The family didn't speak Polish, but somehow we were able to communicate through sign language and an English-Polish dictionary that I always carried with me.

Polish-English and English-Polish Dictionary (1851)

I pointed at words in my English-Polish dictionary, wrote down numbers, enlisted help (a man at the treatment center who did speak English volunteered as interpreter) and eventually was able to explain to the desk attendant why I was at Cieplice and the kinds of treatment I desired.