Title from text printed on verso of previous plate in the series., Publication information from a closing plate in the series with intact imprint statement: The water doctor, or, hydropathyist., Eight lines of printed text on verso of sheet refer to next plate in the series: The sitz, or, sitting bath. Lor bless me in this age of steam, nothings impossible, when I married 50 years since women of three score were thought past these things, but now, water hot or cold, does every thing ... Plate IX., and Numbered 'Plt. VIII' in upper left corner from: The sure water cure.
Two women help a third woman who sits in a shallow bath tub, shower with the use of watering can. A man peeks at the scene from behind a curtain on the left. On the right, a fourth woman looks up from a tub with a look of surprise
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Title supplied by cataloger., Publication information from a closing plate in the series with intact imprint statement: The water doctor, or, hydropathyist., Seven lines of text printed on verso of sheet: The mummy state. The patient having been made a client of (Vulgo, stript of every thing, common sense not excluded) is tightly enveloped in blankets to perspire ...Plate II., and Numbered 'Plt. 1' in upper left corner from: The sure water cure.