1891 



(CLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



413 



.voiiiifr (!!■ (lid, tlic wutci- slumld be of a iiiodd'atc U'lii- 

 "in'ratui't'-iuit above that of tlu' blood (!t«° F.) nor very 

 iiiucli below lliat ixiiiit. Even if lliere islii.i;'h intlam- 

 inatioii and nnicli heai in the bowels, water at 9U or 

 9ri°, l)erse^•l'red in, will leadily brin.a- down llie teinper- 

 aturi' of (he parts to a natural stale, as may be detei-- 

 inined by i)la(inji' the lia]id upon (lie abdoini'ii. The 

 I)utient's feelings of eomfort as to warmth or cold 

 are a good guide. With tlu'se preeaulions as to (em- 

 peratiii'e, ote., the injections may he reiii'ated for an 

 liour, or e\'en hours upon the sti'etcli. 



In attacks of colic, cl.\stei's are used mucli. In 

 spasmodic colic. 1 belii-ve, it will generally be found 

 best lo use them quite warm. In wind colic, the 

 enema is highly useful. Vomiting- as well, and soiue 

 other means, as is shown I'lsewliere. should be 

 brought to bear. Some cases are ^•ery obstinaie, and 

 re(piire all the skill of the most expi'rienci-d iiracfi- 

 (ioner; yet I advise all persons to ixiseveie; in bad 

 <'ases you can not make matters worse, and will gen- 

 erall.v succeed if you do not falter by tlu' way. 



In fainting- fits, and in hysterical symptoms, the 

 injection is serviceable. It tliei-e is much debilit>', 

 care nuist betaken that tiie -vvatei- be not too cold; 

 bill g-ent'i'all.\' 1 he eoldei' it is given, the better. In 

 cases of cholera, infantinii. when the infant is al- 

 I'eady past lecovery. I have known tepid injections, 

 frequently repeated, give, apjiarently, much relii'f; 

 and i! alfoi-ds satisfaction, when nothing moi-e can 

 be done, to be the means, in some dt-gree. of smooth- 

 ing- tlie passage of these innocent sufferers to the 

 tomb. 



Injections to the urinary pmssages, and to the va- 

 gina and womb, are useful in all acute and chronic 

 affections of these parts. The water should genei-al- 

 l,\' hi' used cold. Various instruments are consti'ui't- 

 ed for these pui-poses. In jiiles and hemorrhoids, of 

 whatever Iclnd, injections are indicatid Itecent 

 cases are often cured with wondeiful rapidity; and, 

 in any case, those who have been long troubled with 

 these comjilaints cind it would seem that about one- 

 half tin' number of adults who lead a sedenltiry life 

 a]-e thus troubled) will find that simple. i)ure water 

 is incom])arably better than any of the thousand- 

 and-one nosti-iuiis .so nuieh in vogue at this day. In 

 a majority of these old caSes. however, no hu-al ap- 

 plication will aecomiilish much, alone. The local 

 sym])toms oid.\- indicate the diseased condition of 

 the whole alimentary canal, as well as considerable 

 derangement of every function of tlu' whole system. 

 Hence the treatment must be gi'neral, and often 

 powerful and long- continued; and it may ap|iear 

 singular tliat the disease m;iy be madi' ajiparently 

 worse by this treatment, before it can becui-ed. It 

 likewise sometimes comes on as a crisis, where it nev- 

 er had existed previously. In all of these cases, cold 

 injections are good. 



We give also tbe following testimonials: 



A BAD YEAH AVTTH THE BEES: THAT AVATER 

 CURE. 



I have been unable to do any manual labor 

 for nearly one year: and my bees, from (53 colo- 

 nies, have dwindled until I am afraid that I 

 shall not have 20 colonies left. Last spring my 

 bees never looked more promising, and I fed 

 them 300 lbs. of honey, hoping to reap a benetit: 

 but. Instead, I got no swarms and no honey: and 

 being unable to earn any money, it left me in 

 poor shape for the winter. 



