The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-07
EzPsriencs in water-uurs.
BY REV. JOSEPH 8 coor. .'aI

Rectoff the Parish OF Dunbar Canada East
GIHrriMES:-Ify your philanthropic benev.
olence vii allow me, would, through the
medium 4 your widely circulating Journal,
proclaimtoIthe thousa nds of our feIow-men,
whose Tvs are not only wasted, but almost
jrenderd curse by the effects of painful and
destroying disease, from which they know
not whiuser to turn for aleviation; say
would pr,cIimt 10 such, by what simple means
have found the most astonishing relief, and
have, in a.fswweeks, been brought from .
state OF extreme feebleness and most acute
suffering, 70 comparative strength and COM
fort.
Ihave bed for many years an inveterste
! dyspeptic, 0pm which cause have suffered
all the nunterless ills Of which, in this age
and courtg, th re is, unhappily, so wide an
experiencf; besides having been, at several
different tines, prostrlted by attacks of Sc
we're inflamtory rheumatism. In the early
part OF Noember last, in consequence Of
severe cold.I suppose, was seized with
profus6 heuorrhage of blood from the bowels
Eve moik8 and until was almost exsangui-
mated, aid rendered utterly unable to dis
charge ~, ordinary duties, or even to walk
about uy home. believe was favored
with ais careful and skillful medical counsel as
the cosnlry affords; and, acting upon the adj
vice Of several physicians, came to this
city ABOUT the middle of last month, for the
purpose Of getting passage for a short sea
| voyage. But, unhappily, as we should ordin-
ariy say, while was on my journey here,
inaamed hemorrhoids came upon me with
such severity, that, upon consulting one or
two emilent physicians in the city, was as
ssred it, would be madness in me to think Of
going to SEA.
h By the Urgent recommendations of a friend
resident here, visited DR.. welington's Wa
tier Cure Institution, and placed myself under
Ibis treatment. He told me he fully believed
q good et;ct would soon be manifest; but
i that my s,fferings were so acute, that he
dared not.xcite in me too sanguine expecta-
tons Of Immediate relief. It was piece of
caution OF the part of the doctor towards me,
which ws certainly quite superAuous; for
had hitheto learned nothing of Hydropathy
beyond the name; and having regarded it only
as one Of the thousand of humbugs of the
day, my anticipations Of good were by no
means q ardent as that should have been
much disappointed, if it had proved, in the
end, an entire failure. But the experienc
of few days induced me churiiably to hope.
In ten Jays the hemorrhoids had nearly dis
appeara; the inflammation was gone; and the
} greatest difficulty experienced was in res
) training within due bounds, newly awaken.
ed appetite, the indulgence of which, the
: doctor assures me, retards the progress of my
cure. Daring the last previous eight months
had MT been able to walk the extent Of
two nils; and, almost loa hing food, every
thing which took in that character distress
ed me beyond measure. During the last
week, lam sure shall not exaggerate ii |
say, Ave walked upon an average FIVE
miles alay; and almost from the first COM
menceient of the treatment, have eaten
; freely & the good things with which the
doctor, table is provided, and have not
once sesibiy suffered on account Of il.
find thswhole habit of my system undegoing
rapid md most favorable change; and were
Z il possible for me to remain, and continue
the tretment for two or three months longer
have he full est confiden. that by the bless
ing of ZOO should become physically re-
newed. ,-.-- = rs =
] Thu; mud have experienced in my own
person hive also, in the same time been
an eyewitness to the most surprising efhca-
. cy of tie watr treatment in the case of sew
+, eral other pati'nts who were present in the
establishment. Two aggravated cases of
dysentsry, connlicated with serious disease
OF .helungs, ole Of whom had profuse hem
= orrhage of bIoodfrom that organ, had been
iewdays undertreatment when entered
the Institution. En- aciated and enfeebled
. as they were, wit such active disease upon
them, had no falh on their behalf. Blu,
several days ago, my establishment, they
left US in state Of the most hopeful convai-
essence, the dysensry entirely cured. A
1 young lady entered the institution immed ate
i y after myself, whose short. hacking cough
| regarded as TOP cenain .foreboding OF
= speedy and fatal termination Of pulmonary
, inAamstion;-but n less than ten DAYS nfter
} the treatment had ommeuced, although her
!. dlhcsIty was OF moe than years standing,