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"A Great and Good Book for Every Fam.
lily. 1885
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THE NEW ILLUSTRATED HYDRO
Il PATHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA.-A COM
plete system of Hydropathy 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 and
Treatment of all known Observation-Disclosures
to Surgical Diseases-Application Of HYDRO
PATTY to Midwifery and the Nursery.with
Three Hundred Engravings and nearly one
thousand pages, including a Glossary and table
OF contents, and a complete Index. BY R. T.
lHRALL, NJ. ID. Published by FOWLER Wells,
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contents
History of Medicine, Bathing and Medicated
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Anatomy, illustrated by 100 engrayings.
Physiology, ustrated-comprising the Ra-
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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
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Hydropathic cooking, with special direction.
for the preparation of food.
Dietectics, comprising the Bile, Anatomical.
Physiological, Chemical and experimental evil
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Philosophy of Water Cure, with illustrated
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a Philosophical Exposition of the modus oper-
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Drug Treatment
Dietaries, containing the Therapeutic Dis
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known Diseases are examined, and the ill-suc-
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The Treatment of Surgical Diseases Illus
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