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remain thus, as long as he can, which usually will 

 not be more than ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. 

 During this time, the heavy oppressed feeling about 

 the heart is most trying. 



After the rugs and clothes are taken off, the man 

 should be quickly dried, and then have a warm bath, 

 and after that he may have a cold douche if his liver 

 be in good order. He should not dress till he is 

 thoroughly cool, and ought to forbear taking anything 

 to drink as long as he possibly can after a sweat, for 

 the more heated the body is, the more rapidly will ifc 

 absorb fluid. 



If a man has to sweat often, instead of using waist- 

 coats he should have a thick flannel jacket, made, for the 

 purpose, to fit tight over the flannel shirts, and to button 

 high and close under the chin. 



If a man has hacks to ride, and is unable to walk, 

 he can take a sweat on horseback by putting on clothes 

 as before, and then going for a sharp ride ; but this, 

 though pleasariter, will not be as effective practice as 

 walking. 



A sweat, like that I have described, will take from 4 

 to G Ibs. off an ordinary man, provided there be little 

 or no wind, which most materially prevents perspiration. 

 When taking a sweat in this country, one should avoid 

 the sun as much as possible, for few things tend to make 

 one so nervous, as hard exercise when exposed to its 

 influence. Having one's nerves in good order is of far 

 more consequence than being able to get the exact 

 weight. This particularly applies to men who ride 

 their own horses, for jockeys have little option in the 



