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George Julius Engelmann

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Description:Excerpt from Massage and Expression or External Manipulations in the Obstetric Practice of Primitive PeopleOf all therapeutic agents now in use, not one has been so uniformly and so consistently resorted to, and so successfully practised at all times, as massage: its history leads us back into the darkness of the most remote ages. Homer, in his Odyssey, already tells us how beautiful women rubbed and kneaded the anointed limbs of battle - worn heroes; this was to strengthen and rejuvenate the tired body, to give tone to the muscular sys tem.The oldest historians and physicians, poets and travellers, speak of massage and give very accurate descriptions, and modern travellers tell us of its use all over the globe eastern travellers especially tell us of the luxury of massage in combi nation with the bath after wearisome exertion or labor.In Rome we often hear of massage: Martial so speaks of it, slaves rubbed and anointed bathers in the public baths under Nero, Domitian, and Trajan.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Massage and Expression or External Manipulations in the Obstetric Practice of Primitive People (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Massage and Expression or External Manipulations in the Obstetric Practice of Primitive People (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Massage and Expression or External Manipulations in the Obstetric Practice of Primitive PeopleOf all therapeutic agents now in use, not one has been so uniformly and so consistently resorted to, and so successfully practised at all times, as massage: its history leads us back into the darkness of the most remote ages. Homer, in his Odyssey, already tells us how beautiful women rubbed and kneaded the anointed limbs of battle - worn heroes; this was to strengthen and rejuvenate the tired body, to give tone to the muscular sys tem.The oldest historians and physicians, poets and travellers, speak of massage and give very accurate descriptions, and modern travellers tell us of its use all over the globe eastern travellers especially tell us of the luxury of massage in combi nation with the bath after wearisome exertion or labor.In Rome we often hear of massage: Martial so speaks of it, slaves rubbed and anointed bathers in the public baths under Nero, Domitian, and Trajan.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Massage and Expression or External Manipulations in the Obstetric Practice of Primitive People (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Massage and Expression or External Manipulations in the Obstetric Practice of Primitive People (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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