Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-03-21

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But the tragedy had not yet, reached its
close. 81, i.........., fi..
After hanging the usual length Of time, the
body was cut down. to bo delivered 10 the ply.
sicians--for friends the dead man had none--no
not one. The Sheriff remained to assist in this
last ceremony. One removed the shoes, and
another the long gown, and the sheriff himself
pulled off the cap. The body was then lying
face downward. A moment ,afler it was turn
cd over, and in the lyd, distorted, ghastly fea-
lures presented TO view, Sheriff W re-
cognised The countsnance of his own son /!
his eldest, his best beloved, his long lost son
One long minute he stood with straning eyes
and uplif,ed hands, specchlcss as the clay he
gnzed upon. Then, with grosn of utter agony.
he fell upon the body, crying out, MY son oh |!
my son! ! my son.
lie never spoke again. Death came to his
relief. 4sls faHA .ts.
The son was indeed the murderer. Bad
company led him astray soon, after he lett his
home in Connecticut. lie soon squandered his
money, and with that went his friends. Want
| stared him in the face Hunger pinched him
sorely. Shame and pride stifed the hall ex-
pressed desire to return, like the prodigal son,
TO his fathers house, confess and repent. Temp.
tation took him captive, and he became petty
lurcony thief shon rohl,,r hurUlsr counts,rfoi
ter and finally, after a long course Of crime,
closed the catalogue of his msdeeds with the
capital crime of murder-'nurder committed
for the sake of a few hundred dolars--an as
we have related. rs- l-, 81.
The other son lived long to bless and com
fort his griet striken mother; but she never re..
covered entirely from the dread shock. ,
From the Water. Cure Journal
Water Cure--Impors~nt facts.
Carefully observed, collected and arranged
facts are rapidly establishing the scientific treat
mcnt Of diseases by water. Such facts are de-
monstrating the vastly important truth, that
water, used with discreet boldness and per.
severng energy, in accordance with the true
principles Of physiology and judcious discri-
| mination in varying condiiiais, Is A UNIVERSAL
CURE. Some of those facts have been witness
ed by the writer. ..... ..,,,. ..l,, 5s r.
More than fifteen years ago he commenced
| the following treatment in cases offeyer: The
patent stood or sat in large tub; two persons,
--one before, the Other behiGd,-each armed
with bucket of cold water, made simulta.
neous dash upon his breast and shoulders.
| Without drying the surface, he was wrapped in
| blankets, nut into bed aud sweated. When
the fever returaed, the dash was repeated, or
resort was had TO cold ablutions. Frequent aud
very copiuus injections of tepid water were
found of much efficacy in the relief Of those
distressing and oppressive feelings which Con
stitule so much Of fever patient misery. The
patient was enjoned to drink largely Of cold
water, and cold wet cloths were kept applied
to the burning icet, instead of stimuls ting them
with mustard poultices But little medicine
was used, yet the practice was far more sue
cessful than any the writer had ever witnessed
In lS33 the wife of the undersigned was
20 violently attacked with inflammatory rheuma,
iisn,, that she was soon unable to move either
of the lover extremeites, and the pain was
excruciatlug 10 an almost intolerable degree.
Tie writer had them Immersed in tub of cald
spring water. and a stream OF the same was
kept pouring On them FOR hours In taco days,
,oifhoai a PARTED, e) medicine, the disease toas
cared. .r--- ......
| lp the person of his sou, the undersigned has
recently cured by the same means aud the ad-
dtional use of the we, bantage, one of the most
dangerous and obstinate local diseases known
to physicians, viz: inflammation Of the knee
joint.
As general conclusion. he is happy in being
afforded the opportunity and privilege of giving
this testimony to the public through the reform
ing columns of WArER CuRE JOURNAL: thai
in The treatment Of rurious diseases hs has been
far more successful ,oiih pater as his medicine
than The most consammate skin ran be ,cih
the ,ohole armament Of medicines knotcn 10
the learned or The uniearned icorid. ea9'.t
TN. CAuLKINs, NJ D. "'
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A bachelor up Penn.street, Pittsburg, Pa,
picked up tbimble. lie stood awhile medita-
ting on the probable beauty of the owner. when
he pressed i, 10 his lips, saying, ,"oh that !,
were the tairy cheek Of the wearer." Jus, ss
he had finished, big wench looked out of an
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