On the curative effects of baths and waters : being a handbook to the spas of Europe / Including a chapter on the treatment of phthisis by baths and climate, by Rohden. An abridged translation, with notes, ed. by Hermann Weber.

  • Braun, Julius, 1821-1878.
Date:
1875
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Credit: On the curative effects of baths and waters : being a handbook to the spas of Europe / Including a chapter on the treatment of phthisis by baths and climate, by Rohden. An abridged translation, with notes, ed. by Hermann Weber. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    111 Y hcart-disease and emphysema, 505 ; difference from miliary tuberculosis, 505 ; contagions character of, -~>('<i; anatomy and physiology of, 507; cough and expectoration, 508; fever, 511; perspiration, 513: emaciation, 514; shortness of breath, 515; typi- cal cases of chronic, 516 ; apex-ca- tarrh in, 519 ; diffused catarrhal, 522 ; pneumonic processes, 524; quiescent conditions with destruction of tissue, 525 ; general view of, 526 ; prognosis, 528 ; climatology applied to, 531 ; in- fluence of temperature, 533; of moisture of air, 534 ; of atmospheric pressure, 536; of combinations of heat, moisture, and pressure. 536 ; residence for patients, 542 ; diet, 543 ; use. of wine, koumiss, &c, 545 ; choice of physician, 546; social relations, 547; bodily exercise, 547; active, spas and modes of treatment in, 549 ; effect of carbonic acid and nitrogen, 550 ; expectoration increased by waters, 551 ; inhalations, 553 ; baths and douches, 554 ; use of cold, 555; enumeration of spas, 555 ; sool-baths io, 558 ; stationary, treatment of, 560 ; sulphur in, 561 ; tar, 562 ; exercise, 562; use of spirometer, 563; con- densed air in, 563 ; cold-water treat- ment, 564 ; enumeration of places for treatment of diseases of casual relation to phthisis, 566; whey cures, 569; sum- mer resorts, 569 ; elevated health-re- sort, effect of. 571; enumeration of, 578; officinal climatic resorts, 588 ; moist health-resorts of equable temperature, 593 ; drier health-resorts, 601; indif- ferent health-resorts, 610; table of health-resorts, 612 Physical effect of psychical influences, 21 ; activity, relation to mental de- velopment, 22 ; forces, compensation of, 41 Physician, choice of in phthisis, 546; at Spa, 614 Physiology, importance of in chronic diseases. 13 Pisa, a health-resort in phthisis, 595; temperature and rain, 612 Piscines, escape of gas from. 272; in Pyrenean sulphur-baths, 279; at Bareges, 283 ; at Mehadia, 293 Pityriasis versicolor, temporarily re- moved by sool-baths, 198 Plethora of abdomen. &e Abdomen, plethora of Pleuritic exudations, use of soda and common-salt-waters iD, 336 Plombiire8, temperature and elevation of baths, 169, 170; warm Bprings at, 172 ; arsenic io water, 480 Pneumatic apparatus, alleged thera- peutic results of, 49 ; use of in phthi- sis, 563 Pneumonia, iu relation to phthisis, 523 Poisoning, chronic metallic, use of cold water in, 73.109 ; sulphur-baths, 270; sulphur-waters, 417 ; summary of treatment of, 486 Ponte Seraglio, hot earthy baths at, 182 Po?itresina, a health-resort, 586 Portal vein, use of sulphur-waters in stasis of, 416 Portishcad, a sea-bathing place, 263 Port rush, a sea-bathing place, 263 Potash, carbonate of, effect of, 324 Potash, sulphate of, iu sea-waters, 256 Potassium, iodide of, in tabes, 159 Potassium, sulphuret of, effect of inunc- tion of, 271, 272 Preblau, carbonic acid in waters, 315 ; soda-springs of, 347; bicarbonate of iron in waters, 464 Preparation for bath-treatment, neces- sity of, 46 Priessnitz, use of his system, 5; im- moderate internal use of water by, 63 ; his treatment of psoriasis, 114 Promenade at springs, 628 Prostatitis, chronic, cold hip-baths in, 119 Prurigo, treatment of, 115; use of sul- phur in, 274 Psoriasis, treatment of, 114; effect of sool-baths, 198; use of sulphur in, 274 Psychical iufluence of travelling, 20; value of in hysteria, 111 Piillna, carbonic acid in waters, 316; analysis of bitter waters, 359; sul- phate of lime, 427; carbonate of lime in, 428 Pulse, effect of temperature of blood on, 92 ; effect of cold bath on, 96 ; effect of iron on, 449 Purity of air, 32 Purpura, treatment of, 116 Purton spa, 360 Pustular eruptions, use of sulphur-baths in, 273 Putbus, a sea-bathing place, 265 Pyrenees, sulphur-baths of, 279 Pyrmont, chlorides in mother-lye of, 209; sool-baths at, 232; carbonic acid in waters, 316, 402; sulphates in waters, 356; chlorides in, 402; common-salt-waters of, 404 ; sulphate of lime in waters, 427; carbonate of