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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Hydriatics or Manual of the Water Cure, Especially as practised by Vincent Priessnitz |
| Reference | 103826.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1844 |
| Author | Graeter, Francis |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | William Radde, New York; H. Balliere, London |
| Place of Creation | New York; London |
| Description | Fourth edition. In the 1840s another alternative system of medicine arrived from Germany, hydrotherapy or water cure. It used no medicine at all, just water in a variety of baths, packs and wet bandages, combined with the usual temperance, diet and exercise. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Health and Hygiene |
| Keywords | water, cure, baths, diet, exercise, purification, surgery, douche, debility, weakness, indigestion, cholera, constipation, cramp, vomiting, colic, pregnancy, venereal disease, headache, gout, rheumatism, inflammation, toothache, sore throat, measles, smallpox, scrofula, rickets, cold, fever, ulcer, cancer, hydrotherapy |
| Parts of the Body | limb, head, eyes, ear, throat, teeth, lungs, respiratory system, digestive organs, skin |
| Additional Information | In introducing hydrotherapy to an American audience, Graeter provides a lengthy historical review of the therapeutic use of water before describing the work of Vincent Priessnitz (1790-1851) at Graefenberg. His excerpts from the writings of Munde, Oertel, Hirschel, etc. are numerous, but quoted within the context of his own narrative. 'Hydratics' appeared in four editions between 1842 and 1844. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |