New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-27
water-gure, Misrepresentations, sc.


There have been, for few days past, statements
going the rounds of the press, copied from paper TO
paper ignorantly, that Dr. x. Fl. Graham Of Lon
don, has been writing against the new system OF
Water-Cure We have before us this work Of DR..
G. 1t is expressly in fauor of the system. He
says "the swater treatment is cd English mode
of curing Diseases and was early in the last century
transplented from This country into Germany,
where, having fallen into disuse j. was accidentally
revived by Vincent Priessnitz, who now suneptous-
ly claims the credit Of the invention. That il was
an old English practice will be fully borne out by
the appendix, which contains mass of more valua-
BILE information respecting it than has ever before
been collected
DIR. r. II. Graham then writes IN favor ef Water,
but against Priessnitz During last year tlS43 be-
ing 50 years ofage, and having been for years sub
ject of severe gout and long train CT bodily all
ments which we may infer had resisted all ordinary
modes Of treatment, DR.. g. makes his way TO
Graecnberg to put himself auder the care of Press
nitz, an gnoran: hind Of the Siesian Mountains,
MS some have been pleased to call him. At The end
of two weeks after having complained bitterly OF
parrs of the method, and he says. shirked parts
of the treatment, his pulse had become "natural'
full and soft'' before contracted and hard, J
and TO his great satisfaction had ceased TO
intermit. A day or two after he says:
"I did not purpose remaining more than month
70 trv the effects of WaterC Cure, buttate ordained
| il otherwise. Whilst plungipg into the bath my
left foot got entepgled in the blanket which brought
both nav thighs and especially my left one forcbly
across the edge of the tub with all the momentum
INV BODY had acquired by being precpitatediDto the
npfl-, onfIl
and tense US if chord were bound tightly round IL
Priessni,z direction was, that should apply the
tumshIae' Ia wet bandage with dry one over it)
forthwith and repeat it without in,ermisson until the
pain ceased. At night, unable 10 walk, put on the
bandage, and in the morning the pain had abated,
the hardness, swelling and Inflammation OF them mus.
cles and their fascia had almost subsidized so that
felt able TO walk, but preferred lying IN oea all aay
and going without my dinner.
On the following day, tnow in the Sd week. ii
seems by DR.. G's. own statement he removed TO
F,;ewaden and there practisss without the advice OF
pr;essuitz for three or four weeks longer. He be-
comes much worse, and again obtains the advice OF
Priessnitz. The treatment though severe was
strictly complied with.
alt was, however" he says, the means OF sup
pressing the fever alevia1nS The paln ana PfoGur-
ne comfortable, sound and refreshing sleep Two
wears previously, while under an attack OF the gout,
took 10 one night 70 ar hundred drops OF laudanum
without their producing The least effect. On ior-
mer occasion had taken the same quantity oi me
hack Drop, and other powerful medicines. l be-
i;eve whilst suffering under The paroxysms OF THIS
disease l could have swallowed an ounce or two oi
thesc tinctores without feeling any other inconven'
ieoce than that OF slight stupor. Hence we may
that the sedative effects of cold very much sur
pass those OF opium or perhaps OF any other known
| remedy.
| Dr. G. admits after returning that although his
eout was not perfectly cured, twas greatly SUBJ
Ju.d.n In his work. 10 show the gecd effects OF the
treatment. hc gives some striking cases ofcare.-
some fatal cases he heard Of; these are given 10
show what he considers The danger oflhe treatment
as nractised by Pressnitz. Alter all that had been
said and written for The last three years in England
about Priessntz and Water-Cure, what pi'y Df'
| G had not discovered its dangers earlier!
Had we room we could quote from Dr. q. as well
nc various other English Medical authors who write
in favor OF the nsw system. A number OF English
nhys;c;sns. some Of whom are well known in the
w-rld, hsvs been treated by Pressnitz all o
xho,o. Dr. r. H. Graham amexcepted, give Pfiessnitz
,bs - credit eff being in every thing he undertakes
..f. nrocti,oner and gentleman. Tins system was
NJ, as has been said, invented two or three years
AGO. bu, has been pracised By Pnessaiz iortwen'y-
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