Hints to the sick, the lame, and the lazy, or, Passages in the life of a hydropathist . hat water has power evenbeyond the claim which Priesnitz makes in its favour. I beg my readers to try Hydropathy, if they are sick; nay,almost to be a little unwell, that they may know how agreeable LAME, AND LAZY. 97 it is to be cured. I recollect, in my younger days, a seniorofficer, who felt that he was entitled to prose to me, said : —* I should be sorry to take a liberty with any man, least ofall with a brother officer; I therefore do not venture to offermy opinion. I do not feel that I am justified in
Hints to the sick, the lame, and the lazy, or, Passages in the life of a hydropathist . hat water has power evenbeyond the claim which Priesnitz makes in its favour. I beg my readers to try Hydropathy, if they are sick; nay,almost to be a little unwell, that they may know how agreeable LAME, AND LAZY. 97 it is to be cured. I recollect, in my younger days, a seniorofficer, who felt that he was entitled to prose to me, said : —* I should be sorry to take a liberty with any man, least ofall with a brother officer; I therefore do not venture to offermy opinion. I do not feel that I am justified in obtrudingmy advice upon you ; my meaning might be misunderstood,and I wish to approach every man with the most delicateregard to his feelings, his principles, and even therefore desire to leave you entirely to yourself, unbiassedby my opinion, although I feel it is not worthless. No—Isay nothing; but this I will say—that you are a great ass,if you dont try what I suggest.* Gentle Reader—I am the senior, you the junior officer:and I make you my humble 98 HINTS TO THE SICK, SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER. A return of the gout—Become a patient at the Sudbrook Park^Establishment—Descriptive account of the house—Benefit derivedunder Dr. Elliss treatment. Amidst the general approbation which has been bestowedon the preceding pages, I must admit some observations of asomewhat different character; which, while they did notamount to censure, nor to depreciation of the work as itstands, yet they went the length of implying, that, when theauthor so openly expressed his exceptions against the ordinarysystem of doctoring, he was bound to guide his readers to somehaven of healing, more accessible than Boppart; and farther,to acquaint them with more of the hydropathic treatment ofpatients suffering under acute disease. It was not in mypower to meet the wishes of these critics: I only professedto bear testimony to what had passed under my own eye, andMarienberg w
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