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VIE NEW ILLUSTRATED HYDRO
L PATHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA.-A com.
piete system of Hydropathy and Hygiene. in
one large volume. Enhancing Outlines of An
atolny, lustrated-Philosophy of The Human
body-Hyglenic Agencies, and the Preservation
OF Heaitil-Dletetics and Hydropathic Cookery
heory and Practice of Water Treatment.
special Pathology and Therapeutics, in
eiudlng The Nature, Couses SYMPTOMS and
Treatment 81 all known Observation-Disclosures
TO Surgical Dlseases-Application Of Hydro
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Three Hundred Engravings and nearly one
thousand pages, including II Glossarva tabl..
q contents, and a complete Index By r. T.
lHnALL, NJ. ID. Published by FowLrR d WELLS.
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contents
History Of Medicine, Bathing and Medicated
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anatomy, illustrated by 100 eneravinss.
Physiology, lEstrated-comprising the Ra
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| Light, Drink, Food Temperature. Exercise,
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the Preservation Of Health and the attainment
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Dttsetics, comprising the Bile Anatomical,
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Hydropathie cooking, with special directions
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Philosophy Of Water Cure, with illustrated
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Il Philosophical Exposition of the modus oper-
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The Treatment Of Surgical Diseases Illus
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given.
The management of Lving-in Women and
the Treatment of children, de-
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