New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-22
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DR.. Dio Lewis. the wcll-knOwn advocate OF
many hygcnic reforms dled in Yonkers yes
ter!ay Early In February. while horseback riding
horse which was coming toward him. driven by iiy'
suddenly became excited began to and plunge" ahh
a. he started away AT lively pace the carriage swung
around and struck the doctors horse The started
animal Jumped quickly side and the sudden move
ment unseatcG the doctor and lac thrown volehty
to the ground. striking upon his head and shoulders his
face was badly cut ana his scalp aceratcd. lie was
stunned only FOR and then rode back to MS
home. The wounds dressed by local physician
aud for few days appeared 90 be healing naturally
Then by an exposure Dr. Lewis caught severe cod'
Erysipeas set in but Or Lewis directed the treatment
for himself in accordance with the principles that ne
had so long advocated. but hr did not improve ana
physician was called. The erysipelas continued 10
spread until the whole side of his head affected.
Dr. Lewis born at Auburn. " Y. on March 3,
ls23 lie early showed preference for the study Oh
medicine. and studied for time with DR.. Lansing
Briggs at Auburn Before he was twenty years OF age
lie went to the Harvard Medical School and three yr'
later he settled AZ Port Il, ron. Auburn lie h'n
considerable success. but went to Buffalo WITHIN TWO
years The cholera ragged In Buffalo after he went
there and appeared again two years later Dr btN'
wrote nnnher OF papers on the epidemic when oc,
monthly magazine. He had novel ideas upon me
and treatment OF diseases and deprecated INC use
Of drugs lie advocated what he termed the cure by
natural methods. without medicine and published
book on the subject which had wide sale after p
for the next eight years travelled all over over
the country delivering lectures upon hygiene ne
a constant advocate Of physical exercise Nv
part of public instruction, and during the time ne was
lecturing he was busly engaged In perfectine ~ %
OF physical culture which he published III leo- unuoi
the title Of New Gymuastics.' ~,
Becoming tired OF lccturing, Dr. Lewis settled III i'o
in 1862 and established the Normal Schoo i"p
Physical EiucatiOn' II WAS successful ana over ~
teachers were sent out from It, In 1851 he estaosn.
school Lexington Mass. for young women tIat 20
widely known. No record was kept or atehuahco
behavior progress studies The students were
permitted entertain their friends without interlel
ence they thrown entirely upon their honor anu
the school burned IN 1865 there hal not o'e
any complaint any lapse from hign
standard OF morals Dr. Lewis then moved to fo'lon
and published the following books: Talks Apou.
H-ahh." " Weak Lungs and How to Make Them Sirohs.
Talks About Peoples Stomachs,' " our olrl.. our
Digestion" Chats with Young Women MY r Tom'
Husbands" Chasrty" Longevity " ana New,
GymnastIcs" Dr. Lewis one OF the orlGlnal"rs "a
the woman's temperance crusade In ONO ana lhuiahs
IL 1874 and active in carrying on the war agdn''
whi-key Dr Lewis came to this city .evcTd years az
to live, and published Dr. DiO LOrtSs DOhNiy ior n
time. According his plan no expected 10 i've 10 uo
81 700 old but died at Tie age OF siNtS
threr. He completed short time ago hOok cacui
tine Do Lewis Treasury" which IA to be puoIShru
soon. Funeral services will be held at 80 p H. Oh
Sunday. He will he cremated.