Practical hydropathy, including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing and habits of . Eye and ear douche we find very useful. Savory and Moore, in-ventors, 220, Begent Street, London; or through any chemist. EYE BATH.—Eye-glasses are sold at the druggists, the applica-tion of them is as follows. Eor weak sight without inflammation,fill the glasses with water GO degrees and in astooping position, to keep the water in. Thenraise the head with the glasses fitting over theeye, and open the eye-lids to allow the water tocome in contact with the eye-ball. Keep the glasseson five minute
Practical hydropathy, including plans of baths and remarks on diet, clothing and habits of . Eye and ear douche we find very useful. Savory and Moore, in-ventors, 220, Begent Street, London; or through any chemist. EYE BATH.—Eye-glasses are sold at the druggists, the applica-tion of them is as follows. Eor weak sight without inflammation,fill the glasses with water GO degrees and in astooping position, to keep the water in. Thenraise the head with the glasses fitting over theeye, and open the eye-lids to allow the water tocome in contact with the eye-ball. Keep the glasseson five minutes, then change the water; andi while changing let the eyes face the strongestlight. Thus go on applying water in the sameway five minutes longer, repeat this three or four times a day, aftera few days use only cold water. If convenient, pack the foreheadwith a piece of calico wrung out of cold water, and oiled silk overduring the application. Inflamed eyes treat as follows :—Use head-bath cold or rather tepid; foment the eyes and forehead for ten. BATHS AND PEACTICE Or HYDROPATHY. 73 minutes with hot flannel pads wrung out of water as hot as can beborne while using the head-bath, then pack the forehead as abovewith wet calico, and apply the glasses, with water 70 degrees tocommence with for three minutes, the next three minutes 60, andthen three minutes cold ; and in changing the water open the eyesand face the light. When the inflammation is subdued, then treatthe same as for weak eyes ; for accidental injmy apply the same. The patient must not be alarmed at the eyes becoming muchblood-shot by the use of the glasses at first; this is producing thedesired effect by stimulating the circulation, and will subside in duetime. At bed-time foment the eyes with hot water five minutes,then pack as above with wet calico over the forehead, and two piecesof damp spongio over the eyes for the night. The ordinary methodof shading the light from weak or inflamed eyes is highly injurious,
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