| Stereograph of the Kenosha Water Cure on the corner of N. Main and Grand Avenue. Several men and women are strolling on the grounds, and two people are sitting in a glider with a shade. Built in the 1840s for educational and religious purposes, it burned down in 1900. Text on the reverse: "Kenosha Water Cure, Kenosha Wis. Homeopathic and Hygienic Institute. N.A. Pennoyer, M.D. Physician. E. Pennoyer, Proprietor. This Institution, the oldest in the Northwest, has been under its present management for over 17 years. It has been the aim of the proprietor to make it in comfort, and in the facilities for the treatment of Chronic Diseases, equal to any establishment in the country. A building with large airy rooms has just been completed, which affords accommodations that the patronage of the "Cure" has for some time needed. Located but a few rods from, and overlooking the City, Harbor and Lake Michigan, with excellent grounds, convenient and safe boating, shaded walks and pleasant drives, it forms a most desirable resort for those needed rest or treatment. The summers at Kenosha are remarkably cool and pleasant, and particularly invigorating to those who suffer from the extreme heat of the interior. The Autumns and Winters are correspondingly mild and agreeable, the large body of water modifying the temperature of the air during those seasons.
Besides ordinary baths, its Electro-Termal, and Vapor baths are very efficient aids in the treatment of many diseases, Hadfield's Equalizer, the Health-Lift and compound Oxygen by inhaltion, have each served a valuable purpose in controlling morbid conditions of the body. During the last year, the Nuero-Dynamic system of medicine, as practiced only in Europe, has been introduced. In the treatment of Spinal irritations, nervous disorders, and functional diseases--particularly those of women, it has proved a most valuable adjunct.
The table of the "Cure" is liberal, it being believed necessary to sustain and build up the system by a plentiful and nutritious diet; each case, however, receives attention in this particular, and the proper quantity and kinds of food needed, are prescribed.
Dr. N.A. Pennoyer attends to the treatment of patients. His thorough knowledge of all the requirements of a hygienic institution, as well as his unusual opportunities for the study and treatment of chronic diseases, render him capable, with the many advantages at hand, of attaining more than ordinary success. Circulars, terms, etc., may be had on application.
Kenosha, Aug., 1875." |
