The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-11
ALL FIND CONVERTS.
Curious cures Are Being PractIced in the
Country.

CuFiOuS lures ARE 6SSH9 fToCtiSCu III VIC
Country.
Here are a number Of odd systems of
curing disease which are now pract1ced In
the United States
The grape cure consists in reverting to
a diet exclusively of grapes for several
days at time. 1t is much practlced IN
Europe Patients go to the vineyards of
the South and spend ten days there eat
ing the grapes all day long.
Marion Harland. the authoress, is one
Of the prominent advocates Of this treat
ment, having taken it in Switzerland.
The fruit cure, largely used in this
country. is merely a modification OF the
grape cure.
the two meals-a-day, -meal-a-day and
the fasting cures.
A somewhat similar cure is the milk
treatment, advocated and practiced ex-
tensively in New York city. Its disciples
prescribe an exclusive diet of milk-as
much in certain cases as two or three
gallons a day.
The bath-tub cure largely practiced in
Germany but also in occasional use here,
is a modification of one of Kne1ppS SyS-
TENS. The patients body is immersed in
water at blood heat, and he remains there
for days at a time, even sleeping in the
water. The cure is of especial efficacy in
the treatment Of burns, scalds and other
external wounds.
OF baths there is an almost infinite
variety used thera peutically. The Turkish,
Persian and Russian baths are familiar.
The needle bath is another.
Osteopathy while more Or less related
to massage, is a still more intricate de-
velopment of the manipulation method.
As indicated by the name. its particular
application is to the bony structure. Os-
teopathists claim DR.. LorenZ, the famous
German hip specialist, as one OF them hem
without the use of the knife. osteopathy
especially treats diseases Of the joints,
but Is also generally applicable.
The recently developed Light treatment
is assuming important proportions. 1t
has many forms and Is especially used IN
cases where disease is known to have a
An important class Of cures includes
hypnotism. suggestive therapeutics and
magnetic healing. Related to these meth
DDS also is Christian Science.
The National Health league is a $1,000
600 corporation formed for the promulga-
ton of the nature cure. This includes
many methods of treatment but its cen
trail idea is the study of healthy condi-
lions and the attainment Of them by
normal methods.
Complete rest is the cure-all devised
by a prominent Philadelphia physician.
He advocates an occasional week spent in
bed under conditions favorable to the
least possible exhaustion of vitality.
The olive oil cure is widely. practiced.
Pure oil Is used externally with rubbing
and internally as nOuriShment
Deep breathing is claimed by many to
be a specific in all manner of disease The
theory is that perfect aeration of the
lungs means healthy blood and conse-
quent health of all the tissues.
Physical culture is a very important
branch of therapeutics. It's advocates
claim that with regular exercise intelli-
cessory, right eating, and drinking, the
body may be kept in normal condition.
The treatment of certain diseases by
baking the body in a special oven has
recently been practiced with success.
The lean meat cure is another system OF
dietetics.