An inaugural dissertation on the warm bath

Philadelphia: Carr & Smith, 1801

By LOCKETTE, Henry Wilson

Philadelphia: Carr & Smith, 1801. FIRST EDITION. With 1 plate (trimmed) depicting a steam cabinet. Disbound. First edition describing the physical effects that bathing has on the body. He discusses warm, hot or tepid baths as therapeutics in the treatment of diseases as diverse as tetanus, typhus and mental disturbances such as mania and hysteria.

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Title

An inaugural dissertation on the warm bath

Author

LOCKETTE, Henry Wilson

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Carr & Smith: Philadelphia

Date

1801

Edition

FIRST EDITION

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