Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-02-11
HOW TO BECOME THIN.
An Englishman Coniidcs to Fat People u
Cure Within Eyeryone's Reach


Cure Within Eyeryone's Reach.
One of the most eminent of our civil
engineers has sent us the following &C.
count of the remarkable success with
which he has experimental upon him 3,
self.
This course consisted in drinking moth
ing but hot water, and eating practically
nothing but animal food for seventeen
weeks. The water was taken in four
doses peiday, at temperature of from
1902 to 1902 Fahrenheit on an empty
stomach, and at least one hour before a
meal. The first took at Z a. M, second
at noon, third at 5p, m, fourth at 10 p.
M, and a pint to pint and a quarter
each time. Lean beef steak freed from
fat, skin and connective tissue, was re.
commended rs the model food, and this
formed 10 per cent of all ate during the
121 days, the remainder being plain broil-
ed Goldfish and occasionally few sticks
of celery. During the whole time did
not have a bit'of bread potato, or any
other vegetable. except little pepper,
mustard and horse.radish as condiments.
was advised that | must eat at least 4
pound3of beet per day, and as nearly as ]
can estimate my daily average of solid
food through the course was pounds.
] donot profess to understand the ra-
tionalc of this treatment, but a recent
Lancet article has explained quite salts.
factorily the use Of the water, although
it makes no point of the advantage of
high temperature. Dr. Salisbury, the
initiaior Of the system, however, attache:
the very highest importance to The heat;
he says that hot water is the most valua-
bic of therapeutic agents, and, after an
experience of five and twenty years, de-
cares that if he were forever restricted
to only one means of medication, he
wou'd choose hot water. 1t must, how
ever, be taken Systematically, in the way
and at the relative times have stated. 1t
then acts as an internal bath, and leaves
the stomach fresh and clean for the next
eating, 1t stimulates the appetite for sol.
id food, as | can testify, and prevents a
desire for much liquid during the taking
of meals. BY virtue of its high tempera-
ture it acts efficiently as a solvent; it pro-
NOTES perspiration and elimination, and
assists downward perstalsis.
The results in my own case are simply
these; On the 11th o. October, 1884 hav.
il 2 then been somewhat reduced by the
starvation treatment my own doctor ad-
,ised, | weighed 200 pounds net. BY the
ist of December | had lost thirty-nine
pounds, bringing nieto 1ai pounds. This
was the irreducible minimum, for al.
though continued the same course until
the 9Th of February, got no lighter. At
the latter date began to eat a little rice
with my beef, and gradually worked, as
directed, into regular diet of two parts
of animal to one of vegetable food, and
this l have as nearly as possible maintain
ed ever since, continuing also the early
morning and the noon dose of hot water
every day. have not had the slightest
touch of heartburn since | began, fifteen
months ago, and, so far as ! can Judge,
the kidney trouble has entirely disappear
ed.
Encouraged by my experience, an en-
gineer in the North of England, who has
suffered from gout, rheumatism and gray
el, all his adult life, and who comes of
gouty stock, has for three months taken
the hot water and for nine weeks the beef.
He has lost fifty pounds, and for twenty
years, he tells me, he has never until now
been free from pain.
l have not lost a single day from my
business since | started the treatment
From q Letter to tie Pau MaU Gazette.