Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-07-22
TnE Water CrRs-The body mus, |

Ahh w AIhh Sphh - he Douy Hlusl
be It's own physician. All that the heal
er the murical man, can do il, TO aid
the Efforts thc body makes for its rcslo-
ration, This fundamental fac, 10 admit
ted by all honest intelligent praciition-
ers, TO whatever school they belong. -
Whenever the body gets diseased, 1t di.
rects some OF It's vitality TO the throwing
out the cause OF It's illness, Acute at
tocks OF The bowels or Kidneys, inhama-
tons and ieyers, are not strictly disease,
but the signs that the body is striving to
expel disease. Now all the processes of
the watcr-cure aim 10 assist The organ
ism in those lis seli-healing efforts and
not only to assist, but to do this in tie
most easy, harmless and natural way,
Initiating lis well as scconding nature
herself. Thus, in irvcrs, the body is
struggling to throw internal disease out
oil the surface the watcr-cure opens
the pores rs no other application ran
tive complaints, especially those of chill
drcn, such as meazles, scarlet fever,
small pox. TO people who witness for
the first time the rapidiiy and thorough
ms OF It's curative powers IN thcs. CO.
ses, the fleets look more like miracles
than the resul, OF natural man-dircc,ed
agencies.
In acute discasea the watcr~cuTc pro-
Ceases, II judiclously applied, are almost
lnialllblc. The having an acute attack
proves the presence Of constitutional vi.
taIity sufficient 10 resist the enemy, and
il nature is then assisted and cncour-
aged and reinforced, he can be over
come. la chronic diseases, that is,
when they have taken up permanent
abode III the system because the body
has hot the vlgor TO expcl ,hem,-.hc
water-cure processes often supply this
vigor SO that the evil is Il, last gotten rid
OF; and when there is not vitality enough
for this entire publication IA partial cure
is obtained, bringing with j, increase OF
strength and decrease OF pam.
Al the effects aimed a, by drugging,
bleeding. and clustering, eau be produc-
cd by water, which, according to the
tempe fature, form and duration Of lis
application can be made to act as tonic,
stimuani sedatvc, deIivative, altera-
tive, vomitivc, purgative; and that with
rapidiiy and potency that astonish
those " no for the first time see il admin
isicrcd; while al the same time il leaves
no weakness or disease behind il, but ei-
iccis lis cure completely without III
vo!ving the slightes, loga o. vital capi-
.ul.
When the degree TO which water en-
tiers into the Composition Of all the It's
sues oi the human body is considered.
the wonder at its curative efficacy chan
gcs into wonder that this efficacy was
not sooner discovered RnL scientifically
developed rs it has now got to be, Few
people are aware how much water they
carry about in their skins. A man who
weighs one hundred and thirty pounds
never moves bu, he bears a weight OF
one hundred pounds OF pure water
Here is an element OF incommensurallc
ability,-here is an agent of incalcula-
bic resources. Draw from the arm five
ounces OF the red vital fluid, four ounces
of the five are pure water. What sym
pathy then must not the body have with
wa,cr7 How helpful must net water be
TO the body in lis aHliction? Here we
have the secret its power. The hu-
man frame is itself chiefly water Hence
the marvellous alacrity vi the wet sheet
in quenching tho mortal thirst Of fever;
hence the rapid yielding cf the hottest
inflammation 10 it's antiphlogistic vir-
tue.
The curative power OF water, discov.
cred thirty years since by PRiEsslrs.
who deserves the tile OF great, is now
acknowledged in the Chief countries of
Chrisiendom. BY hundreds OF capable
practitioners the resources oil water
have been expcrimcntally proved and
developed, and the methods cf It's 8ppli-
cation improved. The watcr.cure las
taken its place now nc 4 great bcncf.
cicnt fact. Tens OF thousands already
owe to ], health and life, and all who
are ailing or suffering in body, it invites
by the gcntlcness and safety as well cl.
fciCncy Of its minstrations, and by tie
logical fitness of it's qualifications as a
healing agent.
The inhabitants of Newport have
now the means Of partaking of the ad-
vanragcs offered by the hydropathc
treatment A water cure physician, Q
gentleman OF education, and of expert
cnce in the watcr-curc practice and
gealously devoted to It's principles, DR..
REn, has la'cly come to Newport to cs-
tabish himself here permanently.
DR.. Rch's office is No 81, Thames
Street