The Russian bath : published with a view to recommend its introduction into England for hygienic as well as curative purposes / by Mathias Roth.

Date:
1852
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Credit: The Russian bath : published with a view to recommend its introduction into England for hygienic as well as curative purposes / by Mathias Roth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    hands and feet; and of rapidly-healed issues, or of such which cease to discharge, and which are cured by the reappearance of the discharge. The Russian hath must not he used in acute fevers, scarlatina, smallpox, and other acute exanthemata; in- flammation of the brain and other violent inflammations; dropsy of the chest, purulent ulcers of the lungs, blood- spitting, blood-vomiting, loss of blood by the kidneys, acute erysipelas of the face, dysenteria, metrorrhagia, carcinoma of the uterus, or in colliquative diseases. It would be tedious to enter into more particulars at present. This descriptive sketch of the Russian bath, brief and imperfect as it is, will be sufficient to show its importance as an agent for hygienic or for curative pur- poses. The only wonder is that it was not long since introduced into England, whose people are celebrated for their faculty of turning to the best practical account what- ever is known in the world. If my poor endeavours lead to this desirable end, I shall be much gratified, because I am assured it is capable, in suitable cases, of the most valuable practical application, for the preservation of health and for the prevention of many, and the cure of some dis- eases. Thomas Harrild, Printer, Silver Street, Falcon Square, London.