The Invalid's Guide to the Virginia Hot Springs: Containing an Account of the Medical Properties of These Waters, With Cases Illustrative of Their Effects (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Goode

9780331087345: The Invalid's Guide to the Virginia Hot Springs: Containing an Account of the Medical Properties of These Waters, With Cases Illustrative of Their Effects (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331087340 ISBN 13: 9780331087345

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Discover the healing claims of Virginia’s Hot Springs waters

This historical account explores how internal use and full-body baths are said to balance circulation, ease pain, and support digestive and glandular function, with dramatic case notes from readers who used the waters consistently.

The book frames a practical look at the medical properties of these springs and shares firsthand letters and narratives that illustrate potential benefits. It presents the waters as anti-acid, mildly aperient, and diuretic, with bath use described as especially impactful for long-standing illnesses and acute conditions alike. The included cases provide a window into how people approached treatment during the era and what outcomes were reported when the waters were used with perseverance.

Learn how the springs were thought to affect the body’s systems: circulation, digestion, bile, and the absorptive processes.
See a variety of personal stories about relief from symptoms such as dyspepsia, rheumatic pain, bowel issues, and liver-related complaints.
Understand how drinking and bathing with the waters were combined in the treatment approach.
Get a sense of the historical context and the way medical experiences were recorded in personal letters and attestations.

Ideal for readers of 19th‑century medical anecdotes, regional spa histories, and anyone curious about historical hydrotherapy treatments.

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