The Uses of Water

About this eBook

Author

Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852-1943

Title

The uses of water in health and disease : A practical treatise on the bath, its history and uses

Original Publication

Battle Creek: The Office of the Health Reformer, 1876.

Credits

Richard Tonsing, Brian Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

RM: Medicine: Therapeutics, Pharmacology

Subject

Hydrotherapy

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 74519

Release Date

October 4, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE USES OF WATER —IN— Health and Disease. A Practical Treatise on the Bath, its History and Uses.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.
4. 4.HYGIENIC RELATIONS OF WATER. — STRUCTURE OF THE SKIN.
5. 5.PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS.
6. 6.HISTORY OF WATER CURE.
7. 7.REMEDIAL PROPERTIES.
8. 8.ERRORS IN WATER CURE.
9. 9.APPLICATIONS OF WATER. — RULES FOR BATHING. — GENERAL BATHS. — SWIMMING. — PLUNGE BATH. — SPONGE BATH. — RUBBING WET-SHEET. — WET-SHEET PACK. — SHOWER PACK. — DRY SHEET PACK. — FULL BATH. — HALF BATH. — SHALLOW BATH. — AFFUSION. — PAIL DOUCHE. — CATARACT DOUCHE. — HOSE DOUCHE. — SHOWER BATH. — SPRAY BATH. — LOCAL BATHS. — SITZ BATH. — LEG BATH. — FOOT BATH. — HALF PACK. — CHEST PACK. — LEG PACK. — CHEST WRAPPER. — WET GIRDLE. — ASCENDING DOUCHE. — DROP BATH. — ARM BATH. — HEAD BATH. — EYE BATH. — EAR BATH. — NOSE BATH. — COMPRESSES. — FOMENTATIONS. — REFRIGERANT APPLICATIONS. — MISCELLANEOUS BATHS, ETC. — VAPOR BATH. — RUSSIAN BATH. — HOT-AIR BATH. — TURKISH BATH. — ELECTRIC BATH. — ELECTRO-VAPOR BATH. — DRY RUBBING-SHEET. — DRY HAND-RUBBING. — AIR BATH. — SUN BATH. — SEA-BATHING. — MEDICATED BATHS. — OIL BATH. — NOVEL BATHS. — ENEMA. — WATER EMETIC. — DRY HOT APPLICATIONS. — WATER-DRINKING. — HOW TO MAKE A FILTER.

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