The hydropathic encyclopedia : a system of hydropathy and hygiene in eight parts / by R. T. Trall.

Perhaps with the exception of Joel Shew, no figure had a greater influence on the development of hydropathy in the United States than Russell Thatcher Trall. More than another therapeutic system, hydrotherapy was a way of life. It integrated anatomy, physiology, hygiene, dietetics, physical fitness, mental hygiene, dress reform and temperance to the pathology and therapeutics of the hydropathic school.