—A ' AND HERALD OF REFORMS, DEVOTED TO f Ijrsifflogg, Jn^npatlgt anJr t|e l^atos at fife. VOL. XX. NO. 2.] NEW YORK, AUGUST, 1855. [$1.00 A YEAR $ublist)eti bath is taken in the open air. E.'jperiencc teaches FOWLER AND WELLS, us that, other things being equal, an ablution out of doors is always attended with a better re- No. 808 Broadway, New Tork. action, and a greater degree of invigoration, Hmbk Contributors preaeot their own Opinions, and Me alone respoi than one taken within doors. The air is, in fact, lie for them. Wo do not endorst! all we print, but d^^e out- readeri Contents. •Pbovb All TaiNGa" and to "Hold Fast" only "Sfas Good.** somewljat purer out of doors than it can be in any room, however well ventilated ; and it is G«siE«L ARTICU8 — Sea Bathing, pags 25; The Troe Reformer, 28 ; ' always more or loss in motion, itself . which inijin Vegetirians, -26 Chronic Dineaaea, 21 ; Flints on Bathing, of ; SEA-B ATHlNp. Pure Air Disinfectants, 28; Case of Pleurisy, 29: The Discussion, causes a considerable diflcrcnce in the effects. Late The Aseoath Nicho'son, 31 ; Hydropathy and ProgrossioD, The Massacliui^tts Slal<, Reform School for Boys, 32. Still another advantage to be derived from BY JOEL SHEW, M.D..^' . iK!<ci—Sick Negroes- Prevention Belter Than Cure—More Eipe- sea-bating is to be looked for in the fact, that .—Sore Lip—Diseased Veneration- Cases of Typhoid Fever— in the hot season the air from the is . il.ful Foot—"Give Us FacU"—Propriety—A Letter From Missis- ocean cooler As a means of luxurious enjoyment and a — Hygienic Inetitule, pages 32, 33. 34, 35 and 36. than that from the land. That our American ^ Ks.—A General Agency in New York—A Suggestion—Generous remedy for many of the most inveterate diseases, climate is too hot in for the jnost Tilrators— How it Looka-The Elmira Water-Cure—Glen Haven— summer favor- sea-bathing has, from the remotest' periods of lru|,alhy, page 36. able development of Be^alth is proved by the .«.! rsr Tocica—The Miine Law and the Drug-Doctors—Two Irishmen antiquity, been a favorite resort. iMie ancient great increase of mortality, not i^nly in our cities Under a Bank—Women Physiciang—The Graduates of Our School Greelts, especially, entertained a high opinion of Cancsrs—Anatomical and Physiological Plates, pages 37 and 3S. but in other parts curing jthe h<^^' of summer. To CoUU8P'>M>lNTB, page 38. LlTBBAfiV NoTlcKfl, page 39. its virtues ; and Aristophanes, in the scene of The European cities, with all thelV overcrowding, Noncis, page 40. leading Pluto to the Temple of Esculapius foi; Macntasr-H'mibug of the Borneo " Wild Mrn"—Marriage—Tobacco want of light, danyjfl'ess, intefeperaBce, and —An Angel in the Waters—Tobacco and the Paper-Out-of-Door Eier- the purpose of curing his blindness, choae sea- poverty, would natt«(|]ly be expected to show a dsc—Gold Beating- A Contrast, pages 40, 41 an(^2. bathing as the remedy. ICsT>n.o»T, page 42. higher range of mortality llan the cities- on this Sea-bathing, as generally practiced, is only a continent ; but such i^ not the fact. New York, form of the cold bath. At that season of the BUSINESS. with all its natural advantffges, is yet as sickly, year, however, when it i^..mostly practiced, sea- At Wholesale.—Besides our regular monthly packages probably, as anj of the Huropean cities. This, to Agents, we have recently shipped ca-ses, with an assort- water is of a mild tempqrature, and can readily it is agreed on all hands, must in great part ment of Books, for wholesale and retail, to persons and be borne by almost aijy individual, however be owing to the great heat of " our stammer places as follows :— weak. months. To Jame.^i F. Bu.'^h, Liberty, N. Y. effects " A. R. Smutz, New Haven, Pa. In estimating the of sea-bathing several With regard to sea-bathing, it is te be remem- " be taken into the accounf. ^Vadleigh, Sutton & Quiet, Glen Haven, N. T. circumstances are to bered, moreover, that sea-side locations are in " C. C. Colburn, Massena, N. T. is more dense than fresh it possesses Sea-water ; general free from malarious and miapmatic ema- " Wm. T. Lundy, Toronto, C. W. saline in- the highly stimulating property of the nations of every kind. salt of " A. J Morrill, Windham, Maine. The the ocean is forthis is " gredients contained, aM reason much itself J. Leonidus Spaulding, South Killingly.IjCt. a great source of purity ; and were it not less liable to induce ejSlds than the fresh-water " N. W. Vila.s, Oswego, N. Y. Tor this the world would soon become one vast " Wellman, Farmington, it is not however, that the