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every day, in this elegant and spacious room, which is open from an early hour in the morning till four in the afternoon; and, during the time of the performance of the band, the room is well filled with company. The remuneration for drinking the water here is left entirely to the liberality of the visitor; no specific demand being made. To those persons who are fond of bustle and gaiety, this promenade in the PumpRoom will be found highly attractive, In no place in Bath does an hour pass away more agreeably. On quitting this lively scene for Stall-Street, on the left, is the King's Bath. It is a respectable building, and the dimensions of which are 65 feet 10 inches, by 40 feet 10 inches; and when at its usual height, it contains 346 tuns, 2 hogsheads, and 36 gallons of water. It is extremely convenient for bathing; and on one side is a covering, supported by a handsome colonnade, to shade the bathers from the incleof the weather. It has also two rooms, mency for ladies and gentlemen, in which are pumps for pouring the hot water on the part affected, instead of immersing the whole body, considered by the physicians as far more salutary in certain disorders. An apartment is also attached, where the water may be used by the patient as an injection, which is denominated the "steamingroom:" this mode of application has been found of great service in violent complaints of the intestines. This bath is about eleven hours in filling and its heat, by Farenheit's thermometer, 116 degrees; and is kept full, for the accommodation of the public, from the earliest time in the morning till noon.

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