Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1868-04-04
MAIN STREET, SANTA FE, MN.

Or. P couRTlER refers the public 10 HI, su,e.ss
10 practice Of two years past, in Albuoueroue "a
recommendation for his treatment Of such diseases a.
le M proposes TO cure His ELECTRO and ClIENlCAl,
VAp0h BATHS, &C, he proposes to uuply. Aeeori,ps
70 ihe A,es, methods approved by The best medical
faculty Of The world and by them recommended isr N.
cire OF Chr0nc diseases or diseases Of long slandnr :
suon as Liver complaint, Constipation Of tho bowels,
ty tpses, sefolnla eoiire, scald head Pimples en-
,he skil, rheumatism, Collie, Pleufesy, pyspensia.
Lowness Of spirits, Pain or weakness Of the I,r,r,
psvascs oi the spine and Kidneys Darhoea sr Dyscn.
tery, ana all ether diseases that arc caused Nv ma ran
sAnt use Of mineral depss, such as mercury easiae
Mc' remember that It viii require perseverance Ia
me use o these baths in chronic diseases tho hnncr
or matter having been accumuatlng In tAe sys,sm
even before the disease nade s spneafance and la
'o " VIII lake TO curetho part that is diseasrd will
oe proportion to the derahgeincnt Of that portion of
e nody ana me amount Of disease n tho cons,utlon,
m,n W. u"' ,i''le use 70 commence fora short tlms
only Tue poisonous humors must be carried IN small
PARTICLES through the blood, and rcmoyed from n,
system through The secretion OF theboyls kidneys ana
SKIN until those morbid tulclons of ths bodv ard ,hs
ea' Of the system are restored TO their ptoper tone.
iho use Of calomeI or mercury tosssisi hature has
donoA great deal Of injury; partly, il s time nv the
lmudicous use of it; but there are bu, Fl, oon.,,t-
lohs only that will stand the use of nercnrv in apy
lnrm II tho injurious eject not fell n,fnodlateli
lmay be concealed in the system Tor years nnrd sf,r,
wares DO elt III the bones Or In the form of rheuinsN
s,l or iuctsurai disease great many cases are 70.
eotoci IN the standard works which advocate s uss
showing That calomel has produced most dreadful ,.-
Vsmhs esusng the tongue topotfutie from liza mosth
SO ihath was with great difficulty tho splfeter could
swallow mother cases II has been found necessary V
hKe out theJaw bone; and In yet other cases, death
nas 'uel' Wy result VINO then, will yentufe 10 use
HhVn medicine as calomel or mercury, when be can
safely be restored to health by the s of vale, in v,,p
'ous ioims together with medicines composed sofely of
vegetable compounds eaesng cure Without runnsr
any such riski
The vspor bath 4 spoken of n,hc rollowp. ,snsu.s.
Skin - 'NS' w = nsA"SJ
Hlhe vapor bath offers some points of drerres
from the preceding in the circumstance of ytenajn,
is influence 70 the interior as well as thc e,,ernr of
,ne oooy' The halher Is seated upon chair, in po1
s"'"a Ss,~apo himself and the vapor Is gradually
tlrhe0 on around him until the rcoulsiie tomperaturs
item ninety to one hundred and lon desress III ~
ta'hel. me lapor is, consequently, breathed. and
thus brought into contact with eyory mari of hn
ior oil mo 'angs The yapOr bath has undergone much
Improvement within the last few years, and Tia povs,
aHsnt lot 'ho cure OF disease, have been ncrsss
ca py lhc discovery Of various vegetables substances
whose are susceptible Of being diuu,.
e1 Mrough the VAp0r, and thus introduced mo As
blood are made to act upon the system,r
fheloSwing Y Me opinion Of Do Lows M b., Pro
s IN IN Iulinrs Normal Institute And Pny
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| Cure Tor Cohsumptiye Invalids
me Vapor oath Is calculated to be eytonsl,sly urs
in eolh asa preservatlyc aud as a remedial agent =
Many acold and many rhuma,c attack arising from
ehsSNod perspiIa'on or long exposure to The Weather
might 90 ehlpped in the bud BY It's timely uso. lu
chronic affections, not only Of the skin tsef XII of
tno internal organs with which the Ok in most closely
ympaihyses as the stomach and in,estnes, Tho ludi.
clousappllcation pi tho vapor bath is sroduc,ro OF
great trclef. Even in chronic pulmonary complaint.
llsaccortng to the Continental physicians, not ooly
sae, oat very servceable, particularly in ,hose anes
tlons ol the mucous membrane which resslnbie con-
sumption in so many Of their symptoms.
one tenth q the preserving attention aud labor bN
towed 70 so much purpose in rubbing aud currypr m,
sklns OF horses, were bestowedby the human race Ia
Mebns themselves in good condition, and lille al
tenton were paid TO diet aud clothing, colds no,von.
diseases aud stomach complaints would oeusc 10 mr.
so large an Item in tho cataogueci human m,srIss
Hot and Cold bath, Single bath nm
Quarterly in advance, tF aisoe
single vnpor bath, r t.... sbco
one course Of is baths With medlelno ind W.
Medical attendance, f,t fz00o