Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-09-11
Correspondence of tho Albany Evening Journal.
COLD WATER CURE.
BRArTLEBoRo', Vr. Aug. 90, Is

#. aug. -, 1910.
Brattleboro' is the Southeastern most town in
vermont 1t is compacty built and surrounded by
6oiu scenery. 1t is place of considerable Manu-
iacturing and does fair business in Merchandise
Just now it is attracting Visitors and Patients to
the " WATER CURE" Establishment. This place
was selected on account of the pure and whole
some quality of its Spring Water From our friend
y. ~ H., who is trying this remedy, learned some
thlng OF the treatment. The establishment is con
Quoted upon the Graienbcrg plan. 1t is under the
direction Of Professor Wesselhef), a German who
I IS mighty educated man. There are about fifty
patients mere. They occupy two Houses which
JON, the Females being in one and the Males in
the other.
Inc Colt-Water process is calculated, by its Sc
verify to sartle patients of weak constitutions or
nervous Compartments. It commences daily, be.
tween . and O'Clock in the morning, by being
enclosed Inst in linen sheet dripping wet with
cold spring water. Then woollcn blanket is put
round the hpdy. Then a feather bed is laid over
you. Then The patient falls into a gentle slumber
from which, IN fifteen minutes, he is awakened in
poluse pcrspratton, and smoking like u coal pill
lie remains Tor three quarters Of an hour in this
state drinking two glasses OF spring water in that
time and then goes wrapped up in the sheet and
blanket to the bath room, throws off his wrappers
anu pIungcs into cold bath After remaininu a
few minutes III the cold bath, he gets out wraps up
IN the blanket goes TO his bed ROOM and is rubbed
dry dresses, and then walks less or more as he has
strength and inclination, returning at o'clock
with fine appetite for breakfast.
AT | / o'clock the Patient goes TO a Fountain for
shower bathing Here stream of water from a
height Of fifteen feet directly from cold spring,
falls upon the neck and runs down the spine for
several minutes, after which you are rubbed with
the flesh brush orhair mitten, then wiped dry dress
and read or take gentle exercise TIL dinner Dur
ing the afternoon, Patients take q" Hip BATH" and
on going TO bed, ".Foot Bath" Patients drink
from twenty to thirty glasses of spring water daily
Some drink dozen before breakfast. Strict at =,
tentlon is paid TO Diet The breakfast consists of
Bread, Butter, Milk and FruitS Dinner of Joint
of Fresh Meat, with Vegetables; Tea, of Bread
Milk and Fruit Salt Meats, 81 ices, Wine, Coffee
Tea, &c. &c. are prohibited Professor LoYGFEL-
Low is among the Patients
Iho Patients soon not only cease to dread the
cold water, but 90 10 their additions with aacrity
and pleasure. Many Of them are and all believe
themselves, recovering. Of the great virtues of
Cold Water nobody doubts Nor is there any doubt
OF the efficacy Of rigid course of dieting. had
not expected TO find so simple remedy for so ma
ny OF the Ills that flesh is heir to-" nor am sat
lshed that such a remedy has been found But we
shall soon know what the "Waler Cure" will ac.
complish. 1t is proper and lawful to "prove all
things" excepting always the truth Of a Cooper
Libel.