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of Life, which neceffarily demand different 
Temperatures of the Waters ufed for Im- 
merfions ; thus Males, Youth, Middle A^e, 
robuft, ruftic, laborious People, and Inha- 
bitants of cold mountainous Places, can 
bear a colder Bath than Children ; Fe- 
males, old People, and fuch as are accuf- 
tomed to a warmer Situation, eafy and de- 
licate Courfe of living 5 for to fuch the De- 
grees of 28, 29, or 30, will be cold enough, 
a few Cafes excepted. 4. When we can- 
not d.ifpenfe with the Want of the coldeft 
Baths, we muft not in the laft Cafes ven- 
ture on them firft, but begin with the 
milder, for fome time, as 29 or 30 ; then 
when the Body has been a little inured to 
thefe, defcend to 26 or 27 to finifti the 
Cure. 5. In old obftinate Pains, whether 
more remifs or acute, the coldeft Baths 
will perform a Cure both more effectually 
and expeditioufly than the milder ; or in 
great Relaxations, or where the Difeafe 
lies deep, as in the Sciatica, &c. 6. It is 
neceffary to know the exaCt Temperature 
of the Bath, in order to determine the 
Time that the Bathers fhould flay in it. 
When the Cafe requires the greateft Con- 
traction only, that Stay muft be very ftiort. 
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