Essay on Warm, Cold, and Vapour Bathing e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. That the ancient Physicians were not governed by any decided prmciples, re specting the external application of water, appears from their very loose manner of recommending it. They prescribed ah lution and bathing without mentioning the necessary temperature of the water, indifferent whether it was hot or cold. See. Avicenna, T railian, and other ancient writers.