Alternative Collection (page 4)

Ozonised Air in France
Patients inhaling OZONISED AIR at an establishment at Saint- Raphael, in southern France : the ozone in seaside air was believed to be very good for you

Nebuchadnezzar Mad
Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, late in life suffers a mysterious illness which requires him to adopt a vegetarian diet, and his behaviour becomes animal like

Drinking Blood / France
Les buveurs de sang : sickly Parisiens drink fresh blood at the Abattoirs of La Villette

Massage & Gymnastics
Various diagrams depicting massage technique

Steam Baths 1898
Diagram to show various vapour or steam baths, including a child s, feet and head baths, as well as a box bath

Water Packs
diagram to show various types of water pack, including the full-pack, steambath in bed, Kniepp short wrap and calf packs

Baths & Electrical T. Mnt
Diagrams showing various types of bath (shallow bath, hip bath, trunk bath etc.) and treatment with electricity

Kniepp Cure
Diagrams to show the Kniepp cure, which involves the knee jet, head infusion and walking barefoot in wet grass

Monkey Gland Treatment
Prague: a wise monkey refuses to take part in the monkey gland experiment

Electric Light Bath
An electric light bath in the Bilz Sanatorium, Berlin. " The copious perspiration promotes increased assimilation efficacious in cases of gout asthma, etc." Early sunbed ?

Railway Scheme - 2
An alternative scheme is seriously proposed : that a railway be constructed capable of carrying ships across the isthmus. But the idea never gets off the ground

Healing / France / 1905
Breton healer ( rebouteux ), seen curing a dislocated arm, though the patient appears to be in a lot of pain

Healers / France / 1910
Breton rebouteux at Saint Gourlay, seen curing a patient of neuralgia

John Bigg, the Hermit
The hermit JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life

Malvern Water Cure (1)
(1 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern The Packing " Don t I look very like a Mummy!"

Open Air Dormitory
An open air dormitory near Arosa, Switzerland. In winter, children sleep in covered shelters without windows. Health and efficiency at school have improved

Putney Junior Library
An orderly scene at Putney Junior Library, where Story Hour is held every alternative Thursday at 4.45 precisely. Smartly-dressed, well-behaved children frequent the library

Bewick / Walrus
(odobenus rosmarus) Bewick gives the alternative name of sea-horse but he admits it is a mammal, not a fish

Japanese Paramedics
The traveling doctor in his distinctive dress is a common and often welcome sight in rural Japan : his assistant carries a box of medicaments of questionable efficacy

Exorcism in China
In China, many patients are diagnosed as being possessed by a demon; so the doctor must also be an exorcist to drive the demon and the sickness out of his patient

Medical / Alternative
A Breton rebouteuse healing a child patient

The Royal Touch
ROYAL TOUCH French royalty had the power to heal

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