1843. Its Principals, Theory, and Practice With Ample Directions for its Self Application and a Full Account of the Wonderful Cures Performed With it on 7,000 Patients of all Nations. Priessnitz is credited as being the first man to formulate a complete system of cold water treatments for the purpose of alleviating pain and dissolving illness in the body. His is the only name, of all the pioneers in the Nature Cure and Hygienic movement, preserved in medical dictionaries.
