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100 1 _aDiogenes [pseudonym]
245 1 0 _aLife in a tub; with a description of the Turkish bath
250 _aThird edition, revised and enlarged.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-24
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Life in a Tub; with a Description of the Turkish Bath" by Diogenes is a health-related treatise written in the mid-19th century. This work examines the efficacy of the Turkish bath and contrasts it with traditional allopathic medical practices, particularly the use of drugs. The primary focus is on promoting a better understanding of hygiene and the therapeutic benefits of hydrotherapy as opposed to conventional medicinal treatments. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage by articulating the growing skepticism towards drug medications even among medical professionals. He supports this viewpoint with various authoritative quotes highlighting the shortcomings of allopathic medicine. This serves as a preamble to advocating for hydropathy and the Turkish bath as superior alternatives for health restoration. The opening also emphasizes the experiences of patients who have benefited from these natural treatments, laying the groundwork for a deeper exploration of hydropathy and the mechanics of the Turkish bath, which is later elaborated in the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cIreland: William McGee & Co., 1858
653 _aHydrotherapy
653 _aBaths, Turkish
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/b28073071/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73251
999 _c113976
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