PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION. 1
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. 2
PREFACE TO THE FIRST GERMAN EDITION. 5
PREFACE TO THE FIFTIETH GERMAN EDITION. 7
INTRODUCTION. 8
PART I. WATER APPLICATIONS. 17
GENERAL REMARKS. 17
MEANS OF HARDENING. 22
WATER APPLICATIONS. 31
A. WET SHEETS. 31
B. BATHS. 37
C. VAPORS. 63
D. SHOWER-BATHS. 75
E. ABLUTIONS. 86
F. BANDAGES. 90
G. DRINKING OF WATER. 102
PART II. APOTHECA. 105
GENERAL REMARKS. 105
MEDICINES. 110
CONTENTS OF A LITTLE HOME-APOTHECA. 145
SEVERAL KINDS OF STRENGTH-GIVING FOOD. 148
PART III. DISEASES. 151
INTRODUCTION.. 151
COMPLAINTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.. 152
THE GUSHES. 291
