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INHE NEW ILLUSTRATED HYDRO.
| 4 PATHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA-A com.
| piete system of Hyd2opathy and Hygiene, In
one large volume. Embracing Outlines Of An
atomy, lustrated-Philosophy of the Human
Body-Hygienic Agencies, and the Preservation
Of Health-Dietetics and Hydropathic Cookery
Theory and Practice of Water Treatment
Special Pathology and Hydro Therapeutics, in.
Guiding the Nature, Couses, Symptoms an d
Treatment of all known Observation-Disclosures
to Surgical Dseases-Application Of Hydro
PATTY to Midwifery and the Nursery-with
Three Hundred Engravings and nearly one
thousand pages including Glossary and table
of contents, and complete Index. By r. r,
THRALL, M. d. Published by FOWLER d Wells.
In the plan of this work, the wants and ne.
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IN view, while almost every topic of interest
In the Departments of ANATOMY Physiology.
Pathology, Hygiene and Therapeutics is briefly
presented, those of practical utility are always
put prominently forward. The prevailing errors
whims, and conceits of the day and age are ex
posed and refuted. The Theories and hypo.
thesis upon which the popular drug practice is
predicated, are controverted, and the why and
the wherefore of their falacy clearly demonstra-
ted. The following is brief analysis Of its
contents:
History of Medicine, Bathing and Medicated
Baths.
| Physiology, illus.rated-comprising the Ra-
tonaie of Muscular Action-the Nervous Influ-
ence-Philosophy of Mind-Mesmeric Phenom-
constructions of Digestion, Circulation, Res
piration, Absorption, Nutrition, Secretion, Ex-
erection, Calorificntion and Temperaments-Tha
Race of Man and Theory Of Population.
! Hygiene. embracing all the relations Of Air.
Light, Drink, Food, Temperature, Exercise.
Sleep, Clothing, Bathing, and the Passions, to
the growth and development of Body and Mind.
the Preservation of Health and the attainment
OF Longevity.
Hydropathc cooking, with special directions
for the preparation of food.
! Dietectics, comprising the Bile, Anatomical.
Physiological, Chemical and experimental evil
dences concerning the natural detetic character
of man.
| Philosophy of Water Cure, with illustrated
explanations of all the Water Cure Appliances.
Philosophical Exposition of the modts oper-
andi OF Water Treatment, and the rationale Of
Drug Treatment.
Dictaries, containing the Therapeutic Dis-
tinctions of Diet for Invalds
The Nature, Symptoms, and Treatmedt of all
known Diseases are examined, and the ill-suc-
cess of drug practice exposed, and the proper
Medication recommended and specified
The Treatment Of Surgical Diseases illus
trated, and directions for the miuor operations
| given.
| The work is intended to be plain, Ineligible
and a sufficient guide for Domestic Practice or
Home Treatment in all ordinary Diseases, en-
bracing the whole range of subjects connected
with the Philosophy Of Life, the Preservation
of Health and the Treatment of Diseases.
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