Practical hydropathy, including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing and habits of life.. (1864) (14777391614)

Identifier: practicalhydropa64smed (find matches)
Title: Practical hydropathy, including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing and habits of life..
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Smedley, John
Subjects: Hydrotherapy Baths Hot water
Publisher: London : J. Caudwell
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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hichended in death. In concluding these papers on tobacco,in which the injurious effects arising fromits use have been shown, the best adviceI can give, as a medical man, as a friend,and as a Christian, is to abstain fromsmoking, snuffing, or chewing. To theyoung, who have never been addicted tothe use of tobacco, I would say, Nevertouch, taste, nor handle the filthy weed;but rather spend your money in the pur-chase of useful books, and your time inthe cultivation of your mind. To thosewho use it I would say, abstain from itas from a real evil; no physical injury hasever been known to arise from leaving itoff at once. I have long been of opinion that minis-ters of the Gospel, and schoolmasters,who may be considered as leaders andinstructors of mankind, should relinquishtheir offices altogether, ii they have notsufficient moral courage to give up theuse of tobacco, as their bad examplefrequently does more injury than theirpreaching and precepts do good.—Jpstcich Temperance Tracts. 59
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CHATSWORTH, THE SEAT OF THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. DIVISION III. BATHS AND PRACTICE OF HYDROPATHY. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. THE DRIPPING SHEET.—Take a linen or coarse cottonsheet, and dip it in water; the patient, undressed, puts it on thesame way as a cloak, leaving the head out, and rubbing the body-well from one to two minutes, the chest first. Then, after dipping thefeet in cold water, put on a dry sheet, in a similar way, and wel)dry the body, and dress immediately. Very delicate persons mayrub the body with a dry blanket instead of, or after, the sheetEor very delicate patients, the water may be sixty or seventydegrees, but cold is generally the best; when dressed, drink a littlecold water, and take exercise. Another method is to have a sheetdipped in warm or hot water first applied, and then followed withone cold, or nearly so. If liable to determination of blood to thehead, or the vital power be low, the patient should stand in a foot-bath of hot water while going through the proces