Remarks on sea-water; with observations on its application and effects, internally and externally ... / [Charles Taylor].

  • Taylor, Charles
Date:
1805
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Credit: Remarks on sea-water; with observations on its application and effects, internally and externally ... / [Charles Taylor]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EFFECTS OF THE TEMPERATE SEA-BATH, OR IIEAT OF THE SEA IN SUMMER. « The temperate bath occasions impres¬ sions similar, but in less degree than a cold bath; as, a little shuddering, a small loss of colour, the breathing rather obstructed ; the pulse softer, the head confused; but the constriction ceases in two or three minutes; the 'breathing: becomes more free; an inclination to make water, and to an evacuation, takes place, and some¬ times a slight head-ache occurs: but after leaving the bath for half an hour, the per¬ son feels an agreeable freshness ; he finds himself light and easy; all his functions become free; a gentle perspiration arises, and he has an appetite for food. The circulation seems to be constrained in the temperate bath; but this constraint is only momentary, and not considerable: the functions of the body are rather mode¬ rated than troubled; they are soon exe¬ cuted freely, and a pleasant calm con¬ tinues long after the person has left the bath. The