3 oie an Englifh pint a-day; a pint and an 
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as are . plethoric,) or shaye, their veflels. full; 
fhould let a little blood. | 
Tus, water may be drunk at all times of 
the year : tho’ I prefer the fammer, or warm 
months ; becaufe perfpiration is then freeft, 
and. the, operation of the water, as, an alte- 
ative, is aflifted by the warmth of the wea- 
ther: befides, this feafon is more convenient 
for the .ufe of exercife,' and the patients are 
lefs.apt to. catch cold...The propereft time of 
the day for drinking it, is, when the ftomach 
is_moft empty, asin. the, morning; fafting, 
before dinner, and fometimes in the:evening- 
‘Some, patients have a, cuftom, of drinking it 
with ‘their victuals: but I don’t approve, of 
this ;. as it may retard, or, in fome meafure, 
hurt digeftion. 
_ THE quantity to be drunk is to ‘be deter- 
mined by the age, ftrength, and other cir- 
cumftances, of the patient : they ought: to 
begin with a {mall dofe at firft, and increafe it 
gradually: fuch as are very weak and much 
extenvated, fhould begin with a gill or lefs ; 
this quantity they” may take twice a-day; 
and, by degrees, increafe it, in proportion as 
they récover their ftrength till they come to 
half, 
