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Diet ; nor after long Falling or Abflinenee, 
nor to too thin, naturally lean and meagre 
Perfons, nor during a Fit of the Gout or 
Cholick , nor in any Inflammation of the 
Langs or Breaft , nor to thofe labouring 
under Defluxions or Catarrhs, or in anj 
Cafe wherein Recovery depends upon eafy 
or free Spitting* nor to too monftruoufly 
over-fwelling Hydropic , Leucophlegmatic , 
or Corpulent Bodies ; nor are Perfons unac- 
cuftomed to Bathing* unneceffarily to ad- 
venture on it, except from May to Septem- 
ber * But People of flrong Conliitutions, or 
that have been accuftomed to it, may bathe 
in the Houfe at any Time of the Year, but 
Bathing fhould not be begun till the Body 
is cleanfed from grofs Excrements or Hu- 
mours by a Vomit, and a mild Purge or 
two ; and if there happen to be any Ob- 
flru&ions in the Uropeia , thefe fhould ei- 
ther be removed, or the Parts relaxed and 
dilated by an Opiate after Evacuation. For 
cold Bathing braces and thins the Skin, but 
hardens the Belly. If the Body is too full 
of Blood, and the Vefiels weak. Bleeding 
will be proper to prevent any Haemorrhage . 
Thefe previous Evacuations are more necef- 
fary for Bathing, than Drinking; for in 
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