A dissertation on the artificial medicated water baths, partial pumps, vapourous and dry baths, internal and external moist and dry fumigations, oleous, saponaceous, spirituous and dry Frictions; together with a description of the apparatus, erected in Panton-Square, Hay-Market, at the solicitation of many of the faculty, nobility and gentry, for the purpose of preparing and applying them. With an account of their nature and efficacy in the cure of most disorders incident to the human body, supported by the opinions of the most eminent physicians, both ancient and modern; To which are added, many well authenticated cases of cures performed on persons of credit and reputation / by R. Dominiceti.

  • Dominiceti, Rhodomonte.
Date:
1782
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Credit: A dissertation on the artificial medicated water baths, partial pumps, vapourous and dry baths, internal and external moist and dry fumigations, oleous, saponaceous, spirituous and dry Frictions; together with a description of the apparatus, erected in Panton-Square, Hay-Market, at the solicitation of many of the faculty, nobility and gentry, for the purpose of preparing and applying them. With an account of their nature and efficacy in the cure of most disorders incident to the human body, supported by the opinions of the most eminent physicians, both ancient and modern; To which are added, many well authenticated cases of cures performed on persons of credit and reputation / by R. Dominiceti. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    feldom feen, owing to their frequent ufe of Artifi- cial Medicin/'’ Baths. Bkccm obferves*, that whenever they were attacked with any complaint, their only fpecific was the Artificial Medicinal Baths; with them the fuperfluous and morbific humours were driven from the center to the circumference, and in that manner the very feat of difeafes was eli- minated out of their bodies. But, alas! craft, ..Covetuoufnefs, indolence, and the defire of novelty, has deftroyed both the Roman Empire, and Roman Baths; to the latter have been fuhjlituted other means, more ufcful to commerce than to health. Whoever will take the trouble to perufe Hippocrates, Galen, Celfus, Rhafis, Oribacius, Mtius, Paiilus M^ineta, Profper Alpinus, and many other celebrated phyficians and philofophers, of more modern date, will find that thofe learned men did make the chief part of their pradlice in curing difeafes with Artificial Medicinal Baths, and recommended them as fare and excellent re^ ?nediesy and commonly the heji of all whatever, for pre- ferving health, and curing difeafes. The Authors here cited, fays Sutherland, ARE TESTIMONIES, WTHICH WILL BE HELD IN REVERENCE, WHEN OUR VERY NAMES COME TO BE FORGOTTEN. ’Tis wonderful, the teflimonies of thefe great men, have never induced any of the faculty to con- trive and credl in this, or any other kingdom, an ap- paratus for preparing and applying to the human bo- dy, for the cure of various complaints, the artificially heated and medicated water, vapourous, and dry Baths, &c.—In fhort, they appear fo ignorant, and carelefs of this very ufeful addition to * Lib. 7, c. 13, p. 380, and c. lo, 22, 28, 20, 30, and 31, of the laid book. phyfic.