The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-22

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Mssnesa lime na and cod. in combination With
csrbonic acid, ara the main bodies BY weight; but
Of these Iithia IL the important substance. This,
THIS il ine body whose presence enables The system 10
posons that 10 ID otherwise impossible
20 eliminate Certain inorganic substances taken IN
with The 1000 make combinations in lbe system that
insoiuble aud these COMBINATIONS are deposited by the
blood in inc various tissues socalied chalk stones
found in the joins, and the stones that often
present the bladder familiar instances Of shese
These DO gotten rid OF because
difficulty vi breaking up the combination between their
aud It's base but the body with which medi-
cal chemistry has this process Tho acid
IN these Soncresons has greater affinity for thiA than
for the alkaies with VIII oh they usually combine Thus
the presence in the OF quantities OF this alkali
iavors tho efforts Of tho natural powers greatly in all
attempts 10 yet rid OF these canses OF indescrbabls
trouble; aud there ia other ~ay which body
be effectively and satisfactorily kept present
by means Of mineral water prepared In sne great la
bora,oTy OF naturc.
writer 10 the Philadelphia Medical and saroccl Re-
port details some cases illustrating tho elects of tns
water. He say oi one.--
"Ar. u. Is account Of his presents fea-
lures both OF pathological and tnerapen al interest
the medical inquirer He had suffered, ne tolls US
less from rtsumatsm fer thirty years past add
ing moro than tnird Of that lime diabetes in ito
=, - ,. ,y s Ds,s .sn yea pas' 'U
as hard as . slone that he had 10 be careful, In
sitting down, to bend the knee JOINT too suddenly.
lest they would DO forced through the skin. On
limb they were nearly as aree as hens egg, on the
oher smaller. 'rne diabetes WAS so severe for many
years that he did not get hours sleep ~ any
time, and II was on,y kept under by rigid deting.'n
This invalid reviewed OF Dis rheumatic govt, OF his
Jumps and OF mis- DIABETES by this water and in q few
weeks away and his habits
aud health OF early years. 10 reieronce TO the effect oil
this water upon the cnakstones Of rheumatism or govt
.'ihis case Of Mr. d. Is truly extraordinary. The
nodes hard tumors the joints we're OF very unusual
A regards their hardness and imposition
forced 10 beeve that their main bulk consisted OF NOR
gsnic pattsr-chalk tcarbonase Of lime, true cnak
stone, OF Soda commonly bat erroneously called
by The same name. Both OF these deposits are met
With on The JOINTS in rheumatism as wcl a. Though not
30 frequently In govt Were we 70 suppose
laainous, with bony matter deposited, our sur
Prise At their disappearance would DO none
the Recoursc to ali kuosn therapeutical agents
and modes OF treatment Is Intellectual beyond, some
times reduction 0f The size OF the nodes OF equity
Rheumatic nature by absorption . part the outer
aud Investing structure But tue entire removal OF the
Inorganic body with ut surgical Intervention has
believe hitherto been brought aoout by either inter-
remedies external application or BY both united
10 tho under notice cannot believe that The
absorbents would be equal 10 the K OF sucking up
were, the deposiied inorganic matter, unless this de-
post had subjected 10 The action OF tho
blood brought TO the part by the delicate capllsries
Ihs OF the gettysburg water WHOA after having been
taken into the stomach, found is way into the circa
lation ~
Another euro was Of dyspepsia II 10 thus stated
As illustrating the benign effects Of the Gottys burg
water In dyspeps The case Of lady living the
town may be tea She had afflicted with stomach
disease dyspepsia in OF Its terrible forms
for twenty years.' Sucn the OF her stomach
many years that size was unable TO drink tea or coT
90 any other liquid, even common water itsef
without vomiting and could barely Iake nutrIment Of
ans kind in quantity enough 70 sustain life. She was
gradually reuuced 70 state OF extreme cancellation, and
weak as TO DO unable TO ait up In . chair Her
malady aggravated III farther BY pai,s and great
the Gettysburg waier, OF which she drank for some
months, and found. among other discoveries, that 10
Under tbs course Is. LADY reSsned entirely her Seass
We can well appreciate her Joy when she says In The
s1uber.scs Of her fsslinss. 1t has proved 70 me
His remarks il relation to the cures Of this class OF
diseases cannot but prove deeply Interesting TO nation
sfhs mansss sanitary influence sxertcd BY the Get.
vsourg water over DYSPEPSIA naturally prompts 70 some
Tcmarss on The pro.siforu char.c.sr Of tins disease
dyspepsia, attended by hoss Of symptoms, but the
smaller number Of which directly referred toihs
suffers from OF the following secondary DIS
orders viz headache vertigo neuralgia. cough, ssric-
paptallons asd hypochondrass and, Il the Invalid BE-
femae hystera and arrangements Of health depending
Oh her peculiar organization The digestive spparatu:
into cnyle and blood OF such . quality and 10 such
quantity, meet the Of the other organs The
aud perform their respective Offices Of thought,
sensation and locomotion feebly, and with EFFORT
contraction OF is muscular walls, and tho blood vessels
transmit impoverished vital fluid TO the organs
through which they arc distributed aud 10 which they
deposit the nutrtvs matter required BY each OF them
for ~ growth and performance OF is particular duty
The skin Ia pale ~hen not saow or Jaundiced and 70
triton aided BY impure air. and damp and dark lcdg
ings there ensas scrofula with 10 many guisss and
chronic affections Of the skin. The kidneys which
in such close sympathy with the digestive organs,
svncs responsive disease Many u these remote symp
toms are treated ~ they were separate and iudepen
nj disorders and Of empricay, In place Of
their being regarded effects Of common cause via,
Tmperfect and dsordsred DIGESTION IT. then, have
remedy a once simple and encacious for this central
and primary dssass In tho Gettysburg water We have
the means the same Time Of preventing and curing
long cs.aogus q outlying ana secondary ansements
n doatroy life m and
too often useless