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while travellings for it will go in a small compass^ 

 and take very little time in making ; not only 

 that^ but the mat6 or Paraguay tea^ which is used 

 in the country^ even should it prove palateable, 

 will be found a very powerful astringent^ and 

 ought not to be used too freely. Whenever the 

 traveller has time for a bath, either warm or cold, 

 as he best feels inclined^ I would strongly re- 

 commend it ; if that cannot be procured, spong- 

 ing the body all over with cold water will be 

 found the best means of preserving him in good 

 health ; for, although cold bathing should drive 

 the blood from the surface of the body for a few 

 moments^ it will soon be followed by a fresh im- 

 petus ; and I have always found it one of the 

 most potent means of restoring muscular energy, 

 and removing that sense of languor and lassitude, 

 which, after undergoing a little fatigue in a warm 

 climate, pervades the whole system. When 

 wearied and fatigued, it awakens the dormant 

 energies, and produces a lively sentiment of ex- 

 istence. When taken before going to bed, it 



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