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BURNS

apply constantly to the part cold wet cloths, without a dry one over them.

DEAFNESS

should be treated by rubbing the body all over twice a day with a cold wet cloth, wearing a heating bandage over the ears at night, and drinking plentifully of cold water, this process will very often relieve deafness; but in obstinate cases the whole treatment must be resorted to.

ASTHMA.

The triumphs of Hydropathy in the cure of Asthma have been very great, chiefly by invigorating the digestive organs, and the whole frame, and not by virtue of any specific influence on the respiatory apparatus. Though in this respect, great relief has sometimes been afforded. T. R- of U-, had been a great sufferer from asthma, and after one week's abstinence from drugs, hot liquids, and animal food-and by drinking thirty glasses of cold water a day, taking a daily ablution with much friction, and as much exercise in the open air as he could bear, he threw up a solid mass of phl gm, nearly the size of his hand; of course he was instantly relieved. He continued improving upon the above plan, with an occasional wet sheet, till at the end of five weeks he found his appetite returned his strength greatly increased his breath nearly as good as ever it was -and he had gained nine pounds in weight. Constant exercise in pure air, combined with a vegetable diet, cold ablutions, sweating, the abandonment of flannel, the plunge bath, douche, etc. work as great an improvement in the digestive

organs, and chest, as perfectly to rid the sufferer of this very troublesome complaint. As this is not properly an affection of the lungs, but of the stomach and intestines; the digestive organs are its grand and primary seat. It is therefore as Dr. Graham observes, necessary in some obstinate cases to confine the patient to so small a quantity of food, that he will at times, almost be disposed to devour his fingers' ends. The patient should drink cold water plentifully, avoid stimulating food, eat no suppers, walk much up hill, in order to bring the lungs into full play, sweat in the wet sheet every second day, followed by a cold ablution, to which may be added a shallow foot bath for five minutes, just before returning to bed, to be followed by rubbing with a rough cloth, until they are quite warm. Friction between the shoulders and on the chest, is of great service; which sometimes produces boils, and which should be encouraged for a time. Many cases of instantaneous relief have been witnessed, by administering cold water only in

SICKNESS OR VOMITING.

We refer to one or two. The wife of the Rev. J. Howell, of Brill, was suddenly seized with incessant sickness. Her medical attendant administered brandy, port wine, tea, etc., all of which were instantly ejected, which induced him to say she could not survive long. She begged for a cup of cold water, which he refused; but through the interference of several Teetotalers, and at the request of her husband, he consented: she at once revived; more was given to her with good effect, and she was soon pronounced out of danger. Also James Osborne of Berkhamstead, became ill, with loss of appetite, and constant sickT

ness: nothing would stay on his stomach, except cold water, which soon placed him out of danger. Many other cases might be called, showing that "water is best."

TIC DOLOUREUX

is a very painful, and in some cases, a very obstinate disease, of a rheumatic, gouty, or nervous character is very irregular in its invasion and course—and is one of those diseases given up by the doctor, as well as by the patient. Yet, under the water treatment, cases have occurred of relief being afforded in two hours, and a thorough cure effected in a few days; while the disease has been only acute. Where it is of long standing, and chronic, it is not so easily dealt with. When it is occasioned by a cold, the object should be to incite a crisis by perspiration, or in some other way, by means of the envelopement and cold ablutions. As every thing depends upon a crisis, every thing possible should be done to produce it. If the disease be chronic, great attention should be paid to diet, which should be vegetable. Most cases will yield to a vegetable diet-heating bandages-proper potations of cold water clysters-and sitz baths.

PART VII.

CHAPTER XII.

PROGRESSIVE REFORM.

MISCELLANEOUS

AND CONCLUDING REMARKS.

"To remain half-way is an useless labour; in all things we must go right to the end."-D'AUBIGNE.

"It is seldom that any combination of men is limited to its original elements, or its proposed object. There is a gravitation in the social, as well as in the physical world."

"Give me one hundred teetotalers, who are anxious only to know, and to diffuse the truth, rather than ten thousand who are disposed to be quiet, and to keep back part of the truth."-"The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."-"It is more noble to head our age, than to be in its rear."

ONE of the greatest evils from which mankind have suffered, and are still suffering, is, that they have allowed Custom and Appetite to be their teachers and rulers, instead of reason, observation, facts, and revelation. Hence many noble efforts, made to remove the various social, physi

cal and moral evils, under which mankind are groaning, have been rendered nugatory. This unhappy influence has crept in among some of our temperance reformers, and has considerably retarded the full developement of our glorious principles. We have before endeavoured to show that this progressive reform for which we plead, is only carrying out the principle of the temperance reformation; hence, we can only account for the conduct and fears of some of our friends, on the ground that there are amongst us, three classes of individuals, consisting of men behind their day-men before their day-and men of their day. There are men behind their day, and in some respects men behind themselves, for in other matters, they are among the Leaders. Here, however, they hang as dead weights upon the energies of their more advanced brethren, and seem exceedingly conscious of alarm at every onward movement: they feel as little sympathy with their times, as their times feel with them. Their cry is "you go too fast and too far-the people are not ready for your extreme views." Perhaps not, and we question if they ever will be, if left to you and to themselves. But we rejoice to know, there are men who are before their day, though their number is but few; nor is it, perhaps, to be expected, that they should be numerous, though the duties they have to perform, are something like the ancient prophets; pointing to the future, and preparing the people for its arrival. Standing on a loftier eminence than their contemporaries, their eye sweeps along the horizon; and though the distant cloud is no larger than a man's hand, they regard it as the precursor of a glorious rain, and it enables them to speak of subjects, and to promise blessings, which sound

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