Hints to the sick, the lame, and the lazy, or, Passages in the life of a hydropathist . ebone, and left me in full scarlet uniform. After this bath,I took at least three _ -^-^.^ ~-_^ .-,_ glasses of water, and amost vigorous walk. AtMarienberg, there is adelightful variety of pro-menades, and I had manyagreeable acquaintancesof all nations, whichmade this part of thetreatment most highlyagreeable. I never walk-ed less than an hour atthis time, generally a good deal more, and allowing only fiveminutes to wash hands, or to put on a clean shirt, I was morethan ready for dinner at one oclock. In
Hints to the sick, the lame, and the lazy, or, Passages in the life of a hydropathist . ebone, and left me in full scarlet uniform. After this bath,I took at least three _ -^-^.^ ~-_^ .-,_ glasses of water, and amost vigorous walk. AtMarienberg, there is adelightful variety of pro-menades, and I had manyagreeable acquaintancesof all nations, whichmade this part of thetreatment most highlyagreeable. I never walk-ed less than an hour atthis time, generally a good deal more, and allowing only fiveminutes to wash hands, or to put on a clean shirt, I was morethan ready for dinner at one oclock. In the water-system,there is no restriction as to quantity, provided only that thefood be plain, and the drink water. A good soup, with lotsof rye bread, a good roti, with two or three kinds of vege-tables, and a capital sweet soufilet, pudding, or so on. Themeal concluded by a very ample dessert, similar to thatenjoyed after breakfast. At three oclock I took a rationalwalk, and enjoyed the society of my own party. I ought toobserve, that it is no part of the system to drink much water. 56 HINTS TO THE SICK, at meals, I only took as much as I required to slake the baths, is the favoured moment for a good swill. I have given some account of my daily baths, and onreading over what I have written, I feel quite ashamed of thecoldness of the recital of all my delights, the recollection ofwhich makes my mouth water. The reader will observe,that I am a Scotsman (proverbially a matter of fact race), anold fellow, my enemy would say, a slow coach. I mightenlarge on my extatic delight in these two baths, my healthyglow, my light-heartedness, my feelings of elasticity, whichmade me fancy that I could trip along the sward as a patentVestris. I might go much farther, I might indulge inpoetic rapture, most unbecoming my mature age ; and afterall, fall far short of the reality. The reader will do well toallow a large per centage of omitted extatic delineation inconsequence of want o
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