magnetic-electro treatments in one form or another. Ho spita ls are elabora tely equip ped with magneticelectro apparatus embodying, in one phase or another, the D ire ct medic me dicati ation on is a common practice basic princi pri nciple pless I tau ght. gh t. Dire in eve every ry hospital in the the land. Again, I have been been vindicated an d the slurring aspersion cast on my pioneering work in the article have been proven prov en to be witho wi tho ut justifi jus tificat cation ion.. THE ROSICRUCIAN AID

The Rosicrucian or Rose Cross Aid is an auxiliary organization of the Rosicrucian Fraternity, having for its purpose the rendering of the greatest possible service to mankind in every possible way, and under all conditions.

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When the United States entered the World War, the Rosicrucian Aid became immediately active on a large scale and made the following announcement: “The Rosicrucian Aid represents the Rose Cross, the modem title of the representatives of the ancient organization which has always been active in the periods of national and international disaster in the work of reconstruction. Read Free For 30 Days According to the ancient rules and privileges of its established precedent, that of seeking avenues of service to mankind, it accepts the present opportunity. “For centuries past, the Rosicrucians have served the peop pe ople le of w arri ar ring ng natio na tions. ns. D u ring ri ng the th e M iddl id dlee Ages, in France and other countries, this Order worked on the ba ttle tt le fields fiel ds an d in the villa vi lla ges, ge s, m inis in iste teri ring ng to both the temporal and spiritual needs of the stricken people, and in our own countiy, under the martyred president, Abraham Lincoln, our men served well in reconstruction work. “We hold that different ages require different services  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS and methods. Since Since America has entered the war, the Aid decided to give up most of its former work, and devote its time to two two lines, lines, especially. especially. Firs t, tha t which has to do with the conservation, substitution and combination of foods, so that the needed foods may be saved for the Allies and the boys in the trenches, and at the same time that hea lth may result to to the people of the nation. Secon Second, d, that which may be called Higher Race Development, and which has to do with the cleanliness of the morals of the nations at war. “These two subjects we hold to be of vast importance to a natio n at war— and afterw ards. The conservatio conservation n of healthy manhood and womanhood, and the consequent well bo rn ch ild ren, re n, is of as mu ch im porta po rta nc e to a race rac e as the th e conservation conservation of food food is to the winning of this war. The two go hand in hand. “Th e Aid takes up the subject of Food in detail. It teaches an economy in the expenditure of money, at the same time adding to the food value, through the arts of combination and substitution. Th e individ ual who who follows follows the instructions, gains in bodily health and vigor at a reduction of cost cost.. Th is applied to the nation results in the saving of millions. Another result accomplished accomplished at this time is the conservation of certain foodstuffs required by the government for the support of the Allies.”

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During the war and the immediate years of reconstruction, Th e Rosicru Ros icrucian cian A id distributed among the people throughout the nation, fre e pamphlets and booklets giving aid and instruction millions of free in Dietetics; Scientific Cooking; Food Conservation, Substitution and Combinations; Child Welfare; Higher Race Development, etc. While some others were profiteering, we were rendering this Read Free For 30 Days free service and selling our books on Diet and Cooking at cost. While certain others, loud and prominent in “lip service,” were secretly avoiding and assisting in avoiding the Draft, we were doing our patriotic duty and serving humanity. Do you think that the performance of this patriotic duty to our country and the rendering of these services to our people in times of war and distress deserve the sneering reference of condemnation made to it in the article, which Mr. Lewis, the pseudorosicrucian, is. circulating with the hope of discrediting the Official Head of the Real Rosicrucians, that he may continue his fraudulent operations, family racket and occult swindle if EVERYWHERE it were a Rosicrucian organi DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  as READ  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS zation ? DIETETICS

As was the case with the introduction of the Biochemic System, MagneticElectro Therapeutics and Direct Medication, I was also Di ete tics tic s in this country. among the pioneers in Diete country. Some Some thirty years ago, when Dr. Reinhold, Christian, Tilton and myself began to teach Diet—the proper combination and use of food as a cure and preventative of disease, we were jeered and ridiculed by the learned orthodox orthodox members members of the profession of the Allopath ic School. Even as late as 1923, the A. M. A. was still jeering an d ridic ulin g my work in the field field of Dieteti Dietetics. cs. Th e last twelve years have witnessed many changes—and many of those who came to scoff have remained to praise. My works on Dietetics and special works on various aspects of the subject have passed through various editions, several printings and have been purchased by the profession and laity by tens of thousands. Today, the demand for these books is greater than ever. ever. Today the Allopathic School, sponsored and represented by the A. M. A., has adopted and is using as its own all the basic theories and practices of the System of Dietetics, pioneered and introduced into this country by myself and a few others, to cure and to prevent disea disease se.. Th e Allopathies are heralding it as as a modern idea and a wonderful disco discover very y of of their school school.. SO M O TE IT B E !— Let the good work go on. What matter it if I, another, or others receive the credit for introducing the system, if the good work goes on and


