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" During the great heats of summer there is no danger in bathing, however warm we may be, in rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun; but to throw one's self into cold spring water when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun, is an... "
The Boy's Treasury of Sports, Pastimes, and Recreations - Page 94
1844 - 464 pages
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Life of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...warmed hy the sun. But to throw one's self into cold spring water, when the hody has heen heated hy exercise in the sun, is an imprudence which may prove fatal. I once knew an in Mance of four young men, who, having worked at har* Translator of Dr. Franklin's Works into French....
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 312 pages
...rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun. But to throw one's self into cold spring water, when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun, is an imprudence which may prove fatal. 1 once knew an instance of four young men, who, having worked at harvest in the heat of the day, with...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 292 pages
...rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun. But to throw one's self into cold spring water, when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun, is an imprudence which nray prove fatal. I once knew an instance of four young men, who, having worked at harvest in the heat...
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Boy's Own Book Extended: A Complete Encyclopedia of All Athletic, Scientific ...

William Clarke - Amusements - 1855 - 722 pages
...1 .-• -. been heated by exercise in (lie 01111, ia an imprudence which m-iy prove fatal. I (Hire knew an instance of four young men, who, having worked at harvest in the heat of tlie day, with a view of refreshing themselves, plunged into a spring of cold water ; two died upon...
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Enquire Within Upon Everything

Robert Kemp Philp - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1856 - 372 pages
...rivers which hare been thoroughly warmed by the sun. Rut to throw one's-sclf into cold spring water, when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun,...men, who, having worked at harvest in the heat of îhe day, with a view of refreshing themselves, plunged into a spring of cold water; two died upon...
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Precepts for the Preservation of Health, Life and Happiness: Medical and Moral

Clement Carlyon - Health - 1859 - 334 pages
...parts more readily with the portion that remains." He quotes an instance, recorded by Dr. Franklin, of four young men, who having worked at harvest in the heat of the day, Edinburgh set out on foot on a tour, a considerable part of which lay along the Tweed. They started...
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The Autobiography and Essays of Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun. But to throw one's self into cold spring water, when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun,...which may prove fatal. I once knew an instance of fbur young men, who, having worked at harvests in the heat of the day, with a view of refreshing themselves,...
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The Playground and the Parlour: A Handbook of Boys' Games, Sports, and ...

Alfred Elliott - Amusements - 1868 - 358 pages
...rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun. But to throw one's self into cold spring water, when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun, is an imprudence which may prove fatal." Care should be taken, especially by the young swimmer, to select bathing places free from weeds or...
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Enquire Within Upon Everything: To which is Added Enquire Within Upon Fancy ...

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1869 - 430 pages
...water, when he body has been heated by exorcise in the un, is an imprudence which may prove fatal. '. once knew an instance of four young men who, having worked at harvest in tbe heat of he day, with a view of refreshing themselves, )lunged into a spring of cold water ; two...
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The Young Ladies' Treasure Book: A Complete Cyclopædia of Practical ...

Almanacs - 1870 - 956 pages
...rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun. But to throw one's self into cold spring water when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun is an imprudence which may prove fatal. " The exercise of swimming is one of the most healthful and agreeable in the world. After swimming...
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