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and moderate Exercife, are the beft Anti- 
dotes againft hereditary Scurvy, Stone, Con - 
vulfions, Confumption, Melancholy, Hyppo, 
Rheumatifm, Scurff, Leprofy, Stupidity of 
Mind, We chiefs of the Limbs, Pains on 
Change of Weather, Cough, Vomitings, Pal- 
fy, King's-Evil, Lethargy, Want of Sleep : 
But then in feveral of thefe it fhould be 
joined with Water-drinking for common 
Tipple. It is worth Obfervation, that 
Water-drinkers are temperate in their Ac- 
tions, prudent, and think more connect- 
edly, are feldom afflicted with the follow- 
ing Difeafes, Apoplexy, Palfy , Headach , 
Blindnefs , Gout, Stone, Convulfions , Tremb- 
ling, Madnefs , Hiccup, Indigefion, habitual 
Thirft, Burning Heats , Afthma , &c. Galen 
would not allow of cold Bathing under 25 
Years of Age, and in Summer 5 but Ori- 
bafius and Agathenus , who ufed and pre- 
ferred it much more, and knew its Effects 
much better, advifed, nay, preffed the Ufe 
of it in all Stages of Life, and all Sea- 
fons of the Year, efpecially when the Wa- 
ter is cold, and in Infancy 5 and I think 
Sir "John Floyer and Dr. Barnard, have 
made out its Ufefulnefs for preventing and 
leffening feveral Diftempers of Children, 
who 
