O B S ERV A T I O N S

O N T H E

U S E of B A T H I N G ;
WA R M a nd C O L D
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A N D T H E

D i fezi fes i t wi l l c ur e wi thout a D octor .

W I T H

An Ac c ount of t h e Ci rer Vefler eufli , or fi

e s
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l r
t he ce eb at ed R efi or at i v e a m on
g t he ant i ent

Gr eg /es , ufed i n t hei r B A THS a nd at t hei r

TA B L ES .

I l l ui srated wi th i t s Fi g ure
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.

L O N D O N

P D A V I S i n Pi cca dzfl d M C O O P ER
r i nt ed for J .
y, an .

in P a ter fl
gfl er - Row .

M D C C LIX .

Pri ce O Sh i l l i ng and Si x p ence}

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Lara s o U T H W E L L
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th ought on W hi ch ti s Built Was w h olly y ours
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a nd t h o m y v ery j ui t fenfe of 1 t s i m p er fec

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t i ons
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forbid s m y p utti ng m y nam e t o t h e pi ec e I ,

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m ay W ith out b oai tm g fay th at I felt an ex
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t r em e prid e w h en y our l or d i h i p th ought m e

e q ual t o th e und ert a ki ng of r ed uci ng it t o

fti r m T h e w orld w ill fay I h av e caufe : for 1 t

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k now s no p er fon of w h ofe fav ourabl e opi ni on ,

o r eafonabl b
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a n auth or m a t e pr oud
y y .

Y ou w er e p l eafed t o d em and of m e no
m or e th an a flt eteh nor d oes t h i s att em p t
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 D E D I CA TI O N .

e it li es to e xpl ai n th e m a tt er

p raé
ti ce i n o ufe ,
t I {h al l h av e d one al l I p re
fum ed t o un e d rt ake .

Y O U R l ord i h i p W1 11 b e p l eafed to p ard on

t hi s ad d r efs : It br eath es no fl att ery , for h e
W h o w r1t es i t h as none of th eir vi ew s , w h ofe
‘

offend s ev en t h e ea r s t o w hich i t

and with wh at tr ue r efp eét h e i s s

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Y our L O R D S H I P S

o eb di ent Servant,

Th e A U T H O R

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$3 th e oth er ki nd of b athi ng th an by
k fi ié fiv fij t m edici nes . Thi s th e c onc urrent “

t ei t i m O ny of al l ag es and a l l c ountri es av ow s
’
,

b ut th er e m ay b e al fo d ang er attendi ng th e
i nc onfid er ate a nd unfk i l ful l ufe of eith er
, .

Thi s i s th e occ afi on of th e p r efent treati fe i n ,

w hich it i s p r op ofed t o giv e i n a fuc c i nét Vi ew

w hat i s a lr eady k now n up on th e fubj eét ; and
r efer vi n a m iddl e c our i e b e t w een t he r afh
p g
z eal of t h e a dv oc at es for thi s pr a ctic e , and
th eir v ai n t err or s w h o op p ofe i t ; abfol utel y
t o th ew w h er ei n it m ay b e ufeful , w h er ei n
ang er ou s ; t o li m it th e c afes a nd r efcri b e
d p
t h e c i rcum ft anc es i n w hich it w ill d o g ood
’

’
a nd by fr ee c auti ons ag ai ni t i ts ufe i n t h ofe

w h er ei n 1 t m ay b e m i fch i evous to pr ev ent al l

,

a ccid ent s : t o r efl or e t h e ori g i nal cr edit of

th e pr actic e ,
and t o d o fom e . fervi ce t o
m anki nd .

T H E
 W W W fitW W W SK WWW WW

B ATH

C H A P
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fl i i fi A T H I N G h as d oubl efs b een co

i i
é
B sg a v l W 1th
e a m a nki nd : f d
c l eanl i ne s an

l eafur e w ould l ea d th em early to

‘

M fiéi ‘
p
i t , a nd t h e a dv ant ag es w er e evi

d ent Th e c old b ath w as th e fi r i t for ev ery

.
’
,

p ond and riv er g av e th e opp ort unity : a nd

th ey w h o ufed it found th at th ey w er e
fi r ong er i n th eir b odi es , and m or e liv ely i n
th eir i m ag i nations th an th ofe w h o did not .

Th ey found th ey efcap ed fi ck nefs al fo : it

w as nat u r al t o attrib ut e thi s t o th e c ol d nefs ,
a nd th e nc e t o feek for t h e fam e ur ofe t h e
p p
c ol d eft w a t er s . R eligi on c ount enanc ed th e
r a ét i fe a nd ur i fi c at i ons w ith w at e r w er e
p ,
p
m ad e ei i e nti a l c er em oni es . Fr aud foll ow e d
fer an art ful 1 ac e of p r i ei t s fenfi bl e of th e
’
,

g ood fr om b athi ng i n extr em e c old w at er,

d edicat ed fp ri ng s to fai nt s, and th e c ur es t h e
w at er
wat er m ade w er e a ttri b uted to t he patron of
t h e fount ai n
W A R M b athi ng foll owed nat urally . Th e
ear thi n m any pl ac e s fend s out h ot fp ri ng s
t h efe w er e m or e p l eafa nt t o th e flei h 1 n w aj h
i ng , a nd th ey w er e th er efor e m or e ufed
fom e w h o h ad c oarfe e r upti ons on th eir {k i n
w er e c ur ed by thi s entir ely ; i n oth er s h ead
a ch s c eafe d and i n m any m or e c om p l ai nt s of
,

l ong c onti nuanc e vani i h ed O ne t ort ur ed.

,

w ith th e ch ol ic w h en h e b at hed found i n

,
s

fi ant c afe ; anoth er w h o w as d um b from ,

unacc ufi om ed found of h i s ow n v o1 c e a

t hird b urfti ng w ith fup p r e i fed uri ne, ex

1

p eéti n
g only eafe,
g r ew m i t antl
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y r e l i ev e d
of h i s c om p l ai nt s .

e i fe dts a pp ea r e d m ir a c ul ous ; a nd
’

l yi ng d octor s a s ig nor ant as p ri efi s w er e c un

ni ng , a tt rib ut e d t h efe c ur es t o th ey k ne w
not w h at m i ner al s i m p req uati ng th e Spri ng
i g r t d d fi th ir i i h l d
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n o n a n e r ou s e t nt o u
a :
p a a

c onti nue 1g nor ant th a t al l th efe d i feafes , a nd

w ith t hefe m any m or e, m ight b e c ur ed by
“

w ar m w at er only .

B U T b efor e p h yfi ci ans i nterferr ed th e

r aéti fe f r ead ; and b e ca m e, w h er ev e r th er e
p p
w er e t h efe h ot fp ri ng s uni ver fal .

W HERE th ey wer e w anti ng p l ain r eafon

t aug ht th eir nat ur e, a nd t ut or ed p eopl e t o
i m i t at e th em : c om m on w at er w a s eai i l y
jwarm ed, and t hi s p er for m ed th e fer vi c e .

