Hydropathy, or the Water-Cure: Its Principles, Processes, and Modes of Treatment. Compiled in Part from the Most Eminent Authors, Ancient and Modern, on the Subject: together with an Account of the Latest Methods Adopted by Priessnitz. Illustrated with N…

xv, 360, [4] pp. 12mo. Originally published in 1844, placing it among the earliest works on the topic of hydropathy, which originated with the holistic practices of Vincent Priessnitz, an Austrian farmer. His methods of healing became popular enough that a string of health resorts practicing hydropathic therapies opened throughout Europe, and counted such notable figures as Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens among their patients. (Science Museum's History of Medicine)