An epitome of the homoeopathic healing art : containing the new discoveries and improvements to the present time : designed for the use of families and travelers, and as a pocket companion for the physician / by B.L. Hill.

  • Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)
Date:
1865
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Credit: An epitome of the homoeopathic healing art : containing the new discoveries and improvements to the present time : designed for the use of families and travelers, and as a pocket companion for the physician / by B.L. Hill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    Bathing—The surface of the body should be kept clean, as far as possible, and to this end, in summer, should be well bathed at least once a day. In winter, though useful, it is not so indispensable; still no one should neglect the bath more than a week, and all ought to bathe at least twice a week, even in winter. The bath should be of a temperature that is agree- able and the room warm, especially for a feeble person. It should be so applied as not to give a general chill, as such shocks are always hurtful. The teeth should be kept clean and free from tartar. They should be cleaned every morning and- after each meal. Clothing—The feet, legs, and arms should be warmly clothed, especially the arms, as an exposure of them to cold is liable to induce affections of the lungs, and to aggravate any existing disease of those organs. By exposure of the feet and legs to cold, diseases and de- rangements of the female organs, even in voung girls, are induced ; and one prolific cause of female weakness is to be found in improper dressing of the feet and legs, while the liPntf affections of females, now so fearfully preva- lent, are traceable in a great degree to the fashion that has prevailed for a frw years, ot exposing the arms to cold. In winter and spring when the weather is mild, but there is snow, or the ground is damp, more clothes are necessary than when it is freezing hard and the air is dry.