me clearer and dizziness became a thing of the past. This
was indeed _joy supreme to me_, and life became once more a joy
instead of a burden. Sunshine, trees, flowers, etc., again made
an impression, and my parents, sisters, and friends are rejoiced
to see me in my happy normal state of health.

"'I have gone through a year of unspeakable torture brought on
by overwork and _human-wise professors_; but at last, through
the wonderful teachings Dr. Dewey has given to mankind, and
through a friend, who was able to preach the "New Gospel of
Health," am now well, strong, and happy. May God only help and
bless the many sufferers throughout the world (especially in the
asylums) with the rays of this Gospel. I have been saved, no
doubt, from a gloomy future, and may such be the realization of
many more unfortunate souls is the sincere wish through
experience of

"'Yours very sincerely,

"'ESTELLA F. KUENZEL.'"

This case was summed up in the Philadelphia _Public Ledger_ of Dec. 25,
1899, whose columns are guarded with unsurpassed care, as follows:

"One of those cases which a judicious editor ponders in no
little perplexity is that of a young lady who was taken out of
an insane hospital and subjected to a protracted fast, without
medical supervision, and with results that appear to have been
quite successful. On the one hand, there is the benefit that may
be derived by having the attention of the profession called to
the subject, with possibly good results; on the other hand,
there is the danger of having a lot of ignorant or impulsive
people risking their lives by starving themselves for this or
that real or fancied disease, forgetting the adage that a little
knowledge is a dangerous thing, especially in therapeutics.

"The mind of the young lady referred to became affected about a
year ago, and after what was regarded by her parents as an
unprofitable period of treatment for two and a half months in a
hospital for the insane she has been apparently cured by
fasting--some would call it starvation. The case has been
attracting attention and discussion lately in a growing circle
that has included a few physicians.

"The subject is a Miss K., aged twenty-two years. Henry Ritter,
who has charge of the Photography Department of the Drexel
Institute, and who is bette