A COLD PLUNGE TO “CURE” TYPHOID
THE RINGATU METHOD Explaining the difficulties under which medical men worked among the Maori people Dr. Ellison, Director of Maori Hygiene, alluded yesterday to a practice among the Ringatus, or followers of the religion of Te Kooti. For typhoid and other fevers, he explained, the Ringatu tohungas invariably ordered a plunge in the nearest stream. More often than not, of course, Dr. Ellison added, the patient died.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 257, 20 January 1928, Page 16
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73A COLD PLUNGE TO “CURE” TYPHOID Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 257, 20 January 1928, Page 16
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