New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-14
The yvntcr-cure In England.
Correspondence Of the Lynn Pioneer.
S-ASsTEAp sCKr House. {les- London
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W ater- Cure establishment called STASsTEaD BIZ
RY House" L. is under the care Of DR.. Edward
Johnson. g distinguished medical gentleman o! Lon
don. and author OF some mos, excellent works OF
the theory principles and practice OF the Water
Cure. The Doctor has shown me much kindness
and is willing TO give me all the information | 70
qure. The patients are mostly intelligent people
and cheerully answer al my inquiries so you see
am in fine way. q; once. o.. getting al the lntor
nation desire without the trouble Of a long jour
ney 10 Graefenberg. Indeed rs P,isssnitz cannot
/ speak a word of English. and | cannot speak any
/ thing else, nv opportunities are even better than
they would be with him. Besides, Dr. Johnson being
well educated medical man, and soacquainted with
I the old practice well as the new. he can give me
more light than who, like the great founder
OF the Water Cure, is only ecqusnied with the
latter.
Ii is astonishing now soon the patients in this In
stitution become convaescent. This is owing large
y 10 their coming out from false conditions OF
mon life. and submitting themselves 10 those of Ma
ture. Dr. Johnson says We must first abolish
the art fetal conditions which men have instituted for
themselves, and substitute, nearly as possible,
the primitive condition OF man" And this, he
maintains can only be done by adopting the princi-
pies and practices of hydropalhy. 1t is well known
that man in his primitive state was exposed 10 all
the vicissItudes OF temperature and cllmate-one
moment In p!otuse perspiraton from hard labor in
The telds-the next moment dreuched with rain
Yet with scant clothing and the plest diet, sick
ness atiiiction beyond their knowled ge.-
! This. contend, is hydropathy in the natural way
as praciced by the first born: and just in proper
ton as man has departed from this primitive cond
ton he has been visited with disease and early
death. 1t is plairAIherefore that just in proportion
as he returns to 1t will he become healthy.
The bydropathic treatment is not simply plan
for dowsing the body with cold water, and drinking
it down like camel-but il embraces all the condi.
tons of heal,h;-and whoever gives it a fair trial
and there are now thousands OF such comes forth
not only from the particular disease which was his
main object 10 eradicate, but thoroughly renovated
in BODY and mind Ii is almost incredible to those
who have a their life time been accustomed 10 see
their fellow beings go down 10 untimey grave
in lingering torents that persons full OF disease
OF the patients alluded 10 were, could ever
be restored. But il seems as if all disease-where
there s any kind of decent constitution left-dis
appears beneath the Cold. w alter treatment like a
rotten ship beneath the seattle Colby ater treat
ment in both instances being settler
No one-not even so much OF hydropathlst as
yourseli-would believe what | have learned ofthe
Water.cure since have been in this place. One
man who for eight years had been afflicted with that
most dreadful disease, hyp chondrass. disease OF
the skin called prorias, and that excruciatng
plant called sciatca-a complication of diseases
which mad him the most miserable OF men, resort
ed 10 the Water-CUre and in three months was nj
most {. well man. Before. he used TO say that he
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for seemed 10 hiln hat the following passage in
Deuteronomy related especially 10 him: The Lord
will smite thee with the boich oil Egypt. and with
the emerods and with the scnb and with the itch,
whereof thou canst not be healed.
This is only one of many instances equally strik-
ing. Wonder not. then, that these wonderful works
make me most happy for God knows that have
suffered much from my inability 10 cure these hor
rid chronic diseases. And long to be trying this
God given remedy on some ofmv dear but diseased
friends. No forcing down nauseous physlc, no TAX
inc away the liie's blood, making people 10
writhe with torture; but every thing in perfect &C
cordance with Naiure--and most of the means used
producing pleasure instead OF pain. This know;
for | have already experienced II. have been
packed in the wet sheet TIVE hours nj time. since l
have been here-then soused in cold water three
successive ,imes-and the result was pleasure and
nothing else continually" All the parties assure
me ihat the most they 90 is productive OF the most
exquisite enjoyment. Oh you can mover know The
pleasure experience at finding all my artiripatons
Of this Water Cure more than realized. To know
that you must go through what have experienced
for the last fifteen years-and see one by enc oil the
oveest of Gods creatures. and the dearest OF your
friends snatched away despite Of all your exertions
10 save them, ana consigned 10 premature grave.
! now feel that in almost every Instance proper
application Of cold water would have been success
full bat alas! al this time cold water was looked
on by me as only common sort OF drink which
God had provided for corntieds and cattle. When.
when shall we learn that God accomplishes his
mishtiest works through the simplest agencies
and above all, when shall we learn that poisoning our
fellow creatures Is no way 10 restore them TO health
that devils cannot he ont by the prince OF de
wills Oh, if the world were only rid of Its quack
cry. how much better it would be for poor
abused constitutions for then our bodies would no
longer be made test tubes for pol-ons, aud our stom
achs no more be transformed into druggeries
One gentleman here-tor many years surgeon
in the army-and who for years resided in India.
and thereby almost destroyed his physical system
that he had 70 retire from the service-who for
wears suffered the severest tOrmenis from irritation
of the mucous membrane of the bowels-tels me
that ne thinks having tried the Water Cure
that he has every reason TO believe that he shall re-
cover from what he once considered his irremeda-
BILE disease, aud be again strong man Another
one-a young gentleman OF hne promise-teils NE
that for months and months he had been doctored,
doc,ored doctored," by all The doctors round for
disease of the kidneys and was finally told that
change OF climate the only possible remedy tor
him-and even that would only make him better for
awhile-they not thinking he would live more than
Two or three years at the most; but three months
ago he came to his Institution feeble scarcely
10 be able 10 walk, and now he is nearly cured and
is able TO walk run ride on horseback, &c. like a
man.
But will not take up your time by enumerating
any more Of such cases-thoush l might fill your
paper with them. Suffice II 10 say that all the pa
tents who are here-and they we're all :" hard ca
ses reaping the most decided benefit, and are
of decided opinion that cold water is the panacea OF
the world and they are all As happy as so many
nerads None OF that horrid distortion of the coun-
tenance produced BY taking nauseous poisons, as
administered at the Allopsthi: institutions but all
seem be in the mental condition of friend Fa
Their Story-at all times ready. in their exuoerance
of gratitude, to cry out" blessed Lord blessed
Lord ~
DR. Johnson does not believe in pumping gallons
and gallons of water into a mans stomach if il
the stomach OF steam engine, butreguates the
quantity according the of the particular con-
stitu,ion neither does be approve OF much shower
ing-but relies mainly on the wet sheet, IletHtuchsl
douches sweat. blankets cold plunges, vapor-oaths
and the like.
am now in London once more, and think of go
ing in day or two 10 visit the Hydropathlc Insutu
ton in Richmond, twelve miles hence There are
several of such Institutions in England. and all do
ing well | mean TO visit as many OF them as posi-
ole. want, however, to spend as much time IN
London as | can for l think can learn more here
than apy where else as am in constant intercourse
With some of the best minds in the world; and the
opportunity generously offered ne b. Dr. Law
renee for Increasing my surgical knowledge IS not
~ ba bod ays-,, yvhere Cold water, though II Z