T 11 1 5
 T HI S was al i nat ur e t aug ht and thi s t h ey
,

found fufii ci ent : i ng enious ar t i ng eni ous ,

for th e ufes gc f t h e ar ti fi , foon introd uc e d a

m ultit ud e of fol ly . Th us d oét or s wh o h ad
fanci ed m i ner al s i n al l t h e h ot b ath s , b ecaufe
t h ey found th em i n a few , a dd ed th em un
d er v ari ous pr ep ar ati ons to th eft: th ey m ad e
art . I ron and c opp er b ec am e g ener al i ngr e
d i ents , a nd th ey dr eam ed fom eth i ng of t h e
v ag ue a cid t h o th ey h ad not y et i ts nam e
’

.
,

.T
; h e r e d h ot fl a g s fr om i r-
on w o rk s and c o
p
er fur na c es w e r e thr ow n i nt o th e w at er and
p
m ir acl es a ttrib ut ed t o th em a nd h enc e t h e

unfeeli ng folly of t h e p h yfi c i ans c am e by d e

r ees t o b ath s of I N F A N T S B L O O D
g .

B U T w hil e w e ch arg e b arb ar ous antiq uity

w ith th efe ab ufes l et us exc ept th ofe nati ons
,

a m ong w h om fc i ence fi our i fh ed , and w ith

it al l tr ue k now l edg e ; from w h om w e h av e

d ed uc e d our b ei t d i fc overi es a nd
p
fr om
w h om w e m i g ht b orr ow m any m or e, i f it
w er e a s m uch a c ufi om t o fi ndy , a s t1s a
’

l ory t o pr et end t o fi udy th em

g .

T H E Gr eek s c on fi d er ed w arm b ath s as

w a r m w a t er b ut th en t h ey add ed pl ai n
a nd fi m l e thi ng s t o afi i ft t h e i nt enti on
’
p
b ran, foap em olli ent h erb s : no m ore And
,
.

th ey h ad fr agrant oil s and pr eci ous oi nt

m e nt s to ufe aft er w ard s w hich fer ved th e
,

t w o gr eat need ful p ur p ofes , r efr ei h i ng t h e

fp i ri ts , and p r ev enti ng th ofe m ifch i efs w hich
m ig h t
 ( 9 )
m ight ot h er wi fe h ave fol l owed fudden
c old .

W h at th efe w e re is
p oi nt 1 nvol ved i n fom e
a

ob fc ur i t ; for t he origi nal s f eak a br ok en

y p
l a ng uag e ; a nd h owfoever l ear ned th eir c om
m ent ator s m ay h av e b een i n w ord s th ey
‘

w er e al l wh olly unacquai nt ed w ith th e

thi ng s c onc er ned T h e Greek pl ant s are l efs
.

k nown th an al m oft a ny oth er fubj eét of anti

u i t : w ith w h at fucc efs th ey h av e b een
q y
fought b y t h e na m el efs a uth or o f t h efe e n
ui r i es t h ofe w h o h av e m oi t l e ar ni ng will
q ,

b e b eft abl e t o d et er m i ne : at l c ai l th ey h ave

b een fought with dilig enc e and c and our .

W H I L E p r i ei th ood p h yfi c fraud and

, , ,

fol ly w er e ob fc ur i ng t h e g r eat l ight of nat ur e

i n thi s i ni canc e a m ong p eopl e w h o wer e d i f
’
,

t i ng ui lh ed by th e fi ne t e r m civili z ed h onefc
’
,

nat ur e t aught t h e Savag es of oth er q uart er s

not only t h e ufe of c old w at er b ut to r oll ,

t h em fel ves i n fnow : and not al one t o pl ung e

i nto th e nat ural w ar m b ath or m ak e one by ,

t h e h elp of fi re ; b ut to fel z e w h atfoever oi

fered lik e it .

I N fom e pl ac es th ere ri fe h ot v ap ours

out o f t h e ea rth , a nd on th efe th ey pl ac ed

th em fel ves to gr ow war m by th em w h en

thi s a dv antag e di d not offer th ey feat ed
th em fel ve
fac ed th e fouth I n t h e m iddl e of a cl ear h ot
.

d ay ; and c ov eri ng th eir feet with th e l oofe

d ri ft {tood to b e h eated th oroughly i n ot her
,

l aces th ey h eat ed t urfs ; and l ay on th em ,

‘

p
an d W ere c ov er ed with th em : a nd el fewh cre
‘

THU na ure
t l ed th e way to th e l i fe
’

Whil e fc i ence only foll owed he r Prep s . H ealth

w as p refor ved by t h e c ol d b ath s b efor e tw as
$
’

k nown d i feafes c ould be c ur ed b y th em

’

a nd ha l f th e d ei t r uéti ve l eg i on of chr oni c

‘

c om pl ai nt s w er e c ur ed fa m ili arly So m uc h
.

h appy
wh o b yd
o e e
 ( I I )

C H A P . H .

Of abe fU/é qf B ar n
i g a m ong t he Gr ants and
Roma ns .

G Y gP T i n t h e ea rl i efl: t i m es wh ereof
-
.

wesha ve acc ount, adopted and i m proved

c ol dwat er ; and fr om th at p eopl e p fobabl y

'

th e G reeks de r i ved i ts r ati onal ufe, tog eth er

wi th t h eir oth er k nowl edg e I n th i s ca fe as .

a l l oth er s , t h ey foon b eca m e m ore emi nent

t han th eir o rigi nal s : for wh atfoever th ey
ad op ted th ey i m prov ed In th eir h er oi c
.

ra e s we r ead th ey bat h ed i n r iv er s or th e fea,

g
a nd th er e i s r eafon t o b el i ev e t ho faéts are
’

h and ed d own fr om th efe unc ertai n ti m es

v er ob fc ur el , t hat th ey d i fi i n ui fli ed t h e
y y g
falt fro m fr efl i w ater E ven h ot b ath s were
.

as early as th e ti m e s w h en H om e r liv ed

rh p s a s th ofe c o nc er ni ng wh i ch h e w r ot e
p e a .

aPyth ag oras ta ug h t ta h i s c ountry m en wh at h e

h ad l earned i n Eg ypt of th eir ufe and fr om
h i s t i m e th o for fom e ag es flow l y , t h ey
’
.
,
, _

were m ad e a r eg ul ar p art of medi ci ne f r om .

t h enc e they wer e foon broug ht int o th e lifts

of l uxury and th ent h e ch ai re m anner s of th at
’
,

h onour abl e p eopl e w ould not fuffer t hem

u b lic T h ofe who ha d O c cafi onm ad e th em
p .

, i n t h ei r h oufes, and th ey were ag ai n giv en

B 2 b ack
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b ack to th e r el i ef i of fi c k nefs 5 th eir na ut r al

and origi nal ufe .

R oM e b orrowed th em from Greece Even .

th e nam e Th er m ae i s not of t h e oth er ori

i n Th ey c onfi d er ed th e m a s an a rti c l e of
g .

l ux ury and p l eafure as m uch as of m ed ici nal

,

v ert ue : a nd aft er th e fa tig ue of t h e d ay th ey

prep ared t h em fel ves by bathi ng r ubbi ng and ,

a noi nti ng for th e t abl e and t h e p l eafures of

,

t h e e v eni ng : b oth nati ons w er e w i fe enough

t o k no w th a t w hich c ould p r efer ve m ight
,

a l fo r efi or e th eir h ealth 5 and by b oth t h e h ot ,

a nd t h e c ol d b ath s w e r e ufed al fo 1 11 th e c ur e

of d i feafes Th e Gr eek and L ati n m ed ici nal

.

w ri te r s eq ually nam e th em i n thi s l ight fr om ,

Hi p p ocr at es d oa ar d to t h e hi lt .

