26 On the Warm and 



In using these waters, considerable care is neces- 

 sary. They should not be drunken in large quanti- 

 ties at first; and in drinking them it is a precaution 

 which should never be neglected, by those who have 

 a weakness of the stomach or bowels, to cool them 

 before they are used. This is easily done by filling 

 a bottle with them at the spring, corking it closely, 

 so that the gas cannot escape, and then placing it in 

 cool water, till its temperature is such as not to relax 

 the stomach. 



From inattention or disregard to this caution, con- 

 siderable inconvenience has been experienced by 

 many. A few glasses may be taken warm in the 

 course of a day, especially by those of a bilious habit, 

 or those who are subject to costiveness : but, in 

 general, it is of much consequence to cool the water, 

 before it is taken into the stomach. 



In using the water as a bath, great care must also 

 be taken. At first, a person should not remain in 

 the water more than a few minutes, and perhaps ne- 

 ver beyond a quarter of an hour. By degrees, the 

 time of remaining in may be increased, till, at length, 

 it may be continued to forty minutes ; and may be 

 used twice a day by those who have a firmness of the 

 muscular system, or who are affected with obstinate 

 rheumatism, or gout. But as the use of this bath is 

 one of the greatest luxuries in nature, there will 

 always be a call for caution and self-denial, that it be 

 not used to excess. 



