institution
Dr. Mozelveizer's Hydropathic Establishment
the hydropathic establishment
also: Водолечебница доктора Б. О. Мозельвейзера, водоцелебное заведение, water-healing establishment
A Petersburg water-cure clinic offering hydrotherapy treatments such as massage and the Charcot douche to a well-to-do clientele; Andrei Khrisanfych works there as hall porter, and it supplies the setting for the story's second half.
Reading notes
- At Christmastime §17 water-healing establishment
A clinic offering hydrotherapy treatments to a well-to-do clientele; Andrei Khrisanfych works there as hall porter, and it becomes the setting for the story's second half.