New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Annljea.
Correspondence OF the Lyus Pioneer.
srANsTEADHUzT EovsE.
HEaEronDsHiEE, Fog. Jan. =. III

write you again cOucerning the Stanstead bury
House Water-Cure Establishment 10 give vou
some idea of yrha. this waiercure IS and how i, il
enolied /, ID not as | bave said before and what
many suppose j, to be, the mere drinking of vast
Quantities of water and sousing the body every now
and then; ON the contrary, as applied here b. Dr.
Johnson (who is graduate from Graeienburg and
one of the bes, medical men In Eneland il is one OF
the mos, beautiful and complete systems you can
conceive Of Hydropaihy. under such administra-
,icn is no guess work but profound science.
When q patient presents himself for treatment.
the first Thing il 10 examine carefully into the pres.
emf state of his health. and the which led TO
it-and there are az many different modes of treat
raeni as there are subjects Tor IL For instance ii he
be too plethorc. SO as 10 need reducing. what Is so
etisc,ual 10 this end the sweating blanket and
vano- bath in conjunction with exercise and sim
ME Diet The most iublooded cor poration which
John Bull ever got up By toe JONI aid OF roast beef
plum pudding and beer, may be reduced IN this
way 10 &c very proper man, and his gouty legs,
which before bad been worse than useless. will ac-
conplish ten miles day wiki ease. On the other
hand if the patients system has wasted away be.
fore the pro gress OF disease aggravated by improper
treatment, how can you devise more ehectual
nlan for invigoratng and strengthening the sys-
ion, Than is afforded BY this same blessed cold wa.
teri In such g case the dripping sheet the differ
ent kind OF cold baths. lthe plunge especially
the douches &c. with full diet and moderate
exercise do the neediul thing al once.-aud
he who but now was poor nervous invalid
who could bat Just drag his slow length along, is
vigorous and robust man walking OFT as brskly as
Young child Running from q dose Of pfvsic If
patient be afflicted with disease requiring act
i've treatment the allopathiss bleed, purge Bills
Ter him and in thus laboring TO the disorder,
al best succeed only ia changing lis location; but
the hvdropaihist has only to use the wet sheet in
some Of its nnumerabe forms, and presto the pulse
is lowered 10 any desirable point and the pain re-
Il mar kan Cirah In
so that the least noise affects him paniully-nstead
of administering opium, velerian any OF the host
OF narcotics and antl.spasmodcs which soolhe bat
10 destroy, zone dose making way for another still
larger and so on. till death closes the melancholy
drama,l you again have @ sure remedy IN cold wa
ter for nothing has been discovered from the DAYS
of Hypocrates down 10 the present time containing
q hundredih part OF the sedatve powers of simple
cold water Comes there patient with palsed
limbs which for months have refused allegiance 10
their owner-by means OF baths, wet bandages,
"dashes al life with free pump" cold water injec-
lions &c his limbs soon return TO their former HABITS
OF activity and obedience, and like him of old, he s
enabled 10 take up his bed and walk.
Again if the applicant be afflicted with that worst
of chronic ills 10 which flesh is heir to-constipaton
of the bowels-insiead OF poisoning him with Gallo
mel and ialeps, and aloetics, and colocynihs. and
sennas, only make him subject OF the hydropsLhc
trinity, cold exercise and plain diet, and the
unhappy invalid shall soon lind his whole system in
s,inct with health and enjoyment In short, there
are but few diseases in the whole catalogue, but
will find great. and generally immediate relief from
cold water. if it be skiully applied Some OF the
collateral parts OF the hydropathic system. early
rising. early retiring. aad plain food. In all well
regulated establishments these things are insisted
upon-and have sometimes thought are more Ell
fectua than the water itself Strong tea and coffee,
and all Notwithstanding sri che Sing tobacco
drinking intoxicating liquors and all such habits,
strictly prohibited.
All this is no dream OF fancy, but sober demon
Stratcd truth You know have long bad sort of
PeHchd,1 for the water cure and had great taIlh IN
IFS capabilities. Yet soberly declare 10 you that
nv observation and experience here 30 lmmensura-
bly, beyond anything | had conceived OF. have
been for the last eight days undergoing the various
kinds OF treatment being anxious 10 know IN my
own person the exact m02us OperdRdl. In this
time ! have had seven wet sheets coolest kind
twen;y.one wash-downs, any number OF stz baths
Sitting in four inches of cold water twenty minutes
each time one dripping sheet, Ia sheet dipped INTO
cold and thrown Oh TO the shoulders. the pa
iient being rubbed thereafter for Eve minutes with
dry ,owelsl one vapor bath one plunge bath
consisting of dive into a cistern OF cold water
which is constantly fresh from the spring. one
sweating blanket. and one douchc! Perhaps you
would like 10 know how ! stand all this. III tell
YOU. When came here couldn't walk with any
comfort account of the rheumatism; yesterday |
walked ten miles, and could have walked five more
with
LIE, il not be inferred from this that there is no
danger in the use of cold water, for it is of the
most powerful and therefore, il carelessy used one
Of the most dangerous elements in mature.
FIRE IL KESsISGToS MICHIGAS.-The store Of
Mr N F. Butleriield OF kensington in this county.
destroyed by fire the morning OF Wednesday last to-
rether with all his goods and accounts Loss
and above Insurance. So,OUO lPGntac JacSsunlAn
FIRE.-The boiler of a steam engine, in the oil,
varnish and paint factory Of Mr. Vsrnum in Chelsea.
Mass on wednesday, exploded with tremendous re-
port which was heard tho distance ot two miles
Fire was communicated 70 the building and 1t was al
most instantly in flames and soon entirely consumed
There men in the at the time OF the hre.
who were shockingly burned One of them, Mr. David
: Stone vino employed in the building II il thought
cannot survive. The other man was Owen Conway, an
Irishnsn his situation is very critical.
r. The alarm OF fire last evening at half past
O'Clock vas occas!uned by conhagration in the
OF Messrs Hall. Olmstead & Co. - Mix st. by which
their stock OF goods was very much injured.
Boston Post, Friday.
~ The Governor Of New-Jersey has appointed
Messrs Peter Vredcnburg Jr. John s Darcy and John
c. Ten Eycke to be Commissioners TO investigate the
charges made in respec. TO be late wrecks on the Mon.
mouth coast