T HE cc ount s we h ave of th e m anner of

a

b athi ng for m edici nal p urp ofes are v ery ob

O
'
fc ure b ut ti s m olt prob abl e th ey p roc eed ed
,

th us Th e p erfon w h o w as to h av e th e ad va n
.

t age of a w ar m b ath w as l ed i nt o an ant r ,

c h arr i b er of t h e Prov e 5 h e r e h e t ook off p ar t

of h i s h ab i t : w h e n w a r m ed i n thi s pl ac e h e
“
‘

w as l ed i nto th e Prov e ; th er e h e w a s foon

m ad e v ery h ot a nd b ei ng w h olly frr i p p ed h e
’
,

w a s fet i n a t ub a nd a q uantity of w a rm w at er
,

w a s p our ed up on h i s h ead aft e r thi s h e

pl ung ed i nt o th e w ar m b ath ; and wh en h e

c am e ‘
 1
3
c am e out of fins h e w as r ubb ed dry , and
th en anoi nt ed with oil s .

THi s w as th e
c om p l eat m eth od : but i n
m any c afes a p art of th e c er em ony only w as
ufed th e w arm r oom s al one for th efe and
’ '

, ,

th e w arm w at er w er e efi eem ed fufii ci ent ;

b ut al w ay s anoi nti ng w ith th e oil s c l ofed th e
c er em ony .

THE c old b athi ng w as c ond ucted w ith l ets

c er em ony 5 b ut as r a ti onally Th e p er fon w as
.

pl unged i nt o th e w at er h eadl ong 5 th en w h en

h e c am e out h e w as r ub b ejd dry and aft er , ‘

w ard s h e w as anoi nt ed w ith oil s .

TH E SE w er e th e c uftom s of th e G reek s
/ ,

an d from th efe th e R om ans v ari ed b ut

“

littl e Th ey gr ew c ar el efs and m ad e b oth

.
,

k i nd s of b a thi ng fli g h ter ari d m or e fr equent

a m ong t h ofe 1 n h ealth b ut for th e l i ck th e
.

fam e m eth od s Pt i l l w er e ufed M i fchi ef h ap

.

p ened fom eti m es from b athi ng as w ell as ,

oft en g ood : w e b ett er und efi and th e d a ng er ,

b ut w e h av e l efs fenfe of th e r eal adv ant ag es ;

it m ay b e th er efor e ufeful to end eavour to
i ntrod uc e ag ai n fom e of th e negl ected prae
t ic es of th e Gr eek s and t o l a
, y d ow n b efor e

th e p ublic th e di feafes m w hich b athi ng w ill

b e a c ur e ; and th e d ang er which m ay att end
i ts i m p r op er ufe .

C H A P .
 oH A

m ultit ud e th er d i for d er s al l
of o , whi ch m ay .

b e r em ov ed at onc e by a prop e r l
ufe of th e

e i th er c afe th e w ar m b ath is a c ur e .

as t h e ores
1
p
h ave ‘
l eft fo p a rtic ul arly O p en
b een ~
O ur .

c ufi om
1
i s t o b e p ut i m m edia t ely i nt o b ed
~
.
‘
.

fr om a war m b ath 5 b ut th i s i s neith e r ne e

c efi ary
 ( si 1

eeflhr or r i g h t, th e efi eét h as bee n p ro-1

y n
duc ed i n t h e b ath , a nd to w h at p urp ofet
fh oul d th e p erfon weak en h i m fel f, and op en }

th e p or es y et m or e by a c onti nued h eat .

'

T HE -

Gr eek s went from th e ba th i nto ,

t h eir h eati ng r oom s a nd c oo l ed grad ually b e

,

for e th ey w ent t o b ed Th ey und erflood .

th e d ang er of exp ofi ng th em fel vc s fud d enl y

‘

t o th e c ol d ai r w hi ch th ey av o
'
’

id ed and ev en ,

t ook pr ec auti ons th a t th e di ffe r enc e b e t ween

th e ai r of t h e b ath i ng r oom a nd t h at of th e
a p art m ent i nt o w hich th ey w ent fh oul d not

h urt th em Th efe w er e r ubbi ng and a noi nt

.

i ng 5 a nd w ith th efe w e th o o ur c ountry i s

’

c ol d er m i ght r et ur n fr om th e w a rm b a th i ntor
,

a w ar m ap a rt m ent w ith out d ang e r We fh oul d .

t h us h av e a l l t h e adv a nt ag es of th e h eat
w it h out w eak e ni ng ourfel ves by it ; and i t
woul d fet afi d e h al f th e ne ed of m ed1ci ne .

T HE , ufes of b athi ng am ong th e

w ar m
G reek s ex cl ufi ve of th e m er e confid er ati on
,

of l ux ury a n d am ufem ent m ay b e r ed uc ed ,

t o th ree 1 9s Th e r el axi ng of th e i k i n a nd
. .

O p eni ng of th e p or es 2d Th e c l eanfi n
.
g of .

cut aneous foul nefs a nd c ur e of th e d i for d er s

ef t h e i k i n T h e fi ren th eni n
‘

3 d .
g
.
g th e

a rt s and con v eyi n t h e v irtu of p

p , g es
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T HE two fi nd pl ai n and obvi ous 5 but to
are

t h e third flight r ead ers w ill obj eét b ec aufe ,

i t f eem s c ontradi ct ory : th e abfol ute effeét of

Warm b ath s b ei ng not t o {tr eng th en b ut t e
l ax : y et t o thi s fee m i ng a rg um ent t i s eafy
’

'

to o
pp Ofe faé t s T h e Gr eek s w er e faith ful
’
.
,
°

a nd th ey nam e th e efi eét s z and t o c onfir m

t hi s w e h av e i n H offm an a w rit er fcar c e

, ,

l efs a cc ur at e th an th em fel ves a fi ng ul ar ac ,

c ount of th e C a roli ne b ath s w hich th o h ot , ,

’

n th en not r el ax th e p art s b e
g , ,

afi ri n enc of an ochr eous e arth

g y
cont ai ned i n th em .

T HERE FO RE th e thi ng i s p raéti c ab l e

w h at w e h av e found d one i n one pl ac e by
nat ur e th ey did by ar t at p l eafur e ; a nd 1 t 1 s
,

c ert ai n th ey m ight d o it b etter : for t h e

virt ues of aftri n e nt pl ant s ar e m uch m ore
g
e afi l c onv ey ed t o w at er th an th ofe of afi ri n
y
u

ent earth s
g .

A WA R M b ath is a g eneral fom ent a

ti on : we m ay d o w h at th ey did and ,

w e h av e
‘

t h e m eans : Wh atfoever f
e f e ct a

w a r m fom e nt ati on t ak e up on a li m b by
c an

m eans of i ts i ngr edi ent s th e fam e a w ar m ,

b ath i m pr eg nat ed with th e fam e i ngr edi ent s

m ay on t h e w h ol e b ody Wh ere th e c om .
‘

pl ai nt i s l oc al w e pl ai nly fee th e g ood effect s .

O f m edic at ed wat er for fom ent ati ons i n g e

,

ner al
 17
1
1
n eral ar e th er ;
no o wh er e th e m al ady
and

i s uni verfal th e fa m e g ood wi l l b e att ai ned

by a b ath m ad e with th e fam e i n redi ents
g .

WA RM wat er anfw ers t h e c om m on p ur

nfes al one ; and w h eth er th i s ; or the medi
p

pl ai n r eafon fup p orted by anti ent m ed i c m e ,

e it wi l l b e foon c orr ob or at ed far

 C H A P IV
'

. .

