AUTHOR'S PREFACE
This volume is the second of a series, the first of which is The Science
of Getting Rich. As that book is intended solely for those who want
money, so this is for those who want health, and who want a practical
guide and handbook, not a philosophical treatise.
It is an instructor in the use of the universal Principle of Life, and my
effort has been to explain the way in so plain and simple a fashion that
the reader, though he may have given no previous study to New
Thought or metaphysics, may readily follow it to perfect health. While
retaining all essentials, I have carefully eliminated all non-essentials. I
have used no technical, abstruse, or difficult language, and have kept
the one point in view at all times.
As its title asserts, the book deals with science, not speculation. The
monistic theory of the universe — the theory that matter, mind,
consciousness, and life are all manifestations of One Substance — is
now accepted by most thinkers, and if you accept this theory, you
cannot deny the logical conclusions you will find here.
Best of all, the methods of thought and action prescribed have been
tested by the author in his own case and in the case of hundreds of
others during twelve years of practice, with continuous and unfailing
success.
I can say of the Science of Being Well that it works, and that wherever
its laws are complied with, it can no more fail to work than the science
of geometry can fail to work. If the tissues of your body have not been
so destroyed that continued life is impossible, you can get well, and if
you will think and act in a Certain Way, you will get well.
Those who wish more detailed information as to the performance of
the voluntary function of eating, I would recommend the writings of
Horace Fletcher and of Edward Hooker Dewey. Read these, if you like,
as a sort of buttress to your faith, but let me warn you against making
the mistake of studying many conflicting theories, and practicing, at
the same time, parts of several different “systems.” For if you get well,
it must be by giving your WHOLE MIND to the right way of thinking
and living. 4
Remember that the Science of Being Well claims to be a complete and
sufficient guide in every particular. Concentrate upon the way of
thinking and acting it prescribes, and follow it in every detail, and you
will get well, or if you are already well, you will remain so.
Trusting that you will go on until the priceless blessing of perfect
health is yours, I remain,
Truly Yours,
- Wallace D. Wattle
