. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . lone of bathing, without its sa-lubrity, should suffice to procure to the bath a higher degree ofpatronage than it has yet received in this and its neighbouringcountry: but during many years the difficulties of dress, conse-quent on the fashion of wearing powder in the hair, were inimicalto its use: this impediment
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . lone of bathing, without its sa-lubrity, should suffice to procure to the bath a higher degree ofpatronage than it has yet received in this and its neighbouringcountry: but during many years the difficulties of dress, conse-quent on the fashion of wearing powder in the hair, were inimicalto its use: this impediment being removed, it is probable thatbaths will be employed by us as common and frequent sourcesof innocent pleasure as well as for medical relief. Bathing among the Romans was held in very high estimation,so much indeed, Rome alone is said at one time to have containedeight hundred and fifty-six public baths; and the emperorsendeavoured to conciliate the people by the erection of suchbuildings. Those of Paulus ^milius, Titus, and Dioclesian,ranked amongst the noblest edifices of the empire. The use of the tepid bath is now so much prescribed, andthe method of imparting heat to water is so simple and perfect inits application, that the warm bath ought to accompany thecold
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