Excerpt from Homoeopathy and Hydropathy Impartially Appreciated: With Notes Illustrative of the Influence of the Mind on the Body Within the last few years the practice in the chief English hydropathic establishments has been very much modified, the drinking Of cold water being now greatly circumscribed the treatment (varied in individual cases) consisting mainly in the pack Of the body, exclusive Of the extremities, in wet towels and dry blankets for an hour or so, the tepid bath gradually cooled down to cold, with shower ...
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Excerpt from Homoeopathy and Hydropathy Impartially Appreciated: With Notes Illustrative of the Influence of the Mind on the Body Within the last few years the practice in the chief English hydropathic establishments has been very much modified, the drinking Of cold water being now greatly circumscribed the treatment (varied in individual cases) consisting mainly in the pack Of the body, exclusive Of the extremities, in wet towels and dry blankets for an hour or so, the tepid bath gradually cooled down to cold, with shower douche for two or three minutes, the rain douche upon all parts of the body, the falling douche (of a column Of water), the sitz bath, and local wet com presses. When perspiration is required previous to the application Of the cold shower, or douche, it is produced by the agency Of warm air, by means of a spirit-lamp. The cases to which Hydropathy is applicable are now better discriminated than formerly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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