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Sponging all over with warm vinegar is also a most invigorating thing.

From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce

Sponging with hot, tepid or cold water, as indicated, will increase the peripheral circulation and the normal secretions of the skin.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

Sponging should be done cautiously lest the foreign body be hidden in secretions or food accumulation, and dislodged.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Sponging the face, temples and neck with water as hot as can be borne relieves the headache of la grippe, which is often very painful and annoying.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Physical: Sponging the entire body of the child with lukewarm vinegar and water, using one-half vinegar and one-half water, may prove very successful.

From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis