The hydropathic encyclopedia : a system of hydropathy and hygiene in eight parts ... designed as a guide to families and students, and a text-book for physicians / by R. T. Trall.

  • Trall, R. T. (Russell Thacher), 1812-1877.
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[1855]
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Credit: The hydropathic encyclopedia : a system of hydropathy and hygiene in eight parts ... designed as a guide to families and students, and a text-book for physicians / by R. T. Trall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    PR EFACE In the infancy of a system, so comprehensive in its principles and so multitudinous in its details as to embrace all the laws of hygiene, and all the facts of anatomy, physiology, and organic chemistry, it can hardly be expected that its literature will be otherwise than crude and incoherent. Of the many valuable works extant on Water-Cure, no one embodies all the departments of science relating to the cure of disease and the preservation of health, into a consistent and philo- sophical system; nor do all of them together treat of, or even mention, the majority of subjects or diseases inseparably con- nected with, and forming parts of a complete plan of hydro-thera- peutics. In attempting to supply this desideratum, the author has, through the kindness and liberality of the publishers, been enabled to avail himself of nearly all that has been published in this coun- try and Europe directly or remotely connected with Hydropathy, as well as an extensive range of private correspondence, and written but unpublished experience in domestic practice. The great number of topics embraced in the scope of the work, rendered the utmost brevity of language indispensable; hence, in advancing new doctrinal propositions, and in controverting posi tions deemed erroneous, but little space was left for details an explanations. For imperfections in style and arrangement, the only available apology is, the many cares incident to the medical direction of two hydropathic establishments during the whole time occupied in the preparation of the work. N«w York, 15 Laight Street, 185i