Ladies' manual of practical hydropathy (not the cold water system) ... / by Mrs. Smedley.

  • Smedley, Caroline Anne, Mrs.
Date:
1873
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Credit: Ladies' manual of practical hydropathy (not the cold water system) ... / by Mrs. Smedley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SMEDLEY'S HYDROPATHIC INSTITUTION, Matlock Bank, DERBYSHIRE, (NEAR MATLOCK BRIDGE STATION.) CONDUCTED BY W. B. HUNTER, M.D., CM. Anxious to utilise lo the lull every natural, safe, and rational means.of combating disease, and with the experience of several years' employment of electricity to guide in the selection, a complete set of Electric Apparatus lias been obtained, including— 1. Continuous Current Batteries. 2. Interrupted Current (Paradic) Batteries. 3. A Pranklinic or Static Electric Apparatus, with Leyden Jars, &c. 4. Magneto-Electric Machines. 5. The Electric Bath. 6. Pulvermacher's Chains (which have been found useful in a limited class of cases, and employed in a particular way). To carry out the electric prescriptions a qualified medical electrician is retained, who can also administer rubbing, both simple and magnetic. Terms.—One Shilling per clay for electric treat- ment of any kind, or rubbing. Two and Sixpence for each administration of the electric bath. N.B.—The charges are as moderate as is compatible with the expense of the apparatus, and
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