N th e firi t and m olt nat ural ufe of w ar ns

~

b athi ng wh i ch i s onl y to r el ax th e {ki n

,
-

and op en th e or es othi ore need b e

p n
ng m ,

Confi d er ed th an t o h av e a p ur e light w at er
for th e p ur p ofe ; and to avoid c old after
w ard s .

T HE Gr eeks
, w h o m I w o uld p p
r o o fe a s

m od el s , w e fee, fi r ft w ar m ed th e b ody g r
’

d ually, for thi s p r acti fe, by th e ai r of a h eated

r oom 5 then p oured on w arm w at er and i m ,

di t ly v h b th th aft er r ub
m e a e
g a e t e a : e n
b i ng dry t h ey ufed th eir oil s : It w ill b e an
‘

a ddition t o our c om m on pr act ic e t o O b fer ve

t hi s g r ad ual prep ar ati on for t h e b ath ; and it

i s w orth w hil e t o e nquir e d ilig ently aft e r
$

th e C om p ofi ti on of th ofe m edici nes w hich ,

t h ey h av e m enti oned as O f fo m uch i m or

p a

tance .

THE f
ef eét s afc r
ibed to th em by c andid
wr i t er s , thew th ey d eferved th at p rai fe : b ut
a s t o th e c om ofi ti on of th em w e a r e al to e
p g
-a

th er i g nor ant , and neg lig ent 5 neith er affect

i ng to k now th em nor attem pti ng to i m itate
,

h
t em , We want th em m ore th an th ey di d 5
for
 I 9
for ourcli m ate b ei ng c ol d er th e dang er ,
of

t aki ng c old w hic h th ey w ere i nv ent ed

,
to
obviat e i s w ith us g r eat er
, .

C H A P .
’

V .

F w e would l earn any th i ng trul y of th e

I
’
f

O il s a nd oi nt m ent s ufed by th e a nti ent

Greek s aft er w ar m b athi ng , w e m utt fi rfl:

d i ft i ng ui th th em from th ofe em pl oy ed up on
’

'

d iffer ent occafi ons Th ey h ad i n al l three

.

ki nd s : th e fi rft w ere an articl e of l uxury , and

i n th efe onl y fragrance w as confi d er ed th e
fecond ki nd wer e for th ofe w h o ufed g reat
b odily ex erc ife and th e third for h ealth .

‘
T h efe l ai t al q ne w er e for th e ufe of t hofc
'

w h o b ath ed .

T HE fragrant oint m ent s cam e i n at al l g reat

e nte rt ai nm ent s
w ith th e fedond c our fe w h en ,

t he g uei t s d reffed th em fel ves i n flowery g ar

’

l and s ; th e fecOnd fort were v ery fi m p l e ,

‘

a nd w er e fur ni fh ed at th e u b l i c ex ence
p p
t h e third al one em p l oy ed th e c ar e of th e
h ei ans ~
Th efe were
.

ch oi ée of th e i n
e, and 11 c om

p oundi ng , tha i r w ou d
t l b e well if mod ern
c
m oft c el ebr at ed m uff b e t r ac edm uch hi gh er .

Th efe r efear ch es are ti ) fli g h tl y p r acti fed

now , th at m en thi nk i t a gr eat thi ng i f th ey
’ '

c an
q uO te Pl iny A 11 a utho r i s p r odu c ed a s
.

a n auth ority w h ofe err or s ar e m or e numer ous

rrr h al f a do z u
f
en
f
form er

his f
eoll e cter s rf w or d We fh al l be li ev e th e
'

W H E RE Pli ny found fuch a p i ec e of

,
:

’
h i i tory k now s b ut ti s aftoni fhi ng h e
’
none ,

find p l ainly k new t h em, and fp oke of th em f

as thi ng s i n c om m o n ufe r Sop h oc l es {

r
c ent s
With th efe preei ous ung uents h i s V enus, and
a noi nt s h i s z Pall a s r t h e ver fes O f Archil och us
‘
-

name d menu a nd i t w oul d b e ridic ulo us to

-
r

thi nk th e Mon We r of Homer m eant any

a

oth er
 we
-

th e , and th e r eceip t: of Which i s yet ex

rnon t er m b ut th ey
,
m ean t thi ng
no e e al }
' lf fi e

by th eir Gum w a
‘ .

THE Rom ans h ad th e l ik e oi nt m ent s ear- , s

l $ airi d were extr av ag ant i n them to an ex ; e

p od u
rc ed b ett er tha n thei r own , af er t h e
t def- s

l uX ury , c arri edfoon to to high an ab ufe,

'
t
x

t h at t h e cenfor s afi ed a fol em a or d onance

’

p
th at no exoti c oi l s i h soul d be b r ou h t i nt o
g

T HE SE w ere th e c om
p ofi ti ons w ith which
Toti i na debarrt , as the ir Poet s (1

in gr ed i ent s of th e r efl, in th e p refer ufieful

$

vat i on of h eal t h y Th ei c th ey h ad l ear ne d

fro m th e cha fi e a nd h a r dy Gr eek s : oth ers
from fofter, and eflem i nate n ati ons
’

’
.

h ealt h , t he p r i ncip al Wef e t hofe wh ich m ade

 22

h y
t e p rt d al l th e d ang erous c onfe
ev en e -o

u enc es th at c ould h av e a tt e nd ed th e w arm

q ,

b ath and av ail ed th em fel ves of al l i ts of

p
fi bl e b enefit s .

THE I R i nt ent i n t h efe c om

p ofi ti ons w as
to flo th e p ores w arm th e
b ody and re
p , ,

fr efh th e fp i ri ts T he . v ery nat ure of th e

oi l anfw er d , i n a great m eafur e , t h e fi rft
' ’
’
, ,

u r ofe ; th e war m th of th e f i ces did th e

p p p
fec ond ; a nd th e nat ural fr ag r anc e of th efe
and th e ref: of t h e i n redi ent s , t ook t h e
g
l ac e of Afi ati c l ux ury i n p er for m i ng th e
p
l aft . We i n our b ath s w ant t h efe h elp s ;
a nd ti s t o th e i nv ent or s of th e r ec eipt s w e
’ ‘

are to l ook u for th em

p .

T H E g ener al i ngr edi ent s w er e oi l and

“

fp i ces : and th e ufual m eth od of c om p ofi ti on

“

w as thi s Th ey b oil ed th e com m on fp i ces i n

.

t h e oi l , a nd aft e r ward s add ed th e m or e rich

a nd fr a r ant ; c aut i ous th at th eir virt ues woul d
g
h av e b een l oft i f add ed b efore b oili ng They .

wer e ufual l y com p ofed of m any ing redi ent s ;

a nd h ad th eir nam es fr om t h e pri ncip al .

Som eti m es th ey m ad e t h em by i nfol ati on,

ex ofi n t h e 0 115 and i ngr edi ent s a l on ti m -
e
p g
t o th e fun, to a nfw cr t h e p urp ofe 9 fi re
t o fom e th ey a dd ed a litt l e wax ; a nd

fom eti m es, i f We b el i eve G al en, refi n : t o

ot h er s
 23

oth er s th ey p l am l y add ed Vi neg ar Th e

al fo .

