「文明の創造、科学篇」昭和27(1952)年

結核の薬位、次々と出るものはあるまい。近年になってセファランチン、ペニシリン、ストレプトマイシン等々、之等は今随分もてはやされてゐる。恰度（ちょうど）何かの流行のやうである。此（こ）の様にそれからそれへと新薬が出るといふ事は、勿論もちろん前に出たものより効き目がより高いからであらうが、曩（さき）に詳述した如く、薬の効き目とは毒の効目であるから、毒が強い程よく効く訳で、浄化停止の力もそれだけ強いから、症状が軽減するといふ訳で、特効薬として売出されるのである。然（しか）し何いずれは其（そ）の薬毒の浄化作用が起るから、毒の強い程浄化も強く来るといふ次第で、結果は一の苦痛を免れやうとする其（そ）の方法が、二の苦痛の種を蒔くといふ事である。それが薬学の進歩と思ふのであるから問題は実に大きいと言はねばならない。従って有体（ありてい）に言えば、医学の誤りが病人を増し、薬剤業者を繁昌させ、新聞屋に多額の広告料を奉納するといふ訳で、それ以外の何物でもない事を知るであらう。憐れむべきは現代文化民族である。私が此（こ）の重大事を発見し得たといふ事は愈々（いよいよ）時期到来、暗黒界に一条の光明が射し初めたのである。勿論もちろん地上天国出現の間近い事の示唆でなくて何であらう。

Tuberculosis and Specific Medicine

Creation of Civilization, written by Mokichi Okada in 1952

There is nothing more than various medicines for tuberculosis which come out one after another. In recent years, such as Cepharanthine, penicillin, streptomycin and so on particularly become popular now. It is just like the latest trend. In this way, a new medicine comes out one after another. It would be because the currently produced medicine must be more effective than the previous one. However, as I explained before in detail, the medicine works well because it is poisonous. Therefore, the more poisonous the medicine is, the more it is effective and powerful to stop purification action. As a result, symptoms seem to be relieved. Then it is sold as a specific medicine.

However, the purification action of added toxic substances eventually occurs. Therefore, the more poisonous it is, the stronger the purification action becomes. The way of reliving the primary pain consequently becomes the cause of the second pain. This is regarded as the progress of pharmaceutical sciences so that I must say the problem would be very serious. To tell the truth, therefore, the fault of medical science leads to an increase in the number of patients, makes pharmaceutical companies prosperous and contributes a large advertising fee to newspaper companies. You would see that it is nothing else. It is a modern cultural people who are to be pitied. I found out this great important matter. It means that the time has finally come when a ray of light has started shining in the dark world. It must show that Paradise on Earth will come soon, doesn’t it?

Translated by N.H.

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