The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
KNEIPP CURE DEvOTEES.
They Go to Central Park in the Raj
and Walk in the Grass.

They Go to Central Park i'm the Rain
and Walk in the Grass.
New York Tribune
The broad expanse of the north meadow
of Central Park looked particularly green
and inviting early yesterday morning after
the heavy rains. of the night. and did not
need the aid of sunshine to make it an
kneipp were out in fair numbers to take
advantage of using the lawn, which is ac-
corded them for a few days at least. The
dent den kneipp enthusiast. to be sure but
posed to be panacea for all human ills.
However, the devotees of the novel med
or thereabouts, many of them waiting in
readiness some time before O'Clock, when
the legitimate performance begins. Some
of them even. came down one of the park
walks with shoes aud stockings in hand,
in order to lose no time in getting their
feet into the luxurious and healing grass.
The larger part of the Kneipp Verein
members and their followers took possCS-
sion of the eastern part of the meadow: as
many of them approached the scene from
that direction. On the western part there
were some fifteen twenty men, who did
need of any physical remedy a couple of
boys enjoying the wet grass to the full in
gray-haired woman, plainly dressed, and
much bent with age and infirmity. She
carried her shoes and stockings in hand:
trudged back and forth over the width eof
the lawn with evident faith in the power
OF the remedy she was trying. She de-
clared that she had suffered from divers
ailments for long time, and had even
had to seek treatment to rid her of the ef-
but that the kneipp treatment was work
ing wonders for her. Armed with UNI
shortly after o'clock and kept on with
dismal persistence till after g. when the
privilege for the INC, morning comes to an end.
about, quite willing to be cured if the
necessary effort did not prove too great
q tax on their powers, but most of the
others, men and women. covered the mead
ows in extensive circuits Two of the
young fellows thought the grass. so thor
ough cure that they resolved to get as
much of it as possible, and lay down in it
for five or ten minutes with their trousers
a party of four young girls attracted
attention at the east end of the
women in all. by their good looks and pref
ty dresses Three of them tried the cure,
and tripped theoretically through the
there for a purpose, while their more tin1id
or less credulous friend guarded their shoes
were well protected by umbrellas,
and spent not far from hall, an hour on
the lawn Most of those who took the
Some came to the scene with an evident
intention to give the new cure trial. but
without doing So One of the visitors on
the western lawn seemed to be filled with
enthusiasm, ana as ne STATED back and
forth near the drive. tried to urge some
of the bystanders to join in the procession
AS veteran of the Kneipp cure ranks left
the meadow, after having finished his
mornings course, he called to some one
near by: ooh, it's all well enough to try
it in this weather, but just wait till the
winter time, and see If you'll do it then,
as I do
The majority of the visitors were we'll
dressed probably the fact that it was
Sunday had something to do with it,, and
kept good order. The cure seems to have
increasing in this city. Charles Brewer,
who lives in Observation-Disclosures
street, near Lexington avenue, says that
he has been trying it for the last few days,
and it has improved his health 100 per cent.
Herman Albert, of No. $40 East Eighty
cure out of curiosity yesterday. He led a
shaggy black Newfoundland dog with him
on his journey over the meadow. Neither
Mr.. Albert nor the dog professed to have
received any benefit from the cure yet.
Patrolman Higgins, of the Central Park
that he noticed man trying the cure at
Morningside Park one evening two years
ago. The patrolman stopped him and
asked what he meant by trespassing on
the lawn. He answered that the object
was to harden his feet and his plea was
of using the grass. He kept at the cure for
about month.
The Kneipp Verein No. i, which has
started the cure here, through the permits
dent, meets on Thursdays a Congress Hail.
on Third avenue, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets. The meetings of the
verein, which includes women among its
members, often bring out an attendance
of fifty or sixty.