Our home physician: a new and popular guide to the art of preserving health and treating disease; with plain advice for all the medical and surgical emergencies of the family . PAN FOR SPONGE OR HAND-BATH. The topical as likewise the general useof hot water in the form of vapor is like-wise a remedy of great utility in variouscomplaints. Whenever the joints becomerigid, and the pain upon motion exquisite-ly severe, or where the muscles are con-tracted (and, indeed, in all protractedcases of any disease of the hip-joint, lum-bago, or sciatica), the vapor of hot water,properly applied, will seld
Our home physician: a new and popular guide to the art of preserving health and treating disease; with plain advice for all the medical and surgical emergencies of the family . PAN FOR SPONGE OR HAND-BATH. The topical as likewise the general useof hot water in the form of vapor is like-wise a remedy of great utility in variouscomplaints. Whenever the joints becomerigid, and the pain upon motion exquisite-ly severe, or where the muscles are con-tracted (and, indeed, in all protractedcases of any disease of the hip-joint, lum-bago, or sciatica), the vapor of hot water,properly applied, will seldom fail, in con-junction with other suitable applications,to prove a safe and successful for snowER-BATH. The mode of applying it topically must beregulated according to circumstances. A large boiler, with a longpipe or tube affixed to it, forms a simple apparatus. By means ofthis the parts affected may be steamed for about half an hour at atime, repeating the process twice or thrice a day. TURKISH AND RUSSIAN BATHS. These methods of bathing are now rapidly growing into popular-ity. In New York City there are several establishments where the BATHING.
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