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HrDRoPArHY; The WATER CURE It's prnciries mGdeS
chiefly from the most eminent English AuhoTs on Ii'


subject: By JOEL SHEw, NJ. u. II vel 2mo PIP. oVt''


New-York: Wiley & Putnam


We have here, in fair volume complete
compendium of the History, Philosophy and Pro
cesses ofthe new panacea for..diseasea We DO not
believe SO full an account of Hydropathy can be
found in any other single volume in the language
DR.. Shew is an enthusiastic disciple of the sys-
tenn, has long studied it, and is familiar with
nearly all that has been written on the SUBJECT
His work will surprise (if they will but read 'p
many who have lived thus far under the nm
pession that water is merely useful for navi-
CATION and other hydraulic purposes. Indeed,
the Hydropathists assert that Water is not only
the best known medical agent, but the only one
e-that all diseases which can be cured at all can
be cured by the pure element, with many that
cannot be cured in any other way. We have not
read far enough to see whether they prescribe 1t
for hydrophobia, but are sure they would give no
minerals even for that. The book before us Is
very lucid in its language, varied in its contents
and will richly repay perusaI, even by the in
cfedulous.