Mohave County miner., 1889-04-27
WITH GERMAN DOCTORS.
AN iNvALIo,s EXPERIENCE WITH
olsAoREElNo PHYSICIANS.


.grss" 10 II ssmstimes HAD for the
Ystient--Ths Result.
In the month OF August, iss2, came down
from Engslberg 20 Luxsrne. The next dny
INST . friend who, knowing Of my search for
health, informed ine that the great lung
specialist, Professor KuaInAul, OF Strasbsirg,
was ut Rigi- -Kaltbad and advised that ton-
suit him Within few hours ] bad made
an appointment by telegraph, and the follow.
ing day ths train carried me from VitxrIau,
up the famous Rigi mountain. The doctor
. perfect type Of o German professor-'-re-
ceivcd ma cordially, auscultatod my lungs
with care, and pronounced the following
opinion. Said be; "You are not very fick
man and, with prudence, ought TO live to old
Age. ! find catarrhal condition at the t'ase
Of the right lung. This you should try 70
remove Tho lung II sluggish at that point
and needs some shock 70 make IL work. Go
10 tho great water cure establishment at
Divonne, near Geneva Ths French unAer-
stand the watsr cure treatment better thar we
Germans. DIR. vidart, tho physician Of the
Divonns establishment, win arrange cold
douche 10 fall direct on tho catarrhal point
with great foroc, say from height of twenty
10 thirty feet A few weeks Of such tr'at-
n,snt will help 10 remove this catarrhal
condition"
paid liberal fec and returned TO Luzesne.
The doctors advice filed me with concern.
feared that such violent shock might In
dncc hemorrhage. The samc night wrote
particulars OF this interview with q request
for advice to DIR. Messing, clever physi-
clan of Ncran, Tyrol, who knew my coridi-
ton perfectly. Three days later came the
telegrsphic response: 'Do not 60 Diyonne.
Such treatment dangerous for you. Mess-
ing SO 1 did not 60, but went TO Italy
aud, later, Mentone instead.
The following summer, | spent several
weeks at Richcnhall, Bavaria. I heard so
much OF the ability Of DIR. Schmid that
consulted him. His diagnosis and treatment
agreed with that Of Professor Russnlaul.
He advised strong douches on the affected
part OF the lung. / still had my doubts.
The next day consulted Professor Schriei-
der. He rather undecidedly advised against
the douchs busines. A day or two after
had my chest thumped by DR.. Kammerer, a
physician Of reputation. He opposed che
fouche idea most decidedly. Said he: skH
can only DO you harm You eat well, sleep
well, feel well and, to all practical purposes.
are well Be satis6sdi Don't try dangerous
szpsriments. Ths balance stood--swo for
cold water treatment, three against So !
still kept away from Dtvonns. "E@
A few months thereafter, en- route from
Frankfort TO Baden Baden, left the train
At the little station whence one drives TO
Falkenstein. was curious to inspect the
grea. Sanitarium and to NEST the eminent
n
had tho professor pronounce on my condi-
tion, telling him the treatment Kuumaul
had advised Dettweiler thought 1t good
idea; said, however, that IL was not neces-
,ary 70 60 TO Divonne, that flns water cure
establishment was conducted at Baden
Baden; that should call In DR.. Schliep,
man Of ability physician Of the Empress Of
Germany, who thoroughly understood water
cure treatment and would arrange TO give
me the powerful douches required. ] left
Falkenstsin delighted. At last was to have
my douches The very day reached Baden
Baden sent for DR.. 6chliep-a bright, wide
awake young man, who has hobby that the
ma ajority OF lung and throat diseases origin.
ate from breathing through the mouth. I
explained to him all that Dettweiler had said
He examined me atteutively, then asked
what form Of bath was In the habit Of tax
ing. answered that for many years had
aiken daily cold sponge bath, followed by
vigorous massage 'That," said Dr. Schliep,
"is all you need. see no necessity for any
violent douches In your case" Cheated
sgain!
spent part Of the winter In Mentone. I
aid the case before Dr. stiege His opinion
was that the treatment proposed wouldn't do
ne much good, but that 1t couldn't do rne
my harm. Then I consulted DIR. Cube, q
Russian physician. He most emphatically
believed In the treatment, and urged mo to
20 to Divonne. Then I went to Nice aud
consulted DR.. Drummond, Scotchman. lie
inst a. emphatically, with the broadest
brogue, said: "Dont you go 70 Divonne.
You'll burst the machine" f..
Ny medical balance now stood four In
,avor, Ave against and ono on the fence The
physicians Of greatest reputation, however,
favored the treatment. had pondered ON
.hs subject some two years, and 20 finally
decided that should at least visit Divonne.
In the month Of April, 1884, therefore, en-
tered the Etablissement NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. de
Diyoune, and stood ip the presence Of DR..
vidart. Iexpiained TO him the original sus-
sestion Of Professor Kussmaul, that very
violent cold water shock should be made TO
fall on the diseased part OF the lung, with al
,hs other medical Pros and cons. The doctor
devoted considerable time and care to the
examination, and finally delivered the fol-
lowing opinion: "Cold water douches will
10 you good, but not violent douches, and
.he whole body must be douched except the
very part which has the chronic catarrhal
affection" h@ s
Comment unnecessary. Did follow the
Teatmenti Yes, for five weeks. Did it ben's-
at met mol It robbed me OF flesh and
vitality, which IL took me two years TO rs,-
rain. Louis r. Enrich In New York Tri-
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