{"product_id":"2026770000986-secondhand-hydriatics-or-manual-of-the-water-cure","title":"Hydriatics: Or Manual Of The Water Cure","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Good - for age. Boards - worn, frayed and rubbed. Binding - tight. Pages - foxing throughout; clean text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826083999963,"sku":"2026770000986-SECONDHAND","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c8138765-c453-448e-9ff6-fa34cd8349f8.png?v=1780312322","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000986-secondhand-hydriatics-or-manual-of-the-water-cure","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}