A dissertation on the artificial medicated water baths, partial pumps, vapourous and dry baths, internal and external moist and dry fumigations, oleous, saponaceous, spirituous and dry Frictions; together with a description of the apparatus, erected in Panton-Square, Hay-Market, at the solicitation of many of the faculty, nobility and gentry, for the purpose of preparing and applying them. With an account of their nature and efficacy in the cure of most disorders incident to the human body, supported by the opinions of the most eminent physicians, both ancient and modern; To which are added, many well authenticated cases of cures performed on persons of credit and reputation / by R. Dominiceti.

  • Dominiceti, Rhodomonte.
Date:
1782
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Credit: A dissertation on the artificial medicated water baths, partial pumps, vapourous and dry baths, internal and external moist and dry fumigations, oleous, saponaceous, spirituous and dry Frictions; together with a description of the apparatus, erected in Panton-Square, Hay-Market, at the solicitation of many of the faculty, nobility and gentry, for the purpose of preparing and applying them. With an account of their nature and efficacy in the cure of most disorders incident to the human body, supported by the opinions of the most eminent physicians, both ancient and modern; To which are added, many well authenticated cases of cures performed on persons of credit and reputation / by R. Dominiceti. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Dry Baths, in feparate rooms, and entirely uncon- neAed with each other j fix Sweating Bed-cham- bers, two Waiting-Rooms, and a very large Drying- Room; two Chymical Elaboratories, in which are prepared Medicinal Waters and Vapours. All thefe machineries are conftruflcd upon the firll and fecond floor of my new buildings : other baths are now'eredt- ting for the middling clafs of people [equally bene- ficial as thofe I ufe for the Nobility and Gentry. Under ground there are many furnaces, aque- dutffs, ciflerns, and refervoirs, of very large fizes, for the different folutions and combina- health to the afflicq-ett, Isa fufflcient rerompcnce for the incon- venience attending it. Indeed, in many complaints, a cure 'cannot be effedled, even with the greateft care, without being in the houfe; befides the danger of catching cold, there are many other motives that fhould induce them to become in- door patients ; in certain difeafes and conftitutions, though the patient will find himfelf relieved, much refrefhed, and in better fpirits, immediately after the operation, yet he fhoold flay in the houfe to take reft and nourifhment; while fome, who labour under the fame difeafe, but of a different confti- tution, may go into the frefti air immediately after bathing, without the danger of catching cold ; others, who at firft will find themfelves fatigued, or tired, owing to their con- ftitutions being greatly lowered, either by their taking too much phyfic, previous to their putting themfelves un- der my care, or by the nature of their complaints; there- fore in thefe cafes, they fhould be treated with the iitmoft caution, it being often necefiary for them to retire into their apartments directly after the operations, without ex- pofing themfelves to the external air, to reft on the bed, and take fuch nourifhment as is requifite to recruit their ftrength; by which means they will be capable of going through the operations with pleafure and profit, and enable me, by often converfing with them, to form a better judge- ment of the nature of their complaints, and conftitutions. tions