Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-01-23
Cure for the GOut.

Ii is believed tina those sho are troubled viii
that Grated disorder, the corr, may find safe il
no, an etiectaa remedy in The following simple re-
cise. Having lately recommended IL 10 a friend
WAC was severely afflicted with this painful d,.or-
ier the Writer has the pleasure to state thai ate
Il" applications, he was so far recovered ss 10
a'tene to his usual svocatims whereas before be
'.'ed this remedy, il was so painful as TO deprive
a'in Of sleep for several nights.-N. Herald
From the London Magazine.
or. stenhouse, OF Edinburgh has adopted q
method tor The cure of the Govt no less importsnt
iof IT. simplicity than the almost instantaneous SIC.
cess with which il l. attended. The method is 10
aore thaa holding the affected part over hot oe
o'ilinS water. Gout he considers rs proceeding
rom obstruction. BY the action of steam the 81.
~ are relaxed, or, what is the same thing. the
fessure OF the common atmosphere is diminished,
'nd the cure OF course follows. To confirm this
'seory by facts the doctor relates his practice up
On himself IN two instances. lie was first attacked
"a The hand; when the fit had acquired its last
stage, both IN pain aud swelling he held his hand
over common tureen full OF boiling water. Ina
lew minutes the pain abated and in Is minutes %.
tirey subsided and had il not been for the swell
'ns, he could have used his hand as well a. 4 moth
ing had happened. The second attack was 10 bic
1901, which be allowed ito proceed for % hosn
ne 'hen suspended il over pail nearly full Of boi
ing water, aud covered il with hanxel In tks
course OF an hour he was free from pain. and walk
ca about the room as usual. The Doctor Observer
that IN case bis stomach or bowels shall BE- ATTACHED
ne will immerse his whole body in hogshesdol
steam. He has been in good health and free fra
uout ever since he tried these experiments thosxA
very near seventy. This vapour bath ought 70 -
repeated several times, even after the pain Is -
moved, in order to eifrct radical cure.
A most pleasing seviyai of religion has lately
taken place in the Congregational Society Ia -sls
bury, IN. H. The work has been reasrksbl, lr~
from nose enthusiastic zeal, aud disorder of every
KIND. The Spirit Of Truth. attending Ordinary
means, and operating as "still snail voice. has
VI judgment ofehsrity. brough, many .ous TO he
ieet OF Jesus, where they remain fIled with ose,
clothed with humility, and adorned with ed
and quiet spirit Within te more than sss.
seventy-cne persons have be q ded 20 the chnrtfs
And more than ever before. We behold how god
and how pleasant il j. Tor brethren 10 dwell togsl.
81 IN unity" IL Is thought worthy of remark thai.
belonging to four horses IN the society. there ar
nc less than tweniy-six professors of godiiness Ill
of whom were in infancy aud cbillhpcd, favored
with parental and bap,smal dedication TO me
lord and that there are now in The church about
nity young and unmarried persons A nuahsr We
~ 'ateiy give evidence OF re- entsnce unto salsa'
ton, who have not ye, made a public proiessioas
others are now under serious impression, and We
rust the good work is progressing. Not unto w.
but unto thy name, o Lord, be all tbs glory.
j.. Concord Castle