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generally render the attacks more mild and regular, with 
longer intermillion. 
“ In palfy, Dr. Denman candidly owns that long expe¬ 
rience forbids him from fpeaking much in praife of the 
water; the ufe of it, in fuch cafes of this diforder as are 
attended with fymptoms of plenitude, fontetimes bringing 
on fymptoms of'ftupor and heavinefs which threaten apo¬ 
plexy ; belide 'that their effect in Simulating the appetite 
often gives rife to hurtful indulgence in eating : but palfy 
is frequently attended with manifeft debility ; and in thefe 
cafes the gentle (Hnnilus of the water cannot be hurtful, 
but w ill prove ferviceable. Nervous complaints, as they 
are called, are fo various in their caufc, that a particular 
inveftigation of them cannot be here expedfed. Tire chief 
pradlical diftindtion, with refpedt to the nfe of Buxton 
water, is, whether they are attended with fever. When 
purely owing to weaknefs or irritability of the fyfiem, ei- 
ther the water or the air of Buxton generally produces 
feme benefit. In fcrofulous diforders, Buxton water is 
frequently of ufe, but by no means in thofe which are at¬ 
tended w ith fever and affedtions of the cheft; and, in ge¬ 
neral, the final left prefence of hedlic fhould be an abf'o- 
lute bar to drinking this water; the heating effedts of 
which are highly dangerous even in the convalefcent ftate 
of pulmonary complaints, and fcarcely fail to aggravate 
the fymptoms of tubercles in the lungs. Nephritic com¬ 
plaints often receive a fudden relief from this water, for 
which it is difficult to account, and which has been aferi- 
bed to its tendency to covredf acidity in the firft paftages, 
but may probably be owing to its mere diluting eii'edfs. 
The addition of ether to the water is ufeful in this as well 
as in forne other cafes. On the whole, in chronic difor¬ 
ders only has Buxton water any pretenfions to celebrity. 
Here its adtion is alterative, and it therefore fhould be 
continued with due perfeverance. As to the dofe of the 
water, Dr. Denman thinks it is generally prefevibed in too 
large quantities. In common, he is of opinion that two 
glafles, each containing the third of a pint, taken before 
breakfaft, at the diftance of forty minutes from each other, 
and one or two of the fame between breakfaft and dinner, 
are quite fufficient. He cautions perfons againft luffering 
fervants to give this water to drink at table, as they are 
apt to do ; fince, notwithftanding it has loft its warmth, 
much of its effedts (till remains. 
“ With refpedt to bathing, the heat of Buxton bath 
being only 82 degrees, the firft fenfation on plunging in is 
a flight fhock ; which, however, is foon overcome, and is 
fucceeded by a pleafant glow'. The general effect of this 
'bath will then be, moderately ftiirmlating and relaxing the 
folids, and accelerating and rarefying the fluids. To pro¬ 
ceed to particular effects : bathing is ufeful in many dif¬ 
orders of the ftomach and bow els, even in thofe wftiere ful- 
nefs, hardnefs, and tenfion, forbid the internal ufe of the 
water; but in thefe, fuitable medicines, together with 
fridtion, fhould accompany it. In many affedtions of the 
kidneys and bladder, without calculus, the frequent and 
long-continued ufe of the bath is found to be beneficial. 
Bathing in the gout lias very feldom been attended with 
mifehief, even when imprudently employed during the 
paroxyfrns. It is often very beneficial, aftifted by frictions, 
•in refolving juices impacted in the tendons and aponetiro- 
» fes, and in reftoring tire tone of the mufcles. The pump 
fhould not be iifed till the bath has foftened the folids and 
attenuated the fluids. The chronic rheumatifm is a dif¬ 
order peculiarly fitted for relief from the bath : but there 
are pains of the hip, arifing either from matter formed, 
or (imply from large diftenfion of the vellels, which the 
bath rather aggravates than relieves. It is a common ob- 
fervation, that the pains of chronic gout or rheumatifm 
are, for a few days, increafed by bathing, which is ftip- 
pofed to be a fign of the refolution of impadted fluids, 
and therefore of future benefit. This may be fometimes 
the cafe: but, at other times, fuch a plea is nfed to in¬ 
duce the patient to perfift in an ineffectual trial. 
