Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceSignificant Dates in the Evolution of the Victorian SpaOne. Healing WatersTwo. Heroic Medicine IndeedThree. Towards Gentler Treatments Four. The Quest for Healthy EatingFive. Water as the Universal CureSix. The Water Cure Comes to AmericaSeven. Elusive Victorian DiseasesEight. Taking the PlungeNine. Bathing the InsidesTen. Shocking TreatmentsEleven. Treatments GaloreTwelve. Victorian Watering PlacesThirteen. Springs and Spas in AmericaFourteen. The Battle Creek SanFifteen. The Cereal BattlesSixteen. The Spas TransformPostscriptGlossary: Victorian Medical TerminologyAppendix: Composition of Representative Mineral SpringsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“The author describes in detail many of the spa therapies...[This book] covers so much more than just the history of Victorian spas. It encompasses everything from the beginnings of different types of hydrotherapy around the world to the introduction of patent medicines and the decline of many alternative healing modalities.... easy to read...much to learn within...many gems of unique and fun information...an enjoyable read”—Watermark

Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceSignificant Dates in the Evolution of the Victorian SpaOne. Healing WatersTwo. Heroic Medicine IndeedThree. Towards Gentler Treatments Four. The Quest for Healthy EatingFive. Water as the Universal CureSix. The Water Cure Comes to AmericaSeven. Elusive Victorian DiseasesEight. Taking the PlungeNine. Bathing the InsidesTen. Shocking TreatmentsEleven. Treatments GaloreTwelve. Victorian Watering PlacesThirteen. Springs and Spas in AmericaFourteen. The Battle Creek SanFifteen. The Cereal BattlesSixteen. The Spas TransformPostscriptGlossary: Victorian Medical TerminologyAppendix: Composition of Representative Mineral SpringsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“The author describes in detail many of the spa therapies...[This book] covers so much more than just the history of Victorian spas. It encompasses everything from the beginnings of different types of hydrotherapy around the world to the introduction of patent medicines and the decline of many alternative healing modalities.... easy to read...much to learn within...many gems of unique and fun information...an enjoyable read”—Watermark

Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceSignificant Dates in the Evolution of the Victorian SpaOne. Healing WatersTwo. Heroic Medicine IndeedThree. Towards Gentler Treatments Four. The Quest for Healthy EatingFive. Water as the Universal CureSix. The Water Cure Comes to AmericaSeven. Elusive Victorian DiseasesEight. Taking the PlungeNine. Bathing the InsidesTen. Shocking TreatmentsEleven. Treatments GaloreTwelve. Victorian Watering PlacesThirteen. Springs and Spas in AmericaFourteen. The Battle Creek SanFifteen. The Cereal BattlesSixteen. The Spas TransformPostscriptGlossary: Victorian Medical TerminologyAppendix: Composition of Representative Mineral SpringsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“The author describes in detail many of the spa therapies...[This book] covers so much more than just the history of Victorian spas. It encompasses everything from the beginnings of different types of hydrotherapy around the world to the introduction of patent medicines and the decline of many alternative healing modalities.... easy to read...much to learn within...many gems of unique and fun information...an enjoyable read”—Watermark