The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
WAY TO CURE RHEUMAE1sM.
DR.. Leyden, the German Specialist, Give
This Advice on the Matter.

DR.. Leyden. the German Specialist, Gives
This Advice on the Matter.
by hygienic living you cannot eradicate
your rheumatism. but you can most aAsuredly
90 control il that your existence will he almost
free from its torturing pains" h 10 what
DR.. Leyden Of the University Of Berlin said TO
an American recently. To DR.. Leyden he had
gone as the leading authority on rheumatism
in Europe. and after having been told by many
physicians that he must grin and bear his AZ
Fiction with all the philosophy he might when
hope and the efficacy Of drugs ebbed low. the
Germans opinion seemed almost too good to
be true.
We don't give any medicine In such cases as
yours" said the doctor. what you need IL
diet and exercise. and plenty OF both. The
rheumatic who lives a sedentary life and feasts
daintily is bound to come to a very bad end.
Hearty. frequent, well-chosen meals and much
busting about in the open air are absolute
essentials 70 q cure. The prime cause Of rheu-
matism is Indigestion. and. though you may eat
prodiRious meals. IL your stomach does not as
simulate what is given it you are quite ss poorly
nourished as the man who gets but a crust Q
day. As to what you can and cannot eat here is
the rule: OF meats you must deny yourself
heavy. dark fesh. Under this head is itemiEed
mutton, venison. goose. and anything that IL
cut on q pig. Devote yourself to chicken. lamb.
game. sweetbreads. brains. and the more deli
cate ash. when simply cooked and served with
out rich sauces. Avoid lobster and crabs and
every fried dish. but enjoy oysters and CLAIMS.
"Of vegetables never touch tomatoes. Gu
cumbers and all salads that have a vinegar
dressing. for an inadequate stomach Is busy
manufacturing m~orelpowerful acid than the
system can endure. Eat lightly OF pota-
toes, dned beans or peas. md raw onions.
but let yourself indulge freely in green beans
and peas. carrots. turnips and vel-cooked
greens. For al the starch your body needs rice
is the proper source Of supply. An abundance
OF well-cooked rice Is worth all the bread and
beans and potatoes put together.
Strawberries. raw pears and raw apples are
cut on from the rheumatic, however wholesome
they may be for others. and. strangely enough.
where grape and orange juice will set a mans
joints to throbbing. he can help himself safely
and freely to lemon and lime juice; A divine
healing quality Y found IN me acid OF both
cover the use o Sugar: Don't eat Il In any form
whatsoever. Americans make the best sweet
meats in the world and suffer most cruelty from
Almost es sweeping a denuneiation may b
claret, port and champagne act as q sort Of
poison on the rheumatic system, and though
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substituted. IN the past ten years mlneral
Quantities By rReunRtics In the belief that They
Afforded. especial aid. and they are enicacious.
pure. and that the use Of them Induces a patient
TO imbibe an unusual quantity OF sweet cleans
am willing to say that where mineral
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Are any doubts about its elsanlirsss The
for the most part Setween meals. viii largely
serve the purpose Of mineral water, Not more
and It Is best not to take the water Just before
or after eating or on getting into be-.
especially one Who has a Iang9fid appetite.
tent Between, 6Feekiast and laach and be-
In sweet, fresh mix. e an excellent SdmuiAnt.
more valuable than an the mix pInehes ever
regular and never stinted Is taken eyery day.
Violent notion Of any Kind. sines Il il just a.
INJURIOUS 70 strain the aching limbs as TO let
"For example. when rheumatism attacks the
kneee. to swim. 20 bicycle or 70 play golf simply
oyertGxes the tortured nerves and muscles. but
Sgt proS Shn Though Setds and EooSs il sssTeS
e%uitiSats q taste ior hunting botanical, or
chronological specimenS the exercise then
serves as n IONIC, Inc MAN point II, 10
use the muscles regularly. In wet weather
bedroom gymhasties serve as an excellent
substitute for the more Intelligent out
door pleasures. but only in wet weather.
Care must be taken never to exercise 40 vio-
lently that any danger 10 incurred from cooling
The average American puts considerable
faith In baths. and naturally prefers the stimu-
iAting cold water. This Is well enough when
the tWinges are not severe aud the joints not
swollen. In violent attacks Of rheumatism IL
10 most essential 10 avoid cold water and sub
stitute 4 hot daily bath, dissolying In the water
a piece Of sulphur as big as d hens egg. Such
q bath may not seem so inVtgorRtinG s6 the
cold water, but IL taken rapidly, followed by
brisk towelling. with no sudden a~tter-eXPosure
for an hour 20 any cold air or draughts. the hot
dip Is as brAeihg as the cold.
Last on the list 81 aids 20 the rheumatic is
massage. IL 10 one OF the few real aids TO RELIEF
in severe attacks. Amateur rubbing IL often
Of asGreGt injury as genuine help. but a good
Swedish m~asseuse, can help "a invalid over the
system. A rheumatic. must. .morecHyR submit
10 the unpleasant bondage OF hannels-not the
thick swathings that the patient Anne ican, In
his steAm-heated house. dutifullP puts on In
close. lightweight %iannels. and in so changing
a climate as that Of the northern States every
rheumatic should own several sets OF hAnnels OF
various degrees Of weight These must be
shifted on and on as the thermometer rises and
falls. so that al no time need the body be ex-
posed or overloaded. but invariably carefully
protected. This 10 the whole tactics Of war
against rheumatism. and it's the only WY that
modern science can assume TO battle such a
dire enemy 20 human well-being,'
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