Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-11-20

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Here lies areat secret water ,h,. sL;le,uv al.
ministered is in itself wonderful e,ci,em.1, !,
supplies The Mace of ali others; \, ,ro,,es ,.o,-
fuilv and rapidy upon the ne,,es .ome,;d,os -,
calm them sometimes 10 ;rr;,ate I'M, ,l,y,ys ~, or.
cupy. Hence follows a consequence which sII ~.
tents have marked-,he connle,e ,enoso If he
passions during the early stages Of the r,,rs ,heS
seem laid asleep as fbv enchantmcnt The IN.
tellect shares tbe same resi-. nlicr shor, limo
mental excr,on become, impossible oven ,Ls
memory grows Ear less tenacious If ~ ,s;nfl In
pressions cares and orees are forgo,,en Tho sons.
of the present absorbs the mast and f,,n,e there
is certain freshness and youth which pervade The
spirits and live upon the enjoyment of the actual
hour. Tim. the grea, agonts ~ onr mo,,, ,c.,
and tear--,he passions and the ,n;ndcaIued into
strange rest-Nature seems IN leave The bodv IN
lis instructive tendency which is alava towards %.
co,ery. An that interest. and amnses i oc a
health(ul characler exercise. instead of heinz an
unwilling drudgery becomes the inevitable imnnlso
of the frame braced and invigorated nv the Gle
ment A series of reactions A. sl,v.vs co;n, on
the willing exercise produces refreshing res, the
re(reshiup res, willing exercise.
The extraordinary effect which water taken ear
" in the morning produces on the appetite Is well
known amongst those who have tried il. even be-
fore the wa,er-cure was thouqht Of. an annette II
should be the care Of the skillnl doctor IN rhec IN;
10 moderate o,a,;6c,,;on the no,,o,s oc nn,,;,;o,
become sinSnl.,Iv s,,onr,hanad ,hs ~ 800
rich and the cons,,,u,ion !. No, onIy ,t,snd-
edit underpoes 4 chance $50
The safety az the .ys,e1, ,hen s,,,.L ma s,.,.
its mower Of ,enlsc;ng hv hs.,bc,l s,;nnian,. ~.
morbd ones !, ,,;,hJss, ,.he,ha, ss;ssI =,
al SURPRISED me ne,, .-,ba, which thirdly ;m,ress.
ed mo was no L. eo,,,.,v 20 III a.,
notions had f,ncied III, wbs,bey aood or h,d
the system INNS, he IN. NJ ,,,o,, h,rd.6;n $1,000,
~ ,eos,ra,,, al 'I;sIIe eneue
self 10 find bo,v soor !, bec,,e % ,s.o.;,,od iii,
and a,,,efI 6sel;,,. n. 40 d.ell ,,ro
the mind amongs, The bann;esi no..a.es If e,;s,.
enee For INV own mar, dssn;,e Iii nv .;ln.n,s
or wha,eve, NAV h,se heen NV cares have s.o,
found exquisite pleasure in Ina, sense nC be;og
which il as !, were the eonsr;ence ,ba miro, ~
the souI have known hours NJ a. much and a.
vivid banniness az ncyhan. can c,II ~ The In, oc
man. bn, amo,rs, III nv mos, h,,II,,n, ,o,oII..
lions / can real M neriods NJ en;ovmen, 4, once
more b;l,r;ons ,,d .erene ,h.n The ho,,. sno,,, ~,
the lonely hill, of Mavcrn--none in which ns,u,e
was so thoroughly nossessed and apnrec;a,cd The
r;se from .leen sound a. cb;ldhnod,s Inc ;,n,-
fan, rosh ;n,a a.. oror ~, ,.I;I. ,h. s,,. ~.
fresh and the b;,ds f,-, Inc .e,se or a., ,.-
wop,cd strena,h In ov.,v l5,,h mi ne,ro ,.h;.h
made 40 ligh, of the s,eeo sscen, 10 the bo, snrn
tho delicious sparkle Of that morn;ng drsngh,
the green terrace ON the brow of the mountain.
with the rich Landscape wide aud far below-the
breeze that once would have been so keen and bi,-
inc. now but exbilarating the blood and 6hing The
sprits into religious low: and This keen sen,imen,
OF present pleasure rounded by hone sanctioned
by all fell in myself and nearly all that Witness
ed i'm others-tbs, ina, very nresent was I'm, the
siep-tbe threshold-into mn unknown and deI;gb,.
full region of health and yiyonr - disease and
care droppina from The frame and the heart n, owe
nv stride.
B,t here INNS, n,use IN ov, ,b,, II n, tho ooo
hand the danger and discom(or,s of the cure are
greatly exaggerated (exagpera,ed Is loo veal a
wordl-so on The other hand ms far as my NUN exps-
rence. which is perhaps not inconsiderabe extends
the enthusiastic advocates of the system have greatly
misrepresened the duration Of the curative process
| have read and heard of chronic diseases of long
standing cured permanently in very few weeks. /
candidy confess that have seen none such. /
have, il is true, witnessed many chronic diseases
perfectly cured--dseases which had been pro-
nounced ncurable by the first physicians, but the
cure has been long aud hactuaiing Persons SO
afflicted who try this system must arm themselves
with patience The first effects Of the system are
indeed usually bracnp and inspire such feelings of
general well-being, that some think they have only
to return home, aud carry out the cure partially TO
recover. A great misiake-,he alternative effects be-
gin long after the bracing--a disturbance in the con-
stiiution takes place, prolonged more or less and
not ill that ceases does the cure really begin MOI
that the peculiar "cfiss' sought for so vehementy
by the German water-doctors, and usually under
their hands manifested BY bois and eruptions, is at
all necessary part of the cure-it is, indeed, as
Ear as have seen, rare occurence---bul critical
action, not SINGLE not confined to one period or one
series Of phenomena, is at work, often undetected
BY the patient himself, during considerable (and
that the ailer) portion of the cure in most patients
where the malady has been grave, and where the
recovery becomes permanent During this time