Psychrolousia: or, the history of cold-bathing, both in ancient and modern : In two parts . r Books,I borrowed, relating to this Subjed, as wellas the kind Encouragement and Ailiftance inthe building of my Cold Bath. All the Re-fpe£ls I can return, is to chufe you Patronsfor this EfTay, concerning the old Ceremonyof Immerfion \ and I thought none lb lit asthe Governors of our Church, who bytheir Eminent Piety and Learning are thegreat Ornaments of it. I beg your Accep-tance of this fmall Prefent I make you,and defire it may be a Teftimony of mygreat Efteem for the Primitive Conftitu-tion of th
Psychrolousia: or, the history of cold-bathing, both in ancient and modern : In two parts . r Books,I borrowed, relating to this Subjed, as wellas the kind Encouragement and Ailiftance inthe building of my Cold Bath. All the Re-fpe£ls I can return, is to chufe you Patronsfor this EfTay, concerning the old Ceremonyof Immerfion \ and I thought none lb lit asthe Governors of our Church, who bytheir Eminent Piety and Learning are thegreat Ornaments of it. I beg your Accep-tance of this fmall Prefent I make you,and defire it may be a Teftimony of mygreat Efteem for the Primitive Conftitu-tion of the Englifh Church: And that Imight hereby exprefs my Defign of do-ing good, both to the Bodies and SoulsG4 of 8 2 Of Cold Baths. Parti. of Mankind. I have exceeded, I know,the Bounds of my Profeffion, and if I haveany way deferved your Cenfure in treat-ing of theie Eccleliaftical Affairs, I beg allyour Pardons for my Miflakes and Errors,which I hope you will freely grant to me,\vho am, My moji Reverend ^Patrons^Tour moJi Obliged and hwmhle Servant^ Litchfield,Dec. I I / CO. JOHN LET LETTER IV. Concerning fome remarkable Curesdone formerly, or lately performedby Cold Bathing. caput Cs? fiomachum fupponere fontibiis audemCluftnis^ Gabiofque petunt ^ frigida rura. Horac. Epift. xv. ad Valam. To all thofe Worthy and ObligingGentlemeni who have contributedtowards the EreBing the Cold Bathat Litchfield. PHyficians oft find it a difficult Taskto conquer the Averfions of NicePatients, and to perfuade them to ufethofe Medicines to which they have notbeen accuftomed, until they have firft con-vinced them, that their Medicines are bothfafe and necelTary. I exped to find the fameAyerfion to Cold Bathing, I will therefore take 84- • Of Cold Baths. Parti. take the fame Method to convince yon, myHonoured Benefaftors and Country-men,that Cold Baths are both fafe and will deny that that Method of Phy-fick is fafe, which has been long tried bythe Ancient Phyficians; and ag
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