$ la
-
am a s th ey e x
p r efi ed t h em fel ves w e r e

t h ofe which h ad w ax and wer e to b e rub

,

b ed i nto th e flefh
.
l th ei r x uu werea
-
ez ’
a r a;

fuch as h ad only the oil s a nd fp i c es a nd ,

w ere j ufi p oured up o n th e b ody T h e l at

.

t er w er e pr op erl y oil s and th e for m er oi nt

,

m eri t s

WE fh oul d d o w ell to i m it at e t h e care

w h er ew ith th e Greek s fel eé ced th eir i n
’

g r edi ents .T h e oil for thi s u

p pr ofe w a s

r effed fr om unrip e olive s , a nd h ad th er e

p
for e a n aftr i ng ency , which no com mon oi l
h as : and as th ey found thi s neceffar y qual i ty
w as l oft aft er a ti m e, th e oi l m ell ow i ng with
k eepi ng , th ey nev er ufed it exce
We k now th e d anger of cold after a b ath I S
fr om th e r el ax ed Prate of th e i k i n, and ex
t r em e O p ennefs of th e p or es w e und erft and
’

oi l fill s th em , a nd th at w ay pr ev ent s ta

k i ng cold b ut w e fee al fo th e Gr eek oi l

.

c onfi ri n ed th em , ev en b efor e it h ad th e
g
v irt ue of th e fp i ces .

T HE oi l l n m ofc freq
’
uent ufe w ith th e
Gr eek s af e t r b athi ng w as t h e 9 3
ti m er 0 111011,

th e oi l of Th e
r ofes c om ofi ti on w e
.
p
h av e i n D i ofcordes , and it w as exc el l ent .
“

Th e fi ng l e r ed t ofe w as th e flow er ufed

i n thi s , i t w as taken j ui t i n th e b ud ,
’
 p ut i nto thi s oi l of unri p e o l ives

t r thi s th ey fi ood al l night and an the

af e ,

next m or ni ng th ey p refi ed out th e oi l Th ey .

q uan
d ry ,
t h ey r ep eat ed th i s tot he feven fth ti m e To .

t h i s o i l t h ey ad d ed fa m e m or e of t h e fa m e

c t an

the y a re cri fp and th e oi l 18 t h en pt efs d out

,
“
’

Th e pr ep ar ati on i s eafy b ut h avi ng no vir

,

t ue it i s negl ected . Th ofe w h o m ake m e

d 1 cm es fh oul d b e t old this feven tim es r e
p tea e d m ac er ati on of th eGr eek s
g iv es fevent
y
t i m es t h e vi rt ue of one b oili ng ; and th eir
dir ector s ih oul d al fo k now th at h e w h o fi rfi:
,

o r d er ed th e br eak i n
g of t he f ofo s t o b e
p er

for m ed
a nd m ak i ng it m i x w ith th e oi l .

WE fee h ow thi ng s i nc ap abl e of m ixt ur e

by th em fel ves ar e brought to i t by th e addi
t i on of fom e third fubfi anc e, th e y olk of an
e th u s m 1x es t urp enti ne and w at er and
gg
t h e v ol atil e alk ali es m i x w at er and oi l : Ho
ney h as th e fam e effect i n m i xi ng oi l with
‘ ’
t h e m ofr p erfect and efi e é t ual p art of thi s
’

fl ow er It i s origi nally i tfel f a v eg etabl e fub

.

fi a nc e, an d h as t h e q uality of uniti ng th e
ol eagi no us and afi ri ng ent p art s of oth er ve
’

etab l es
g
1
.

WE fee t h e p ath , We ar e to fol l ow i f we

would r ec over th e a dvant ag es of b athi ng
w e m ui c p urfue
’
th eir Prep s wh o fi rft d i fc o l

v ered th em oi l of f w ou d
’

O ur . r o es x
ad :

r ly as fat : B ut th i s i s fom eth i ng m ore

'

m e e .

T h e unrip e oi l h as i ts ow n auftere q uality ,

a nd by th i s rep eat ed m ac era ti on i t w ou d h ave

’

al l th e afi ri n enc
g y of th at nobl e fl ower W e .

c annoL w el l fc ent it with fc h mnanth for th e

’

l i ght flav our of th at h erb i s l ofl: i n d ryi ng

b ut as the y exp ect ed onl y a {c ent fr om this ,

W e need not l am ent th e l ots : 3 v ery fm al l

quanti ty of Wi nt er s b ark b01l d the fam e
’ ’
’

=
 c
( 26

TH U S w e m ay fup pl y ourfel ve s with th e

Rom an b ath s and w e m ay for the d elic ate

c uri ous m uch farthe r Great Pe rfc ms
‘

o
or g .

may in a c ert ain deg ree , be c onvey ed by

AM O NG th ei r coftl y oi nt m ent s th e pri nci ,

al w ere t hr ee th ey t ook th eir nam es fr om

p .

fp i k ena rd ci nnam on and fatT ro n The fi rft

‘
-
.
, ,

u ry b ut th at w hich h ad i t s na m e fro m ci n

nam on, w as i nvent i oh of T h eop h rafi us ,

an

a nd h e, w h o w as too r eat and h onefi: to en

g
c oura e t h e folli es of h i s c ountry m en, m eant
“

g
i t for ufe after b athi ng It l ong c onti nued .

t h e fi rft a nd reputed ung uent for th at

r ofe A c c or d i n o t h e acc ount s ext ant ,
‘

p pu .
g t ‘

c onceri n it t as m ad e th us
’

w
’ ’

g .

Gri nd fi ne p owde r four ounc es of t he

’

to a
refc m rrh
’
u y ad d t o thi s t h unc o f
p ree o es

th i n
 27

thi n h oney , fuch r uns freely fr om th e

as

c om b r ub th efe a l ong tim e tog ether , add;

, ,

ic f h b l fifom s of t h e v i ne
i ng fom e
j u e o t e o .

T H E SE fl owers of th e vi ne w er e What the $

h d w h
’
l
od G k c l l d n s e
‘

r ee s a e e nan t e a t as ,

pl ai n fenfe of thev Vor d 5 9

9 1 Sa m e r a th t r
0 1 5 11 an5fi s

w
eal l ne ze nant e , t he
w ah
t d o w or t Th ey
er r p .
_

m ad e a n ung uent from r ough oil s ti fd be e fib ms

f d t he p od wov to t h at ; d Qi é d fi h fi fig
’ ‘

p re er an

WHE N the rr h h oney and j oi ee h am

my
b een a l ong ti m e worked t og ethee add oi l of ,

t h e bean nut ( th i s w as th e fa m ous B uw w) t w o a yo / o

quart s : m i x th ei c and th en {ti r i n of c oi tus

,

a nd a m om um ea ch one ounc e b r ui fed and

, , ,

fc h mna nth c ut fm ai l h al f an ounc e

’

, p u t
i n a pi nt of Wat er and b oil t h e wh ol e til l
,

t h e w at er i s ev ap orated Powd er thr ee .

ounc es of ch oic e ci nna m on C ov er th e fi de s

‘

an d b ott om of an earth en vetT el w i t h h oney 5

u t i nt o it th e p owd er of ci nnam on a nd
p ,

t h en { tr ai n i n th e oi l from t h e oth er i ng redi

ent s . Ex p ofe thi s to th e fun a m onth th en
a d d one ounc e of m or e ci nnam on p ow d er e d
l et it fraud ten d ays l ong er and th en {trai n i t
. .
,

of .
 THi s with th e c om m on q ualiti es of oi l h ad
,

a fufii c i ent aftr i n ency , and a c ordi al virt ue

g .

Thi s th e g reat p erfons am ong th e Gr eek s

‘

ufed w h en th ey arofo fr om th e b ath ; and

'

rep ar ed for th eir e v eni ng ente rt ai nm ent s :

p
Th eir fl aves r ubb ed it al l over th eir bodies .

