Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
THE HOT WATER CURE.
A VERY SIMPLE AND AGREEABLE
REMEDY FOR DYSPEPSIA.

HArmoniEing Conflicting Opinions the
Subject How aud when Hot Water
should re Used-'.rhe Hair OF tho Dog
Il Good for the Rite"
A constant reader" writes that he Is In
n fog as to the effects of hot water In the
treatment Of dyspepsia. He has seen IL
advocated in these columns and con
acmned by an esteemed contemporary
who maintains that hot water brings on
the disease for which il was recommend
ed. lie now writes to know which state.
ment is correct Hot water, hot tea OF ,
coffee, In fact hot food. whether liquid /
or solid, II used persistently, will in time |
irritate the stomach and so impair its
power To digest Practically. il will bring |
on dyspepsia,
NOT ALWAYS DYSPEPSIA.
Now as to the efficacy Of hot water ir
the treatment of that disease As a rem
edy il doubtless appears of tho chair OF
the dog" sort IL must be remembered
that there Is a decided difference between
n healthy stomach and one in disease.
In health, nothing ought to be habitually
put into that organ which is much mora
than "blood warm" But in disease the
condition Of things is very different
What is known as dyspepsia springs from
variable conditions. too many, In fact, To
discuss here. But in nearly all of them
the stomach Ia less active than il ought
TO be. or il works to a disadvantage, and
needs spur or corrective.
Hot water acts in several ways When
taken into the stomach il not only stimu.
lates 1t and quickens its action, but il
tends-as do all hot applications-to al
lay irritation. Beside that, 1t acts me
chanically, and washes out that organ
I hurrying its contents down into the in
testine, when without it the same would
/ be retained longer than there is any need
/ of Let a person who four or five hours
after a hearty meal still feels uncomfort.
able sip a cup Of very hot water. and it
will bring him great relief. stimulating
\ the stomach and washing out of 1t much
of its contents which would have been
sent on into the intestines had not that
organ been fatigued by overwork.
Now. in what passes under the head Of
dyspepsia there Is often a catarrhal
trouble of the stomach. and the same sort
OF affection, also, frequently exists in the
intestine. The lining is more or less ir
ritated. and, in consequence of it, not
only is the secretion of mucus greater
than in health, but the same is changed
In character, il thicker. more adhesive
etc. While the stomach Is empty this
mucus pours out of its walls and CLUES
them over. as it were With such a de
posit upon them. let food be taken intr
1t and soon the same Is coated with mu
Gus, and SO rendered less susceptible tC
the digestive fluids Not only that, bu
, the mucus in question, while on the walls
/, keeps back to certain extent the gas
trio juice. and prevents its free entranc,
into the stomach For such condition
of things as this hot water Is the simplest
, most grateful and effective remedy
, known.
PHYSICIANS TESTIMONY
But by hot water is not, by any means
meant water "scalding hot" Water 20,
hot may injure the lining of the stomach
, and cause other i'll effects. Hot water 4
be taken internally as medicine shoul,
be at a temperature of from ITO to IL
degs., or about as hot as the coffee on
! indulges in after dinner II should b
, taken before meals-from one-half To al
, hour and half-and be slowly slipped
, If one is even fifteen or twenty minute
In drinking a glassful all the better
There are some precautions to be used L
J taking hot water.
A person who is liable TO hemorrhage
: should only take it "blood warm" On
! with heart trouble-who has a veal
others need to do, occupying the longes
time advised While this remedy Is on,
Of the simplest and most effective IL
suitable cases, it must not be forgotten
that its indiscriminate use IL strongl.
discouraged. Before applying 1t habitu
ally. the safe way is To consult physi
clan. as in some instances where 1t woul,
seem advisable TO take IL. IL might b
contra-indicated To settle this question
: regarding the value of hot water and tn
: possible dangers of using it. the follow
Ing testimony of n physician is offered
I've often hear 1t said that the fire
i, and prolonged use of hot water tends d
, : injure the system Some say that ii
weakening, that II weakens the nerve
Of the stomach. that it causes anRmia O
: the stomach. that il interferes with di
gestion. that 1t tends toproduce a flushe'
: face and cerebral hyperpmia, that it dc
bilitates the alimentary tract, and that
causes n host more of most direful evils
: As a rule. all these objections are thee
!, retical and come from those who neve
: used Il intelligently and systematically
o and hence are ignorant Of the facts Il
I. reply 10 such objections all can say
= that have used hot water daily for si
years without the slightest perceptibl
injury and have seen only uniforml
q good results in persons for whom hav
4 prescribed its daily and long continue,
usa. "-I}oston Herald
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