The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20
THE HOT-WATER CURE.
Rules for Administration-The Effects of the
Treatment and the Points in It's Favor

spread IN the Delle1 In the meQlcIn.
- value of hot water has travelled chief
by word of mouth. To apply hot wa
n er incidentally could not have becom
~ so universal a custom unless grea
benefit had been bestowed by it upo
a many.
y 1t was first employed in 1858, &C
cording to DR.. Cutter, by DR.. j. II
1, Salisbury, who made use of it in
t. series of experiments undertaken upol
animals and men, with the referenc,
to the effects of food upon the ANNA
n economy as cause and cure of dis
ease. These experiments were com
mented upon by The London Lancet az
u "valuable American contribution tC
u medicine" according to DR.. Cutter.
The benefits that result from the in
ternal use of hot water must be due,
in part, at least, if not wholly, to
| heat, said DR.. Ambrose l.. Rarney in
I recent lecture before the Academy
of Medicine in this city. Some of its
( effects are manifested almost immedi-
! ately in organs not connected directly
with the digestive apparatus.
The water may be taken in doses of
from one goblet to one and half. An
ordinary goblet contains about ten
ounces. The dose must be modified in
accordance with its effects.
1t must be drunk hot, and not warm
Q10 to $50 degrees). If necessary,
fifteen minutes or more may be con-
sumed in slipping gobletful. Wood
en- cups prevent the water from cool
ing quickly. The water may be flaw
ored with lemon, sugar, salt, ginger,
etc., if necessary, but it becomes very
agreeable to the palate without such
after the patient has taken it for
short time.
The dose must be taken one hour
and half before each meal, with alb
solute punctuality, and one at bed
time. Patients have the first dose
brought to their bedside, and consume
it before rising. The passage of the
fluid into the intestine, or its absorp-
ton before the meal, is insured by this
rule. The quantity taken daily must
be modified according to the effects
produced.
The temperature of the water should
be increased as fast as the patients can
bear it, 1t is remarkable how high a |
degree of heat some patients can en- |
uuiO ~itOi odhiHS uOu WdiCl lOl DiOuIQS.
At first such temperature would blist-
er the mouth. Below ITO degrees the
heat is not sufficient to have any eff
fects save as an emetic.
The administration of hot water
must be continued at least six months
in order to get its full effects. 1t will
be some weeks, as rule, before any
beneficial effects become markedly APP
parent. 1t is not sufficient for test
Of its value that it be given at irregu-
ar intervals, with variable degrees of
The use of cold fluids in the form of
beverages must be absolutely prohib-
ted
A restricted diet is often necessary
20 the full effects of the treatment in
ome forms of nervous arrangements.
t is customary with some patients to
orbid all sweets, pastry, fresh bread
n any form, and fats. The sour wines y
re not usually forbidden, nor is tea \
r coffee, unless they are apparently !
INJURIOUS to the patient. The condi-
ion of the subject, in respect to flesh,
a guide, as rule, to the character
the diet prescribed. provided that
|
OF to be combated. k
On drinking a goblet of hot water a
n the first time sense of warmth ls
thin the stomach will be produced, n
accompanied with nausea. Eructa- G
ons of gas from the stomach COM f
only occur within a few minutes b.
ter the first dose of hot water This Ii
feet may persist for some weeks. NJ
xcessive eructation indicates that tt
rmentation of food occurs after eat d.
g. 10
The skin soon shows the effect of Iii
e heat. A gentle glow with ten tn
ncy to perspiration is developed be
pidly, This is diffused over the en- al
e body. Goodness of the extremitles III
often very much benefited, and in Sc
ort time, by this treatment. The Ii
'culaton of the body appears to be- W.
me more uniform. ur
The kidneys exhibit marked effects he
this treatment early. pc
The accessory organs of digestion an
he liver and pancreas) seems to be We
mulated by the internal use of hot to
ter. Flatulence and constipation cis
} enumerated as things of the past. pa
L hN hCi NOuo SUM oCCinS W NC pro- VI
indy impressed by a prolonged use raj
this agent. Especially is this the pa
g among that class of patients who is
Ter from the effects of anemia of,,the on
lin and of the spinal cord and spinal ex'
ives. ter
This method of treatment has GER col
My one thing in its favor that few ina
sess-viz., it is harm ess. Because pre-
effects are slow in some site
es, it is no proof that they are not aft
IDLY permanent, Brl
lost of our nationality chill their oil
machs with ice water between meals say
during the act of eating. Who two
aid think of feeding a horse, and she
cling a bucket of ice-water by his the
p The question may be raised if ty {
one habit alone has not done more the
M to the nervous systems of men sho
n tobacco or alcohol. sho
he success of hot mineral waters, stoC
at the famous hot springs ing
mis- country and Europe, for chronic Ha'
ases, probably depends more upon Ma
of internal heat than
n the mineral ingredients of the
ers themselves. NJ