The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-11-18
Food Medicines "A New Curative Prin
riple Advocated.

/ Dr. John Hall Of New York, believes
| that the time will come when those dis
eases which are cured by medicine will
be cured by food. Saltis ohc of the best
remedies for splitting b.ood, aud lump
OF salt forced into the stomach has ar
rested commissions. Watermelons are
known to act specifically and powerfully
upon the kidneys: They therefore are
a remedy in epile esy, some conditions
of cholera, and have cured diarrheas and
feycrs. The reason is simple; the water
which in cholera and diarrhea runs off
through the bowels is diverted through
| the proper channel by making the kid
neys act, and the elements in the blood
which cause epilepsy, and feyers are car
ricd off by tree action OF the same or
gan. a physician In South America
treated eight cases efycllow fever with
watermelOns, and cured them all. He
discovered the great value ofthe remedy
by one Of his patients crawling in the
night to pile OF watermelons and eat
| ing his fill. The next morning he was
better, and recoved soon. Nature nearly
always Indicates The remedy, as she dces
in the eats craving for catnip, and when
it is found that patients in fever nearly
always crave watermelOnS, it might be
ut once known that this luscious pro-
duct is valuable febrifuge. The most
remarkable case of this instinct and of a
fever cure mot ron record" for this is
the first time that it has been put on re-
cOrd,) of which We have ever heard, Oc-
Cured some years ago in this State. Ii
is vouched for by n physician in good
standing. lie left a fever patient In the
early evening" under the impression that
nothing could save him, and that he
would be dead by morning. About mid
night a member OF the patients family
called him up and requested him to visit
the patient again. Going toward the
house, when square distant, he heard a
voice crying, Cider, Cider. Ciderr' the
voice growing louder as he nearcd the
house, and continuing the cry i'm a
mOnotonous and mechanical tone. He
found on entering the house that the cry
issued from his patient, who seemed un-
conscious and paid 10 attention to any
thing said or done. but kept on crying
."Ciderr The physician procured
pitcher :ull of cider and raised the patti
ent, resting his neck against pillows, and
placed the pitcher i'm his hands. lie
clutclod it grccdily and drained IL to the
JottoInl Then he went on crying "Ci-
utI tiiO tfJ Siduuiiiy clONlhS lONeE
until the patient fell asleep. The physi-
clan remained until the mans skin be-
gan TO soften and grow moist. In the
morning the doctor returned aud found
t..c patient doing we'll, and he soon re-
covered. lie had no recollection what
ever of having cried "Cidcr-' having
been unconscious all the while. The
instinct within him appears to have ta-
ken possession OF the unc nscious man
and like Il good spirit, used his voice to
tell.M hat would save ..im. Cider, there
tore, may DC set down ao !; remedy for
fever. Raw minced beef Is now used
as remedy for bloody lux and con-
sumption. Celery is an excellent remc-
dy for kidney affections. Ripe fruits
and berries cure cOstiveness. Olive or
sweet oil taken soon after u poison will
serve Us an antidOte. Pounded raw
cranberries put as pOultice on parts
affected with crysipelas will effect y cure
within week. \ man WAS cured OF.
bydroplobia by eating yoracioiIsly of
onions