Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-07-10


HYDkopArHY, or the Water Cure, is a new mode of
practice brought into considerable note by its author,
Vincent Priessnitz, a Silesian, and originally a pea
SAINT. His admirers say that ..Priessnitz, from long
practice, varied experience and close examination,
guided by his extraordinary genius, has acquired so
intimate a knowledge of the action of water, Of Its
dangers and advantages as regards the human body,
both in health and disease, that the most delicate in
salid may safely rely upon bis Judgment, AID that this
opinion is sustained by the fact of his great success
In the treatment Of almost every variety Of disease,
which surpasses that of any physician on record
"Sir Isaac Newton. was led to. discover the laws of
gravitation by observing the fall Of an apple Priess-
nitz the art of curing disease with cold water from
witnessing its effects in producing. ~ausschlay or erup-
lion in cases of trihing injuries. Thus, from circun-
stances SO simple and so apparently trivial in them
selves, are great truths evolved by the observant mind
of genius"
The process of the water cure consists in giving
health to the skin, Qhe tone Of which is, commonly,
in all cases, wreechedly appreciated and rousing the
nervous energy of the system by constant excitement.
in action and reaction, to throw out, in the shape of
crises, the niorbiic or obstructing matter which Is the
cause of disease and the period requisite for this pur-
pose depends much, of course, upon the nature. dura-
ton and obstinacy of the complaint, and the c~onstitu-
ton and vitality of the patient,
Hundreds of invalids in various parts of Europe,
and many from this country, have visited Grafen.
burg. the residence of Priessnitz, to test the virtue of
his process. a.
GUM-ELAsTIc STOCKINGS FOR VARIcosE LEes.-
Here is another and important application of that
omni-useful thing, India Rubber. Varicose, or an
enlarged and engorged state CT the blood vessels Of
the leg, is among the ellis that flesh is heir to-" To
those thus afflicted, this description is sufficient The
remedy, however, is a more difficult matter. In cases
which do not require operation, (the Surgeons gen.
orally avoid operating except. in extreme cases,)
COMPRESSION affords the only relief. The ordinary
mode of b~andaging is not only tedious, but to a great
degree Intellectual. Compress Stockings, variously
fabricated in this country, are quite defective.
Three years ago, (says the editor of the Albany
Evening Journal,) we obtained, through our friend,
lDoct. Alex. S. Watson, of New York, the Wire
Compress Stocking, manufactured by Messrs. Schol-
bred & Co. This, though much better than anything
we had then found, was not without its defects and
when in London, two years ago, we called upon the
manufacturers in Germyn street, explained the de-
feet, and awaited Mr.. Scbolbred's effort to obviate the
difficulty, IN a new Compress which he made for US
with great care. But the effort was not successful,
though we continued to wear his Stocking, without
which we should have been quite unable to perform
daily peregrinations of from FIVE to ten miles, in
"sight seeihgs' -. -. -. rAyrrie--
In Paris, following the direction of an advertise
ment in Galignani's Messenger, which directed us to
emo. %, Rue des Avcis," we found Monster Flamet,
who manufactures sBas Elastiques." This is an
Elastic Compress Stocking, knit precisely Ike other
stockings, except that the yarn is of India Rubber.
These Stockings, which only reach to the knee, or
come up, to the hip, as required, while they adjust
themselves pleasantly to the limb, afford a sufficient
and equable pressure. They are drawn on and off
almost as easily as other stockings. They are, in
deed, just what was wanted for "Varicose Veins"
CKsAREAN OPERAr1oN.-It is stated that DIR. Ship
man, of Cortlandville, n. Y, performed hissoperas
ton recently on a woman Al years Of age. She had
been in labor four days, and was attended by three
skilful physicians. Delivery by turning, forceps and
craniotomy, was tried, but without success. A large
ovarian tumoE was found to be the cause of difficulty.
The C~esarean operation was strongly solicited by the
e patient and her friends, but was unsuccessful, as she
lived but one hour after it. The. uterus was found
n much thickened and on the point of gangrene. F,
: The PLAGUE.-Experiments, made by order of the
Russian Government, have clearly shown that heat
II will entirely disinfect articles which have been con-
taminated by the plague. Articles having been
brought into the closest contact with the plague, have
been exposed to the action Of heat and sent packed
y up the Odessa, and found to be entirely free from all
n infection. The discovery is likely to lead to impor-
tant notifications Of the quaratine regulations OF
Eastern countries.
N CURE FOR PocK-MARKs.-Almond oil applied dali
y,by the advice of a physician, viii prevent marks
70 from the small pox.