Abstract
Cleanliness is said to be next to godliness—a very old adage which I have found to be no less true in the treatment of all diseases which have come under my observation. It is my custom to first make clean my patient, outside and inside so far as practicable, by the free use of pure water and good soap. I have never seen nor had a bad result from the use of these agents. I am of the opinion that in many cases all the medicine that is needed is the free judicious use of water, abstinence from food, plenty of pure air and sunshine. These agents, together with a clear conception and observation of the laws of hygiene will figure very conspicuously in the future of medicine. While I am a strong advocate of the free use of water in the practice of medicine, I also have confidence in
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