The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-19

tlemen relieved you was the question pull to the wit
ness ne Both was the reply Presnitz relieved me
SIN lar examined aud the committee declared
that they could find nothing that would authorize them
In Say ing that he had done harm, and he conse-
quently, permitted to go unmolested. This bitter
opposition, and his triumphant victory laid the fosnda
ton Of bis and patients began to flock to him
from all quarters As prscsution the Austrian govern
ment has founded Cure Inspection In Grsfenburg,
and apparently aggravated cases are examined But,
although closely watched all complaints against Pries-
ntz have ceased and the government has honored him
with q " medal Of merit
Priesnitz remains perfectly terate and has perhaps
no conception Of scientific knowledge Of the human
system and its functions Many indeed pretend that
he does not know the relative positions Of the heart and
the liver much less the popularity Of the respective
1t is difficult to decide how or why he acts for his
treatment certainly varies much ding to diseases
and is altered at times in the progress Of the cure Many
him others attribute IL to the experience Of twenty
years. gathered from thousands Of Of the most OPP
poste and various diseases. Be that 1t may, his
knowledge is in fair way of dying with him. it has
80 far been given to the world in shape He either
cannot will not give them to the world His expe
rience has been drawn from suffering mankind and If
worth any thing, evidently belongs to the human
Whether he viii die with it in his bosom or not remains
to be seen The birth OF three months ago. raised
they now look upon this child as the heir to his
divinity, and feel that the mantle will fall on his
Shoulders and that the father will train him up in the
way he should co. and make him light unto the world
and all men, 1t probable that he will be ignora-
mus too frequently the case with the sons of re-
markable men for contend that Priesnz, whatever
he may be in other respects is one OF the remarkable
men of the age The town that he as a poor Silesian
peasant has created by his energy, proves him
be no common The thousands patients that he
yearly draws around him from all parts Of the world
Germany, France England, Italy, Russia, and all the
countries Of the western hemisphere-prove him to be
no common man. Water establishments, on his
model are becoming quite numerous all parts Of the
continent Many OF these enterprises started
by adventurers and said to BE- directed
OF talent. But they all fail on the one grand point
namely the uninching courage of Priesnitz act i'm
mediatey in the most responsible situations with cool
ness which indicates certainty of Some of
these gentlemen have published works ON the water
cure, but none has originated from the fountain head
and perhaps none will, although many intelligent
and far seeing would be happy learn his system
thoroughly in his establishment and write whatever
n, would dictate AT present they must be satisfied
wish what they and learn from the patients and
receive from the prince himself and prepared they
set up water establishment for themselves. AS
every poison in nature has its andote does every
extreme In the actions Of men appear to draw its OPP
posite one
Within sight Of Grafenberg establishment which
has existed for some years. to which 1t is Their difficult
to give name unless may be called the drycuren
establishment The system is diametricaly opposite
Kept for several days without drop of water to spite
the Priesns party who guzzle the bee gathers
honey It's said that the dry sometimes Keeps
patients for six days without liquid nourshment the
nance On the seventh, however, all bounds broken
Inns called drink day., and the patient then reves
In all that man possesses to mosten the palate Wines
are said to be preferred and many odd story is told
about the merry-makings of the drnk-day. The only
remarkable cure on record is that Of poor Baron who
was attacked with burning affection for the Grand
Princess Olga Of Russia He Is said to have been per-
fectly cured. Alas, for human folly. or @.