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neft, or want of Feeling or Motion, feize 
any of the Parts, as Fingers* Toes, Hands 
or Feet, after feveral Trials in different De* 
grees of Coldnefs, it is Time to defift* I 
have often obferved, that bathing in warm 
River Water, in the Heat of Summer, has 
had all thefe EfFeCts, and yet the Cold 
Bath has agreed exceeding well, and an- 
fwered the Bather's Expectation* But if 
the Cold Bath is, or will prove beneficial, 
thefe Signs will attend the ufe of it. i: 
The Bather feels a pleafant Warmth dif- 
fiife itfelf all over the Surface, after he has 
dried his Skin* 2. And with that Warmth 
the Face and all the Body is ruddy and 
lively. 3. He is much more brifk and 
chearfuL 4. Feels himfelf lighter, frejher, 
and nimbler . 5. Has a better Appetite and 
lefs Thirjt. 6. He Jleeps and performs all 
the Ablions of Lije y with more Eafe and 
Pleafure. 
The Difeafes in which cold Bathing has 
been found molt fuccefsful, have, after fair 
Trial, been carefully collected by Sir John 
Floyer , Dr. Barnard , and the ingenious 
Mr. John King of Bungey , and they have 
found it profitable in molt Difeafes of the 
Head, as Headachy Lethargy r Paljy , Con* 
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