Zimmerman has remarked that
in a rigorous winter the lubberly Hollander is like the gayest
Frenchman. Cold increases appetite, and Plutarch says Brutus
experienced intense bulimia while in the mountains, barely
escaping perishing. With full rations the Greek soldiers under
Xenophon suffered intense hunger as they traversed the snow-clad
mountains of Armenia.
Beaupre remarks that those who have the misfortune to be buried
under the snow perish less quickly than those who are exposed to
the open air, his observations having been made during the
retreat of the French army from Moscow. In Russia it is curious
to see fish frozen stiff, which, after transportation for great
distances, return to life when plunged into cold water.
Sudden death from cold baths and cold drinks has been known for
many centuries. Mauriceau mentions death from cold baptism on the
head, and Graseccus, Scaliger, Rush, Schenck, and Velschius
mention deaths from cold drinks. Aventii, Fabricius Hildanus, the
Ephemerides, and Curry relate instances of a fatal issue
following the ingestion of cold water by an individual in a
superheated condition. Cridland describes a case of sudden
insensibility following the drinking of a cold fluid.
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