I t w as e xp enfi ve, but t was w ell worth th e

’

Pric e Th e rec eipt h ere giv en i s not any w h er e

’

e ntire , for it was am ong th e 109: w ork s of

T h eop h raft us b ut w e c oll ect it pi ec e m eal

’

am on
g th e i nefti m abl e r em nant s of anti

g u ity . D i ofc ori des h as a n oi nt m ent of th e

fam e nam e, b ut i t want s fom e of t h e orl g i nal

i ngredi ent s ; and feem s an i m p erfect r ec ei p t
only of one of th e l uxunous un uent s of
g
 ‘

c H A P . VI ;

wi t/9 z be Gr eci a n O i ntm ent r

‘ ‘
. t

E F O R E w e p roc eed to th e oth er ufes

B of war m b athi ng , l et us c onfi d er w h at
t

m ight b e th e b enefit of th e p rafl i c e, w ith t h i s

afi i fi ance, i n th e m oft com m on cafes
’ '
.

( for ms v ery frequent from th eg i rreg u j

ar e n

l ar w eath er of our clim at e { th ey are trou -

b l efom e and p ai nful i n th em fel ve s and

t h ey b ri ng on thr ee fourth s of t h e oth er

d i feafes
. A warm bath w ill b e a certai n
‘ '

c ure for th efe y a nd thi s oi nt m ent will p re:

Vent al l d ang er .

L O W N E Ss O F SP I R I T S i s anoth er nati onal

‘

d i ford er Thi s r i tes often fr om repl eti on .

‘

only a nd thi s w ill be al way s c ur ed as i nfal a

l i bl y by th e fam e p raét i ce .

HEA D -
A C HS are al m oft as c om m on ; and

th ey are i nvet er ate We k now th at

'

of en
t r

.
,

pl aci ng t he fi f t h w arm water frequently ,

c ures th em : a c om l eat war m b at h wou d

’

p
d o i t al way s .
 We {h al l treat p refentl y of thofe O th er
d ifor ders, which m ay be c ur ed by war m
b athi ng the p er fon bei ng fec ured fr om d an
by one of th efe o i nt m ent s
g er .

FO R th e c om m on p urp ofe b a ni os m utt g

’

net bc ufed , for th ere w ill be d a ng e r al w ay s

i n r et ur ni ng fr om th em T.h e b ath m utt be a t

h om e : a nd nothi ng i s ( 0 eafy L et t h e b a
.

t hi ng tu b b e l arg e enough l et r ai n w ater he

,

ufed ; or i f th at c annot b e h ad , any l oft w a

t ;
er an d l et t h e
p e r fo n g o 111 to it b et w ee n fe fi
fi
-

H E {h oul d r em ai n i n it
b out t welve m i
a

m i tes ; th en l et w ar m cl ot hs b e r ea dy to
w ip e h i m dry and with h i s ow n h ands l et
,

h i m r ub over h i s b ody wi th a litt l e of one or

b e th e c om m on pr actic e 5 and for thi s ufe, t h e

c i nnam on om tm ent i s m ott p rop er O r wh en
’
.

an extream c old , or a d efp e r ate h ead ac h r e

q uire Prayi ng l ong er i n th e water, th e r ofe

oi l Ih ou d be ufed
’
.

A FT E R r ubbi ng w ith thi s h e {h ou d p ut ,

’

on c afy and w ar m c l oath s and g oi ng i nt o

,

hi s di ni ng room w arm ed by a g ood fi re 5

-
,

wait th er e for fopp er .

 th ere wer e only p l eafure m eant by thi s
“

IF ,

1 t w ould b e exc ell ently worth th e troubl e 5

for th e eafe a nd r efr efh m ent whic h foll ow ,

a re not to h ear ful nefs and a

be de fc ri bed : c

g ood appetite attend uon it 5 and th ere wil l

b e l efs d anger ev en i n t oo m uch wi ne, after
t hi s
,
h
t an at any oth er ti m e .

I n ev ery g entl em an i n Eng l and wou d

’

t h us far c opy t h e m anne rs of th e Gr eek s and

’

Rom ans , h e would feel wh at h e fo often

hear s, th at they were h ap p i efi
i n th e worl d .
 H E N c ut aneous di feafes are to be c u:
r ed by t h e w ar m b ath , t h e fi rfi: articl e

i s p erfect ly c l eani ng t h e {k i n 5 a nd t o thi s p ur

_

ofe it i s e af t o ad d fom e i n r edi ent t o th e

p y g
w at er , which will afi i fr ’
Th e Greek s , w h om
’
.

I would m ak e our m afi er s i n thi s articl e, h ad

m any fuc h ex c eedi ng one a noth er i n p ow er 5
,

w hich th e y ufed fever al l y acc or di ng to th e

ob fl i nac of t h e d i for d e r T h efe th ey c al l ed
‘

y .

fm eg m ata : a nd to fh efe it wil l be p rop er w e

h at e r ec ourfe for th e fa m e fer vi c e . Th e
m i l d eft of t h em w er e th e ch affy fubft anc e,
’

fep ar ated from th e p ul fe ki nd s , as br a n fr om

t h e flow of w h eat . O f al l t h e p ul fe ki nd ,
th ey p refer d for th i s p ur p ofe th e cic er or
’

chich : thi s w as th eir Erebi nth os , fo c el ebrat ed

a nd fo ufi l
j y . W e k now t h e e ffec t of br an 5

b ut thi s h a s m uch m ore Th ey fep er ated only

.

a p a rt of th e m eal fr om t h i s, and b eati n u

g p
t h e b ul k y r em ai ns i nt o a p ai te, w ith a lit tl e
w a t e r , th ey ufe d thi s a s foa .
p Th e
p er fo n

a ft er h e h ad b een fom e ti m e i n t h e w a r m

w a t er , to foften th e fc ur ff and oth er foul nefs ,

r ubb ed h i m fel f g en tly w it h thi s
p afte of t h e

chich
 ~
33
fi h h
’

c hi ch br an an d l etti
, ng it m elt o wi t t e

w at er w afh ed h i m fel f and th en r ubb ed on

, ,

m or e of it Th us by d egrees th e foul nefs

.

was g ot a w ay It was not t h e work of one day

.

or of tw o but th ey wer e c ontente d to br i ng

,

i t on by flow deg ree s A fter thi s h ad been .

d one a w ee k or m or e th ey b eg an fc r ap i ng
, ,

t h e wh ol e b ody w h i l e i n the b ath , w i th

k nives w h ofe bl ad es were of g ol d

, T hi s .

p er feéted th e cl eanfi n
g of th e fur fac e, after
t h e o eni n of the
p p ores by t he bath , as w e
g
$h al l th ew i n t h e next ch ap ter .

WHEN t hi s was not fufii ci ent , th ey ufed

un d rfl ood , for i t w as c all ed an earth: Th er e

e -

r i fes at th i s ti m e up on t h e furfac e of th e
i

r ound , a fal t of t h e fix ed al k ali ne ki nd , i n

g
m any p art s of t h e c afi z th ey h av e it ab out
Sm yr na now , and i t i s c all ed fc ap earth , b e
c aufe it a nfw ers th e u r ofes of foa th
p p p ; e

pri ncip al i ngredi ent of which i s a fixed al u

k al i .

