Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-28
A NEW CU7EE2-AEL.
Hot Water ns Il Medicine
That was all.

A young man who was compelled to resign
his position in one OF the public schools of this
city because he was breaking down with con-
sumption, and who has ever stree been hattiin"
for life. although with little apparent prospect
OF recovery. was encountered several days ago
in Broadway restaurant
II see. lie said. "t,Iat Won seem surprised at
my improved appearance. No doubt you Won
der what could have caused such q change
Well, it was very simple re.nedy-nOthing but
hot water
Hot Watar:"
That's all. You remember my telling Won
that had tlsed all 81 the usual remedies |
consulted some Of the leading specialists In
affections of the lungs iii this city and paid
them large fees They Went through the
usual course of experimentation with me under
all sorts Of medicines. ] went to the Aiiron-
dacks in the summer and to Florida in the vim
ter. but none OF these things did me any sub
stantial good. | lost ground steadily. crew to
be almost skeleton. and had all the worst
symptoms OF Il ccnsuInptiye whose end is near
at hand. At that junciuTe a friend told me that
he had heard OF cures being effected by drink
ing hot water.
~ consulted physician who had paid special
attention to this hot-water cure. and was using
1t with many patients. He said: There is
nothing. you know. that is more difficult than
to introduce new remedy into medical prac-
tice. particularly If it is very simple one. and
strikes at the root of erroneous views and prei,l-
dices that have long been entertained The old
school practitioners have tried for years to cure
consumption, but they are as far from doing it
as ever.
Now. the only rational explanation Of con.
sumption is that 1t results from detective nntri-
tion. 1t is always accompanied by mal-assimi-
1atlon OF food. In nearly every case the stom-
ach is the seat Of fermentation that necessarily
prevents proper digestion. The first thing to
do Is to remove that fermentation. and put the
stomach into condition to receive food and
dispose Of it properly. This is effected by
taking water into the stomach. as hot as
it can be borne. an hour before each meal
This leaves the stomach clean and pure like
boiler that has been washed out. Then
put into the stomach food that Is in the highest
degree nutritious and the least disposed to fer
mentation. No food answers this description
better than tender beef. A little stale bread NAV
be eaten with it. Drink nothing but pure
water and as little of that at meals as possible.
Vegetables, pastry. sweets, tea coffee and
alcoholic liquor should be avoided Put tender
beef alone into clean and pure stomach three
times day and the system will be fortified and
built up until the wasting away, that is the chief
feature of consumption, ceases, and recuperation
sets in
This reasoning impressed me- began by
taking one cup Of hot water an hour before each
meal, and gradually increased the dose to three
cups At first it was unpleasant to take, but
now drink it with a relish that / never eype-
renced in drinking the choicest wne l began
to pick up Immediately after the new treatment.
and gained fourteen pounds within two months
have gained ground steadily in the trying cli-
mate OF New York; and tell you, sir, / feel on
sure way to recovery"
Here an old gentleman, who had been stand
Ing near and evidently listening to the CONVEX
sation, turned to the teacher and said: This
remedy of hot-water drinking has attracted nv
attention for some time. 1t has been OF i'm
mense service in relieving me of terrible dys-
pepsia that tOrmented me for MANY years, I
tried numerous able physicians. and there is
probably no medicine that is prescribed for such
an ailment which was not given to me; but
none OF tnem gave me any permanent benefit.
But the simple remedy of drinking hot water.
accompanied by rational regulation of nv
diet, has entirely cured me. advanced though
am In lite. 1t was not the dieting alone that
did 1t. had tried that before. It was the use
of hot water that cured me. for that made it
possible to derive benefit from iudicfous diet.
nave also found this treatment of great bene-
nt IN Kidney diseases which are largely owing
TO mai-assfmitatfOn of food"
The teacher listened very attentivelv tn the
old gentleman's remarks,
~ am glad to learn that your experience." he
said, agrees SO fully with mine T have he
come acquainted with various eases In which
this simple method of treatment has effected
permanent cures after all the efforts of the physi
clans had failed. am convinced simply from
what nave seen, that almost any disturbance
OF tne human system that results from disorders
OF the stomach can be allevated and In most
instances, cured In the same wav. The very
simplicity OF the thing may cause some to hest
tate about attaching much Importance to II.
but like the proper ventilation of your dwell
lngs, 1t may prevent disease and effect cnres
where all the drugs Of the pharmacopoeia viii
fail" VIVA