The record-union., 1893-03-06

! AAiO AAiCAiNaA JOuILd1S MiiICu IletNG IS-
ferred to the wonderful cures of. NJ.
LA bbe Kneipp have hardly noticed this
| specially OF lupus cure. And yet how
interesting well-written scientific COM
munlcation on the subject would be I!
| Let us hope that some of the eminent
physicians who visit Woerishofen will
treat with the authority of a distinguished
name this question SO vital for so many
untortunates. The treatment employed
| is the most simple-water, continually
as the base of the system. 1t serves, in
It's different applications, TO stimulate the
blood, to quicken the circulation, and
thus TO bring TO the surface of the skin
the humors which 1t carries with it. But
as, TO bring them entirely out, water
alone would not be sufficient, recourse is
had TO another external agent-clay.
Carefully diluted in rainwater containing
tenth part of vinegar, it is spread in a
thlck coat over the face, and the opera
uon is repeated twice day. Before each
application careful washing causes the
disappearance of every particle of the
clay before used; then a cleansing and
heaIlng lotion made from 'prelesdes
cnamps" (the common weed known as
hoisetalI or shave grass is used to re-
fresh the aching flesh.
we have then: The clay, which draws
the bad humors and dries up the sores;
tne vinegar antiseptic which cleanseS
them; la prele des champs, which soothes
and softens and aids in the reconstruction
| OF the tissues. Somestimes when the
lesh has been devoured to great depth,
after the symptoms of healing begin to
De manifest, before using the clay first
coating of cream cheese is applied, the
cooling and refreshing action OF which is
an important adjunct to the cure. 1t is in
a retired corner of the reception-room
that this new species of painting is done.
| very gravely charitable, white-haired
demoIselle proceeds with her task. With
the end OF a little wand she spreads, with
a visible satisfaction to herself, the
unctnous clay upon the faces presented to
ner, coat upon coat, then draws back a
little to admire her work, while on the
other side of the hall the voice of the cure
is heard interrogating his patients, and
Debating THEIR TREATMENT.
The knowing airs of the demoiselle,
| the passive resignation OF the patients
no less than the impertubable serious
ness OF the spectators before this comic
picture are, naturally enough, very anus
ing TO newcomers. But they soon cease
to laugh; it is impossible to laugh long at
the sight of human suffering. The de-
sire TO laugh gives place from day to day
TO admiration as they witness the progress
OF those whom they had seen hideous
and repulsive but a short time before
1t IS true they still wear the mask, the
| AIGSh VI clay, Oub dlT6duY 10y
| brIghtens their looks and their hearts are
swelling with hope The horrible NAL
ady which had pursued them for ten
years. twenty years, and often longer
ana OF which the ravages, in spite of the
most powerful medicine, had plunged
them in despair and driven them to
thoughts OF suicide, this besetting dream,
this horrible nightmare, they see disap-
pear-vanish as if by magic. The hour
approaches when they can regain their
| own tlresldes and extend the hand to
their friends without fearing to see in
their eyes the expression of pity and
| horror.
DR.. Tacke, an amiable gentleman, as
well as sklllful physician, attached to
theIestablishmenta at Woerishofen, informs
me that nearly 500 cases OF lupus have
| been treated this year alone by kneipp.
OF this number more than half have been
discharged completely cured. The others,
anxious to be at home, have left a little
prematurely; they were, however, all so
far on the road to recovery that they are
without doubt to-day as well as the others.
Moreover, said NJ. Tacke, it is not abso-
lutely necessary TO go to NJ. Kneipp in
order to be cured of lupus by his method.
| The treatment is simple, and anyone can
apply 1t for himself. 1t is moreover.
harmless; in fact the clay has the re-
| markable property OF acting only on the
diseased tissues, the healthy flesh is not
at all affected by its action. Finally il is
Il complete success; the registers of Woer-
lshoten do not record single case of
failure! 1t is stated that the treatment is
equally etficaciouS in the case of cancers
l merely mention this fact, not being able
to certify to its truth. These wonderful
cures OF lupus have, more than anything
else, excited my sympathetic curiosity
L have made on this subject many per-
sonal inquiries, not wishing to he con-
tented with the testimony of the
physicians, or even what l had
seen in the public consultations
| l have had various conversations
with the patients themselves, with the
most severe cases, and they have all con-
| trmed, in one way or another the testi-
mony of the physicians, and of my own
observations. Those who have had the
disease from five to twenty years usually
did not attach much Importance to the
first symptoms; pimple upon the face
| OF reddlSh-broWn color, whose origin
was unknown 60 them. This growing
| larger, became au ulcer and involved the
| nelghborlng parts; sometimes the sore
would dry up on one side to spread more
rapidly i'll another direction. Then they
would have recourse to the men of
science; drying applications, painful ex-
tirpations, caustic ointments, cauteriza-
tions, all had been tried in vain, and still
! the disease progressed. A Bohemian wo-
man had her eyes attacked, the uncheck-
ed malady had destroyed the lower lids.
and threatened to invade the sockets. 4
Polish priest had lost his nose, the cart1-
| lege itself having almost entirely disap-
! peared. With some, on the other hand
the trouble was still merely on the sur
face. For them, the cure was rapid. All,
under the clay which covered their face
felt the benefit of this novel ungnent; the
pains disappear, the smartings diminish,
and already under the action OF purer
blood, new tissues begin to form All!
poor masks of clay, ugly yellow cocoons,
how much misery you have removed in
bringing forth the brilliant butterfly of a
new life!-Ernest Goethais in Figaro.