Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
The Hot. Water Cure.

DR.. ]. II. Salisbury claims that il
human beings will keep their stomachs
in good condition they can avoid all ills
saving those brought on by accidents.
The great saving grace from his point of
view and from that ofhis disciples, who
are multiplying in all parts of this
country and in England, is inexpensive
hot water. Americans nro the most
dyspc2tic people on the face of tho
earth, lamcntablc fact not due to
climate but to hot breads and griddlc-
cakes, pies, candies and the insane use of
ice water while eating. The poor
stomach is Unequal to the tack put
upon it and leaves much of the food I'm
digcsted. This food fcrmcnts, and
from lamentations arises oil tho horrors
of dyspepsia. Such digestive organs DR..
Salisbury likcns to an old vinegar
barrel, and, like this barrel,
they require frequent and thorough
washing out before any fcrmcntablc
food Gun DC taken in without disaster.
This washing out should be done by
drinking hot water Mt about ITO degrees
Fahrenheit, and should take place long
enough before each meal to allow the
water and washings to leave the stom.
ach before food passes downward. From
experience DIR. Salisbury finds that this
hot-watcr washing should not be nearer
the meal than one hour and it is often
better to set back the time two hours.
The water should be slowly slipped, so
that the stomach may not be uncom-
fortably distendcd. The object of this
drinking, argues DR.. Salisbury, is 'to
wash out dirty, ycasty, Shiny, sour
stomach before eating and sleeping. 1t
should be taken on retiring, not only for
cleansing purposes, but to prevent fer
menting products from lying over night
next the diaphragm, heart and lungs,
partially paralyzing them and exciting
cough or disturbing tho BREATH
ing and circulation. This wash
ing should be kept up persistently
for months, aud even years,
so thoroughly free of yeast plants and tho
products developed by their growth us
to allow normal digestion, unaidcd by
hot water. Hot water is best taken in
the morning while in bed, or if up, it is
well to lie down on the left side after
taking it. 1t Is not alone in consump-
ton that this practice of drinking hot
water is of use, but i'll all diseases arising
from detective digestive processes and
from the fermentation of foods. Even
comparatively healthy persons find il of
much benefit. II cxcites downward per-
l,talsis, d!lutes the ropy sccrctions OF the
body, dissolves all abnormal crystalline
substances that may be present in the
blood and everywhere promotes climina-
ton. 1t supplies foundation for the
thorough treatment of all chronic dis
cases 10y IN inside bath which rcfrcshcs
the whole system. Cold water cannot
take its place. 1t was ut first tried in
connection with food experiments, and
found to cause pam and collie 1t does
not excite downward pcristalsis, as does
water ut | 10 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit,
such rs is liked in drinking tea and cof-
fee.
THE common and excessive use of
cold water, both in drinking and in
bnthing, is II great mistake. 1t dcprcsses
the system and wastes the animal heat
III the effort to restore the temperature
OF the economy which is sensibly low.
cred by it, and the nerve force needed
by the various organs. of which we have
none too much ut any time, is diaughted
oil TO repair our error. When we ice our
water we intensity this error hundred
fold and sacrilit C the wcll-bcing of all in
tcrnal organs for the temporary cooling
of mouth and throat If these surfaces
were in perfectly normal condition VIC
should not crave this cooling. Luke.
warm water has also been tried, but was
found to excite upward peristalsis and
to make the users sick"