The German nature-cure, and how to practise it . emove congestions, withheadache, giddiness, nervous weakness, and inflammation ofbrain, lungs, and womb. Either knee, leg, arm, or hand bathcan be employed at a time. BATHS. 35 The Alternate Arm Bath.—The arms are held for twominutes in warm water (loo to 104 deg.), and one minute incold (62 deg.). This, repeated three times, is useful inrheumatism, gout, paralysis, etc. EYE BATH. The eyes must be constantly opened and shut, or kept open,in tepid water for some minutes three times daily; afterwardswashed with cold water. This application must be
The German nature-cure, and how to practise it . emove congestions, withheadache, giddiness, nervous weakness, and inflammation ofbrain, lungs, and womb. Either knee, leg, arm, or hand bathcan be employed at a time. BATHS. 35 The Alternate Arm Bath.—The arms are held for twominutes in warm water (loo to 104 deg.), and one minute incold (62 deg.). This, repeated three times, is useful inrheumatism, gout, paralysis, etc. EYE BATH. The eyes must be constantly opened and shut, or kept open,in tepid water for some minutes three times daily; afterwardswashed with cold water. This application must be used facingthe dark side of the room, and the eyes must be rested after-wards in the dark, or shaded. Indicated in all eye complaints. With cold or tepid water on rising in the morning, this bathis an excellent strengthening remedy for the eyes. HEAD BATH BACK AND SIDES. The patient lies on his back on a mattress or anythingraised, the back of the head resting in a basin with waterfrom 65 to 75 to 80 deg., for eight to ten minutes. (Fig. 4.). Fig. 4. For headache, megrim, congestion, pressure of blood to theeyes, etc. The side head bath stimulates the region of the ears, andstrengthens the eyes, especially if the part in the water isrubbed by another person. MOUTH BATH. Water as cold as the teeth can bear it, is kept in themouth until it is quite warm. In mouth and throat com-plaints, toothache and earache; and every ten minutes inacute illnesses. 36 THE GERMAN NATURE-CURE. NOSE BATH. Tepid water is drawn up the nose. To strengthen therelaxed mucous membrane, and to reheve pressure in thehead, etc. DOUCHES {Kneipp). The Kneipp douches are a powerful means of alteringthe circulation and distribution of blood, and of exciting toexcretion, but not to cause it. {Dv Walser.) They are given as whole or partial douches, in order tostrengthen and brace the system, to stimulate the action of theskin, and to promote the change of matter. They are there-fore especially employed in dige
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