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Chapter III: Water-Drinking.2105
again, and your cheeks will take on their rosy hue. You will have more blood
in your system, and will feel better in every possible way. The water will
be used in thousands of ways by Dame Nature, among others she will use
considerable of it in the work of excreting and carrying off the foul waste
products of the system, of which you will be informed as we proceed. This is
the first great lesson of the Water Cure—two quarts of water every day.
Hot Water Drinking. There is another form of water drinking which
should be mentioned here—Hot Water Drinking. This method of cleansing
the stomach has become quite popular during the past few years, and
formed an important part in the treatments of the original Water Cure
practitioners. It acts along the lines of washing out the stomach; relaxing
congested conditions there; loosening up the mucous accumulations, and
dissolving them that they may be carried out of the system; and finally as a
mild invigorator and stimulant.
Hot Water drinks should be taken soon after arising in the morning, or, if
taken during the day, care should be taken not to eat for over one-half hour
afterward. About one-half pint to one pint of water is the amount—taken
as hot as it can be drunk with comfort, the usual directions being: “Make it
as hot as a cup of hot tea.” Hot water does not produce nausea—it is warm
water that does this. There may be a little protest of the taste at first, owing
to the “flatness” of the water, but this will soon be overcome, and many learn
to relish the hot cupful. A pinch of salt may be added at first, if desired, in
order to give a slight flavor. The water should be sipped steadily until the
cup is emptied.
The Hot Water Drink has been used by many people with excellent results,
and thousands of cases of indigestion, dyspepsia, weak stomach, etc., have
been relieved thereby.
In addition to the advantages of Water Drinking recognized by the
Western authorities, and which we have just stated to you, the Hindus
hold that there is also a distinct and most decided therapeutic benefit
obtained from the drinking of water charged with a full supply of Prana. In