Rational Hydrotherapy: A Manual of the Physiological and Therapeutic Effects of Hydriatic Procedures, and Technique of Their Application in the Treatment of Disease: Third Revised Edition

Philadelphia, PA.: F.A. Davis Company, 1906. Classic comprehensive treatise based on a series of lectures the author delivered before a class of medical students in the summer of 1890. Kellog was a staunch advocate of holistic health practices, focusing on nutrition (vegetarianism), enemas, and exercise. This revised third edition text presents detailed topics covering the physiological and therapeutic effects of hydriatic procedures and the technique of their application in the treatment of disease, including the physics of water, air, heat, and light in relation to hydrotherapy; anatomy and physiology in relation to hydrotherapy; physiological effects of external and internal applications of water; physiological effects of friction or mechanical irritation of the skin; physiological effects of light; general principles of hydriatics; therapeutic effect of hydriatic applications; general rules, principles, and suggestions relating to the practical employment of hydrotherapy; techniques of hydrotherapy; hydriatic prescription making; hydriatic measures for regulating blood pressure; etc. The author describes about two hundred procedures with historical sketches on the physical, anatomical and physiological facts which are related to the subject. 1217 pgs. 293 illustrations, 19 in color. Covers have above-average wear; top strip of spine cover missing- binding is tight. Minor moisture damage (not recent) with no stuck pages; faint mildew odor. Some isolated light pencil underlines- does not adversely affect the general text. Scarce.. Revised Third Edition. Original Cloth. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.