Naturall and artificial directions for health deriued from the best philosophers, as well moderne, as auncient. By William Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law.

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Title: Naturall and artificial directions for health deriued from the best philosophers, as well moderne, as auncient. By William Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law.
Author: Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.
Publication: London :: Printed by Richard Bradocke,; 1600.
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Subject terms: Health -- Early works to 1800.
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Chap. 1. Of Bathes.

VVhat is the vse of Bathes?

COld and naturall bathes are greatly ex∣pedient for men subiect to rheumes, dropsies, & goutes. Neither can I easilie expresse in wordes, how much good cold bathes doe bring vnto them, that vse them. Howbeit, with this caueat I commend baths, to wit, that no mā distēpered through venery, gluttonie, watching, fasting, or through violent exercise, presume to enter into them.

Is bathing of the head wholesome?

You shall finde it wonderfull expedient, if you bathe your head foure times in the yeere, and that with hot lie made of ashes. After

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which you must cause one presently to powre two or three gallons of cold fountaine water vpon your head. Then let your head be dryed with cold towelles. Which sodaine powring down of cold water, although it doth mighti∣ly terrifie you, yet neuertheles it is very good, for thereby the naturall heate is stirred within the bodie, baldnesse is kept back, and the me∣mory is quickned. In like manner, washing of hands often doth much auayle the eyesight.

How shall a man bathe himselfe in winter time, when waters be frozen?

In winter time this kinde of artificiall ba∣thing is very expedient and wholesome: Take two pound of turpentine, foure ounces of the iuyce of wormewood & wilde mallowcs, one ounce of fresh butter, one drachme of saffron: mingle them, and seeth them a pretie while, and beeing hot, wet foure linnen clothes in it, and therewith bathe your selfe.