Dear Sir,
To whom can I more fitly dedicate the following pages than to one, to
whom, under Divine Providence, I owe the inestimable blessings of
renewed health and of an invigorated constitution? Having derived
untold benefit from the use of the Turkish Bath, first introduced by
you into this country, and having witnessed the wonders effected by it
in the case of others, I have felt it my duty to propagate the
knowledge of its virtues in every direction: this I have endeavoured to
do in the following pages, in conjunction with some observations on the
Hydropathic and Allopathic systems.
Should the perusal of these pages lead to the currency of more correct
ideas on the subject of Hygiene, and a greater knowledge of the
principles of Hydropathy, than, at present prevail, my object in
writing will have been fully attained.
Wishing you a long continuance in your career of enlightened
usefulness,
I remain, Dear Sir,
Very sincerely yours,
ΔΙΟΓΕΝΗΣ.
Dublin, October, 1858.