Excerpt from An Introduction to the Water-Cure, Vol. 2 of 7: A Concise Exposition of the Human
Experience. And by a daily increasing professional correspondence, I find my sphere of usefulness continually widening.
I by no means expect this little work to take the place of the valuable water-cure books now in the market; but it contains more particular directions to women, and treats more of their peculiar diseases, than any work I have seen. My mission has been to instruct and help woman. After spending several years in giving lectures to women on anatomy and physiology, I published the substance of these lectures in a book, as I now do the results of my subsequent labors in the cure of disease. I advise ladies who are interested in hygienic reform, to read all the Water Cure books they can obtain. I have seen no book on the subject that was not valuable. Dr. Gully's I think the best, and yet there are errors in that which I would like to see corrected. The Introduction to water-cure, written by Dr. Nichols, contains a brief and thorough ex position of the principles and results Of the hydropathic treatment.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a firsthand account of a female water cure physician during a time when women in professional practice were uncommon and often met with skepticism. The author, an esteemed water cure lecturer, earned the respect of medical professionals through her study of human anatomy and physiology and used that knowledge in her practice of water cure. The book records the author's personal journey towards health after facing life-threatening illness and her observations and successes in her career as a water cure physician, which includes her own experience in childbirth. While the book includes descriptions of various water cure processes used at the time, the author's main focus in her practice was to empower women by showing them how to maintain and regain their own health using natural methods. This is a valuable resource for medical historians and those seeking alternative health options as it offers a unique perspective on both the history of water cure and the health issues women faced during the 19th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330929216_0
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