Ben Rhydding and the water cure.

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[18-?]
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Credit: Ben Rhydding and the water cure. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    until five o’clock. Here was the beginning of an internal crisis, which the packing, fomentations, &c., by removing the irritative state of the internal organs, had enabled them to effect; the nervous condition of the second was the symptom of the com- mencing effort which terminated in this manner. The matter vomited consisted of clear, frothy mucus, mixed with a black, tenacious, and heavy substance. A cold sitz bath for quarter of an hour after it, and fomentations at night; removed all traces of the emetic tumult. “ Sept. oth.—Shallow bath in the morning : foot and hand baths three times in the day; sitz bath for half an hour at noon, and a quarter of an hour at five p.m. Discharge of blood from the bowels in the morning. Another character of the internal crisis 5 head altogether free from pain, and she said she felt lighter and better than she had ever done. “Sept. 6th.—Treatment as above. Fomentations at bed- time; walked more than a mile steadily; much better to-day. In the course of the night colicky pains, followed by free diarrhcea, the bowels aching twice. “ Sept. 7th.—Treatment the same. Walked and then drove out for an hour. Felt better than she had done from the beginning. ‘‘ Sept. 8th.—Nothing but the shallow bath ; but as she be- came languid from going to church she took a foot bath, which soon restored her. Quite well in other respects. “ Sept. 10th.—Some little feverish disturbance induced me to order a packing to-day. Foot, hand, and sitz baths as before. Head became bad from too long a drive. Fomentations at bed time. “ Sept. ] 1th.—After a good night felt well; ordered foot bath. Suddenly seized with copious vomiting and purging. Took sitz bath after them, and went out quite well. “Sept. 13th.—Walked out twice and drove once; packed in