Philosophy of Water Treatments
By David Paulson, M. D.
THE beautiful benefits of hydrotherapy can be illustrated by simply bathing the face with cold water upon a hot day, and then noting the refreshing effects which follow this application. If treating only one square foot of skin produces such a pleasant feeling, how much good must come from similar applications to the seventeen feet of skin surface, even if the internal organs do not have the necessary nerves to tell us how thankful they feel after such a treatment. Each of the internal organs of the body has an area on the skin with which it is in communication, and through which we can speak to it. The skin is really the keyboard of all the internal organs, and we may learn how to play upon it. The most successful physician or nurse is the one who knows this keyboard the best, and can bring harmonious action from the internal organs by the simple applications which he makes to the skin.—David Paulson, M. D.