'
A fm al l quanti ty of th i s falt was d i fi ol ved
‘

i n th e w at er of th e b ath ; and th e chic h

br an was ufed as b efore, which w ith thi s ‘

afi i fi anc e h ad d oubl e efi edr It 13 th e qual it y

’
.

of t h e fix ed alk ali ne fal ts to foften w at er ,

and a fm al l q uantity of fom e of th em fh oul d

a l way s
wat er can be h ad .

I T would be eafy to obt ai n th efe Ing r edi

ent s , th o th ey a re not at p r efent i n c om m on
’

ufe 5 and it would b e highly p rop er I w ou d

’

r ec om m end not only th e {enfe a nd f i r i t of

p
-
‘

t h e Gr eek i nftruéti on, b ut t h e v ery l ett er .

O ne alk ali ne falt m ay i nd ee d ferv e thi s p ur

p ofe, a s w ell as anoth er , for t h ere i s v ery .

l ittle di fi erence b et ween th em : b ut it i s not

fo w ith r eg ard to th e fari nac eous v eg et abl e
fubftances . A littl e p earl ai b es m ay b e ufed
i n th e pl ac e of th e fc ap eart h , b ut we h ave
nothi ng th at will { a ly th e
pp
p l ace of th e cic er .

C H P .
 '

Of the Vz r tui s ’
f
o the Gr eci an Ci cer

HE ly p art of thi s p ul fe i s th e foft

T eft of al l fari naceous powd ers and th e
m ea
,

i k i ns h a v e not th e h at and h uik y nat ure of

br an or of th e h ull s of oat m eal 5 ev ery one
,

k now s th e ri nd s of c orn are h ard : th e chic h

1 8 of t h e ea ki nd and l ts fl < 1n l S nat ur al ly
p , ,

foft and t ough It m ell ows i n th e warm

‘

w at er and b ec om es extrem ely fit for rub

’

bi ng on th e {k i n 5 and i ts em olli ent quality .

i s l afl i ng .

b ei ng as h ardy as th e c om m on p ea : and
t h er e 1 3 a noth er v1 rtue W hich it p ofi efles I II
’ ’

an em i nent d e r ee a nd wh ich fh oul d re

g ,

c om m end it farth er : It m ay b e eat en as

th e m oft of al l
’
eafe ; an d fi ren th e m n
p is
g g
food s . I ts p ec uli ar virt ue i s as a p 1 ovoca
.

tiv e to v ener y Thi s it d oes fafel y not by

.

fi m ul ati ng t h e org a ns , b ut by fup p l yi ng th e

i
’

i c es , t h er efor e t h e ufe of i t 1 8 i nnoc ent , and

j u
t h e b enefit 1 3 nat ur al and l afiz i n
g M en w h ofe .

d efi r es outliv ed th eir fac ulti es am ong th e ol d

Greek s , pr ol ong ed th e feafon of d elight by
thi s p ul fe, m an y ear s : a nd i f a gr eat er i n~
y
fi anc e m ay be g i v en of i ts eii eérs fr om th ei r
'
‘

ti m e
 36
t i m e to th e p refent it i s i n th ofc c ountri es
,

w h ere th e ufe i s k now n and wh ere it i s

,

given to fi al li ons w h en too m uch ekh aufred ;

,
’

a nd al w ay s w ith fuc c efs Th e ol d Gr ee k s

.

eat th efe C hi c h es fi ew ed 1n gravy th ey ap

eared at al l ener al ent er t ai nm ent s and thi s
p g ,

w as c al l ed th e ol d m an s d i fh Y oung p eo
’
, .

p l e w er e afh am ed to b e feen eati n of it : th ey

g
t h oug ht it ac k nowl ed g ed w ant of v i g our .

T H E fr uit i n th e p od i s fom eti m es w hite,

fom eti m es red , a nd fom eti m es bl ac k 5 th e r ed
w as al w ay s ch ofen for th e t abl e for thi s p ur
ofe, a nd it ob tai ned am on th em th e n m e
p
‘

g a
C I C E R V E N ER E U M th e Po v o c a n v n C H I C H
’

T h e feed s m ay b e h ad w ith us b ut a s our

eopl e thr ough i nor anc e or fraud , oft en fel l
p
'

g
l entill e und er th eir nam e, it will b e prop er to
a d d a d efc ri ti on and a fig ure of th e l ant ,
p p
t h at t h ofe wh o wi fh t o h av e th e b enefit of
i ts vir t ues , m ay net b e di fap p oi n ed It gr ows
t .

t o ei g hteen i nch es high , with a w eak , yet

h ard Pralk : t h e l eav es are of d elic ate p al e
r een, and th e fl ower 1 s c ri m fon; t h e p od s are
g
b l oat ed and th e feed s are r ed I f i t b e {own
.

i n April m a c om m on kitch en g ard en, th ere

w ill b e m any g ath eri ng s d uri ng fum m er ;
a nd if a q uantity of t h e chich es b e dri ed a s

w e d o p eafe for keep i ng , th ey w ill p referve

al l t h eir v i rt ue
.

C H A P .
 C H A P . VIX .

Of ta medi cated B at/as

$
o f t be d nti enfr .

HEN m ore was r equi red from bathi ng

th an op eni ng th e p ores and cl eanfi ng
t h e fk i n th e anti ent s ufed i n r edi ent s p
,
“ g p ro er
for t he r eli ef of p erfons i n fuc h p artic ul ar
c afes and m ad e th eir b ath s as h as b een ob
, ,

fer ved b efore a ki nd of g Eneral fom entati ons

, .

IN c afes of c utaneous foul nefs whi ch d i d ,

not y eld to fi ng l e b athi ng t h ey i nfufed th e

,

r oot s of dat es a nd fig wor t i n t h e wat er

wh er e m or e {ofteni ng w as r equired th ey ,

h ad rec ourfe to l arg e quantiti es of m all ows

and for ex trea m w eaknefs th ey ufed m y rtl e
, .

ump er Was al fo fa ous

T h e w ood o f th e J
m
b ath s for p ai ns .

NO T HI N G b e p l ai ner th en th e r eafon
c an

ab l enefs of thi s p ractic e a nd it would b e an

h onour to our p h yfi c i ans to i ntrod uc e and r e

c om m end i r Thi s i s th eir provi nc e : the {ub i
’

‘
ecc h ere i s b athi ng i n th e g ener al 5 and i t
j
w ou d b ed ep arti ng from th e p ur p ofe to ent er
’

up on the m edi ci nal additi ons for ec ul i ar

p
'

C H A P .
 C H A P. X .

H E pri ncip al and bvi ous of th efe

m oft o
,

i s t aki ng c old aft er ward s ; w hich ti s eafy

’

t o avo1d B ut th ere are al fo p artic ul ar c on

fi i tuti ons Wi th which th e Practic e wi ll not
agr ee ; and fom e d i for d er s i n w hich ti s h urt
’

ful . M ore i s faid of thi s b y fyfi em ati c w r1

t er s th an i s tr ue : but w h at exp eri enc e feem s
t o fh ew i s thi s .

I N al l h eéti c h abit s it i s h urt ful : i n th e

aund i ce it h as b een k now n to d o m i fc h i ef 5
3
a nd i n th e d r 0 f it w ould b e m ad nefs t o thi nk
p y
of it 5 nor fh oul d it b e ufed by any, ev en by
$

t h ofe wh o are w ell , i n ti m es of c ont ag ious

d i forders .

THE S E are th e c afes wh er ei n th e w ar m

b ath never fh oul d b e e m pl oy ed 5 b ut w it h
t h efe exc epti ons it m ay b e r ec om m end ed
ener ally
g .

