Hydriatics: Or Manual Of The Water Cure
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Good - for age. Boards - worn, frayed and rubbed. Binding - tight. Pages - foxing throughout; clean text.
A foundational text in 19th-century alternative medicine, Hydriatics: Or Manual Of The Water Cure presents a comprehensive guide to hydrotherapy — the therapeutic use of water for treating disease and restoring health. Drawing on the principles popularized by European water-cure practitioners, Francis Graeter instructs readers on the methods, applications, and physiological rationale behind cold and warm water treatments for a wide range of ailments. Written with the earnest conviction of a true believer in natural healing, the manual details specific regimens, bathing techniques, and dietary recommendations intended to complement the water cure. A significant artifact of the 19th-century health reform movement, it illustrates the era's growing skepticism toward conventional medicine and its embrace of nature-based therapeutics. Scholars of medical history, alternative medicine, and Victorian-era wellness culture will find it an invaluable primary source.
Author: Francis Graeter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1842, William Radde
Genre: Medicine
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Good - for age. Boards - worn, frayed and rubbed. Binding - tight. Pages - foxing throughout; clean text.
A foundational text in 19th-century alternative medicine, Hydriatics: Or Manual Of The Water Cure presents a comprehensive guide to hydrotherapy — the therapeutic use of water for treating disease and restoring health. Drawing on the principles popularized by European water-cure practitioners, Francis Graeter instructs readers on the methods, applications, and physiological rationale behind cold and warm water treatments for a wide range of ailments. Written with the earnest conviction of a true believer in natural healing, the manual details specific regimens, bathing techniques, and dietary recommendations intended to complement the water cure. A significant artifact of the 19th-century health reform movement, it illustrates the era's growing skepticism toward conventional medicine and its embrace of nature-based therapeutics. Scholars of medical history, alternative medicine, and Victorian-era wellness culture will find it an invaluable primary source.