This section of the book is from "Fasting, Hydropathy and Exercise", by Bernarr MacFadden.
Palpitation:
Same treatment as for Heart Disease.
Pneumonia:
Wet sheet pack, followed or preceded by colon flushing
treatment. Wet sheet pack should be given two or three times per
day. No food of any character should be allowed until serious
symptoms abate. Encourage the desire to drink large quantities of
water. As soon as the more serious symptoms abate, the exercises
numbers 1, 7, 9, 15, 16 and 17 can be used to advantage. Great
care should be taken to secure perfectly pure air at all times in
this trouble, as patients suffering from this disease often die
from this one neglect.
Rheumatism:
Wet sheet pack twice a day. One meal a day
for the first week. Meats of all kinds should be avoided: food
should be very thoroughly masticated. Massage will be found beneficial.
One or two-day fast will hasten recovery.
Salt Rheum:
Same treatment as for Eczema.
Sciatica:
Exercises
numbers 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 18 should be taken twice daily
until slightly fatigued. Exercise No. 2 should be given especial
attention. Confine diet to two meals per day, and eat very
slowly. At night, upon retiring, apply a wet cloth to the affected
parts.
Scrofula:
Same treatment as for Blood Diseases.
Skin Diseases:
Same treatment as for Blood
Diseases.
Sore Throat:
Same treatment as for Bronchitis.
Typhoid Fever:
Same treatment as Gastric Fever.
Whooping Cough:
Same treatment as for Croup.
 
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