Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26

but with the most gratifying success I did as was advised, duly received certain in structions, and, having satisfied myself that no harm had ever been known to result from the treatment started course soon as l could after my arrival at home. This course consisted in drinking nothing but hot water and eating practically nothing but animal food for IF weeks. The water was taken in four doses per day, at a temperature of from 13O0 te 15O' Fahrenheit, on an empty stomach and at least one hour before a meal. The first took at 8 n., second at noon, third at p, m., fourth at 10 p. m., and pint to pint and quarter each time. Lean beef steak, freed from fat, skin, and connective tissue, was recommended as the model food, and this formed 75 per cent. of all I ate dur ing the 121 days, the remainder being plain broiled codfsh and occasionally few sticks of celery: During the whole time did not have bit of bread, potato, or any other veg etable, except little pepper, mustard. and horseradish as condiments 1 was advised that must eat at least four pounds of beef per day and nearly as 1 can estimate my daily average of solid food through the course was five pounds
 "The results in my own case are simply these: On the 11th of October, 1884, having then been somewhat reduced by the starva- tion treatment my own doctor advised, l weighed 200 pounds net By the 21st of December had lost 39 pounds, bringing me to 161 pounds. This was the irreducible minimum, for although 1 continued the same course until the Sth of February I got no lighter. At the latter date I began to eat little rice with my beef, and gradually work ed, as directed, into a regular diet of two parts of animal to one of vegetable food, and this have as nearly as possible maintained ever since, continuing also the early morning and the noon dose of hot water every day. 1 have not had the slightest touch of heart burn since I began, 15 months ago, and, so far as can judge, the kidney trouble has en- tirely disappeared. As am instructed, the drastic four months course broke down and removed the degenerated tissues resulting from the long continued eating of an undue quantity of vegetable food and built it up anew, and the normal two to one method of living is conserving my system in good run ming order. The hot water has secured out of the blood and organs the crystalline de posits introduced by the imperfect digestion and assimilation of the improper food, and steady perseverance on the present lines will, I feel confident, keep me right En couraged by my experience an engineer in the north of England, who has suffered from gout, rheumatism, and gravel 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 began over IS stone years, he tells me, he has never until now been free from pain. He says he has derived an immense amount of good from the treat ment
 ''To sum up in a word: Two years ago weighed [dressedl Is stone pounds, and my figure of tubby, aldermanic contour. am now 13 stone 2 pounds. My waist girth was 4411s inches; it is now 35 inches. I suffered from chronic heartburn; have not had symptom of it for 15 months. I went in daily fear of 8 painful kidney attack; have not had symptom of it since began the hot water. I sleep better and do. both my mental and physical work more easily, and, in fact feel much younger man than formerly. I have not lost single day from my business since 1 started the treat ment. If this system is the unscientiic and irrational thing the doctors say, will they be good enough to explain how these results have come about?'