The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-19
THE METHODIST MINISTER'S.

DR.. Dfo Lewis ON Public Speaking ana
Hywiene-The Secrets OF the Medicai
Profession Divulged - How Doceors
DiHer.
In ruinlment OF an old invitation granteu W
Dr. Dto Lewis to address the METHODIST freaeneis
Meeting he appeared before that pouy sessei.a'
ana cave The ministers little talk concerning ING
40 ana uoodn,ation OF the voice in puDnc speaA-
sme and the best kinds OF food LOT DRAIN ~orAeAs
IN use. He allowed himself also 10 pecatecuised
10 that the brethren piled Mm with qnestions
neely for an hour or more ehciting Hona ui'n
number Of useful suggestions and opinions AL
-.u !. .ome that they will consider not SO uset H.
IN. Doctor began by quoting remark OF DIR.
srn,uamette OF this city, who as the RESP t OF
,ventv years. medical practice and experier ce has
declared that the condition ana use OF the
vocal organs depends altogether on the az apnragm.
mis- is very common error, DR.. Lewis remarked,
of musicians and OF people, which ne corrected
nv afrirming that the diaphragm Is never used in
sbe making OF voice. The Doctor then with his
hand, as near as he could, showed the position
and
SHAPE OF THE DIAPHRAGM,
ana the one only action OF thSt muscle. the osly
muscles used IN making proper voice, the Doctor
declared, are in the abdomen, and II q man stands
right he cannot possibly use the wrosg muscles in
making voice. The correct posture, indicated by
yne Doctor, receded sne head and projected the
chest and abdomen, giving the appearance Of
great curve In the bSck. He deprecated the pref
pdice that exists against ministers holding their
book or manuscript in their hands and reasonably
near their eyes while reading or preaching, in
stead OF placing them on the pulpit, and bending
their own heads to read, thereby greatly interior
ing with their articulation and injuring them
selves There two ways, the Doctor said, to
strengthen the vocal muscles; one, BY plenty OF
alY
them with the list before getting into bed at night
and on rising In the morning. All the muscles OF
The The Doctor described his own method
year. dU winter ans ummsr nsmsy by Wens
. pair OF crash gloves or gloves oil other coarse
with soap, and then passing them rapidly over his
body and wping his body dry with towels. the
whole operation can be completed inside OF TWO
close to the neck, and no man could err IN posi-
ton. a vast number OF 1amiy weaknesses can be
relieved or cured BY percussion, which the Doctor
illustrated on himself Tor the moment. The lear
fnl amount OF paralysis that prevails among US Is
due to the ntenseness OF our people For sluggish
habits Of the bowels his recipe was glass OF cold
water drank every morning on getting up and
ent gong 70 eea cu Any Hnd SOL
sions. In nine cases out OF ten constipation Is re-
ieved by this simple method, ano IN the tenth the
addition OF q little meal or bran will be effective.
The Doctor secuted the common idea that to
breathe through the mouth is bad. He admitted
real matter is, we want 80 much air in the lungs
We must get II as best we can.
CATARRH AND SORE THROATS
and cancers and many such things are but the
manifestations of diseased bodies, and physicians
make a mistake when they treat these things To-
caliy though they have to do this more or less be-
cause OF the ignorance and prejudice that prevails
among men on sucn topics. Very many OF these
suggestions were given IN answer To questions
winch VIII account Tor their want OF cohesion and
continuity. brother asked II the wearing OF the
beard had nythIng to do with the conc iOn OF the
throat and the vocal organs. The Doctor answered
that IL had IN o certain sense. The Creator he re.
marked, had so to speak. put the. vocal organs in
man outside, SO that he might be able 10 make low
bass sounds, while the vocal organs In women are
buried in fat. Hence the necessity for beard for
men.
The annual meeting of rhe New York Education
Society was held Immediately alter the adjourn
ment OF the preachers meeting DR.. Curry pre-
sided Rev. A. ID. Vail, the secretary, read the
minutes OF the last annual meeting, from which it
appeared that ten theological students had been
aided by the society during the previous year at
an expense OF $1,000. A dozen had been aided
during the past year at cost OF s1,110. The So
GERS and managers were reelected, except that
now In the hoy Land Rev. J. NJ. Buckley takes
the place Of Rev. c. S. narrower John b. Stay
back comes in instead or Hiram Forester and
John French instead OF j. II. Taft, resigned. Mr..
Fellows resigned the ONCE OF treasurer, which
was assigned to Mr. Vail, the Secretary. Mr.. Fell
lows was then substituted for q. D. R0lph in the
nd Of