n to drink the water's in God's name. They have not yet, praise God, caused any bad effects... I am able and permitted to drink a lot at one time; however, I hope that tomorrow I will still receive three liters and that that amount may remain the most for one day." Balthasar believed that going to mountain springs was beneficial for his health. A portion of both Magdalena's and Balthasar's day was spent on taking care of their bodies to fight plague and disease. One cure, for Balthasar, had lasted over three months. The cure included a stay at the springs and taking laxatives to purge. The laxatives were used to eliminate all of the waste that remained in hi!
             s body. In a letter that Magdalena wrote to Balthasar on the 6 of June 1594, in Nuremberg, she says, "If you are now going daily into the bath, may God grant that it do you good! Praise God, the bleeding of my arm has been entirely good for me. The swelling in my shoulder about which I have so longed complained is now gone, praise and thank God!" Magdalena had always stayed up to date with contemporary
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