The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-06
BATHING AND BODIES,


it lies '"rcd-wi'hout consccrafng day to
the Bath, that material agent of pearn end
good Will unto men, We have ba,hta in the
Jordan, like Naaman, and been made clean
let us now see whether" "Abana ard Iharrcr
rivers OF Damascus, are better than the wa
tors OF israel
he bath is the peculiar institution oi the
East. Cotlcc has beconc nni ,.. - "a !. E",.
and America: the Pipe is co,mopolitc, and
his blue, JOYOUS breath conerals under the
Arctc Circle, or mtit> llncuidv into the
soft ar Of the Poi ync>ian Isles but the Bath.
that sensuous ely>ium which Graded the
dreams of Plato. and the visions of I,roas-
ter. and the solemn meditation, OF Mahomct.
Is only to be found under an Oriental ,kv.-
The naked natives of the torrd zone are am
phibcuS they do not Lathc. they live in the
water The European and Anglo American
wash themselves and think th,t .hcv have
hathed: they >hu'l,!er under co!G showers
an" I''ioili !"oo''oU> antics with coarse tow
els. Us for the lly,!ropathi>t - the Genius
OF tie Bath, whose dwelling is in Damascus
"o''d ''' con'p'S"d VITA >corntuI laughter.
co"'' he behold that aqueous DiogcncS >it-
ting IN his tub. or stretched out in his wet
wraiplnc>. like a >ollcu mummy. in yafa-
comb Of blankets and feather beds .\> the
rose IN the East has a rtrcr perfume than IN
other lands - docs The Bath E">tow a >,lnr
rior puliii-at!on and inlp1rt NOR. Iro.; und
enjoyment.
Listen no. unto The I,mcnt,.;on. Of fra,
cllcrS. who comp,in of the heal. and III.
steam, and the di>lorarion Of their i,;nr,
Th " belong To the ,t;,1.n.rkcl ....,,.,.,,;,,
who resist the process. whcrcun,o .fr Dr..,-
tai Yields himself lalv and >,uI H.. vi.
has b,thcd in D,n,..us ,.r..,.. ,,,.
me bands OF potter. The Syr'nn, marvcI
now 'h' ranks can walk, 50 ditlru'' : II to
hchd thcir .io,nt>. Moreover. they know fhr
difference between him who cones to the
ba'h out OF mcr" l!lc curiosity. and him
VINO mas tasted lis dr!'-M and holds i in !nr
h'h"r' '"'' HE latter i$ permitted 20 ';now
al IL mysteries The former i c.rr'o*>'y
h"fFi'N 'hrongh the ordinary 'orm> e.. bath
n.y. ana Il any trace "i "a" ""'b''' '"''',''
= ~ '''''' j. 'i"''e aN NS''y to hr dI--V>t'd -
N-''"' '"'Fe are many second an"
'''' ''''''' "4'''''' '"'''ih% "f3""lAt'
o''"' '"''' ''''n'>' III consideration of 4
'''''' ~ ''' -i'"''> WIN 'h' "a'''-Nr"N'r.-
It - '''"' inc :'''H has received hn
'''''' I'>'''c "' '"c haf'''S oi tourists IN 'h'
".'' '.'' ''''''' 'i''>' ''' i'm '.''h'
wan 'l''"''' P'>>''''''>> ana fr>'@
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w. '''' '''''' - ''''''''''' '>ha a
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~ - ''''''''
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'' ''' ''''"' ''''' Is '"'
'''' are" "'''i'-
"'''' we ''N''hd
~" >''i'> !" '''' ""'f''' pavement OF lofty
'''' ''-''''" ~ 4 'oi'"' lh'Tc l.
"'' o' Ni''N'lh" water IN the centre. aIIin.
'''' "'"'t >''''' ''>'h' \ j'a'l"fh loon
"'' '''' III '''-"' runs "F"hh' me all. am
VII ''''> ''.' Il ''""''cF OF narrow couch
''''' ~ Wv vail "%' ''' pa
- .. ''>t'''' "'','' Inc platform IS GOV
"a" ''''''''-' '''' 'Fo'a 'Ie W0"'
'''' u ''''> ''''Nc H. are suspend
~, ''''' '''"'.' III ''r''''S'-
''''''.' VI '"' "''' receives Us coUrf'
II 49,, ~ ~ ''''.' t.. " '''' % ,''' N'."'
'e '"' ' We N''N vi oar req S'IpPcF] be
Dr WV" "'''' '''""' '''' S''ls I" '"P p'''f'Hh.-
20 '''''' ""'''''c'' |" FRANK "f'>>' WHO h1
:. .'">' ch''r'"' GOES uH with his boots on an
Ie "c "''"' from '''' 'acf' wha' sort OF 4 bat
'd "e VIII yet
r., Us the work Of di>robing proceeds. a 2a.
'r eyed boy appears with a napkin. which l.
be holds before us, ready to bind it about IL
y waist as soon as we cam our primitive form
ri Another attendant throws napkin over o.,
'd shoulders and wraps third around our hca
e' 'uroanwise. lie then thrnSts a pair of WOO
O. en- clogs upon our feet. and taking Us hy Il
arm'sfeadIea our tottcrnc and clatterine >tc|
~, as We pass through a low door and war
i ante-chanber into the first hall of the ba,
lhe light, falling GimIy through cluster G
J. bulls eyes in the domed ceiling stcamv a