Война и мир

Chapter 16

           Thissimplethoughtcouldnotoccurtothedoctors(asitcannotoccurtoawizardthatheisunabletoworkhischarms)becausethebusinessoftheirliveswastocure,andtheyreceivedmoneyforitandhadspentthebestyearsoftheirlivesonthatbusiness.But,aboveall,thatthoughtwaskeptoutoftheirmindsbythefactthattheysawtheywerereallyuseful,asinfacttheyweretothewholeRostóvfamily.Theirusefulnessdidnotdependonmakingthepatientswallowsubstancesforthemostpartharmful(theharmwasscarcelyperceptible,astheyweregiveninsmalldoses),buttheywereuseful,necessary,andindispensablebecausetheysatisfiedamentalneedoftheinvalidandofthosewholovedher—andthatiswhythereare,andalwayswillbe,pseudo-healers,wisewomen,homeopaths,andallopaths.Theysatisfiedthateternalhumanneedforhopeofrelief,forsympathy,andthatsomethingshouldbedone,whichisfeltbythosewhoaresuffering.Theysatisfiedtheneedseeninitsmostelementaryforminachild,whenitwantstohaveaplacerubbedthathasbeenhurt.Achildknocksitselfandrunsatoncetothearmsofitsmotherornursetohavetheachingspotrubbedorkissed,anditfeelsbetterwhenthisisdone.Thechildcannotbelievethatthestrongestandwisestofitspeoplehavenoremedyforitspain,andthehopeofreliefandtheexpressionofitsmother’ssympathywhilesherubsthebumpcomfortsit.

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