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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. No Jacket. Third Edition. There is a story that Vincent Priessnitz, when he was 13 years old, sprained his wrist. Instinctively, Priessnitz placed his wrist under the flow of cold water from the water pump. The water cooled the part and assuaged the pain, but unable to keep it constantly there, it occurred to him to apply a wet bandage. He expanded the use of cold water as a cure for many different physical ailments. This volume by Claridge presents 21 chapters on the many applications of hydropathy. 318 pp. CONDITION: Quarter bound marbled brown and yellow boards, gilt title within black label on brown leather hubbed spine; marbled page edges. Natural wear to covers and corners. Front hinge cracked, textblock sound. Frontispiece engravings of six methods of hydropathy. Front endpapers and a few following pages lightly foxed; text evenly toned. A very good+ copy. Full refund if not satisfied.