St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-02
Novel Treatment of Dyspepsia.

York city published small book, in
which he gave wcll-written certificates
of marvellous cures of dyspepsia. Pa
| tientS began to flock to him. Their in
| PRODUCTION to his treatment WAS very
queer. He took the patient into his
consultation office. examined his case.
and If it WAS one he could cuIc, he an
nounced his fee as five hundred dol
lars. t" he paid in advance. If the pa
ticnt'S confidence was strong enough
the money WAS paid. and then the doe
tor took him through Il hall. up Il flight
OF stairs. through another hall. then
through Il room. down Il flight then To
the right. then to the left. and at last
they arrived III II small room without
windows. artiticially lighted and in that
room the patient was required to put
his name to Il solemn vow that he
would never reveal the modes of treat
mcnt. This being all finished the pa
ticnt WAS introduced to the treatment.
1t consisted in Slapping the stomach
and bowels. Besides this. the patient
was required To live temperateIy, and
much III the open air. ON rising in the
morning he WAS required to spend from
five to ten minutes in striking his own
abdomen with the flats of his hands
Then he went ont for Il morning walk
after having drank Il tumhlcr or two of
cold water. At eleven o'clock in the
forenoon he spent IL quarter of an hour
OF more i'll Slapping the bowels with his
hands. Then he Land down forest He
dimcd tempcTately at two o'clock. and
spent the afternoon in >aumterimg about.
At seven o'clock in the evening he Ir-
pcated the percussion. and went To bed
at nine o'clock. y majority of the cas-
cs of dyspepsia that sought relief at
this establishment had used all the 9th
CT means except the >lapping: that is
To say. they had lived on plain food
and much i'll the open air. 1t was the
slapping. the pounding with the fists.
kncadInl with the fists. sometimes with
the fists of AN attendant. that cured
these people. for cured they certainly
We're. Marvellous cures were effected at
this establishment. After the death of
the doctor. some of the patients felt
themselves ahSolNcd from the ohliga-
tion. and one of them described the
treatment to me. In every east. of in
digestion. no matter what MAY be its
character, slappiug the stomach or bow
els with the flats of the hands on ri>-
ing IN the morning. four hours after
breakfast. and in the evening ON going
t" bed. i> excellent treatment. | cam-
not conceive of Il ease of chronic in
digestion which such manipulation
would not relieve. If the patient h,. :"
weak that he cannot perform these slap
pings "r kncadings upon his own person.
the hand of Il discreet assistant should
La. ..l IL ,,.,,,-.lnr,. h,,,,-
body. the stomach for example. which.
when these manipulationS are first prac-
ticcd. may hr 81 very tender that the
slightest touch can hardly he bolne-it
is marvellous how in two or three weeks
ii blow almost az hard aS the hand can
give i borne without suffering. If yuu
have Il pain in the side or across the
chest. percussion will relieve il almost
Immediately. But constipation. dys-
pcpSia. tnrpidity of liver and other aft
ection> of the abdominal ViSccia are r,.-
lived more surely and completely than
any other class of affections 10y pcrcII>>-
ION. kncadlmg. etc. such treatment
comes under the head of coumtcr-irri-
tatl"n. y new circulation l. established
Ill the parts near the point of suffering
and congestion. Besides this. c>pcc-
Tally III abdominal troubles. the mani
pulatinm> appeal directly To the CON
tractility of the weak relaxed vessels in
the affected part. III" LcTjS.
y NEW DI>I>FECTANT. While sui
phurouS acid. chloride of lime and cal-
Donate of lime cannot be used without
Inconvenience. on account of their
unpleasant odor i'll trcpueItcd looms.
chemical science has recently brought
out a di>intrctant apparently more ct
tectiNc than either. which can hc safe
lN and conveniently used any where.
since il i free from oduI. and when
property diluted does no harm To the
color or texture of carpets or furniture.
This i hrnmu-chluIalum Would il
not lie worth while. az Il sanitary meas
uIc. occasionally To sprinkle the floors
OF "ur >ch""l-t""lm>. churches and 9th
cr assembly ruon> with il , II this
were done at The clu>,. ut Il session. the
ain. instead of being kept III it> foul con
diti"m until the neat gathering. would
br clcam>cd of it~ impurities.
y D"cT"E VII" WAS EQuAL 10 \
CRISIS The duchess, of - . one of
lllt lllNl>l al I>l'Nlsll' l'l'lItN vi lllt j dU
hnurg II Gcrmain. had "nt pu>>t>>cd of
the idea that She had swallowed Il frog.
She felt this said frog she declared
she did and its presence robbed her of
peace of mind. sleep. and even health.
The Parlsian pll >iciam> had the rude
ness tndcmy the existence of this animal.
ignorant a> they were that the poor lady
suffered martyrdom. y fortunate chance
made her acquainted with Dr CahaTIs.
and t" him she told her tale of woe.
He felt. with Il seriousness worthy at
Hippocr;ItrS himSrlt. the pulse of the
fair patient inquired after N;IlIou~ ~ mp
toms. and ..,.,.n the charming" ari>tu-
crat had exhausted all her store of ar
gImcnt., to IInNc her pet delu>iom. the
Youthful doctor said. aiicr Il ,.cll-i,ign-
ed PAUSE: "Nlldamc. the frog l. there.
but | will remove it," He then pre-
Scribcd an innocent cmutIc. and went To-
the nearest flower shop. where he hought
Il small green frog. Armed with this
confederate. he presented himself once
more before the duchess. and placed Il
large basin of water III readiness. The
emetic began to take effect. the
duchess eyes TILED with tears. and
our doctor took advantage of the OPP
portumity to slip the green frog int" llIr
basin. On seeing the frog Il load was
removed from the duchess heart. and
for an instant all seemed we'll. The
next moment she turned pale, and, as
DIR. Cabarus supported her t"ttering
frame. she cried in Il dcsparlng tone:
.'Oh. doctor, | am not Vet cured. toI
the frog has left II little one hehimd.'
stop" cried CabarrIS. without allow
ing IL trace of embarrassment to he seen
in his manner THAT we shall soon see.