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3. Seeing Relaxation by tepid Bathing 
occafions a greater Derivation of Juices 
and Humours to the Skin, there to be let 
out and difcharged ; then muft it be highly 
prejudicial to atrophic, emaciated Bodies, 
and alfo to fuch as are liable to exceffive 
Sweatings, or to thofe who have a quick 
Pulfe, thin Fluids, a hedtic Fever, &c. 
For in all thofe the Expence of the animal 
Juices is too great already, and whatever 
increafes that, fubflradts from the pining 
Body, and haftens its Ruin. 4. This (hews 
the Mifchief of tepid Bathing to idle, fe- 
dentary Perfons, who eat and drink freely, 
but ufe not Exercife anfwerable to it ; 
and alfo to ftudious People, who fub- 
ftradfc too much from the Organs of Mo- 
tion, to beftow on thofe of the Intellect, 
to the depauperating and relaxing of the 
firft. But to come to the real Advantages 
of the tepid Bath, they are many, and 
extend to a great Variety of Cafes, even 
as many as proceed from too fpringy, 
ft iff, rigid, inflexible, indilatable Fibres 
and Veffels j and either their too great 
Conatus , or Struggles to bring themfelves 
from their Circumference to their Centre, 
B b 4 either 
