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breams of their Bodies, which have received 
any Hurt and Diftention, and either can- 
not, or have not recovered their Tone, will 
be diftended afrefli 5 hence fome Feelings 
or Grudgings of the old Complaint, If 
fuch would live comfortably, they fhould 
not at fuch Times, and under fuch Circum~ 
fiances, neglect the Ufe of the Cold Bath* 
to compenfate the Weight of PrefTure in 
the Air, and Contraction of the Veffels, 
and Propulfions of the Fluids to the Body’s. 
Centre. On the contrary, when the Mer- 
cury fiands higheft, and the Body moft 
comprefs’d ; or when the Body and Veffels 
are fulleft of Blood. In the firft Cafe a 
great Quantity of the Blood will lie in the 
Fifcera , therefore fuch as have weak, too 
much dilated, or obftrudted Veffels, the 
Diforders will be felt more inward, and 
the Cold Bath is then highly improper. 
Again, where the Variation of the Mer- 
cury is leaf!:, there will happen the feweff 
of thefe Complaints on any Change of Wea-* 
ther : as near the Equator where it varies 
* I 
little ; and eighty Degrees or above from 
the Equator, the Barometer varies not above 
half an Inch. Heat, or very hot, clear, or 
fultry Weather in Summer, has near the 
fame 
