The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-12

fort will allow Every day here is wit
ness TO the entire cure of the most dread
full diseases of the skin, and of chroni:
diseases. As to fevers, colds, scaretina,
measles, whooping cough, Group, dyspep-
STA, and like complaints, nothing is thought
of them here-for all feel that sure and
certain remedy Is at hand. One must be
very unreasonable indeed, not 10 have
confidence in a remedy, which he sees
daily 10 be so efficacious. There is no
mystery in it. There can be no deception.
All is above-board. Each patient sees
and watches the progress and effect of the
cure in each and every other. Men of all
professions, and Of the highest order of in
tellect, are here and in the saloon.-where
about 200 guests meet three times day,
at meals, and in the walks. The symp.
toms OF each are made known and talked
over by the others, and the various modes
of applying cold water are canvassed
thoroughly, and the effects of each appli-
cation thoroughly gone into.-Priessnitz
sits at the head of the table, at each meal,
and there is consulted by the saloon
guests. Our diet is simple, but abundant
Priessnitz does not pretend that water
is universal speciic-that it will cure
all diseases. Since have been here,
several poor, miserable looking objects, all
eaten up with disease and mercury, have
been sent away as incapable of being
reached by cold water, or any thing else
and it was like pronounciug their doom
for, after trying every thing else, and
completely exausting the powers of life by
taking poisons, and rendering them in
capable Of rallying again, they came here
as a last resort. Priessnitz acts on the
principle that health IS the laaO Of life, and
disease the erception; and that when any
morbid matter gets into the system, the
only way is, 10 assist the vital energies to
throw it off, and that by means which
shall not leave in the system an enemy to
life more deadly than that which is cast
out. He says mineral poisons, Of every
kind, are worse tor the system, and far
more difficult to get out of it, than any
morbid matter that is expelled b. them
but that the application of cold water, in
various ways, 10 the surface of the whole
body,and its internal application by drink
ing, and the free circulation Of pure cold
air around the body, and the outdoor ex.
ercise, absolutely necessary as part of
the cure strengthens the whole system,
and throws off the disease, and leaves no
enemy behind; and | believe he is right !
You would be amused to see people
come here, half dead with dyspepsia and
indigestion, and find themselves, after
few days, freed from all troubles and a.
maz1d at themselves that it is so; but then,
they must stay here long time, often
year or more, to get the tone and ener-
gies Of the stomach perfectly restored.
If had family of small children; |
would certainly get the means in my
house to use the simplest forms OF The
water cure. In ordinary cases, any faith.
er, or mother. or nurse, might easily
learn to apply the leintueA, the varmG
the ~mshelog, the sitz bad, Technical
words in the water cure-meaning the
scet sheet, the cold bath, the net bandage,
and the sitting bath.) Colds, feyers, Group,
humours of various kinds-all the diseases
that arise from colds-are perfectly easy
to manage2 No person need be afflicted
long by fever Of any kind, if he can gel
at cold water, and the means to apply it.
But would caution any man, to beware
how he applies cold water in some WAYS,
without knowledge. This water cure
may be overdone; then woe to the overdo-
er.He had better be crucifed BY mercury.
The doctors have rallied to tho rescue
of their right to poison and kill under the
sanction Of diploma for doctors are
licensed BY governments 10 kill BY poison,
as soldiers and hangman are by the
sword, and gun, and gibbet. They pro.
cured the trial of Preissni,z by the govern.
ment of Austria He was acquitted.
Then they procured the appointment Of
committee by the government, to come
and examine into his system. That COM
mittee also acquitted him. The charge
OF the doctors was, that he used other
means, besides water-medicine of some
kind; but the government honorably &C.
quilted him of the charge, and several
members of the government have been
here with their families to De cured, and
they have been cured. Now the doctors,
to save their nation (profession) from be.
ing taken away by Priessniz, raise the
cry Of Q~0ek, Peasant, BoOr, Pretemder,
CharIotan,&c., and try 10 set the people
against him. And they have succeeded in
setting the surrounding peasantry against
him. The real motive of their dislike is
emoy, TO see fellow peasant become, in
wealth & reputatiop,so much above them.
Yet Priessnetz maintains the simplicity,
the daring, energetic, fearless, plain,
humble peasant, amid all the honors that
have descended and are descending upon
him. He makes no prelension. He is a
man to be loved ard admired and when
the names Of Hypocrates. Galen, and all