A man smoking and reading the paper fully clothed in a hip-bath; self-help hydrotherapy in hot weather. Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy, is a part of medicine and alternative medicine, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment.

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Hydrotherapy, Hot Weather Self-Cure, 19th Century

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