CONTENTS
R. T. Claridge
PREFACE
iii
ERRATA
HYDROPATHY
I.
Vincent Priessnitz.
1
II.
Hydropathy.
17
III.
What Does Hydropathic Treatment effect?
17
IV.
How are the Effects described in the last Chapter produced?
20
V.
Is Hydropathy a Panacea? and what Complaints are Curable by it?
24
VI.
Is Hydropathy new? Why is it not generally adopted?
26
VII.
The Lancet.
30
VIII.
Authorities in Support of Water as a Curative Agent.
32
IX.
Ablutions.
40
X.
Use of Cold Water for Drinking and Injections.
41
XI.
The Cold Bath.
43
XII.
Is going into the Cold Bath in a State of Perspiration attended with Danger?
45
XIII.
The Packing Sheet, and Sweating Process.
46
XIV.
Sweating Process.
50
XV.
The Rubbing Sheet, or Abreibung.
50
XVI.
The Douche Bath.
52
XVII.
The Shower Bath.
54
XVIII.
The Sitz or Sitting Bath.
54
XIX.
Eye Bath.
55
XX.
Head Bath.
55
XXI.
Finger and Elbow Baths.
56
XXII.
Leg Bath.
56
XXIII.
Foot Bath.
56
XXIV.
The Tepid, or Abgeschrecte bath.
58
XXV.
Bandages, or Umschlags.
59
XXVI.
Diet.
62
XXVII.
Clothing, Air Baths, Wearing Stays, etc.
69
XXVIII.
Drugs.
73
XXIX.
Assimilation.
77
XXX.
The Crisis.
79
XXXI.
Dropsy.
82
XXXII.
Smoking.
84
XXXIII.
Questions put to Mr Priessnitz, and his Answers.
90
TREATMENT AND CASES
XXXIV.
Gout.
92
XXXV.
Rheumatism, etc.
100
XXXVI.
Tic-Doloureux.
106
XXXVII.
Affection of the Throat and Pain at the Chest.
107
XXXVIII.
Fevers.
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