Joel Shew

Joel Shew was an American medical doctor, born on 13 November 1816 and died on 6 October 1855. His Wikipedia article describes him as a hydrotherapist, a practitioner of treatment by water, and as an advocate of natural hygiene, a nineteenth century health reform movement. He belongs among the historical practitioners of alternative healing in the United States. Nothing here is medical advice. This description rests only on the opening summary of his Wikipedia article, and the details of his career and writings remain for later research.