 | Sir John Floyer - 1715 - 556 pages
...a fmall Dpor on the other fide thereof, and then faftned the Doors as clofely from the Air as fhe \ could. Now while he was Sweating in this Bagnio, his Wife (for they difdain no Service) was, with an Ax, cutting herHufband a palTage into the River, (being the Winter... | |
 | Joel Shew - Bathing customs - 1845 - 372 pages
...resembled a large oven, into which he crept by a door on the one side, while she put several red hot stones in at a small door on the other side thereof,...husband a passage into the river, (being the winter of 1683, the great frost, and the ice very thick,) in order to the immersing himself after he should come... | |
 | 1848 - 1292 pages
...resembled a large oven, into which he crept by a door on the one side, while she put several red hot stones in at a small door on the other side thereof,...husband a passage into the river, (being the winter of 1783, the great frost, and* the ice very thick,) in order to the immersing himself after he had come... | |
 | James Mackness - England - 1850 - 212 pages
...resembled a large oven, into which he crept by a door on the one side, while she put several red hot stones in at a small door on the other side thereof,...the air as she could. Now, while he was sweating in the bagnio, his wife (for they disdain no service) was, with an axe, cutting her husband a passage... | |
 | Joel Shew - 1851 - 532 pages
...resembled a large oven, into which he crept by a door on the one side, while she put several red hot stones in at a small door on the other side thereof,...husband a passage into the river (being the winter of 1683, the great frost, and the ice very thick), in order to the immersing himself after he should come... | |
 | 1852 - 604 pages
...bagnio resembled a large oven, into which he erept by a door on the one side, while she put several hot stones in at a small door on the other side thereof, and then fastened the doors as elosely from the air as she could. Now while he was sweating in this bagnio, his wife (for they disdain... | |
 | Durham Dunlop - Bathing customs - 1868 - 502 pages
...his wife preparing a bagnio for him. "The bagnio resembled a large oven, into which he crept by the door on the one side, while she put several red-hot...husband a passage into the river (being the winter of 1683, the great frost, and the ice very thick) in order to the immersing himself after he should come... | |
 | Durham Dunlop - 1873 - 494 pages
...the one side, while she put several red-hot stones in at a small door on the other side thereof, aud then fastened the doors as closely from the air as...disdain no service) was, with an axe, cutting her hnsband a passage into the river (being the winter of 1683, the great frost, and the ice very thick)... | |
 | Richard Metcalfe - Baths - 1877 - 376 pages
...wife preparing a bagnio for him, The bagnio resembled a large oven, into which he crept by a door on one side, while she put several red-hot stones in...door on the other side thereof, and then fastened the door as closely from the air as she could. Now, while he was sweating in this bagnio, his wife (for... | |
 | Criticism - 1847 - 636 pages
...several red-hot stones in at a small door on the other aide thereof, and then fastened the doors H« closely from the air as she could. Now, while he was sweating in this bagnio, bis wife (fur ii» y disdain no service) waa, with an 153 wafer, in various modes of application, for... | |
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Indians of those parts. I found him ill of a fever, his head and limbs much affected with pain, and at the same time his wife preparing a bagnio for him. The bagnio resembled a large oven, into which he crept by a door on the one side, while she put several... 
