New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-10
uydropatnx. or tho water Cure.

Hydropathy. OF the Water Cure.
TO The Editors Of hs PieognHe:
GENrLEMEN-C0nsidernble interest having beer
excited in this community by ,he cures that have
been made by DR.. Byrenhcid,, through the Inears
of Hydropathy, forward, for tho information q
the public, a sketch OF my own case, which hes
been treated with success by that gentleman. il
is case of govt.
was formerly Surgeon in the French army
and in that capacity made the campaigns from
1911 to 1885, when, at the downfall of the En-
pire, lemigrated 10 Louisiana, where arrived in
1876 For a considerable number of years
practised medicine IN this State.
| had two brothers who were, like myself. sui
iect to the govt ; one of them, at the age OF A..
fell victim to that malAdy, having been carrie
off by an attack which had invaded III heart ;
the other died though an sbsesss N the liver.
was successfully, in 1874, 1871 and 1896
visited with violent rheumatic palms. (in 1914 II
the right tibia and in the groin; in the other two
years, i'll the right groln,) which confiled INC e
nv bed. My first attack ofgout occurred in 1925.
in the left great toe, afterwards during severei
returns of the disease, both were affected, and
successfully the left wrist, the knees, tile rigt'
collar bone, the sternum, the right wrist, the c.
bows; .nd, later and almost continually after
Enormous Accommodations of concrce(t ophaceuus,
matter progressively took place in the par; affect
ed, principally IN the feet, the knees, the hands.
the elbows. All these parts became more or less
voluminous, misshapen, rigid some giving forth
lumps of solid matter, or a White semi.liuuid sub
stance, which analysis proved 10 be phosphate u
lime.
For the last two years OF my suffering | we
continually bedrid, forced, through the horrid
paino l endured, a. h""r tho saslp position IN,
several weeks, occasionally a month elapsn:
without my being able to sit up in my bed; the
diseased members were rendered completely use
less, and | could not serve myself with IL
hands to eat or to drink.
had tried successfully all the remedies usu
ally employed in govt; visited the Hot Springs
of Arkansas; had recourse to the Thumpso
MAN treatment, TO the Syrup of Boubee, to Lar
tipue's Pills | even tried Homeopathy Al
these means, followed with perseverance, pre-
duced momentarily little good effect, US u II
liei, but they failed to arrest the progress of the
disease in the slightest degree. In short, | was
at last affected with the preliminary symptoms
of dropsy, state of general anasarca, with VIC.
lent and permanent equity pains in the upper
part of the chest and the back part of the head,
which were followed by an attack of apopeciic
yout. had now arrived at that state when
nv own feelings, and the opinion of those medi-
cal men, nv friends, who, after exhansng then
art, had abandoned all treatment, could not be
kept off longer than month two at far,hest.
II was u thus junc;ute, ct this extremity Ct
nv affi ,ction that having heard of the success
which DR.. By-enhuIdt had obtained through the
means of Hydropathy, which, in consequence OF
nv sutfasings and my isolated state, l had not
had an opportunity of investigating, ! was I'M.
PEELED to embrace this treatment as my last az.
Choir Of safety.
For two years. during which have been sub
mit!ed TO Hydropathy, "a portion of that time
have been under full treatment, the remainde-
through circumstances, 1t was employed in an in
complete form,l have derived such impor;an,
and remarkable benefit from 1t, that lhnk my
duty, as well rs 4 point OF honor, TO make the re-
suits public Il is indeed to me an exQuisy c
satisfaction TO be now aba to trace these line.
with my own hand. The following are the main
facts:
Since began the treatment all attacks Of govt
have ceased: the alarming symptoms which hsd
revealed themselves in my last and worst con.
dition, speedily subsidized and have not reappea-ed
Under the influence of the Hydrupathic treat
ment, considerable quantities of tophaceous mat.
ter either in a solid or semi.lquld state, have is
sued from the different parts affected; and | have
now the certainty, by continuing the same means
10 purge, more or less completely, tbs whole sys.
tenn OF it. My feet are, little by little, returning
10 their natural form and volume my hands, nv
fingers, arc daily becoming more and more useful
10 Inc my knees, which were dread,uly swollen,
half bent and completely rigid, are gradually &C.
curing more freedom and frmness liz their move.
ments Al the functions of nature arc in the
mos. satisfactory CONDITION, and my strength is
sensiby returning.
Ii is particularly within the last three months
Of my treatment that have experienced the mos;
marked benefit. Notwithstanding the best pos
sibe advice IN the direction of the Water Cure
1t is necessary, in order 10 draw forth all Its adyan
tsges, to be IN position where one can cploy
salubrity OF air. have the benefit of good water
and profit by daily exercise, appropriate 10 the
condition of the patiea, Such can only be o.
tanned at Hydrcpathc instltdlon. The cstab
lshment which DR.. Byreuheidt has receotly
formed at Biloxi. in ore Of tie knes. mansions u,
that watering place unites all these conditions,
offering residence where retirement IS surrounded
with almost every natural charm. For three
months, during which 1 have been an inmate
here, l have been every day sensible OF an
access of strength and wellbeing and | have
the satisfaction of beholding the whole of my
fellow patients in this delightful abode. each
In his physical ailnent, marching towards health,
more or less rapidly, but iDcontestibly.
My principal object in making this communi.
cation is to De useful TO humanity to rouse the
attention of the public ana OF practitioners
10 mode of treatment, 10 which Lowe cure,