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Water Cure
The “water cure” was a form of therapy developed in 18th century England by a
doctor named Richard Russell. It generally consisted of varieties of
water-related treatment — bathing in seawater, the drinking of sea water, and
activities reminiscent of modern day spas. It became especially popular during
the 19th century where health spas devoted to the “cure” were well-known medical
institutions for the upper-class, especially those with malingering or
persistent illness.
One of the first water cures was in Brighton. Charles Darwin famously retreated
to a water cure in Malvern, where he treated his (possibly psychosomatic)
recurring illness and socialized with upper-class English women. Henry Wirz, the
only Confederate soldier executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War for
war crimes, was a self-taught water-cure specialist.
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