The German nature-cure, and how to practise it . mperatureof the water. Vapour baths are not indicated for very weak or oldpeople, in advanced consumption, or pregnancy. WHOLE STEAM BATH. This brings the whole body under the action of the can be taken in many ways. In the German Nature-Cure establishments the cabinet kind is usually bather sits in this, with only head exposed and a towelround the neck to prevent the escape of vapour. This is alsopracticable for private use, the steam being conducted bymeans of gutta-percha tubing, from a methylated spirit, gas,or petroleu
The German nature-cure, and how to practise it . mperatureof the water. Vapour baths are not indicated for very weak or oldpeople, in advanced consumption, or pregnancy. WHOLE STEAM BATH. This brings the whole body under the action of the can be taken in many ways. In the German Nature-Cure establishments the cabinet kind is usually bather sits in this, with only head exposed and a towelround the neck to prevent the escape of vapour. This is alsopracticable for private use, the steam being conducted bymeans of gutta-percha tubing, from a methylated spirit, gas,or petroleum steam producer outside. There are also thecheaper and more portable Sternkopfs and Moosdorfs appa-ratus, Dittmanns com-bined wave, steam, andsitz bath, and manyothers. When no special ap-pliance is at hand, acane chair will do,under which a pot orsaucepan of boilingwater is placed. () The heat can bemaintained by a hotstone or tile slipped into the water, or a gas or methylatedspirit stand with tubing can be used. The bather sits fully. Fig. 14. 54 THE GERMAN NATURE-CURE. undressed on the chair, and one or two blankets are carefullysecured round both him and the chair, only the head remain-ing free. The feet rest either on cross bars of wood on asecond pot of hot water, or in a warm foot bath. Duration ofbath, ten to twenty to thirty minutes. The recumbent steam bath is taken either on a cane bench(Kuhnes apparatus is the best for this), or on three or four^ane chairs, in both cases the head being raised. Two or threepots of boiling water are placed underneath (not under thehead), and the patient covered with a blanket, or sheet andblanket. To many people this form of vapour bath is the most com-fortable, on account of the rest to back and head. HALF STEAM BATH. In this, only the lower part of the body to the navelcomes under the influence of the steam, the upper partbeing free. If, however, during the bath, the latter alsoperspires, the following water application mus
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