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purpose of cleansing and purifying the system, by dissolving and 

 washing out the refuse material, and purifying"; Who would think 

 of cleaning house by using a little soap and no water ? It is equally 

 absurd to think of cleansing our house we live in, the body, with 

 teaspoonful doses of the Various nostrums. 



People as a whole drink too little water, as is acknowledged by 

 all of the general profession ; and this is one great source of disease ; 

 for the system becomes clogged up, and this brings on fevers, and 

 especially rheumatism, by a collection of uric acid and urates in the 

 system. One who is subject to rheumatism should form a habit of 

 taking plenty of water daily, for the purpose of keeping in solution 

 and passing off the deleterious elements. 



What about tonics in the spring of the year and at other times 

 when we have no appetite ? This is a question frequently asked ; 

 and in answer we would say, Nature is the best judge. We have 

 just passed the winter, when it was necessary to take more food to 

 keep up animal heat and warm the body; and as warm weather 

 approaches, and the sun warms the ktmospherei, there ceases to be a 

 need for so large a, quantity of food. Then how foolish it seems to 

 dose the system with tonics ; it is better by far to drink two or three 

 pints of water during the twenty-four hours, and thus aid nature in 

 carrying out the desired result by use of her own abundant and 

 great tonic, pure water. > , 



The tonic effect of water applied externally is equally as effica- 

 cious as when taken internally, but one cannot take the place of the 

 other. Many times, in weak and debilitated persons, a daily bath 

 in cool water, either with a sponge or otherwise, will, by its stimu- 

 lating and tonic effect, set nature to rights much quicker than by 

 the use of any other remedy ; also hot and cold applications to the 

 spine, as follows : — , 



Take a heavy flannel cloth (or flannel underwear will do), fold 

 up and put into boiling water all but the two ends, which should be 

 kept dry for the purpose of wringing the cloth. As soon as it is 

 removed from the water, fold it the size required.*' Wrap up in one 

 or two thicknesses of dry flannel to protect the person and retain 

 the heat, and apply to spine as hot as can be borne by the skin and 

 not scald. Let it remain two or three minutes, remove, and rub 

 the spine with ice or cold water a few times, then immediately 



* At the Sanitarium, the cloth is folded four or five inches wide and the length of the 

 back. For ordinary cases it is kept oh only two or three minutes. Then ice or cold 

 water is applied quickly,, and the fomentation repeated. This repeated two or three time*. 



