New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-02-10
THE TRIBUNE.

THE WATER Cugr JOURNAL The Nth No. oil
III, work has been received We observe in II an
.,,spded notice OF the work Of d.. r. II. Graham,
ofIondon, which has been extensively referred 10
IN this country as opposed TO Water Cure, and as
nrpsenting triumphant evidence that the system Is
j,,le better than a species Of quackery This view
Of the work is sho#n by ample quotations from its
pages TO be entirely erroneous and UNJUST Inc
,r,h seems TO be that Dr.. Graham Is IN advocate
of; he Water Cure in all It's essential features, and
only lacks confidence in the knowledge and skill
If Priessnitz TO whom he did not take fancy, and
asains, whom, in fact, he appears 10 have lmblbed
asrong prejudice Some passages IN his work.
taken from their connection, have been used IN
manner wholly unusliIied by q fair estimate of The
writer's general scope and object. " The water
Treatment. he remarks, SIS an old English mode
Of curing diseases, and was early in the las, centu-
~ transplancd from this country into Germany,
where having faller into disuse it was accidental
lyrevived by Vincent Pries>niiz, who now surrep-
,iiousy claims the credit Of Tie invention 1.-THE
treatment Itself is in accordance with sound Phlos-
ooby and the laws OF lie, Is Of very little conse
ouence who invented or discovered it, and thai 1t
is so, is abund2ntly proved by Dr. Grahnm's own
testimony The Editor Of the Journal Or. Shew)
per,inently remarks:
"Itwoud seem rather strange that medical
man Of Dr.. Cas- age aad experience. "o"iti al all
consent TO place himself under the charge OF one so
;rconneten, as he would have ~ understand
piessnitz 10 be; and particularly after so much had
been written uand said upon the subject. by
competent medical men il England. 1t Is
the meres hnmuery imaginable tor any one to
rreend that PressnilZ is killing people outright, as
,ybsn
C]aridge, DR. James Wilson, Sin Charles Scuba
more DR. Edward Johnson, and many others mat
migh be mentioned Of England, or OF our own
country, Professor Longiellow. OF Harvard Uhver-
sity gen. Tamadge q New orr M 'lo"ii H.
GRAY. of Boston. Mr. Co!vin, OF Albany, MIR Hen
| VIC. Wright Of Massachusetts, and others, VINO
| have all been at Graetea5erg and undergone the
treatment. and 10 a man speak oil in The highest
terms Besides, Priessni'z was prosecuted anu
medical commission was sent TO ms cs'aoi!S'n'H'
by the government, aud nPoA lhvesSls"uo" ne wa
allowed 10 go on: and his government takes
monthly account Of his patients. France also sent
medical commission ol inquiry to the establish
men Of Priessnj,z. ard result, Establishments
| have been formed IN that country ne nnl'eIsa
testimony. That of DR.. Graham excepted, IS, That
prsssnitz's mode of treatment eatlTcly safe, and
ihat he is in every respect a worthy man, ana Is.
Srossessed of talents the most remarkable IN iact
! i will no, be denied by any who are acquainted
will the facts, that PressnilZ comparatively yer
greater success than any other individual who has
eyerliyed Nor le, i, be said as It sometimes has
lbeen, tina, he takes only the most favorable cases
lW.l attes,ed fsclspainly show that every lElaSi-
hable form OF disease has been treated at Graefen-
i5els Let those improve upon the work OF Press
| niiz who can.
The Journal though making no professions ell
Their on the score of!ierory merit, learning, or OIL
glnaliiy, must certainly be esteemed very useful
publication by all who have any confidence IN The
system il teaches. Published by Cambell& Whit
marsh, ca Barclay street.