“None of the very best physicians know the cause of the rheumatic diseases. But we do know that the rheumatic is a man sad and melancholy of mind, dejected and hopeless of heart. None but the intelligent can feel so, and we have noted that it is the intelligent who are mainly afflicted by this disease. The pain of the mind is often reflected in the body. The sense of frustration in the soul is conveyed in the locked joints. The spasmodic muscles indicate the passionate struggles of the tormented spirit. The rheumatic is a man in a state of constant tension of both thought and flesh.
