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Surface equal to fifteen Feet, which begin 
immerfed two Foot under Water, fuftains 
a Weight added to that of the Air, equal 
to 2280 lb. whofe Effects will be, 1. A 
greater Preffure upon the Body, whofe Sur- 
face is firft and mod comprelfed, and its 
Centre leaft and laft. 2. Stimulation and 
Contradion of the Solids from its Coldnefs, 
infer, i. Since the Preffure of the Water 
added to that of the Air, is fo great on the 
Surface of the Body, and the leaft on the 
Centre and Vifcera, the Blood Veffels on 
the Outfide of the Body being compreffed 
by the Weight, and con traded by the Cold, 
the Blood will be thrown upon the Vif- 
cera, where there is no Increafe of Refift- 
ance ; the Effed of which will be, to at- 
tenuate, break, and diflolve the ftagnant 
Humours, by ftraitening, comprefling, and 
fqueezing the Veffels, whereby Motion 
will be reftored to fuch as had loft it, make 
it brifker and freer to fuch as had it. 2. 
Hereby all the glandular Secretions will be 
enlarged, Bile, Urine, Perfpiration, &c . 
3. From the Increafe of Secretion, and 
Bracing of the Solids, the Body will feel 
lighter and warmer. 4. From this increa- 
fed Preffure on the Body, the diftended 
Lymphatics 
