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ftrong, and inflammatory Liquors; fuch 
Experiments have proved fatal to many, as 
alfo to thofe whofe Stomachs being dis- 
tended, prefs upon the defcending Trunk 
of the Aorta , and force too great a Quan- 
tity of Blood to the Head. For the fame 
Reafon the Colon and Reftum fhould be 
emptied, or kept eafy, left: they prefling on 
the Iliac Arteries, may produce the like 
Eflfedt ; therefore very coftive Perfons, or 
fuch as have very indurated Excrements 
lodged in thefe Inteftines, mull: have them 
difcharged before Bathing. All Bathers 
fhould be fure to go in over- head pretty 
deep, or they may expeCt a Swimming or 
Pain of the Head, from its Veflels having 
too great a Load thrown on them, when 
the reft were comprefs’d and contracted. 
Deafnefs fucceeding Bathing, is from a 
Relaxation of the Drum of the Ear, and 
may be prevented by putting the Fingers 
into the Ears, or Wool moiftened with a 
little Oil. Continuing too long in the Cold 
Bath, often occafions Cramp, Horrors, Fe- 
vers, Loofenefs, &c. For whenever the 
Senfation of Cold becomes fevere, we fhould 
get out. Experience proves it beyond Con- 
tradiction, that cold Bathing, Temperance, 
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