New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-24
HYDRopATHY, OR WATER CURE
BY CAPT. CLARIDGE.

BY CAPT. CLARIDGE.
Coneladed.l
He went with Dr. Mason of LIMERICK To see
a Young man In consumption, and was accom-
panied by DR.. Gore, who was of opinion thai IN
r.nsl modification had commenced. The young
man was in very weak state-the Doctor SAID
hc would die in about three hours; he was
dreadfully emacated, having taken nothing lor
several days--his eye looked like that OF dying
person, and altogether he was IN most hopciess
state His mother said they had had the priest
with him. and they were just waiting till ne should
expire. His opinion, however was, that 1t was
capital case and he inquired of the medical men
what thew wanted to produce in the patient.
They said they wished to do away with the lrri-
sution of the stomach, and strengthen the pulse,
which was so feeble as scarcely to be felt. Well,
70 work he went-perspiration was produced by
the usual means-he was afterwards washed
over with cold water-went to sleep, and after
wards awokc much refreshed. While the treat
,nent was goiug ON the house was filed by neigh
bors, who looked on with astonlsilment and had
be not succeeded he believed it would have Jared
hard with him. He afterwards grew greatly bet
ter, to the great delight OF the mother, who went
down on her knees and blessed God for the re-
cayery of her son. At a lecture he gave in the
town, he stated the circumstance, and called
upon Dr. Massie to report the case to the meeting.
He was much displeased at being thus publicly
called upon; but like an honest man, told the
truth, and said, singular to say, the water pro,
duced every thing thas he as medical man
wished to produce. This and other cases getting
abroad, nc was besiegcd by all kinds of people
Cor advice as to the cure OF their relatives. AT
Lismore, an old gentleman came TO him on
Sunday morning with his daughter, ill with a
pulmonary complaint DR. Nugent was+ent for,
aud he suited that the case was mcurable. AS
he Capt. C.) was under the necessity of leaving
the tewn SOON after, he could not attend 10 the
case himself, but he asked DR.. Nugent, as gen.
teman, to do in the matter exactly as he desired
him. He promised TO do so; the patient was
put into the wet sheet, and afterwards treated IN
the usual way, and he would now read letter
from Nugent showing the result;
afv Dear Sir-As promised 10 report TO you upon the
punpnary OF the girl Leahy whom YOU put under the
Hydropathic system hasten briefly rede-,a my pro-
mise. She is you will be happy hear much improved IN
every respect her respiration pulse decidedly better her
eosg less troublesome and the pain OF the left cavlc!s
whie for several months she has had n,emisson
She H. think getting her emaciatoa aud the
hectic rcr,piraons have altogether disappeared confess
the improvement this patiea; has good deal staggered
though goa great deal with the Preisnitz IN
functional disease Yet of tins Kind, under
treatment here was and certain degFee skepca
The leading symptoms sul harrassng bui their
str has much paatsd and II, should go rad
ca cure why will throw physic 10 the dogs and take
altogether 10 cold water.
wall watch the case and report progress.
Yours, dear Captain Co. sincerely
I.ismore, Jaly 80 lStS. J. .NUGENT, MD.
At Waterford he made complaint at public
lecture that the medical men would not give him
an opportunity of showing what the cold water
could do. Several medical men went with him
from the meeting to his hotel, and after consult
ing while they said they would give him case
to operate upon They accordingly fixed a case
that of man who had been Ill of rheumatic gout,
who had not been out of bed for siX months, and
could not move either his legs or arms This
man they declared to be incurable, but he at once
pronounced it a capital case He pat him under
the sweating process, when on being asked to
move his legs, the man found TO his aStonlShment
that he could do easily. He had since gone
on improving as the following would show, from
Mr.. jackson, a Quaker in Waterford:
have the satisfaction 10 ,ell thee that Jonathan Dillon
i. considered much better to-day indeed YESTERDAY Dr.
Carroll told he had evidently improved bu, that h. had
so osa had favorable changes before he e Doc,o was
fearful of aaeyibug this TO the mode Of treatment
Half pas, p NJ. Doctor Carroll has just now called
a, uy office and that Jonathan Dillon considerably
better and now walks with the aid oil cutces which he
had nor been able TO do before"
Captain Claridge then proceeded to show the
Importance of young men going to Graenbergf,
acquiring knowledge of the cold water cure,
and setting up establishments in this country,
provided the medical men refused TO take II up.
He also recommended the formation OF societies
to inquire into the truth of hydropathy-to propa
gate the result Of such inquiries to others-and,
ii true, to promote its adoption as matter OF hu
manisy.@ 1t was u matter of the deepest IN
Por.aace To- all. Individually, ii was of great
Importance TO know how TO ward off disease from
themselves and families collectively, would they
permit so great discovery TO be put aside merely
from the opposition Of interested parties The
formation OF society in Glasgow would, no
doubt, be productive of as good results as in any
Of the other large towns in England and Ireland,
and would be Of the greatest benefit to the whole
Of Scotland, The Captain sat down amid loud