. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. of the body in water, and onaccount of the acid and oily substance collecting on the skin,using a small quantity of alkali, as soap or soda in the wa-ter, and thus, by good brisk rubbing, using the hand inpreference to a cloth or sponge, thoroughly cleansing the lit- 766 HOW TO DRINK. tie mouthy referred to, else their action is retarded and sus-pended. This should be done daily during the
. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. of the body in water, and onaccount of the acid and oily substance collecting on the skin,using a small quantity of alkali, as soap or soda in the wa-ter, and thus, by good brisk rubbing, using the hand inpreference to a cloth or sponge, thoroughly cleansing the lit- 766 HOW TO DRINK. tie mouthy referred to, else their action is retarded and sus-pended. This should be done daily during the summerseason. This is a simple process, indispensable to health, and theunwashed can hardly believe what beneficial results followsuch a plain course, or know the healthful influence or thecomfort derived from a frequent use of pure water. Those who bathe thus daily seldom take colds. Duringthe winter, in cold climates, weekly or semi-weekly bathingmay suffice. A statesman, in seeking an illustration of the differencebetween price and value, very happily hit upon water, which costs nothing, and yet is ofinestimable worth. Wa-ter, next to air, is themost indispensable of allthe productions of Unlike most srood things| providentially supplied forBr our use, it is hardly capa-tsUHS ble of abuse. The morecommon danger to befeared is from too little, not too much, wrater. Simple a thing, however, as it may be to quench thethirst from the running stream, or the mountain spring, thereare but few people who know how to drink. Most people,in the eagerness of thirst, swallow with such avidity the wel-come draught, that they deluge their stomachs without pro-portionately refreshing themselves. The slowly sipping of asingle goblet of water will do more to alleviate thirst thanthe sudden gulping down of a gallon. It is more frequentlythe dryness of the mouth, during hot weather, than the wantof the system, which calls for the supply of fluid. Whenlarger quantities, moreover, are
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