Hydrotherapy is a part of medicine, in particular of occupational therapy and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. [wikipedia]
Spanish colonists noted the use of the hammock by Native Americans, particularly in the West Indies, at the time of the Spanish conquest.[1] The word comes from a Taíno culture Arawakan word (Haiti) meaning "fish net". [wikipedia]
Had a [f]antastic find at the used book store! A 1957 French printing of the Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom. I've only seen the controversial film version by Pasolini... ;)
