Remarks on baths : water, swimming, shampooing, heat, hot, cold, and vapor baths / by M.L. Este.

  • Este, M. L. (Michael Lambton), 1779-1864.
Date:
1812
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Credit: Remarks on baths : water, swimming, shampooing, heat, hot, cold, and vapor baths / by M.L. Este. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    bold, and contrary to common prejudices, will be slaw in making that progress, which from its efficacy and success, it ought to make among us. No very great number of our naval men bathe or swim ; a small pro- portion of our military,use the water; and but few indeed of the ingenious gentlemen who remain at home, of the indefatigable Bond-street loungers, and dashing charioteers wallowing in luxuries and pur- suing indulgences, who employ their riches wholly in acquiring pleasure, seem to know the value of one en- joyment, which even they may venture to take with comfort and advantage, namely, the tepid bath. They cannot say to each other as Ca2sar in the play says to Cass i us— Dar'st thou, Cassius, Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ? The torrent, roared ; and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside, And stemming it with hearts of controversy.