The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . ecial advantage in this to offset itsawkwardness. The patient can and should make active friction overthe chest, abdomen, and lower extremities, if the sheet is thrownaround the neck, leaving the head out. It is succeeded by the dryrubbing sheet, or rubbing with dry towels. The Hip orSitz-Bath.—The Fig- »»? Bitting-bath answers the several indications of tonic, derivative, and ,-ii.,, i ; sedative. It is invaluable in weak-ness, irregularity, obstruction, andtorpor of the lower organs of thepelvis and abdomen. Any com-mon wa
The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . ecial advantage in this to offset itsawkwardness. The patient can and should make active friction overthe chest, abdomen, and lower extremities, if the sheet is thrownaround the neck, leaving the head out. It is succeeded by the dryrubbing sheet, or rubbing with dry towels. The Hip orSitz-Bath.—The Fig- »»? Bitting-bath answers the several indications of tonic, derivative, and ,-ii.,, i ; sedative. It is invaluable in weak-ness, irregularity, obstruction, andtorpor of the lower organs of thepelvis and abdomen. Any com-mon wash-tub will answer for itsadministration, though it is moreconvenient to have vessels madefor the purpose, the bottom raised1 few inches from the floor, theback side raised to rest water, as a general rule,should cover the hips and lower the sitting-bath portion of the abdomen. It maybe of any temperature, fr im verywarm to extreme cold, accordirg to the cace; and the time of appli-cation varies from five to thirty minutes The coo and coid sitting. THEORY VNB PRaCTUjS. baths are far the most frequently indicated, and the U9ual time 18 fromten to fifleon minutes. In the cold stage of fever, the warm sitz-bath very much mitigatesthe severity of the chills, and, if followed by the i old-rubbing wetsheet when the hot stage of the paroxysm supervenes, will often breakup the attack in a few hours. In acute inflammations of the liver,stomach, bowels, spleeu, and kidneys, hip-baths should be used very fre-quently, conjoined with the plentiful use of tepid or cool water inhjections. Debility of the external muscles of the abdomen, causedby the excessive use of tea and coffee, or crooked positions of thebody, evinced by short breath, weakness in the small of the back, andtrembling of the knees, is greatly benefited by this process, used ascold as can well De borne. A Hanket is usually thrown around thepatient during tins bath. The best tonic effect of hip-baths is secured
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