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An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne.

  • George Cheyne
Date:
1734
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An essay of health and long life / By George Cheyne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Any one Evacuation, will not only leilen the whole Mafs but, if encouraged, will make that Evacuation more ample and full. The more and oftener the Hair is jhaved, the fafter and thicker it will grow„ So that thus /having the Head and Face frequently, will be like an IJJ'ue, or per¬ petual Blifter on thele Parts. Betides, the wafhing with warm Water and Soap, and [craping the Skin with a Razor, will cleanfe the Mouths of the perfpiratory Dufls, from that Morphew and Scurf that adheres to them, and will extremely encourage the Perfpiration from thele Parts, and give a full and free Vent, to the Fumes on the Head and Brain. And wafhing well, and dipping in cold Water afterwards, will fhut the Scales of the Scarf-skin, and fecures again# catching Cold in the Head, which is fre¬ quently a heavy Grievance to tenderv jludious, and fedentary Perfons. There¬ fore I fhould advife fuch, to /have both Head and Face every Day, or every other Day, or as often as they poffibly can, and wajh them well in cold Water afterwards. What /having does to the upper Paris, the fame do wajhing and [craping the Feet, and paring their Nails to the lower. We know by the Fick- lifhnefs
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