How do I restore Mail data from Time Machine

Hi I am trying to retstore my "Mail" data from Time Machine...I have worked out how to find
Mail data on my computer , thanks to this community, but as it is a hidden file I cant work out how
to "see" it and restore it from TIme Machine.
Thanks

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4182934

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