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service service is rendered to mank ind. Columbus discove discovered red the New World. It was named after another who made a map of it. For his pains, Columbus was abused, humiliated, and placed in chains —yet — yet he was vindic vin dic ate d. It is a p a r t of the law la w of progres prog resss that th at pushe pu she s our rac e onw ard and an d up w ar d to bette be tte r thing th ing s and an d high hi gher er ideals, that some must sow what others shall reap.


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I do not entertain the slighest objection to the use by others of any ideas, remedies, or medical systems which I pioneered—nor would I contest with others for the honor that justly may be mine. However, since my alleged “quackery” of yesterday has become a pa p a rt of the th e “ re gu la r” and an d stan st an da rd prac pr ac tic e of today, toda y, it does not seem to be mete or proper, altogether just and right—nor even possi ble— th a t the M aste as terr Charl Ch arlata atan n an d An an ia s of today should use the A. M. A. article of yesterday to prove that I am a “quack” in order to leave the inference that he is a gentleman of saintlike perfection  DISCOVER  READ or at least, in a desperate attempt, to leaveNEW theBOOKS impression thatEVERYWHERE he is not as bad as those who accuse and expose him. Ne N e ith it h er do I en tert te rtai ain n any objectio obje ction n to anyone any one callin ca llin g him self sel f a Rosicrucian if he has earned the title and is a Rosicrucian Initiate. Nor N or do I object objec t to anyone any one insti in sti tu ting ti ng a Rosic Ro sic ruci ru cian an org aniza ani zatio tion n under due authority and proper circumstances, and teaching the exoteric philosophy, or esoteric training, and profound wisdom of the August Fraternity, if he came by way of the Rosy Cross and is duly prepared and qualified. LET US HAVE REAL ROSICRUCIANS

Indeed, it is my deepest and most sincere desire that all who truly seek and are capable of treading the Path shall be shown the W ay an d become Rosicrucians—and it matters not whether I, or another, or other authorized and qualified initiate teachers guide Ro sicruc rucian ians. s. them to Mastership that makes them Rosic I do object to those claiming to be Rosicrucians when they are not; who claim to expound the philosophy of the Fraternity when they do not understand it; who pretend to guide neophytes through Rosicrucian training to mastership, when they know nothing of the sublime, inner, esoteric teachings of the Order and who have no right, authority, or qualifications to teach or guide others in the Way of the Rosy Cross* *See m y Foreword to Rig ht to Exc lusive Use of Rosicrucian Rosicrucian Names. Names. Book IV in the permanent volume: The Rosicrucia Rosicrucian n Fr aternity in A m er ic a.


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— serio se riousl uslyy an d righteously object to a rank pretender I do object — using the sacred name and holy emblem of the Rosy Cross as a trade name and trade mark for an occult swindle and family racket, which as rightful Supreme Grand Master of the Rosicrucians in America, it became became my sacre d duty to expos expose, e, a nd th en using the A. M. A. article, which wrongfully attempts, inference and innuendo, to ReadbyFree For 30 Days connect me with alleged past frauds, as a means of detracting attention from the expose' and as a smoke screen to cover his own fraudulent operations. CONCLUSION

I submit to the candid judgment of the fair minded, that H. Spencer Lewis, the pseudorosicrucian, the mystical racketeer and occult swindler can not and shall not succeed with such despicable methods in perpetuation of his own insidious fr a u d and infamous swindle. To this end only have I written and published this reply  DISCOVER NEW BOOKS  READ EVERYWHERE  BUILD YOUR DIGITAL READING LISTS to the A. M . A. article. I have acted, as I write and speak, purely and solely in the interest of Humanity to whose welfare I dedicated my time, energy, and talents — an d aU th a t I have an d am, when I adopted the profession of Medicine and accepted the sacred responsibilities and sublime duties of the Supreme Grand Master of The Rosicrucian In America.



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