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the laft, either the Bulk and Weight of 
the Water, or its irritating Salts, are apt to 
move the Belly, clear the firft Paftages, and 
encreafe Urine $ at leaft the Water drunk, 
going into the Body, and mixing with the 
Blood, thins and fits it for the Kidneys, 
but in Bathing we fhall find that the thin- 
ner Parts are ftrained off, with a very in- 
eonfiderable Addition made to the thicker. 
For the Time we ftay in the Cold Bath, 
it mull not be tiff the Body is chilled and 
begins to be ftiff ; half an Hour in River 
Water in Summer is fuffieient, two or three 
Minutes in a cold Bath, except they have 
Room to ufe Exercife. Let the Bather be- 
gin at once a Day, if he is of a ftrong Con- 
ftitution and can bear it, he may after the 
firft three or four Days, venture twice a 
Day, Morning and Evening, upon an empty 
Stomach.. And by elofe Attention to the 
Effedls, it may foon be determined whe- 
ther cold Bathing will be helpful or hurtful 
on a fair Trial ; for if he continues long 
chill and cold after he comes out, if his 
Countenance is paler, his Appetite worfe, 
his Sleep lefs, or more difturbed ; if he is 
duller, fteepier, drowfter, and unfitter for 
Bufinefs, or Study * if a Numbnefs, White- 
nefs. 