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be laid in general, their nature and -caufes being fo diffe¬ 
rent. Where the aftedtion is partial, and confined to the 
limbs, it may do elfential fervice, joined to other fuitable 
aids. Many difeafes of the {kin receive confiderable be¬ 
nefit from tlie bath: but to nlcertain the particular dif- 
tinCtions of fuch a numerous clafs w ould exceed the limits 
of fuch a work as the prefent. T11 general, the benefit 
may be fuppofed to be ow ing to clearing the (kin from 
impurities, and to prompting local and general perfpira- 
tion. As to the time of day proper for bathing, Dr. Den¬ 
man objeCts to the ufual recommendation of morning, 
efpecially in cafes where air and exercife are requifite, as 
it might be dangerous, after tiling the bath, to expofc the 
body to cold and wet. He prefers the time after taking 
exercife, between breakfaft and dinner.” 
BUX'TORF (John), the name of two learned profef- 
fors of Hebrew at Bafil, the fat her and fon, who are al¬ 
lowed a place among thofe of the firft rank for rabbinical 
learning. The firft work that Buxtorf the father com- 
pofed was, his great dictionary, intit led Lexicon Chaldai- 
cum, Talmtidicum, et Rabbinicum, printed at Bafil in 
1639, and is abfolutely neceffary for a perfeCt underhand¬ 
ing of the rabbins, being more extenlive than that of R. 
David of Pomis, printed at Venice in 1587. He wrote 
alfo a fmall dictionary of Hebrew and Chaldaic words in 
the bible, which is very methodical. There is nothing 
more complete than his Treafury of the Hebrew Gram¬ 
mar. He alfo printed a great Hebrew bible at Bafil, in 
1618, wfith the rabbins, the Chaldaic paraphrafes,” and the 
Malfora, after the manner of the great bible of Venice : 
but father Simon thinks it incorreCt. To this bible is 
commonly added the Tiberias of the fame author, which 
is a commentary upon the MafTora; w here he explains at 
large what the rabbins think of it, and expounds in Latin 
the terms of the Maffora, which are very difficult. He 
follows rabbi Elias the levite, in his expofition of thofe 
terms, lie lias alfo publilhed Synagoga Judaica, where 
lie expofes the ceremonies of the Jews ; which, though it 
abounds in learning, does not greatly (hew the judgment 
of the compiler; who inlifts too much upon trifles, mere-i 
ly for the fake of rendering the Jews ridiculous. The 
fmall abridgment of Leo of Modena upon this fubjedf, 
tranflated by father Simon, is far better. We have be- 
fides fome other books of the fame author, among which 
is his Bibliotheque of the Rabbins, a curious work: but 
there have been fince his time a great many dilcoveries 
made in that part of learning. They who would learn to 
write Hebrew, may make life of the colleCfion of Hebrew 
letters which he has publilhed under tire title of Inftftutio 
Epiftolaris Hebraica. He died at Bafil of the plague, in 
1629, aged fixty-five years. 
BLJX'TORP (John), the fon, had no lefs (kill in the 
Hebrew and the rabbins than his father. He tranflated 
fome rabbins, and among others the Moreh Nevochim of 
Maimonides, and the book, intitled Cofiri. He alfo wrote 
upon the Hebrew, Chaldaic, and Syriac, grammars. His 
Hebrew Concordance is much efteemed : and, being heir 
of his father’s opinion as well as Jewifti literature, lie has 
defended the antiquity of the points and vowels of the 
Hebrew text againft Lewis Capelins, in a book, intitled, 
Tradtatus de Pundtorum Vocalium & Accentuuni in Li- 
bris Veteris Teftamenti Hebraicis origine, antiquitate, &■ 
autboritate, printed at Bafil in 1648. There is a great 
number of paftages of tiie rabbins cited in this book. He 
has alfo written another book much more valuable, againft 
the critiques of the faid Ludovicos Capelins, with this 
title: Anticritica; feu vindiciae veritatis Hebraic® ad- 
vei'fus Ludovici Capelli criticam, quam vocat facram, 
printed at Bafil in 1653. He compofed feveral difterta- 
tions upon different matters relating to the Jewifti litera¬ 
ture, in which he excelled; and died in 1664. Many 
learned men, who admire the rabbinical excellence of 
thefe two great authors, are not always fatisfied with their 
judgment. They believe them to be too much led by the 
.rabbins; and that Capellus, though not fo deep in iie- 
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