Remarks on baths : water, swimming, shampooing, heat, hot, cold, and vapor baths / by M.L. Este.

  • Este, M. L. (Michael Lambton), 1779-1864.
Date:
1812
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Credit: Remarks on baths : water, swimming, shampooing, heat, hot, cold, and vapor baths / by M.L. Este. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    arms and legs, and is consequently a fatiguing opera- tion when the space of water to be crossed is consider- able; there is a method in which a swimmer may pasa to great distances with much facility, by means of a sail, by flying a paper kite, lying on the back, and holding the stick in the hands, the body will be drawn along the surface of the water in a very agreeable man- ner. Franklin crossed a large piece of water in this way %vithout the least fatigue, and with the greatest pleasure imaginable. He does not consider it impos- sible to cioss so from Dover to Calais; but thinks thtf packet-boat preferable. The French have paid particular attention to this branch of military knowledge, [swimming,] and there are not only individuals attached to their armies, who can swim with perfect ease, but companies, called compagnies de nageuis have been formed, and are still encouraged in their service. Their dress isadapt- •ed to the functions they perform, such as passing a river in order of battle, or in detached parties, &c. for the purpose of surprising an enemy's advanced post