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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The hydropathic encyclopaedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene in eight parts |
| Reference | 69685.D |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1851 |
| Author | Trall, R. T. |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | Fowlers and Wells |
| Place of Creation | New York; Boston; Philadelphia |
| Description | Trall opened the second water cure establishment in New York in about 1843. There were never many such spas, and they were relatively expensive to patronize. Books like this opened the practice to regular doctors and to domestic use. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Health and Hygiene; Education and Research; Physiology; Women's Health |
| Keywords | hygiene, anatomy, diet, food, water, disease, cure, fever, inflammation, arthritis, surgery, edema, poison, madness, depression, plaster, ulcer, tumour, deformities, dislocation, midwife, pregnancy, childbirth, pain, hydrotherapy |
| Parts of the Body | urinary organs, reproductive organs, digestive organs, skin |
| Additional Information | Perhaps with the exception of Joel Shew, no figure had a greater influence on the development of hydropathy in the United States than Russell Thatcher Trall. More than another therapeutic system, hydrotherapy was a way of life. It integrated anatomy, physiology, hygiene, dietetics, physical fitness, mental hygiene, dress reform and temperance to the pathology and therapeutics of the hydropathic school. |
| 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 |