salt, Jacob Me. bath, claimed, pest-house—one great scene of devastation and, " J. M. D Miller, Durhamville, Tenn. possesses any specific power in curing disease disease. " Chas. E. Griffin, Jamestown. \\ is. Could we have the water perfectly pure and free " Bailey & Foley, Wollsboro', Pa. It would be an easy matter to enumc rate a " from all admixture under such circumstances, it -i N. W. Strong, Fredericktown, O. great variety of ailments in which sea-bathing " still Wm. Chamberlin, llendrysburg, O. would doubtless be better ; and yet it must ) has proved beneficial. It is especially favorable " Chester, Joliet. Dwight HI. be admitted thsit a visit-' to_.the sea-shore in i in that host of disorders that come under the " Allen J. Whitlior, Grand Prairie, Wis. summer is often the source of "great, benefit to " W. W. Ives, Meadvtlle, Miss. | hea4- of dyspepsia, and rheumatism in all it« " health. J. H. Rufi^ Atlanta, Geo. ^ | forms, gout, and sciatica, give 'way before it. ' E. Fallen, Landing great Ledanx's Point, La. One advantage in sea-bathing is the Even palsy has b«cn kno^vn to be cured by the " Wm. Logan, Amherst N. 8. exercise that .is necessarily taken, Jjoth before sea-bathi,- when all ordinary means had failed. Thos. D. Thornton, Warren, HI. and after the bath. So beneficial, irtSetd, is ex- • O. C. Goodenough, Belleville, N. Y. Hypochondriasis, low spirits, melancholy, and '• ercise taken in this way, it be difficult to 8. Aldrich, Mafcrd, St Vincent, C. W. would insanity itself, have been removed in this way. " determine which of the ^.the B. F. Billlngsly, Sweetwater, Tenn. two— exercise or the In all affections of the nervous system and the " James D. Ford, Kingston, Jamaica. bathing— is the more beneficial. '-In connection, various weaknesses pertaining to the sexes, the " E. M. Guffin, Muscatine, Iowa. the two act reciprocally, each rendering the remedy is invaluable. Nor is it less " J. A. McCallon, Monmouth, IlL favorable I other doubly beneficial. " Gary Cox, Marietta, Ga. in diseases of the chest, such as bronchitis, " Gilbert I C. Sweet, Boston, N. Y. Another advantage in this method, is, that" the asthma, and whooping-cough although in deep- ; ; — THE WATER-CURE JOURNAL. [August, I !! " seated consumption the sea-side should for the no Baltimore Convention" can resolve him into He is sure to have all manner of evil said of part be avoided, except during the warmer a villain and cut-throat. him, as what reformer has not, even Jesue ( / most not ( months. He fearlessly rebukes sin in high places as well excepted. He may possess the wisdom of Solo- as low, and faithfully exposes error and wrong mon, the patience of Scipio, the perseverance of wherever found, whether in Church or State. He Hannibal, the piety of Stephen, and the devotion will not pander to the whims and caprices of a of Paul, yet all these cannot save him. THE SCIENCE OF SWIMMING, sophisticated public, nor seek approbation and Through his instrumentality, the wildernesB Partictilar J As taught in Ch ilized and Savage Nations, with ' success through any other channel than Bight may bud and blossom as the rose : knowledge Instruction to Learners. Illustrated. By an experienced and virtue Swimmer. Price only 12 cents. Published by and Truth. Yet, he will not seek opposition cover the earth as the waters the ^ ' great FOWLEK AND WELLS, 808 Broadway, New York. merely to make himself conspicuous, or to win deep ; commerce whiten every sea ; the for his or for his arts and sciences improved. While he laurels brow fame for , delves Pots—and Girls toe—should lesin to swim. This little book name ; tell them how to do It. Seudfoui thiec-ceut r"S>»se BlnnirB, will he must have sense enough to know that such new truths from the mountain of science, and or a York shilling, and a cops of the SciENCk OF swimmino will be the Fibst Mail. ^ sent by rettun of honors await no living reformer. scatters broadcast, whereby millions are suc- only standard he acknowledges is cored, the hungry fed, the naked clothed, still The Truth [ and Right, while his rule of action is an enlight- he is held up to the world as a great enemy of THK TRUK REFOKMKK. ^ conscience, rather than the stereotyped his race, and a public nuisance. Yet, in true ened ; question— " What will they say, I say or do dignity, he stands upon the principles of eternal BY H. KKAPP, M. D. if ^ so and so V He does not praise because others truth, and no threats can intimidate, no circum- \ char- do, or to secure favor, nor travel in the ruts of stances discourage him, and no force defeat him.