The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-09-25

other famous English poets also ac-
cepted the teachings Of Pythagoras,
which are at the present time taught
and practiced In the strictest manner
by the famous Russian writer and re-
former, Count Leo Tolstd.
"The Brook Farm Experiment."
Half century ago there gathered on
q little farm not far from New Haven,
Conn, the most remarkable coterie of
men and women who have ever been
associated in any community in mod
ern times. George Ripley, the most
famous Unitarian minister of New
England at that period. was the found
er OF the community. The practical
realization Of the Pythagorian philoeo-
ply was the central idea Of the Brook
Farm experiment Among the 140 mem-
beers Of the community. most of whom
afterward became eminent In various
professions and caliings, were Emer-
son. the philosopher; Bronson Alcott,
the transcendentalist; Thoreau, the In
terpreter Of nature; Margaret Fuller,
the educational reformer; Charles
Dana, the founder Of the New York
Sun, and Hawthorne, one Of the great
est literary lights Of the century. The
Brook Farm experiment failed for lack
Of financial management, but the
ideals survived.
The Wonderful Discover OF q sile-
sian Peasant.
a little less than 100 years ago a
fourteen-year-oldp peasant boy, who was
! barely able to read and had not been
taught to write, while engaged in cut
ting wood on mountain near his
home, observed a wounded deer bath
ing its injured leg in one Of the numer-
Gus springs which abound in that par
ticular region. Day after day the deer
came and bathed the damaged parts
| until entirely healed of It's injury.
Priessnitz soon after suffered severe
accident from which the physicians
who were consulted declared he could
not recover. He tried the deer's rem
edy, applying water by means Of wet
cloths placed over the injured parts,
and In q few weeks was quite restored
to health. He induced others to try bis
remedy and invented many different
way Of applying water by means OF
baths. douches, packs, congresses and
various other methods. Before he was
twenty he had become famous. Dur.
Ing. the first half Of the last century the
little village Of Graefenberg, where he
lived, was thronged with invalids from
all over the world, including many ply
sicians and notable people Of high sta
don. government officials, princes. lords
/ bazons, marquises, who sought relief BY
/ the employment Of water skillfully ap
piled BY attendants acting under the
supervision OF this prophet Of new
method In therapeutics.
Institutions known as water cures
rapidly sprang up IN France, Germany
England and America, and for twenty
five or thirty years prospered greatly
Failure came at last because Of q lacl
OF knowledge OF scientific principles ant
| the employment Of crude and empirical
4 methods.
The Natural Method of Cure.
The water cure" was the forerunnel
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great principle that mature heals
/ Something more than thirty years age
q small group Of men organized II
d Battle Creek a work which later grew
into what Is now known as the Battle
Greek sanitarium. The principles
3 recognized by Pythagoras and those
who have followed his teachings dur
/ ing the last 2,00C years or more wer,
embodied in this movement, togethel
q with others wrought out by scientif
investigators and observers. The worl
. sprospered from the start. and sool
after its Incorporation was placed up
ON purely philanthropic basis 40 |
SELF supporting charitable institution
and has sinee remained 90 such.
The ssBasfls cresk IAsa-,.
In 1879 the enterprise came 20 b.
known SO the Battle Greek sanitariuu
The scope was enlarged 20 aa 10 In
Z elude not only hydrotherapy or waite
i szaansnt but III soTss os s,sstzaea
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