Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of CureDancel, J.-F. (Jean-François)
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Obesity, or Excessive Corpulence: The Various Causes and the Rational Means of Cure
Dancel, J.-F. (Jean-François)
Obesity; Weight loss
"I find myself infinitely better, my breathing is easy, and I
am considerably reduced in size. My great desire is that the
swelling in my legs may wholly disappear.
"DR. HALBERG."
Towards the latter end of 1851, Madame Wimy, from the town of Marle,
came to consult me in reference to her husband, who was labouring under
obesity to such a degree as to be unable to attend to his business. I
gave her the necessary advice, together with some medicine. On the 19th
of December Madame Wimy told me by letter that her husband had already
much improved, that his breathing was easier, he was more capable of
exertion, and that his corpulence had notably diminished. This lady
again wrote to me in the following year, requesting a further supply
of medicine. She said:--"My husband, before commencing your treatment,
weighed two hundred and seventy pounds: he now weighs only two hundred,
and hopes to weigh still less. You are no doubt in the frequent receipt
of letters seeking advice, for we have many inquiries for your address."
In truth the case of M. Wimy has brought me a great many patients.
Anxious to know whether he still continued my plan of treatment, and
wishing to introduce a statement of his case in this the third edition
of my work, I wrote to M. Wimy on the 16th of October last and received
the following reply:
"MARLE, 19th Oct., 1853.
"SIR,--In your letter of the 16th, you requested me to give
a somewhat detailed statement of my case. I commenced the
treatment under your directions, the latter part of 1851, and
continued it during the early part of 1852. My weight was two
hundred and seventy pounds, and I measured sixty-one inches in
circumference. I walked with great difficulty--suffered much
pain in the kidneys--my legs were swollen. I had a constant
cough, and was much troubled with drowsiness. Immediately
after adopting your system, my fat began to disappear, my
appetite improved, and, after a few months, my weight was
reduced to one hundred and sixty pounds, and my circumference
to thirty-two inches. My health is now excellent. Being
landlord of the Golden Lion Hotel, at Marle, where the stages
put up, my recovery is known to a great many; and travellers
who stopped at my house two years ago, when I was labouring
under obesity, on seeing me at present, and noticing the
wonderful change which has taken place, invariably ask by what
means it has been effected.
"It always affords me great pleasure to acknowledge that my
cure is due to your system of treatment.
"I have the honour to be, &c.,
"JULES WIMY.
"Golden Lion Hotel,
Marle, Aisne."
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