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Massage
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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In medicine a process of kneading, stroking, and rubbing, with the fingers and palms of the hands, applied to the body as a whole or to locally affected parts, to allay pain, promote circulation, and restore nervous and vital energy; it was practised in very early times in China and India; was known to the Greeks and Romans, and was revived by Dr. Mezger of Amsterdam in 1853.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Massage'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/massage.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Massage'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/massage.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
