Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-18
OLD SERIES, VOL. II, NO. 98.

as shall enable their vege,a,ive and conservs.
tive properties to operate as easily and ~ Of.
hcicntly as possible to dsvelopo their power.
and compensate, by an act Of selfrepsration,
for any disturbing influence Of tho raOrbid
agent. This, In fact, is the object sough, In
tho hydropaihic mode Of treatment, and il gen.
erally effected. This effect, however. 10 no,
produced so much by our measure, as by ns-
ture herself, and all tha, we can do is to lib.
crate thu normal action from any depressing
or obstructing causes, and afford Il freedom Of
erertion.' In many cascs-sueh As sligh, in.
digestion, o,c.-,wenty- four hours abstinence.
or ceasing TO load our already over.burdened
stomach, with free exercise in the open air.
and copou. draughts Of cold water, will ren.
der any other remedy altogether unnecessary.
Some rather serious cases have come under
our obserya,ion-such as vertigo, eie.--whieh
have been cured by little els, than putting tho
patient under proper segimen, allowing from
nine TO twelve ounces Of bread, and from four
To eight ounces of water per day, for several
wseks. And We could produee high medical
authority in support of the theory, tina, rene
dial means, no matter Of wha, kind. posso..
in themselves no power Of directly changing
diseased condition into healthy one. All
tha, II can efec, is, to aid the efforts Of the
body IN its own restoration; TO accomplish
which. We challenge drugs tn a competition
with water
As successful results are the tee, Of medical
az we'll a. Of all other truth, and is the pro-
fessed aim ofall treatment, We appeal TO this
tribunal, believing, with Dr. Mccartney, ons
Of the frs, psychologists Of his day. ,ha, Eva.
ter, when is properties and modes Of appl-
cation are well known, will be worth all other
remedies pa, together" A conviction ofthis
Kind induced Bernardo, monk Of Sicily, in
1924, to 90 to Malta, where he affected some
astonishing cures with water. the fame Of
which spread throughout Europe. The wa.
VI Naa l''Hf NHlNH wv usFu NliHlhalll anu tt-
tcmally. lie SLOWED his patient to eat very
little. The doctors laughed Al him a, first.
bu, confident of the soundness Of his theory.
and Of the superior efficacy Of hi, plan to
theirs, he made proposition that they should
take one hundred patients, aud said II they.
by their mode Of treatment, could cure forty,
he would undertake TO cure the other sixty.
more easily and securely, and in shorter time
lis success was amazing. Look, also, at the
practice Of the Gcrma peasant, Prietsnitr.
which, however unnatural !, may appear to
those who have not investigated the subject.
and TO others who have all their lifetime out.
ragged nature, by living in opposition to her
laws, proves, by is s,uPendOus effects, ,hatii
is built on the soundest and most rational
physiological principles. Where, in the his.
tory Of drugs and drug doctors, shall We find
q man, Ike him, has had under his charge
nearly 5000 patients within two years (fOur.
trtn Il whom were docton), most OF whom
had exhausted the resources OF science and
drugs, who can say With him, that during that
time he has not Joe, more that two individuals
In these DAYS utility il e,sry thing. We
care not a rush for ihsorcs-gye Us results.
Compare the above facts with cases treated By
drugs IN ourhospitals, etc. Butthis plan h,.
several other advantages II is not revolving
20 the .cnsc of taste--canbc be selfadminis,ered
every where procured-and, II not ,bused.
is within the reach Of all classes Of the COM
munity.
As proof Of the growing estimation 10
which II is held, We refer To the facts, that
there are already from twenty to thirty es.
iablishments, in dileren, parts Of this kingdom.
most Of which are presided over by very emi.
nent medical men, who have relnquished tho
lucrative practice Of drugs, the capabilities Of
which they were we'll acquainted with, and
have embraced hydropa,hy. Among these
We mention, with respect, Dn. +. Johnson.
Courtney, Lowell, King, Sir +. Scudamore,
Hume, weatherhead, Wilson, Gully, Weiss,
etc, etc. Besides which, number Of Por.
sons have, and are still Prac,i.ng it privately.
in their own houses, with very great ad'sn-
,agcs"
cdr. Cpirie. popular writer .,y' "whso
healthy properties ar, impaired, We Know Of no
agent by which they can b. directly restored; when