T HE c afes w h er ei n it m ay be fer vi ceabl e

‘

a re m a ny Hyfter i c c om pl ai nt s w ill be c ur ed
.
’

by thi s w ith out t h e h el p of m edici nes 5 and

‘

h yp ocond ri cal c afes i n m en as th ey are ,

nearl y
 39
nea rl y al l i e
d to th efe i n th eir fym p tom s, g i ve
w ay t o th e fam e r em edy .

T HERE i s no h eadach but m ay be c ured

~
.

by it and i f it wer e m ore p raéti fed i n Eng 3 -

l and w e fh oul d h ear of fewer ap opl exi es

,
.

THE c onvul fi ve afl h m a, which m ocks the

i

c om m on r em ed i es w ill be c ured by th i s
’

.
,

M O R E h as b een faid i n favour of i ts efii

ca cy : b ut th us m uch fure exp enenc e w ar ‘

r ant s . M or e m ay b e tr ue 5 and farth er exp e

r i ence m a h ereaft er eq ually c onfir m it : i n
-

y
t h e m ea n ti m e thi s i s enough to r ec om m end
t h e p ractic e
-
I nd eed i f th ere w ere no oth er
.

b enefit to b e rece iv ed fr om it th e c ert ai n re ,

l ie f i t afford s i n h abit ual h ead ach s no one of

“

w hich ev er w i th ftood it wer e fufii ci ent to ,

auth ori z e al l h ere fai d i n i ts favour .

C A P.
 C H A R m .

i nt o c ol d water i s a l l . Here need no oi nt

m ent s , nor no fm eg m ata, th e i m m ed i at e

NO T on ly th e p h yfi ci ans of antiq uity r e

c om m end ed th e c old b ath ; b ut al l th eir ra

t i onal auth or s,
i n wh ofe w ay it c am e to
m enti on th e fubj eét . Th e fea and riv er s
h ave b een c old b ath s from al l ti m e : b ut t h ofe
are b ett er w hich are c ov er ed fr om th e fun ,

and fed i m m ed i at ely from t h e livi ng f ri n

p g.

Th e c ol d nefs i s al l and th er efor e th e m ore

,

c ol d
, c ertai nly th e b ett er
. Th ey t alk i dly
wh o cal l i n m echanic p ri nci p l es and m eafure
,

th e
 4 1

th ed enfi ty of th e a tm of
p h er e, and th e pr ef .

fure of t h e wat er Th e i m m ed i ate effect of

.

pl ungi ng i nto c old w at er, i s a fud den and

vi ol ent c ontr acti on of th e fibre s : thi s m ay
nat ur ally pr od uc e al l t h e gr eat effect s w e
fi nd fr om t h e c old b ath 5 a nd d o th e m i fc h i ef
al fo w hich w e fom e ti m es h e ar fr o m i ts i m
$

pr op er ufe R eafon i s th e b ei c g uid e i n

.
’ $

m att er s of h ealth 5 a nd w h en h er d oct ri nes

ar e c onfir m ed by exp eri enc e, { h e i s pl ac ed
a b ov e t h e r each of err or : Th ofe w h o g o
far th er fool th em fel ves 5 a nd it wer e w ell i f
'

th at w er e al l b ut wh er e th e d octor d oat s
,

t h e p ati ent di es .

’
TI s rt ai n th at c old b athi ng giv es r eli ef
ce

I l l v ery m any a nd d ef er ate c afes w h er e al l

p ,

m edici nes fail : nor i s i ts p ower l efs i n p r e :

’

v enti ng oth er s

WHI C H v ari ous m al adi es Wh er et o

of th e ,

thi s w eak fr am e i s fubj eéted d o not ari fe ,

fr om or m ay not b e aggr av at ed by th e eff ect

,

of c old s P Th efe c old b athi ng obvi at es en

,
-‘s

ti t ely It ftreng th ens th e w h ol e b ody and

.
’
,

d efend s it from t h ofe i nj uri es of th e Weath er

t o w hich our fickl e cli m at e m ak es us fubj eé c
’

h ourly Ti s th er efor e a p raéti c ufeful every

’
. ,

wh er e yet i n a m anner appr opri at ed h er e

,
.
 42
1

IN r eg ar d to p artic ul ar c afes w e fee dail y

,

th at p ai ns and fick nefs l ownefs of fp i ri ts ,

$

a nd th e m ol t d ei eéti ng w eak nefs w hich 0

p
p t efs p eopl e w h o ar e a cc uftom ed to w ar m
r oom s a nd d elic at e m anag em ent ar e al l ,

c ur ed b y th e c old b ath ; th e p erfon f car ce

b elie vi ng th a t h e i s th e fam e m an Hi s m i nd
.

feem i ng t o h av e {h at ed th e adv a nt ag e of h i s
b ody 5 c h ear ful good h um our fucceedi ng
l

p i ni ng p eevi fh nefs a nd vi g o ur fai ntnefs

, .

IN th ofe d ifc ll ar g es w hich r em ai n a ft er

fr eq uent or ill c ur e d v ener eal d i ford er s th er e ,

I S not h i ng eq ual to t h e c old b ath B al fa m s

.

a nd a fi r i ng ent el eét uar i es , v om it s a nd fi

yP g
-
,

t i c i nj ect i ons , h av e i n m any c a fes be en ni ed

ev e n y ea r s i n v ai n 5 w h e n a few d ay s of thi s

r aéti c e h av e m a d e a p er fect c ur e
p .

TH A T m i fer ab l e weak nefs w hich w afte s

’

th e fi r e ng th of fom e y oung m e n, fr om a
di ffer ent and l efs exc ufeab l e c aufe, w hich
.

r ob s them at onc e of t h e enj oy m e nts a nd

ad v ant ag es of m arri ag e 5 and i n t h e end o ft e n

e nta i l s u on t h ei m e p el i p fi es g ri s c ur e d c on
p r ,

c ol d w a ter af e t r b athi ng

r acl es are r ec ord ed of t h e fam ous PF E FFE R

WA T E R
t aftel efs 5 nor c ould th ofe w h o w ondered at
th e c ures w hich i t p e r for m ed ev e r d i fc over
,

a n i ngredi ent i n it t o w hich th ey fli oul d

y ,

a ttrib ut e th em Th e fag aci ous Sch euk z er

' ‘

foi l d th e fam ous Ar abi an h e found th e

’

w at er w as m er e w at er and th at c old b ath i ng

,

w as th e m yfi ery .T h e pl ac e w h er e thi s
{trang e flood b urfts fr om th e r ock afli fi s 5 for
ti s fo hi g h up on th e m ount ai n th at t h e ai r
’

i tfel f i s c old er th an b el ow and th e

, fp ot
w h er e nat ur e h as provid ed th e fi rft r efer voi r
’

of it i s i n a h oll ow op en t o th e c ol d efl
, :

w i nd s b ut fo d efend e d to th e South ward

,

t h at th e funnev er Ih i nes i nt o it .

TR U T H and pl ai n r eafon therefor e giv e to

c old b athi ng al l th e virt ues of thi s fam ous
,

fp ri ng 5 and th ey ar e no fm ai l a dditi on to th e
r ec ei v ed a nd c e rt ai n num b er of th e b enefit s

of c old b ath s .Th ofe w h o woul d k now th efe

erfectly m ufi
p try : th ey need not vi fi t th e
.

froz en Alp s nor any of th e oth er fam ous

,

fount ai ns 5 fp ri ng w at er kept c old wi l l Work ,

a s m any w ond er s .

F I N J S .