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Summary

Description
English: A "sitz-bath" should accomodate complete immersion of the lower part of the back, the abdomen, and the thighs leaving ample room to wash and massage these parts of the body. Page 83 in Henry B. Scammell's 1897 handbook Cyclopedia of Valuable Receipts , a guide to all and sundry with 2000 illustrations.
Date
Source Scammell, Henry B. (1897). Cyclopedia of Valuable Receipts: A Treasure-House of Useful Knowledge for the Every-Day Wants of Life. St Louis: Planet Publishing
Author Unknown Unknown

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Captions

Sketch of a sitz-bath