As my grandfather was brother to Dr. Shew's 

 mother, I happen to k)ioiv of many of his aston- 

 ishing cures, and so I readily take to the new 

 remedy. I am troubled a good deal like L., 

 mentioned under " Throw Physic to the Dogs," 

 in April 1st Gleanings, and I am positive that 

 I am receiving benefit in iriany ways: and the 

 strangest part of it is, I have been greatly 

 troubled with catarrh for 18 or 20 months, but 

 have been perfectly free from it since the lirst 

 application of the new remedy. Our .Methodist 

 minister received one of Dr. IlalPs looks, com- 

 plimentary, with the reipiest to siirn and return 

 oliligation, hut he said he thought it his duty to 

 pass it ar<imid among his friends: so you see we 

 iuive the original, as well as your notes ;ind sug- 

 gestions. IsA.\f T. G()i'i,i). 



Cornnna, Shia Co., ISIicli. 



[On receipt of the above we wrote to friend 



Gould, telling him that he must give us what 

 facts he could in regard to Dr. Shew and his 

 treatment. He accordingly .sends us the follow- 

 ing:] 



FUIITIIEI! .STAI'EJIENT.S IN THE WATER-CI'KE 

 TliEATMENT. 



Dr. Joel Shew, originator and proprietor of 

 the great water-cure establishment at Oyster 

 liay. near New York, was an invalid son of 

 Godfrey I. and Betsey Shew, of Jefferson Co., 

 N. Y. His mother was the sixth child of Abra- 

 ham and Desire Heecher, distant kin of H. W. 

 Beecher. Whether his ailments wei'e the cause 

 of his commencing the study of medicine and 

 pliysics, I do not exactly i'(>member; but as the 

 usual prescriptions of medicine failed to have 

 the desired effect with him. he went to Oyster 

 Bay to try the effects of the sea-breeze and salt- 

 water bathing. Thus fi'om personal necessities 

 he commenced th(i study and practice of a 

 course of diet—bathing, exercise, and the use of 

 external fiiction. which, from the good effects 

 produced, helped t,o build up an establishment 

 that, in a few years, nu inhered its patients by 

 the thousand. 



Dr. Shew was very methodical in his busi- 

 ness, and wanted no half-way work in any of 

 its operations. All baths, exercises, and fric- 

 tion, which were done with crash towels or 

 flesh-brushes, had to be done thoroughly and 

 with a vim. Hot watei- and friction were used 

 for very weak or aged patients, and" cold water 

 and exercise for the young, who had plenty of 

 nature's electricity. (Jraham and fruits, vari- 

 ously ]jrei)ared. formed the basis of the diet of 

 his patients, antl he wanted them to use no 

 highlv .seasoned nor rich gr<'asv victuals of any 

 kind.' 



A wet-sheet pack was his favorite remedy in 

 nearly all acute diseases; and a shower or 

 plunge bath, followed with friction and gym- 

 nastics, in chronic cases. In a wet-sheet pack, 

 the patient was wrapped from head to feet in 

 sheets wet with cold water, and then covered 

 with flannel blankets until a reaction and 

 sweat were produced. In any event, a health- 

 glow and moistui'e had to be brought to the 

 surface of the skin before the treatment was 

 ended. He pr(>ferred rain water for all uses, 

 and had cisterns especially filtered and cleansed 

 for drinking-purposes. His cisterns and wells 

 were all thoroughly ventilated, and he would 

 not willingly use water from a well or cistern 

 where ventilation was neglected. 



He always varied his treatments with hot or 

 cold water, both internally and externally, ac- 

 cording to the requirements of the case in hand, 

 and was always very particular about his after- 

 treatments. 



I have seen cases which had battled the skill 

 of physicians, and withstood years of pickling 

 with drugs and medicines, without an iiuprove- 

 ment, and which seemed hopeless cases of dis- 

 ease, that, in the space of six or eight months of 

 the genuine water-ciu-e treatment, have been 

 transformed into perfect specimens of bodily 

 health and vigor. I do not remember the date 

 of his death, but I think it was in the 'BO's. 



Cornnna. Mich., May 11. I. T. Gould. 



WATER ri'RE WITH A VENGEANCE. 



FrlciHl Root:— In 18,30 I was in St. Petersburg, 

 Russia, where the water-cui'e was a craze. In 

 the month of Dec(>mber. in -/."vo weather, ice be- 

 ing from two to three feet thick, large holes 

 were cut (u'ery morning in the bath-houses 

 situated on the ice in the river Neva. Then we 

 took a plunge for a minute or two. and wrapped 

 ourselves in our furs. It was refreshing: and, 

 what an appetite for breakfast! Then, again, 

 in the suinnu^r we went into the country to an 



