New-York daily tribune., 1844-12-04
From the London Times, Mar 10. isA.
Eydropathy.


To the Editors Of tss London TIMES
Sir-h late melancholy event, the death CT Sir
F. Burie'!, having been eagerly seized upon az
means OF pjuring the water Ia the estimation @:
the British pnbc, We, the undersigned, hi present
residing al Grasepb,rg and Frewsldeu, feel thar in
inviting attention 10 this communication we a'e tut
discharging duty which we ~ those who are
suffering from, disease; we shall therefore be thank
ful it. in your ely-circuls;ed Journal you will IL
ssrt few remarks, which may hell 10 dissbuse the
public mind OF many erroneous Impressions on tie
subject ofhy ydropathy.
81! F. Blrdett's case is easily disposed Of. We
should be eastonshsd ifgny considerate person should
wonder that gentleman OF such very active habits,
who had reached the age OF men and four years be-
yond H. should die after having used for shortiime
and then abandoned some rev remedy which hsd
been recommended 70 him. Would il not he as rea-
sonabe and as just 10 attribute Lady BurGsts dealh
to physc "a il Is that Of Sir Francis the of cold
wafer? But 10 guide us 10 correct Judgment we are
not left TO mere reasoning and cot lecture; here
possess authentic Information the subject. Sir
Francis had left of The wster several weeks be-
fora his death and otthe time he erenquishedt he de-
cisred that he had notbeen so we'll tor many years.
He ereturned to ahbis at variance wi,h the cure. IT,
6amms,ion attacked him-srcffor ibe loss ofbis wife
ovtrwhelned hin-and ne died. We do not presume
10 saw that if he had not left of the cure, he
would not have suffered ffominll immatioD; bat exps
rieuce has proved, and is daily proving, that among
hundreds OF patients under the water cure II is very
rare to meet with single case oil inflammation, and
when it does occuritis speedily and efectualy n du-
ced. AS TO the vet towels oil which so much that
absurd has been written we beg 10 assure you the;
when properly applied, they are not only perfectly
harmless but highly beneficial; and may Re worn,
und are worn frequently, for months together. by
tender infants, we'll as by adults. Even could II
be proved thar Sir Franciss death was the result Of
unskiful and in pjudicious treatment, i; would not
shake our belief the safety and ettcacy 0; The va
Ter cure; nasmuch as IL could not blind US 70 the
wonders which have been, and are being continually
performed by a sklnl and Jidclous application CT
IL. In support of our opinions we could adduce
many extraordinary cases OF cnfe but their GeTas
would perhaps occupy too muchspace. and are more
fitted for volume than Letter. Bur, although we
refrain from giving any cases, We req lest attention
10 the following statement, extracted from the pub
iish4d pnce reports AT different seasons oiIhe lasI
year. 1913 from the 1st of January TO The last day
of December inclusive, there were ct Graetehberg
$50 patients, amongst whom there were but four
dsatns aud il has come 10 cur knowledge tha In The
least two out Of the -four instances the patients had
come 100 late 20 derive any benefit from Inc cure,
and from the first were pronounced by Pressni'z 10
be incurable. We believe this report TO be uuparal-
irled only in hospital returns generally, buteven
in the ordinary bils of mortality. Let it De borne In
mind that the msoriIy Of cases here had been long
and vaiuly treated elsewhere, and that very many o
them had been pronounced ncurable BY medical
mep and also that those critical changes, accomps-
MED hy boils, fever, diarrhEa, &c. which nrs here
hailed as the safe and salutsry efforts o nature, and
as the harhnsera of returning health, are elsewhere
regarded as dangerous diseases, and would subject
the patient TO active medical treatment We do mol
imagine that the members of the Eledcai profession
can all at oEce give full credit TO the powers OF
remedial egent which they never tried; tits notke-
ly that they should hastily reliIquish the theories
in which they have hesn brought up, and renounce
their pharmecopoea for the bold and wonderful ap-
plieuces Of cold water BIZ Pri-ssnlz, who, without
snv medical education, has originated system OF
such wonderful fiicacy. ii s their wisdom aud
duty 10 watch against empyrcs Of every kind but,
al the came time, it is bat eir just, honest and PAl-
!anihropic, 10 make fun ard iDpara! Inquiry into
system that has benefited thousands We presume
not 10 regard il as an universal spec'hc hr every
disease; ossurediy God has nor gwen anything
which can nfnllibiy cure beings who by HIS decree
must die but il is cur most sober convection, that
und-r compsteut advisers the water.cure is capable
e doing and has done for the eet CT sufferers hat
m medicines have ever Effected. Ii mus! be admit
led that if incompetent persons pretend 10 prec'ice
h, firopahy worse than failure must enSue; nut,
while tt failure, anything that may be made 10
wear even the scmblance OF one, is eagerly bazoned
forth the public are not 80 quickly informed Though
il is honorably acknowledged by many eminent
medical genilenen) how many ere the victims o the
lancet cf minerals ard other poisonous substances.
We recommend only fair tfal; I" Magma fSt uer1-
tns et preralebit." For oursslyesswe have heard,
we have seen we have tried, and, whilst most oil Us
consulted very eminent medical practitioners, and
strictly adhered 10 their prescriptions, we hesitate
not 10 say, that though eventually we may not all
be radically and entirely cured, yet without having
particle Of medicine administered to US, many oil
us have already received more benefit under the
wnter treatment than from any thing we had pre-
yiousIy tried IL is simple, safe, strengthening ne
ceseariy connected with strict temperance and so
conducive 70 more equaninity and chesriuiness But
while we are thus bearing testimony 10 the eih-
cncy oCthe cold water curc wish 10 guard against
nisconceptiou bv once more stating, that; must be
administered by su and judicious hands; and lest,
While seeking 10 guide we should possibly be gailiy
Of misleading any individual, we also wish To add,
that while some diseases may he cured, III one. Two,
or three months there Others which require ore,
two. or three years, according 10 tie nature ana
standing Of The disease, aud age and constitution OF
The po,,,nt: and there are also some few diseases
which arc as incurable by water as by any other
known remedy.
Trus,ipg yoi. will not consider this letter on sub
isct Of SO much importance long for insertion in
your influential journal, beg TO subscribe eur
selves, Your ooedieht SeISsn's' ~
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