The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-24 00:00:00

scarcely able to wilk;or lift.his hand, Of turn ithotit, and
who being carried to the baths, and making frequent u.e
of them, soon recovered his pristine vigour, and was now
a hale, healthy man. • (Applause.) There was also th's
peculiarity about Turkish baths, that if -a person t o
into them quite wearied and jaded, and in a melancholic
mood, he comes out a refreshed and altered man. It
drove sad grief away, it brightened the dull and deep-
laden eye, it lightened the heart, and drove the blood
with a buoyant currency through the veins. This was
all owing to the one great indisputable fact that it was
impossible to resist the exhilarating effects of oxygen.
The influence manifested on a person who had constant
recourse to the bath he compared to the,effect produced
on a family that partook of aerated bread, and who,
according to the jocose editor. of .Paucit, were soon after
found floating about the ceiling. (Laughter.) l'he
talented lecturer proteeded to show the affinity bet*bea
the sensations of the mi,nd and the physical part of man,
and how any pain or pleasure afforded td the latter had
a corresponding effect on the other Enid nobler organ.
Prom this he went on to illustrate his positictii; that if
the use of the bath caused a benefit to the body, it -lit NO
necessarily produce a similar result on the 'mind. H 4
pointed out the many advantages that would be enjoyed
by a constant ablution of the body in the Turkish baths
—perfect and thorough cleanliness of the skin being
secured. As an historical illustration-of the great value
of this necessary requirement, he cited a passage frorn a
quaint volume, entitled "The Pillars of Hercules,"
wherein it was stated that amongst the ancient
Romans, *hen their population had reached its very
culminating point, arid when, as a necessary sequence,
sickness and disease must be more prevalent, they had
plenty of baths, but no hospitals—a fact that spoke for
itself, and showed how high was the veneration in NV hich
they held the baths. He remarked that in the human
skin there - were 700,000,000 pores or outlets for
sudorific matter or perspiration, which would be
equivalent to thirty miles of sewerage of the human
frame, and how necessary, therefore, was it for man
to atteild VI the cleaning ,of his own body. After
dilating at toftsidera'nle length en the use of the
real Turkish bath, which though itself a very simple
affair; was a tery marvellous curative in disease; and in
ordindrY health a regenerator of both mind and body,
and •illustiaiiiik . the happy effects it produced. r.
Gardiner etnitiliid6d ati eloquent and erudite lecture by
stating that though lid did hot Wish to under-rate the
more speedy, more certain, and tat. hide agreeable
services of medicine, still lielieted that the bath
was a
than any other §9rt of treatment that could be adopted
to once the countless
illg i'6,?.! flesh is heir to." Above Ali
the bath was the preserver of health, heightened every
charm, the Coniplpainti eypeelally.beeanie 61enT,
the eyes;:
brightened; and the whole person perfeetly fragrant, v;(1
Homer did not speak ton ihdpiddiEdilk tit the held
Achilles *hen 'he said that, after tali 'g i
"Invnlnerable" appeared to be of a more towering gig.
exalted mien, and far nearer to the immortal gods.
(Loud applause.)
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing a vote of thanks to
Mr. Gardiner for his able lecture, announced that Dr.
Haughton, and Gardiner had come to an under-
standing as regards the management of the new Turkish
bath which was about being established in this town,
and both these gentlemen were to have a part in its
management. (Hear, hear.) He then called on the
gentlemen present to subscribe and become shareholders
in the proposed undertaking, pointing out at the same
time its great advantage and usefulness.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

THE WINDSOR CASTLE MENAGERIE:

Although artistic performances have many aitieetions,'
and many of that sort are at present in Liyerpotil; )et
nature cannot fail to possess superior claims ; and theiez
fore it is that the Royal Exhibition in Lime-street draws
such crowds daily to witness the extensive and interest-
ing collection of the finest animals of the forest ever
before witnessed in one collection. We have already
entered into detail on this exhibition, hut we must
again refer to the Zulu Kaffirs, or, as they are called,
the wild men of Africa. About the genuiness of these
extraordinary people no rational person can have any
doubt; and we refer to them in order to show that their
identity cannot be disputed. We were present yesterday
when a gentleman of the highest respectability—Mr.
Hugh Gillespie, of Leadenhall-street, London, who
spent several years in Africa, and who is an eminent
linguist—had a long conversation with them in their
native language. He declares they are the real stamp,
and gave an interesting history of their country. and
kindred. We merely mention this incidentally, to
dispel any doubt that might arise in reference to this
strange yet interesting people. The other attractions
continue unabated ; and, no doubt, whilst the exhibition
remains, the place will be duly and deservedly patronised.