An historical sketch of medicine and surgery, from their origin to the present time, and of the principal authors, discoveries, improvements, imperfections and errors / by W. Black, M.D.

  • William Black
Date:
1782
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Credit: An historical sketch of medicine and surgery, from their origin to the present time, and of the principal authors, discoveries, improvements, imperfections and errors / by W. Black, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    t Itl ] fctinue of fervants and (laves were employed, each of whom had their feparate depart- ment and duty, and were under the controul of the mafter of the paleftrae or exercifes. Numbers came to the gymnafise folety for bathing, and occafionally, perhaps, for frifbions. The bach was frequented for health, and as a lux- ury that they might go to fupper with a clean (kin, linen (hirts being then very feldom ufed. Galen complains, that in his time almoft ail clafies of men bathed daily; every gentleman we underhand had a private bath at his own houfe, which was furrrp- tuous and highy adorned. Seneca exclaims, that many even of the inferior ranks would not be fa- tisfied unlefs the walls of their private bath were decorated with Alexandrian marble. In the pub- lick cold bath they had room to fwim : this was a practice very general amongft the Greeks and Ro- marvs. The luxurious, effeminate, valetudinarian* and difeafed, generally repaired to the warm bath, except probably in fultry weather, when warm wa- ter could neither be fo agreeable nor refrefliing. Befides a warm aqueous bath, there was alfo a fu- datorium for vapour and dry beat to force fw'eats. At the Bai$, recommended by Celfus, a warm vapour arofe fponianeoufly from the earth, and anfwered the intention of a fudatorium. Caellus Aurdianus fpeaks of the utility in feveral dif- eafes, “ loco.rum natura fplrantium, quo fjdo- res moveantur. SiVBRAli